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Hong Kong halves tunnel tolls for commercial vehicles

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Hong Kong is reducing tunnel tolls by 50% for commercial vehicles for a two-month period, starting Sunday. This measure aims to alleviate the financial burden on businesses and drivers facing increased operating costs due to high fuel prices. The discount applies to buses, goods vehicles, and light buses at all government-operated tunnels and the Tsing Sha Control Area, though taxi passengers will still pay the full toll. AI

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Hong Kong halves tunnel tolls for commercial vehicles

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Jeffie Lam ·

    Hong Kong halves tunnel tolls for commercial vehicles amid surging fuel prices

    Hong Kong will halve tolls for all commercial vehicles using public tunnels for two months from Sunday, in the government’s latest effort to ease business costs amid surging fuel prices driven by the war in the Middle East. Buses, goods vehicles, light buses and taxis registered …

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