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Will coming changes to HK$2 transport scheme hurt working elderly most?
April 2, 2026
South China Morning Post
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John Hau, a 66-year-old Hongkonger, was frustrated by the government’s decision to revamp the HK2 (26 US cents) transport subsidy scheme. The discount allowed him to pay just HK4 to make the round-trip rail commute from his home in Sham Shui Po in Kowloon to Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island, where he works as a security guard at a hotel. From Friday, he will need to pay an extra HK1.20, an amount that does not bother him financially but emotionally.

“The impact on my finances is not substantial,...
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