Hong Kong’s Discovery Bay ferry fares to rise by 21%
- Visitors and those paying in cash for travel between Central and Discovery Bay will be charged HK$55.80 per trip starting on Sunday
Ferry fares between Hong Kong’s Central district and Discovery Bay will rise by as much as 21 per cent from Sunday, resulting in visitors and those paying in cash being charged HK$55.80 (US$7.20) per trip.
The increment announced by the Transport Department on Friday was lower than the anticipated 60 per cent increase proposed earlier by the ferry operator.
Discovery Bay Transportation Services, a subsidiary of developer HKR International, operates the 25-minute ferry trips to and from the Lantau Island development, popular with the expat community.
The latest fare structure stipulated in the government gazette will see a single-journey increase from the current HK$46 to HK$55.80 for adults paying in cash and those using Octopus cards that are not registered with Discovery Bay Services Management.
New fares for elderly passengers aged 65 or older using the same payment methods, as well as children aged between one and 12, will be increased to HK$27.90 from the current HK$23.
Adult residents whose Octopus cards have been registered with the service’s management will pay HK$38.20 – a 14 per cent increase from the current price.
Elderly passengers with recognised Octopus cards will pay HK$24, while full-time students living in Discovery Bay aged under 26 and children aged between one and 12 will be charged HK$19.10.
