Taxi fare 17% increase proposals / Hong Kong Reading Week
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 On Wednesday's Backchat, we're talking about fresh calls to increase taxi fares by up to 17 percent. Officials on Monday said they are considering an application by the taxi trade for fare increases, including a HK$5 rise in the flagfall for urban ta...
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