DAB Lawmakers Push For Cut In Express Rail Fares

Six DAB members, who are also local delegates to the National People's Congress or China's top advisory body, the CPPCC, have asked the national railway company to lower the train fares for the future express rail link.

The fare for a trip between Hong Kong and Guangzhou South has been set at HK$260.

Six DAB members have written to China Railway Corporation asking it to lower the fares.

DAB chairwoman Starry Lee says she's worried that the fare might not be attractive enough.

She says a direct train trip from Hung Hom to Guangzhou East currently costs HK$50 less than the express rail link, and is hoping that China Railway can offer discounts for passengers when the rail link starts operating.

She says she also hopes that the corporation could cut the surcharges for passengers buying tickets to mainland cities beyond Guangzhou at the West Kowloon Terminus.