THE decision of the Hong Kong Government to approve only a HKD0.30 fare increase, instead of the requested HKD0.50, has caused operator Veolia to cut back on the tram upgrade project with 12 trams/ year benefiting rather than the planned 24. The first eight are to enter service by the end of the year. The scope of the original HKD200m project would see the entire fleet upgraded - including new seating, traction and passenger information systems - by 2014, but Veoiia Managing Director Bruno Charrade admitted that many upgrades will now be carried out in-house.
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