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Hong Kong: Commuters to pay more for MTR rides

By Elmer W. Cagape Fri, Mar 30, 2012 11:56AM UTC View Comments

In another sign of the continuing bite of inflation, Hong Kong’s subway system is set to implement its highest fare rate increase since fare-adjustment formula was first drawn in 2007. MTR has recently announced that fares are likely to rise 5.4 per cent, or roughly an average of 37 cents (US$0.04) per trip in June....

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HK MTR a safer place for heart patients

By Elmer W. Cagape Tue, Nov 08, 2011 11:33PM UTC View Comments

If you imagine going inside Hong Kong’s deeply buried MTR stations, say Quarry Bay’s Tseung Kwan O Line junction, it’s actually a deep chasm reachable only after taking at least three sets of escalators. So if a passenger has a sudden urge to use the toilet, it’s going to spell big trouble. How much more...

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Hong Kong railway unfair to residents of remote districts?

By Elmer W. Cagape Tue, Aug 09, 2011 8:58PM UTC View Comments

One of the factors that impact the cost of residential property is its close proximity to public transportation, notably any MTR station which provides fast and convenient travel option for residents. That is why residents looking for cheaper dwellings tend to move further away from these transport nodes. Some of them drift further away from...

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Bulky luggage, busy stations likely MTR accident culprits

By Elmer W. Cagape Thu, Jul 07, 2011 8:39AM UTC View Comments

MTR is one of the safest ways to travel within Hong Kong. Yet, as it accommodates hundreds of thousands of passengers daily, and rush hour surge of workers and students, a wrong step in the escalator or a failed attempt to squeeze into a train full of passengers could cost a limb and a dose...

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6 observations on a typical day on HK’s MTR

By Elmer W. Cagape Mon, Jan 03, 2011 2:27AM UTC View Comments

When riding the Mass Transit Railway, Hong Kong’s efficient subway system, I can’t help but share some observations which you, as a fellow Hong Kong resident or a frequent visitor, may also notice. Helpless yellow “ambassadors” I don’t know their proper title, but these supposed MTR guides are easy to distinguish from the crowd: they...

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