Lawmakers Slam Extra Open-Top Bus and B-Route Services for Hitting Livelihoods, Urge Fuel Fund to Offset Oil Price Pressure

All 4 franchised bus companies in Hong Kong have applied for fare increases, with Citybus and KMB seeking rises of 17.7 per cent and 16 per cent respectively. DAB lawmaker Chan Hok-fung criticised the bus companies for diverting resources to open-top buses and B routes, affecting normal services, and suggested the government set up a mechanism to coordinate crude oil reserves and hedge against oil prices. Roundtable lawmaker Chong Ho-fung suggested using the tunnel toll fund and MTR dividends to set up a fuel fund to offset fare increase pressure caused by rising oil prices.