D. Profiteering on travel tickets
Under section 6B of the Summary Offences Ordinance (Cap. 228), a person must not, in a public place, sell or solicit the purchase of any ticket issued by or on behalf of a carrier at a price exceeding the authorised price. On a first conviction, the penalty is a fine of $1,000. On a second or subsequent conviction, the penalty is a fine of $2,000 and imprisonment for 6 months.
“Sell” is defined broadly to include exhibiting or offering a ticket for sale, as well as having a ticket in one's possession for sale. A “carrier” refers to a person who provides transport for passengers. A “ticket” includes a document or token enabling the holder to travel as a passenger on a vessel, aircraft, vehicle or other means of transport.
The prosecution must prove the authorised price, which is the actual ticket price set by the carrier for its passenger. The price printed on the ticket is not necessarily conclusive proof. The prosecution must provide evidence of the price actually fixed by the carrier.
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