Q1. How is the fare calculated?

Taxi Fares

1.      

Taxis licensed to operate in Hong Kong and Kowloon

(A)

$27.00 for the first 2 kilometres or any part of those 2 kilometres

(B)

$1.90 for every further 200 metres or any part of those 200 metres, until the chargeable amount reaches $93.50; and

(C)

$1.30 for every 200 metres or any part of those 200 metres, after the chargeable amount has reached $93.50.

2.      

Taxis licensed to operate within Lantau

(A)

$22.00 for the first 2 kilometres or any part of those 2 kilometres;

(B)

$1.70 for every further 200 metres or any part of those 200 metres, until the chargeable amount reaches $175.00; and

(C)

$1.50 for every 200 metres or any part of those 200 metres, after the chargeable amount has reached $175.00.

2a.

Taxis licensed to operate in the New Territories

(A)

$23.50 for the first 2 kilometres or any part of those 2 kilometres;

(B)

$1.70 for every further 200 metres or any part of those 200 metres, until the chargeable amount reaches $74.50; and

(C)

$1.30 for every 200 metres or any part of those 200 metres, after the chargeable amount has reached $74.50.

3.      

Waiting Time

(i)              Taxis licensed to operate in Hong Kong and Kowloon

(A)

$1.90 for every period of 1 minute, or any part of that period, during which the taxi is hired but not in motion, until the chargeable amount reaches $93.50; and

(B)

$1.30 for every period of 1 minute, or any part of that period, during which the taxi is hired but not in motion, after the chargeable amount has reached $93.50.

(ii)            Taxis licensed to operate within Lantau

(A)

$1.70 for every period of 1 minute, or any part of that period, during which the taxi is hired but not in motion, until the chargeable amount reaches $175.00; and

(B)

$1.50 for every period of 1 minute, or any part of that period, during which the taxi is hired but not in motion, after the chargeable amount has reached $175.00.

(iii)          Taxis licensed to operate in the New Territories

(A)

$1.70 for every period of 1 minute, or any part of that period, during which the taxi is hired but not in motion, until the chargeable amount reaches $74.50; and

(B)

$1.30 for every period of 1 minute, or any part of that period, during which the taxi is hired but not in motion, after the chargeable amount has reached $74.50.

4.      

Additional Fares

(i)              For every article of baggage carried in accordance with Regulation 41—

(a)   Taxis licensed to operate in Hong Kong and Kowloon

$6.00

(b)   Taxis licensed to operate in the New Territories

$6.00

(c)   Taxis licensed to operate within Lantau

$6.00

(ii)            For every animal or bird carried in accordance with Regulation 42—

(a)   Taxis licensed to operate in Hong Kong and Kowloon

$5.00

(b)   Taxis licensed to operate in the New Territories

$5.00

(c)   Taxis licensed to operate within Lantau

$5.00

(iii)          For every hiring involving the use of the Lion Rock Tunnel, the Shing Mun Tunnels, the Tseung Kwan O Tunnel, the Tate’s Cairn Tunnel, the Aberdeen Tunnel, the Cross-Harbour Tunnel or the Eastern Harbour Crossing

The appropriate toll for the use of the tunnel concerned, as specified in Part 1, 2, 3 or 3A of Schedule 2 to the Road Tunnels (Government) Regulations (Cap. 368A).

(iiia) For every hiring involving the use of the Tai Lam Tunnel or the Western Harbour Crossing

The toll paid by the driver of the taxi during the hiring for the use of the tunnel concerned.

(iv)           (a) For every hiring which is for a destination across the harbour via the Cross-Harbour Tunnel where the hiring does not begin from a cross-harbour taxi stand

$10.00

(b) For every hiring which is for a destination across the harbour via the Eastern Harbour Crossing or the Western Harbour Crossing where the hiring does not begin from a cross-harbour taxi stand

$15.00

(vib) For every hiring involving the use of the toll area within the meaning of the Tsing Sha Control Area Ordinance (Cap. 594)

The appropriate toll for the use of the toll area, as specified in Schedule 1 to the Tsing Sha Control Area (Tolls, Fees and Charges) Regulation (Cap. 594B).

(vib) For every hiring arranged through telephone booking—

(a)   Taxis licensed to operate in Hong Kong and Kowloon

$5.00

(b)   Taxis licensed to operate in the New Territories

$5.00

(c)   Taxis licensed to operate within Lantau

$5.00