Latest government estimates show that the policy would cost HK$6 billion in the coming financial year, up 50 percent from this year.

The administration said earlier that it would review the scheme.

So what do you think? Should the HK$2 fare be doubled? Or should public transport operators subsidise part of the elderly fares? And how can we ensure that the concessionary scheme is sustainable when the population is ageing?

After 9:45am, we’ll find out more about a Chinese University study on the side effects of antiviral medicine.


9:05am-9:45am: Is it time to review the HK$2 transport subsidy?

9:05am-9:30am: Alok Jain, CEO and Managing Director of Trans Consult; Former Deputy Operations Director at Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB)

9:05am-9:30am: Prof Timothy Hau, Honorary Associate Professor of Economics, The University of Hong Kong

9:30am-9:45am:Lam Chun-sing, Lawmaker, Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions


9:45am-10:00am: Findings on the side effects of antiviral medicine

9:45am-10:00am: Dr Jimmy Lai, Specialist in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital