New Hong Kong Tunnel Company Limited

Eastern Harbour Tunnel

Press Statement by New Hong Kong Tunnel Company Limited

(Hong Kong, 16 September 2005) The New Hong Kong Tunnel Company Limited is pleased to announce the extension of its current promotion programs. The promotion, which is originally scheduled to expire on 30 September 2005, will be extended until Saturday 31 December 2005. All terms and conditions remain unchanged with details as follows:

1.	Goods vehicles' extra axle for only HK$10

	Goods vehicles with more than two axles will only be charged HK$10 for each additional axle, a reduction of HK$15 per additional axle.

2.	Non-franchised single-decker bus loyalty program

	After every 10 trips made through the autotoll at the Eastern Harbour Tunnel within the same week¹ from Monday to Sunday by the same non-franchised single-decker bus, the next trip of the same bus in the same week will be free.

	This offer only applies to non-franchised single-decker buses using autotoll to pay for the toll charge. Manual toll payments are unchanged.

3.	Empty taxi² toll promotion

	Empty taxi paying at the manual tollbooths will only be charged HK$15 a trip. All taxis passing through the autotoll lanes will continue to be charged $25 automatically.


New Hong Kong Tunnel Co. Ltd.
16 September 2005

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Press enquiries:
Ms. Becky Fung
New Hong Kong Tunnel Co. Ltd. (Tel : 2348 0011)



¹	The cumulative number of trips for each week will be calculated from 0000 hour on Monday to 2400 hours on Sunday. If a non-franchised single-decker bus cannot cumulate sufficient trips to earn the free trip or enjoy the free trip within the same week, the cumulated number of trips or the free trip in that week cannot be carried forward to another week.
²	Empty taxi refers to a taxi without any passenger and with the light box on its top illuminated.