$2 Scheme changes from a flat $2 fare per trip to “$2 Flat Rate or 80% Off” from April 3, 2026 (Web accessible version)
| Description of visuals: |
The scene opens in a home setting, with a framed photo of the singing couple of Fung So-bor and Fung So-wan in the center of the screen. The caption “Government Public Transport Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities” appears at the bottom of the screen. A QR code with a heading in white text on a green background reading “Transport Department website” appears in the top-left corner of the screen and remains there until the end of the video. Above the photo frame appears a white arch-shaped text banner with green border for “$2 Flat Rate or 80 Per cent Off”. The camera pulls back to show Fung So-bor picking up the framed photo with her left hand, smiling at the camera and raising her right hand to show a “V” sign. Fung So-bor sings: |
| Lyrics (Cantonese song): |
$2 Flat Rate or 80 Per cent Off Join me for a fun singing class! |
| Description of visuals: |
The camera shifts to Fung So-wan’s face in the dressing mirror, then pulls back to reveal her seated figure with her back to the camera. She then turns to the camera with a smile, raising her right hand to show a “V” sign while holding an open two-fold wallet in her left hand, displaying the contents of its two card holders. The camera zooms in on the card holders, with a JoyYou Card on the right and a group photo of five people on the left. From left to right in the photo: an elderly man in wheelchair, another elderly man, Fung So-bor, Fung So-wan, and a middle-aged visually impaired man. Fung So-wan sings: |
| Lyrics (Cantonese song): |
$2 Flat Rate or 80 Per cent Off I’ll go out with my friend! |
| Description of visuals: |
The scene switches to Fung So-bor boarding a minibus, preparing to tap her JoyYou Card on the Octopus reader by the door. The camera zooms in on the screen of the reader that shows a fare of nine dollars. The super “Adult fares at $10 or below” appears on the upper-right side of the screen. Next, as Fung So-bor taps her JoyYou card, the reader shows that two dollars were deducted, and the super “$2” (Two Dollars) appears simultaneously beneath the super “Adult fares at $10 or below”. Fung So-bor sings: |
| Lyrics (Cantonese song): |
For adult fares at $10 or below only $2 is payable |
| Description of visuals: |
The camera cuts to the Octopus reader on a bus; with the reader’s screen showing a fare of eighteen dollars and eighty cents, the half fare being nine dollars and forty cents, and a note stating “Children aged below 12 and seniors aged 65 or above” are eligible for half price. The super “Adult fares over $10” appears on the left side of the screen. As Fung So-wan taps her JoyYou card on the Octopus reader, its screen shows a deduction of three dollars and eighty cents and a remark “JoyYou Card (Elderly)”. The super “80% off appears simultaneously beneath “Adult fares over $10”. Fung So-wan sings: |
| Lyrics (Cantonese song): |
For adult fares over $10 an 80 per cent discount applies |
| Description of visuals: |
The screen is divided into two panels: on the left is Fung So-bor riding a minibus, and on the right is Fung So-wan riding a bus. Both are wearing seat belts. In the center of the screen appears a green block with white text, showing the super “From April 3, 2026”. A female voiceover says: |
| FVO: | Starting from April 3, 2026 |
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The scene changes to a singing venue with a group of three singing together. They are, from left to right, an elderly man in wheelchair, Fung So-bor, and a middle-aged visually impaired man. A female voiceover says: |
| FVO: | the $2 Scheme changes from a flat $2 fare per trip to “$2 Flat Rate or 80 Per cent Off” |
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The scene changes to a convenience store. Fung So-wan and an elderly man are standing on either side of a half-height display counter, chatting, and she hands him a bottle of soft drink. A plaque hangs on the wall behind Fung So-wan with the words “$2 FLAT RATE OR 80% OFF” written on it. The camera quickly zooms in on a collection of miniature transport models displayed on the counter, arranged from left to right as follows: ferry, green minibus, MTR, franchised bus, red minibus and tram. Then, a thumbnail image representing Fung So-wan and the elderly man appears in the left front of the screen and motions towards right in front of the various transport models. As the thumbnail image moves from the MTR to the franchised bus, the MTR and franchised bus models sequentially light up with glowing white border, symbolising transport interchange. The super “The same applies to interchange journeys” appears above the transport models. A female voiceover says: |
| FVO: | The same applies to interchange journeys |
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The scene cuts to Fung So-bor helping to push the elderly man in wheelchair as they arrive at a Chinese restaurant. They and another seated elderly man wave happily to one another. A green block with white text appears in the lower-left corner of the screen showing the super “Hong Kong residents aged 60 or above” and “Eligible persons with disabilities”. A female voiceover says: |
| FVO: | Targeted beneficiaries remain unchanged |
| Description of visuals: |
The next shot is a close-up of a white dim-sum record card on the table, which has the arched text banner with green border for “$2 Flat Rate or 80 Per cent Off” printed at the top, and the following information printed in the lower section in sequential order: “$2 Flat Rate or 80 Per cent Off”, “Transport Department website”, “www.td.gov.hk”, and “Enquiry Hotline: 1823”. A female voiceover says: |
| FVO: | For details, visit our website or call 1823 |
| Description of visuals: |
The camera pans to the front of the dining table, showing from left to right the elderly man in wheelchair, Fung So-wan, Fung So-bor, the other elderly man and the middle-aged visually impaired man sitting together. They smile at the camera, each holding a JoyYou Card or a personalised Octopus with "Persons with Disabilities Status" in one hand and making a “V” sign with the other. The end shot blurs the crowd as a backdrop, while a Chinese-style calendar appears in the foreground. From top to bottom, the calendar shows the super “2026”, “April 3”, “$2 Flat Rate or 80 Per cent Off”, “Happy rides with special fares”, “Government Public Transport Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities”, and “Enquiry Hotline: 1823”. The logos of the Labour and Welfare Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and the Transport Department appear in the bottom left corner of the screen. |
