New tolls come into effect
The “633” fixed toll scheme involving three road harbour crossings will be in effect starting on Wednesday after the government took back  ownership of the Western Harbour Crossing after midnight. The toll rate for private cars using the Western Harbour Crossing has lowered from HK$75 to HK$60, while the fee for private cars travelling through the Cross-Harbour Tunnel and the Eastern Harbour Crossing has risen to HK$30. Though tolls for other vehicle types remain unchanged, cross-harbour taxis will be charged an all-day flat-rate of HK$25 for all three harbour crossings, and passengers boarding taxis from non-cross harbour taxi stands will have to pay an additional fare of HK$50, comprising both the outbound and return toll. Following the government’s takeover of the Western Harbour Crossing on the same day, toll tickets and commercial promotions sold and provided by the Western Harbour Tunnel Company Limited will expire and become terminated. The Western Harbour Crossing and the Eastern Harbour Crossing will also soon adopt the use of HK-e-Toll at 5 am on August 6 and August 27 respectively, so that drivers can pay toll fees using toll tags without stopping or queuing for manual toll booths.