Kaohsiung city commuter monthly pass 399 yuan is the most expensive in Southern Taiwan? It caused the blue and green councilors to fight each other. The picture shows the Kaohsiung MRT.

(Photo by reporter Ge Youhao)

[Reporter Ge Youhao/Kaohsiung Report] Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Qimai announced yesterday that the commuter pass for downtown Kaohsiung is 399 yuan. KMT member Li Yajing said that the Kaohsiung commuter pass is the most expensive in southern Taiwan. "I don't understand why Chen Qimai is happy?"; Bo Yang retorted that there is no MRT, light rail, or ferry in Pingtung, Tainan, so there are many options and the cost is high. "I don't know why Li Yajing is angry?"

The Kaohsiung Municipal Government also explained that the monthly commuter ticket in Kaohsiung City is 399 yuan, but it has more choices of MRT, light rail, and ferry than Tainan and Pingtung. The discount is only 30% off, which is the most cost-effective in Southern Taiwan.

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Member of the Kuomintang Li Yajing pointed out that yesterday Chen Qimai held a press conference happily and announced that he would launch a monthly commuter pass for Kaohsiung City at 399 yuan and a monthly commuter pass for Nangaoping intercity commuter at 999 yuan.

She was also very happy at first, but when she found out that Tainan and Pingtung successively announced commuter passes of 299 yuan, she realized that Kaohsiung commuter passes were the most expensive in southern Taiwan. "I don't understand why Mayor Chen Qimai is happy?"

Li Yajing commented: "Tainan and Pingtung are both 299 all-you-can-eat, but Kaohsiung is 399 to make the citizens full!"

In this regard, Taiwan's progressive congressman Zhang Boyang retorted: "That's not how it is calculated!" Tainan and Pingtung have no MRT, no light rail, and no ferry.

People in Kaohsiung have more commuting methods than the two neighboring counties and cities, including MRT, light rail, and ferries. There are more choices, and the cost is higher. Of course, the fare will be higher. "The fare is 100 more than the neighboring counties and cities, which just reflects the cost. That's all."

Using discounts as a comparison, Zhang Boyang pointed out that the Kaohsiung monthly pass has been reduced from 1,250 yuan to 399 yuan per month, which is about 30% off; the Tainan monthly pass has been reduced from 350 yuan to 299, which is about 15% off. !"

Zhang Boyang emphasized that the transportation planning and vehicle types of each county and city are different from the beginning, and "who is cheaper?" should not be used as a criterion.

In fact, he also wanted to ask, "I don't know why Li Yajing is angry?"