--- title: "Hong Kong halves tunnel tolls for commercial vehicles amid surging fuel prices" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/286195998.md" description: "Hong Kong will halve tolls for commercial vehicles using public tunnels for two months starting Sunday, aiming to reduce business costs amid rising fuel prices due to the Middle East conflict. The 50% discount applies to buses, goods vehicles, light buses, and registered taxis, while private vehicles are excluded. The measure is designed to alleviate operating costs without requiring applications from vehicle owners. Additionally, the government has previously introduced diesel and LPG subsidies to address fuel price volatility, with Brent crude prices around US$107 per barrel." datetime: "2026-05-13T04:25:49.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/286195998.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286195998.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/286195998.md) --- # Hong Kong halves tunnel tolls for commercial vehicles amid surging fuel prices Hong Kong will halve tolls for all commercial vehicles using public tunnels for two months from Sunday, in the government’s latest effort to ease business costs amid surging fuel prices driven by the war in the Middle East. Buses, goods vehicles, light buses and taxis registered with the Transport Department will benefit from the measure, while private cars and motorcycles are excluded, according to a government announcement on Wednesday. The temporary 50 per cent discount will apply at all government tolled tunnels and the Tsing Sha Control Area from Sunday until 11.59pm on July 16. “The targeted temporary measure aims to alleviate the operating costs of various types of commercial vehicles, and assist drivers and operators in coping with the pressure arising from rising fuel prices,” the interdepartmental Task Force on Monitoring Fuel Supply said. The government said commercial vehicle owners would not need to apply and would simply pay the reduced amount shown in the system. However, it said taxi passengers must continue to pay the statutory tolls in full during the waiver period, adding that placards would be displayed in taxi compartments as a reminder. The Transport Department has tasked the toll service provider with adjusting the HKeToll system to ensure smooth implementation. Amid volatile fuel prices triggered by the ongoing war in the Middle East, the government previously introduced a two-month diesel subsidy of HK$3 (38 US cents) per litre from late April to June 29. It also pledged a further two-month subsidy of HK$0.50 per litre for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) used by taxis, minibuses and school buses from this month. Global oil prices have surged since the United States-Israel conflict with Iran began in late February, leading to the closure of the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading at about US$107 a barrel on Wednesday. ### Related Stocks - [00HSI.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/00HSI.HK.md) - [07300.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/07300.HK.md) - [03037.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/03037.HK.md) - [02800.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/02800.HK.md) - [513600.CN](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/513600.CN.md) - [07500.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/07500.HK.md) - [03097.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/03097.HK.md) - [03115.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/03115.HK.md) - [159920.CN](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/159920.CN.md) ## Related News & Research - [ROI-China's commodity imports show Hormuz impact as oil slides, metals rise: Russell](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286019990.md) - [‘Golden week’: Hong Kong draws more mainland Chinese visitors but spending uneven](https://longbridge.com/en/news/285096549.md) - [Corn Closes with Midweek Losses Following Crude Weakness](https://longbridge.com/en/news/285462184.md) - [Hong Kong tax revenue jumps 22% to HK$458 billion](https://longbridge.com/en/news/285050345.md) - [Hong Kong Q1 GDP expands at strongest pace in nearly five years](https://longbridge.com/en/news/285177492.md)