Hong Kong fuel prices stay high
發佈日期: 2026-03-11 20:52
TVB News
Hong Kong's fuel prices stay high amid tensions in the Middle East. Roundtable convenor Michael Tien said more fuel options should be made available for customers at petrol stations.
Triggered by the Middle East war and the global crude oil prices, Hong Kong's fuel prices continue to stay high. At a petrol station in Wan Chai, the pump prices for each litre of fuel have climbed above 30 dollars.
Stanley Chaing, chairman of the Lok Ma Chau China-Hong Kong Freight Association said, large corporations could receive notable discounts from oil companies.
He said fuel companies would only charge less than 10 dollars per litre for their big corporate customers, despite the existing diesel price per litre being above 30 dollars -- meaning the discount is more than 70 percent.
But for other drivers, Chaing said they have far less discount.
Former lawmaker Michael Tien from the Roundtable questioned Hong Kong's limited fuel options at petrol stations.
Tien said, "The government should pressure the oil companies in Hong Kong to broaden their offering and not just sell the most expensive level of gasoline in Hong Kong. That's what the government should do and that's what I expect the government to do."
Tien thinks the "turmoil" in the oil market will persist for sometime, adding that it could trigger a surge of drivers switching to electric cars before the government's "One-for-one Replacement" scheme ends this month.
Meanwhile, online videos show that long queues of cars line up at Guangzhou petrol stations. On the mainland, the adjustment of fuel prices came on Tuesday. But the prices are still only one third of those in Hong Kong, with prices of 95-octane and 98-octane petrol ranging from 7.66 to 9.5 yuan.
A Zhuhai petrol station staff said that about 70 to 80 percent of their customers come from Hong Kong.
