The China Post
Date: November 1, 2017
By: Huang Huei-min and Evelyn Kao
TAIPEI (CNA) – Kinmen County on Wednesday began charging non-residents for the
Cyclists enjoy a ride on K-bikes, Kinmen County’s bicycle rental system, on Nov. 1, 2017. Kinmen County on Wednesday began charging non-residents for the use of rental bikes, but residents can ride for free for the first four hours of use. (CNA)
use of rental bikes under the county’s K-bike system, but residents will be able to ride for free for the first four hours of use, a county government official said.
Non-resident K-bike riders will be charged NT$10 (US$0.30) for every 30 minutes of use and up to NT$250 per day, according to Chen Mei-ling (陳美齡), director of the Kinmen County Government Tourism Bureau.
Residents who hold Kinmen Citizen Cards can ride K-bikes free of charge for the first four hours, but will then be charged NT$10 for every 30 minutes of use thereafter, or up to NT$150 a day, Chen said.
More than 68,000 people have used the K-bike public rental bicycle system since the launch of its trial run on April 16 in the outlying island county, Chen said.
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