Govt mulls subway price hike

Beijing municipal government is studying a proposal from the city's political advisers to raise subway ticket prices in a bid to reduce congestion.

The annual session of the Beijing committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, held in January, saw advisers raise a series of proposals of which 40 related to public transportation.

The proposals were then passed to related departments, where they were studied and discussed. Many are now being published for public inspection.