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The Beijing government holds a public hearing on options for a subway fare increase

北京政府正在召开地铁价格听证会。

The majority of people at a public hearing held on increasing the capital’s public transport fares voted in favor of a hike. On October 28, the Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform organized a public hearing which invited 25 members of the public for comment. The meeting to gather public opinion is mandated¹ by law as part of administrative² changes to the price of public services such as water and electricity. The procedure is intended to incorporate public opinion into government decision-making processes but has been lambasted for being orchestrated. Public transport has suffered from overcrowding and the subsidized fare system has been criticized for being a heavy burden on public finances. The current ticket price for all passengers on Beijing's subways and light rail networks is 2 yuan regardless of the distance travelled. The fare for bus tickets starts at 1 yuan and grows at meter basis. The majority of the hearing body voted on increasing the minimum subway fare to 3 yuan and doubling bus fare to 2 yuan.

在听证会上的绝大部分人都对增长票价投了赞成票。10月28日，北京发展改革委员会举行了听证会，这一听证会邀请了25名社会人士进言献策。这样一种征求公众意见的方式具有法律约束性，这也是对像水、电等公共服务价格的一种管理性改变。这样的方式能够把公众意见融入到政府的决策制定上来，但是有人批判到这样的方式是事先安排好的。公共交通拥堵不堪，而政府的价格补贴措施给公共财政带来了巨大的负担。目前，不论你的旅程距离是多少，北京地铁和轻轨的价格都是每人2元。巴士的价格是1元，并按里程增加。拥有一卡通的乘客能够得到40%的优惠。在听证会上，绝大部分人都同意将最低车票定在3元，把公交的价格定位2元。

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1 mandated   

adj. 委托统治的

参考例句：

• Mandated desegregation of public schools. 命令解除公立学校中的种族隔离
• Britain was mandated to govern the former colony of German East Africa. 英国受权代管德国在东非的前殖民地。

2 administrative   

adj.行政的，管理的

参考例句：

• The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
• He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。