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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->WHEN chef Annie Kee, 52, heard that transport fares would be raised on Oct 1, she was worried the change would hit her family of six.
The Kees live in Woodlands Circle and do not own a car. Save for one son who rides a motorcycle, they use public transport to go to work and school.
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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>So, the Kees thought they would be paying more after Oct 1, when the price of a ride on the bus and MRT will rise between four cents and 10 cents.
However, transfer rebates will also rise from 25 cents to 40 cents.
The Kees were pleasantly surprised to learn that three of the family members will enjoy cheaper fares as a result.
'Any hike at all is problematic for us as we have so many children, so it's great that some fares will not go up,' said Mrs Kee.
She and her husband, dried goods wholesaler Kee Lee Chua, 54, have three daughters and a son, sales assistant Cash, 23, who rides a motorcycle and uses public transport only occasionally.
Daughter Kee Ya Na, 25, a civil servant, said: 'It's amazing that my fare is actually going to fall. It's a very good deal.' To calculate your adjusted fare, use the tables available on the Public Transport Council website www.ptc.gov.sg .
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Kee Ya Na
Class of 1999
Dunman High School
Singapore
