The Hong Kong government is requiring the main bus operator to investigate malfunctioning fare machines that accidentally provided free rides. KMB will be responsible for reimbursing the rebates given to eligible passengers during the system glitch.

The Hong Kong government has demanded that the city’s largest franchised bus operator investigate the malfunctioning of its fare rebate machines, which provided free trips to passengers on the day a revised HK$2 (26 US cents) transport subsidy scheme was implemented. The government told the South China Morning Post on Saturday that KMB would be responsible for paying the additional rebates that it accidentally provided to eligible passengers and other residents during the system malfunction on.....