Zhao Xiaoping, head of the Pricing Department
under the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), listens to
opinions from representatives of a public hearing on the price-adjustment
scheme for Chinese airlines July 15, 2003. The NDRC, which organized the
hearing, proposed airlines be allowed to raise ticket prices by a maximum
of 25 per cent or cut them by up to 40 per cent. The benchmark price for
every passenger is 0.75 yuan (US$0.09) per kilometer.
[newsphoto.com.cn]
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