Beijing elevators charges 3 US cents per ride

Beijing. February 20. Silkroadnews - A pilot scheme has been started in Beijing charging people to use newly installed lifts in older residential blocks, the South China Morning Post reports.
The first elevator was launched last week in Beijing’s Daxing district, and another 10 are planned to be installed in older buildings without elevators this year. Each ride will cost 0.2 yuan (3 US cents), payment will be made using a top-up card.
According to calculations by the company installing such elevators, a family of three people will spend 60 to 100 yuan a month to use the services.
A similar project was launched last year in the Haidian district of Beijing, but residents were charged a monthly fixed fee for lift use.
To cover construction costs, the company also plans to put advertising in elevators.
Reportedly there are 2,264 old buildings in Daxing built before 2006 that do not have lifts.  The installation of the lifts designed to carry up to five people, began in November last year. The lifts are installed outside the buildings.