"Discovery Bay ferry firm seeks 60% fare hike to HK$73.6 for a single, amid years of taxpayer bailouts, subsidies"
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/03/25/di...uts-subsidies/
I would stay out of DB if I were you, better to stay in the Kowloon side or NT, where rent is much cheaper, so does food.
With the Shatin to Central Link, it only takes about 30 mins from Sha Tin or Tai Wai to Central. Plenty of air crews living in that area.