【明報專訊】NEXT YEAR CLP Power's tariffs are to go up 3.9%, while Hongkong Electric has announced it will freeze its tariffs and, in the next four years, it will do its utmost to keep its net tariffs unchanged. Over the past few years, both power companies have often given out that they have to hike their tariffs because the cost of fuel is soaring. Some are therefore presently surprised at the "modest" increases announced for next year. However, they are not so in reality.