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GOVT INVESTIGATING “MORE PRECISE” CRASH REPORTING LANGUAGE

By Amelia Vogelsang

“TALKING TO REPORTERS” MADE ‘RIDE OF SILENCE’ ILLEGAL, SUGGESTS POLICE LIAISON

By James Ockenden
A brightly coloured red ferry crosses the dramatic skyline of Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour

STAR FERRY’S “GREEN” FERRY CHUGS OUT SAME CO2 EMISSIONS AS 30-YEAR-OLD DIESEL

By James Ockenden

“WASTEFUL, UNFAIR AND SLOW”: EXPERTS DENOUNCE CITY’S PARKING PLAN

By James Ockenden

POLICE CATCH HIT-AND-RUN TRUCKER 16 HOURS AFTER ROADWORK DEATH

By James Ockenden on May 25, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

HIT-AND-RUN TRUCKER AT LARGE AFTER ROAD WORKER KILLED

By James Ockenden on May 24, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

FOURTH PEDESTRIAN DEATH IN TWO WEEKS AS TAXI KILLS WOMAN ON FERRY ST

By James Ockenden on May 24, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

“STAY IN ROOM” FIRE ADVICE FOR QUARANTINE GUESTS “ACCEPTABLE” SAYS FIRE DEPT

By James Ockenden on May 20, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

TRAM WOULD HAVE “DIFFICULTY SUSTAINING BUSINESS” WITHOUT FARE HIKE: GOVT

By James Ockenden on May 17, 2022 • ( 1 Comment )

DEVELOPERS LEVERAGE ISOLATION GIFTS FOR LUXURY TOWER PLANS: “PAVED AREAS” HAVE “LOW ECOLOGICAL VALUE”

By James Ockenden on May 11, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

“NEEDLE IN HIS PANTS”: MAN INJURED AS BUS SEAT SPIKER STRIKES IN TSUEN WAN

By James Ockenden on May 25, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Police are hunting a suspect who left a 3cm spike in a bus seat in Tsuen Wan after a passenger was injured in his back. Bus driver Mr Wong, 38, reported the […]

POLICE CATCH HIT-AND-RUN TRUCKER 16 HOURS AFTER ROADWORK DEATH

By James Ockenden on May 25, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Police say they have found and arrested the driver of a truck who fled the scene after smashing into a road worker in Tsing Yi yesterday morning. 59-year-old Mr Zhang and his […]

PUSH TO BAN SMOKING IN TRUCKS, BUS STOPS AND MTR ENTRANCES

By James Ockenden on May 24, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Smoking could be banned in commercial vehicles, bus stops and within 10 metres of MTR entrances under bold proposals put forward by the Council on Smoking and Health (COSH) to John Lee’s […]

HIT-AND-RUN TRUCKER AT LARGE AFTER ROAD WORKER KILLED

By James Ockenden on May 24, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Police are hunting a truck driver who struck and killed a road worker in Tsing Yi in the early hours of this morning. According to police reports, a truck was being driven […]

FOURTH PEDESTRIAN DEATH IN TWO WEEKS AS TAXI KILLS WOMAN ON FERRY ST

By James Ockenden on May 24, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

A 67-year-old woman has died after being struck by a taxi driven by a 61-year-old in Yau Ma Tei last night, the fourth pedestrian fatality in two weeks and the fifth known […]

HORRIFIC BUS CRASH KILLS DRIVER: BUS PLOUGHS INTO ILLEGALLY PARKED COACH

By James Ockenden on May 22, 2022 • ( 2 Comments )

A bus driver died last night after his bus smashed into a stationary coach illegally parked in the outside lane of a road leading to the KMB Cheung Sha Wan depot. Mr […]

TESLA DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER WOMAN KILLED AT FANLING PEDESTRIAN CROSSING

By James Ockenden on May 21, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

A 57-year-old woman died after being struck by a Tesla driven by a 26-year-old in Fanling last night, with reports that the car drove into the woman on a pedestrian crossing. Driver […]

“STAY IN ROOM” FIRE ADVICE FOR QUARANTINE GUESTS “ACCEPTABLE” SAYS FIRE DEPT

By James Ockenden on May 20, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Advice given to quarantine hotel guests to stay in their rooms upon hearing a fire alarm is acceptable, but guests wouldn’t be prosecuted for leaving their rooms, according to Fire Services Department […]

YOUNG BIKER KILLED ON BRIDE’S POOL ROAD

By James Ockenden on May 19, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Hong Kong’s notorious illegal racing circuit has claimed another life, with a 19-year-old motorcycle rider thrown off his bike and killed in a crash last night. According to reports, Mr Ip was […]

TRAM WOULD HAVE “DIFFICULTY SUSTAINING BUSINESS” WITHOUT FARE HIKE: GOVT

By James Ockenden on May 17, 2022 • ( 1 Comment )

Hong Kong’s iconic tram is at risk of failing if a fare hike is not approved, according to documents submitted to LegCo by the Transport and Housing Bureau (THB) this week. According […]

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“NEEDLE IN HIS PANTS”: MAN INJURED AS BUS SEAT SPIKER STRIKES IN TSUEN WAN

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  • “NEEDLE IN HIS PANTS”: MAN INJURED AS BUS SEAT SPIKER STRIKES IN TSUEN WAN May 25, 2022
  • POLICE CATCH HIT-AND-RUN TRUCKER 16 HOURS AFTER ROADWORK DEATH May 25, 2022
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