Star Ferry has upgraded a 55-year-old ferry, Morning Star, to a hybrid diesel-electric system that the government says “will become a role model of the new generation of green ferry” and which […]
HYBRID ENGINES ON TEST FOR STAR FERRY AGAIN
James Ockenden
Writer, journalist and sustainability consultant with a passion for clean technology and public health. 25 years covering power and energy markets: former editor of Power Plant Technology, International Power Generation, Asian Electricity, Aircraft Economics, Energy Risk, Asia Risk, Benchmark; writer for South China Morning Post, Cathay Dragon's Silkroad, APlus, Veolia's "Planet", Hong Kong Tatler; founder of Blue Skies China. MSocSc in Corporate Environmental Governance, University of Hong Kong; BA & MA degree in Natural Sciences (major in Materials Science & Metallurgy), Cambridge University.
PANDEM PRIMARY RESULTS IN ENGLISH
The results of the weekend primary run by Power for Democracy have been announced by Citizen News: the first three candidates in each geographical constituency and the two functional constituencies covered by […]
LAWMAKERS QUIZ OFFICIALS ON TAI PO ROAD BRIDGE ROUTE
Lawmakers visited the site of a controversial bridge proposal in Tai Po yesterday after an urgent District Council request to resurrect the 20-year-old project and ease traffic burdens in the area. Convenor […]
CYCLIST DIES IN MA ON SHAN HILL ACCIDENT
A 26-year-old cyclist reportedly lost control of her bicycle at the bottom of a hill in Ma On Shan this afternoon, ramming into barriers and sustaining a serious head injury from which […]
HUNG HOM-CENTRAL FERRY SHRINKS AFTER JUST TWO WEEKS SAILING
The winner of the Hung Hom-Central ferry contract appears to have downgraded the fast ferry to a small kai to, less than two weeks after the service relaunched. According to government documents, […]
GARBAGE TRUCK HIT-AND-RUN KILLS PEDESTRIAN, 90
A garbage truck struck and killed an elderly woman who was crossing a road in Aberdeen this morning (9 July), with the truck driver then fleeing the scene in the vehicle. The […]
THE CASE OF THE SUITCASE AND THE BIKE RACK: OMBUDSMAN REVEALS CLEARANCE LOOPHOLE
Removing warning notices from bikes to be cleared prevents their removal by Lands Department, the Ombudsman revealed today in a case study in its annual report, highlighting a loophole in the law […]
NEW NATSEC HQ RILES RESIDENTS WITH BUS STOP CLOSURES
Beijing’s new National Security office in Hong Kong, the repurposed Metropark Hotel, riled neighbours in Causeway Bay on its first official day of operation, by closing roads and bus stops for its […]
HK$293M TUNNEL CAMERAS ARE BLIND TO SPEEDING, PHONE DISTRACTION
Drivers speeding or driving dangerously through tunnels will escape the notice of a new HK$293 million surveillance project at Aberdeen and Tate’s Cairn tunnels, Transit Jam has learned, with the government’s proposed […]
TAXI DRIVER KILLS CYCLIST IN JUNCTION SMASH
A taxi driver who failed to stop at a junction hit and killed a cyclist yesterday morning in Hong Kong’s second fatal traffic accident involving taxis in three days. The cyclist, Mr […]
