A motorcyclist has died after a head-on collision with a bus in Sau Mau Ping. Police say 59-year-old Mr Chan was riding west along Sau Mau Ping Road just before 8am when […]
BUS DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER FATAL RUSH-HOUR MOTORBIKE SMASH
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.
NO ARRESTS AS BUS DRIVER CRASHES INTO ELDERLY MAN WITH PROSTHETIC LEG
A bus crushed a man’s leg and prosthetic device this morning in a horrific crash at Tung Chung Station Bus Terminus. Passengers on board the New Lantao Bus (NLB) service from Ying […]
“KILL THE BILL”: JOHN LEE WADES IN ON PATRIOTIC FLAG INVOICE
Patriotic displays were common around Hong Kong in recent years: now the government says there will be no charge for inspection or maintenance of flags placed on lampposts. Inset: a $147,000 bill […]
WOMAN KILLED AS DISQUALIFIED TRUCK DRIVER CRUSHES MOTORBIKE INTO VAN
Police this morning arrested a truck driver for dangerous driving causing death and driving while disqualified after he rammed his truck into the back of a motorbike, crushing the bike into a […]
COPS PROBE DRIVER’S DEATH AFTER TUNNEL CRASH
A 48-year-old man was pronounced dead on arrival at Prince of Wales hospital after a collision in Tate’s Cairn Tunnel this evening. According to police, Mr Wong was driving his Honda through […]
ONE IN 50 HIGHWAY DRIVERS DRUNK, POLICE ALCOHOL STING FINDS
One in 50 drivers failed a police breathalyser test in a drink-driving sting in the New Territories this week. Roadblocks on highways on New Territories South tested 1,224 drivers on 16 and […]
DAB CALLS FOR DRIVING LICENCES FOR BICYCLE USERS AS LAWMAKERS APPROVE BIKE HELMET LAW
Lawmakers yesterday took advantage of a debate on mandatory cycle helmets to push for a tougher regulatory regime for bicycle riders including driving licences, speed limits and further road restrictions. During a […]
ONE HURT AS BMW SMASHES ONTO BUSY TST PAVEMENT IN TRUCK CRASH
A 47-year-old man was injured yesterday lunchtime when a crash between a BMW sports car and a truck led to the car smashing onto a busy stretch of Nathan Road pavement. According […]
CORRECTION: MAX PENALTY UNDER BICYCLE HELMET LAW $2,000, NO PRISON
In an earlier story published 10 July, 2022 we claimed the maximum penalty for not wearing an approved cycle helmet to be at Level 2, ie $5,000 and three months prison. In […]
VEHICLES BLOCK PEDESTRIANS FOR TWO-THIRDS OF CROSSINGS AT RED LIGHT TECH DEMO SITE
Motor vehicles blocked pedestrians for two-thirds of “green man” crossings at the first pedestrian crossing chosen for new “red light” technology, a Transit Jam survey found this weekend. Over an hour on […]
