New electric buses promised for major Kowloon routes for after the Lunar New Year remain warehoused as the government and bus operator have failed to reach an agreement on the routes they […]
ROUTE QUARREL DELAYS ELECTRIC BUS PROMISE
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.
WEST KOWLOON DOUBLES DOWN ON LAWN DESTRUCTION, PLANS 1,820 MORE CAR PARKING SPACES
The bulldozing of a popular waterfront lawn to create a 150-space car park is just the tip of the iceberg, according to the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA), which says it […]
STILL NO ARRESTS ON GIRL’S E-TRIKE DEATH, POLICE “WAITING ON DOJ”
Police say they are still waiting for advice from the Department of Justice (DOJ) on whether a man involved with the death of his 5-year-old granddaughter last month should be prosecuted. Mr […]
ROAD SAFETY COUNCIL PLANS $1M “AI ROBOT” TO TARGET CYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS
The Road Safety Council (RSC) has approved $1 million of taxpayers’ money to be spent on two or three “AI Robots” which will deliver road safety messages to cyclists and pedestrians. The […]
WEST KOWLOON’S NORTH LAWN BULLDOZED FOR NEW CAR PARK, BIKE KIOSKS SHUTTERED
A popular lawn at West Kowloon Cultural District has been concreted and turned into a 150-space car park, with the new access road shuttering bike rental kiosks, to the dismay of many […]
COPS FOCUS ON STREET RACING, 25 VEHICLES SEIZED
Cops seized 14 illegally modified cars and 11 motorcycles over the weekend in a crackdown on street racing in New Territories North. The two-day campaign saw 124 vehicles detected speeding but just […]
85-YR-OLD WOMAN DRAGGED AND KILLED BY GOVT CONTRACTOR’S GARBAGE TRUCK
An 85-year-old woman was crushed, dragged and killed in a horrific crash involving two government-contracted garbage trucks in Tin Shui Wai early this morning. The woman, Ms Chong, was hit by the […]
BATTERY THEFT IS BIGGER ISSUE THAN LIFESPAN, SAYS LONDON CARGO BIKE LOGISTICS FIRM
One of London’s largest zero-emissions logistics firms says e-cargo bike batteries are being stolen faster than they wear out. In a city where even drain covers are filched for scrap metal, still-warm […]
YOUNG DRIVER KILLED AT RACING BLACKSPOT: POLICE SAY NO EVIDENCE OF “RACING ACTIVITY”
A 23-year-old driver died after skidding sideways into a lamppost at high speed on the notorious Route Twisk early on Sunday morning. The fatal crash happened at 7:07am when Mr Chan was […]
“NO POLICE REQUIRED”: MYSTERY DEEPENS ON CHEUNG CHAU GIRL’S E-TRIKE DEATH
Mystery still shrouds the death of a five-year-old girl on Cheung Chau, three days after her grandfather claimed the youngster fell to her death from a stationary half-metre-high electric tricycle. Transit Jam […]
