The new Wisdom bus on Hong Kong soil for the first time last October Hong Kong’s first electric double-decker bus will be launched this afternoon, according to a source at bus operator […]
OFFICIALS TO WELCOME HK’S FIRST ELECTRIC DOUBLE-DECKER
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.
“PLS FIND RELEVANT DEPARTMENT OR BUREAU”: ENVIRONMENT DEPT HIDES FROM KAI TAK ISOLATION CAMP POLLUTION
Hong Kong’s Environmental Protection Department (EPD) has finally refused to answer questions on repeated environmental violations at and around the Kai Tak Community Isolation Facility (CIF) construction site, after dodging enquiries for […]
GOVT FOOTPATH INSPECTORS MISSED 97% OF PAVEMENT DEFECTS, AUDIT COMMISSION FINDS
Contractors paid by the government to find and report footpath problems missed almost all defects, including dangerous defects, according to an investigation by Audit Commission (AC) released today. AC conducted field inspections […]
SEWAGE TRUCK DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER FATAL PEDESTRIAN CRASH IN YUEN LONG
Police are investigating a fatal traffic crash in Yuen Long yesterday morning which claimed the life of a 75-year-old pedestrian. Victim Mr Chan was crossing the road at the junction of Tai […]
COPS LAUNCH FRESH ASSAULT ON PEOPLE “CROSSING THE ROAD INDISCRIMINATELY”
Police on Hong Kong Island summonsed 78 pedestrians and ticketed one driver yesterday in a crackdown on “crossing the road indiscriminately” and abuse of zebra crossings. Under an operation codenamed “AUTOBINDER”, pedestrians […]
ANOTHER HORRIFIC PAVEMENT DEATH AS 7-SEATER DRIVER “STEPS ON WRONG PEDAL”
Police arrested a driver for dangerous driving causing death yesterday afternoon after he smashed his 7-seater through a flower shop display and into a building, killing a 67-year-old pedestrian. Police say Mr […]
GOVT QUIETLY PHASES OUT NEW RAIL CARGO SERVICE: “NOT AS FLEXIBLE AS TRUCKS”
Hong Kong’s new rail freight service has dwindled to almost nothing since its high-profile launch, with just 21 tonnes shipped into the city by rail in the last seven days. Christened by […]
THIS LITTLE-KNOWN TOWNGAS INGREDIENT COULD POWER HONG KONG’S LOW-EMISSION BUS FLEET
It might surprise many people to know that Towngas, the ubiquitous Hong Kong fuel that powers cookers, food factories, gyms and laundries, is 50% hydrogen gas. And this “secret ingredient” in the […]
ANOTHER WORKER DEAD AS KAI TAK CONSTRUCTION FEVER MOUNTS
A construction worker has died after falling through two floors of an unfinished building at a Kai Tak building site yesterday morning, once again raising questions on worker protections through the Kai […]
JOHN LEE SPEAKS ON TRANSPORT POLICY, “ACCESSIBILITY” A KEY AIM
Hong Kong’s likely next Chief Executive has spoken on transport policy for the first time, saying he wishes to make “accessibility an easy thing for people in Hong Kong” Lee’s comments came […]
