A fresh operation against electric bicycles netted three riders yesterday, at least one of them a food delivery worker, as police continued their crackdown at “blackspots” around the city. The […]
COPS ARREST THREE E-BIKE RIDERS IN NORTH POINT
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.
FTU DEMANDS MORE VISITOR CAR PARKING ON KAI TAK OPEN LAND, SAYS GOVT CONCURS
The Federation of Trade Unions (FTU), the party behind the recent attack on the Protection of Harbour Ordinance (PHO), invited government officials for a tour of Kai Tak Cruise Terminal yesterday to […]
HYDROGEN BUSES TO HIT THE ROADS WITHIN THREE YEARS
Hong Kong will put hydrogen buses to the test “within three years” as part of the new Climate Blueprint announced as part of the Chief Executive’s 2021 Policy Address. Speaking at a […]
URA DISMISSES SCAFFOLDING CONCERNS, MAKES FALSE CLAIMS ABOUT SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
Two prestigious renewal projects remain in breach of pedestrian safety regulations even after project owner Urban Renewal Authority (URA) said it had fixed problems of blocked footpaths and falling debris. The authority, […]
WOMAN DIES, LUCKY ESCAPE FOR MOTORISTS, AS HUGE SCAFFOLDING STRUCTURE COLLAPSES
A 55-year-old woman has died from injuries in hospital while two drivers were saved from underneath tonnes of bamboo and netting this morning after a building renovation scaffolding collapsed onto the road […]
LAM POINTS AT “MUNICIPAL” STRUCTURE, PROMISES TO DO BETTER ON “DAY-TO-DAY LIVELIHOOD ISSUES”
Chief Executive Carrie Lam says the Home Affairs Bureau (HAB) will spend more time on district affairs following a government reorganization, pointing to municipal models seen in the mainland and overseas as […]
PEDESTRIANS STILL A HOT TARGET FOR COPS, WITH RELENTLESS TICKETING SURGE
Police in New Territories North and Hong Kong Island continued their assault on pedestrian offences, with an operation codenamed “Autobinder” dishing out 256 tickets for jaywalking in two operations this week. Cops […]
POLICY ADDRESS 2021: BIKE PLAN IS COPY OF CY LEUNG’S 2017 PLAN, WHILE CONGESTION CHARGING NOTABLY ABSENT
The Chief Executive today outlined planning for cycle tracks that lobbyists say is just a restatement of a long-toothed project and will not help shift commuter journeys away from cars. In the […]
GOVT “DOUBT” ON DC OATHS COULD SLASH TRANSPORT COMMITTEESÂ YET AGAIN
Government doubts over District Council oaths today could further slash three of the city’s beleaguered Traffic & Transport Committees (TTCs), institutions that have already seen a citywide 60% drop in membership with […]
BARE-CHESTED CYCLIST SMASHES TAXI WINDSCREEN IN MONG KOK ROAD RAGE ASSAULT
Police are hunting a cyclist who charged at a taxi with his bicycle and then smashed the windscreen with a rock or heavy object in Mong Kong this morning, leading to injuries […]
