Ultra-runner Wong Ho-fai has circled a full marathon around Hong Kong Island on a unique standup paddle board made of recycled plastic bottles, battling wind, tide and waves to complete the 45km […]
“HO FAI” PADDLE BOARD CIRCUMNAVIGATION FOR WONG
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.
CREATE A “DEPT OF CULTURE” TO MANAGE STREET PERFORMANCE: CIVIC EXCHANGE
Civic Exchange has proposed a new Department of Culture as one possible solution to street performance and place-making issues in Hong Kong, in a new report released today over a Zoom video […]
PUBLIC SPACE IN THE SPOTLIGHT AT TRANSIT JAM’S INAUGURAL FORUM
Transit Jam’s inaugural online forum Rethinking “Vehicles First” drew 45 participants from Hong Kong and overseas for a lively two-hour programme of ideas, vision and debate on tackling the city’s major urban […]
GOVT’S “REAL-TIME ARRIVAL” TENDER RUN IN THE DARK, CLAIMS BUS TECH FIRM
The tech firm behind Hong Kong’s only existing “real time” minibus arrival system says it was surprised to hear about a multi-million dollar government tender to fit thousands of green minibuses with […]
MERC SMASHES THROUGH BARRIERS IN CLIFF PLUNGE
The driver of a luxury Mercedes saloon had a miraculous escape after he smashed his car through barriers and down a cliffside off Borrett Road this morning. Fire crews and police on […]
YOUNG CYCLE ATHLETE KILLED IN HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH TOURIST BUS
A young cycle athlete was crushed to death by a tourist bus on Route Twisk this morning, after reportedly straying into the opposite lane during a descent on his bike. Chi Chung […]
ESF SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION TRUCK KILLS RUSH HOUR RIDER
A heavy construction vehicle heading to the new ESF Borrett Road site killed a motorbike rider on Borrett Road yesterday morning (17 September) when the two vehicles reportedly collided. According to police, […]
WHAT DO HUMANS KNOW ABOUT E-BIKES? LET’S FIND OUT!
One of the largest reviews into e-bike knowledge has just been published, and it contains some surprising results, not least that while e-bikes might be displacing some conventional cycling, they are actually […]
WATER BOWSER T-BONES CROWDED DOUBLE-DECKER INJURING 24
A street-cleaning water bowser rammed into the side of a bus in Sham Shui Po this afternoon in a freak crash that injured 23 passengers, aged 5 to 85, and the passenger […]
SIGNALLING BUG DELAYS MTR’S SHA TIN–CENTRAL EXTENSION MILESTONE
MTR has delayed the launch of its new signalling system planned for rollout today, after finding a bug that could send trains off their planned routes and to unintended destinations. The new […]
