A highway crash took the life of a 63-year-old bus driver last night as his double-decker bus crashed into a stalled van on the highway. According to police, a light van was […]
BUS DRIVER KILLED AS DOUBLE-DECKER SMASHES INTO STALLED HIGHWAY VAN
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.
E-BIKE RIDER DROPS DEAD AT THE WHEEL
An e-bike rider passed out and died while riding up O King Road near the Kwong Tin estate last night. Mr Siu, 59, was riding the bicycle uphill on the quasi-private road […]
CITING BATTERY SAFETY, SEAPLANE HK BETS ON HYDROGEN FOR AIR TAXIS
Aviation startup Seaplane HK is ditching the idea of battery-powered drones in favour of a hydrogen-fuelled aircraft named DragonflyX. While delaying an expected announcement of a research partnership with Hong Kong Polytechnic […]
“DO NOT TEST THE LAW”: COPS ARREST E-CARGO RIDER, HUNT E-SKATEBOARDER
Police are hunting an e-skateboard rider and have busted an e-cargo rider in apparently unconnected operations to crack down on the use of e-mobility devices. In Cheung Chau, a 20-year-old man caught […]
LEXUS DRIVER SPEEDS ONTO TSEUNG KWAN O CYCLE TRACK
Police are investigating after online footage showed a Lexus driver lurching along a Tseung Kwan O cycle track with no regard to the safety of cyclists or pedestrians in the area. The […]
POLICE “FAILED TO CONVINCE” GOVT ON QUEEN’S ROAD CROSSING DANGERS
Police have said they have “failed to convince” Transport Department (TD) of the need for a review of road design at two major Queen’s Road Central pedestrian crossings. “We failed to convince […]
POLICE THREATEN LAMMA COMMUTERS WITH PROSECUTION OVER BICYCLE PARKING
Police have posted warning notices on Yung Shue Wan pier, Lamma Island, threatening not only to remove bicycles left on the railings but also to prosecute owners under the Summary Offences act. […]
IT’S “YAU LOK” FOR LPG MINIBUSES AS DIESEL MAKES A COMEBACK
A brand new diesel minibus has started plying Hong Kong’s minibus routes today, with the first Euro VI-standard diesel spotted on the streets. Bus fans posted pictures on Facebook of the first […]
SCOOTER COMMUTER CRUSHED, KILLED UNDER BMW ON TSUEN WAN ROUNDABOUT
Police arrested a BMW driver this afternoon after a fatal roundabout crash involving a 40-year-old woman on a scooter. According to police, Ms Chen, 40, was riding the black scooter around the […]
CAR-CENTRIC ROAD DESIGN WILL TURN KAI TAK INTO A RACETRACK, SAYS EXPERT
New roads in Kai Tak will quickly turn into “racing tracks” says a road safety expert, who warns the city’s default 50 kph speed limit will continue to lead to “car-oriented” designs […]
