Police last night arrested a 50-year-old pickup truck driver after video surfaced online of a truck running over a dog on a Yuen Long. A dashcam video posted online showed the blue […]
POLICE ARREST PICKUP TRUCK DOG KILLER
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.
MTR DIRECTOR ONCE GUILTY OF “DELIBERATE COVER-UP” OVER XRL DELAY TAKES CENTRE STAGE IN UK’S RAIL TRANSFORMATION
The MTR Projects Director accused of a “deliberate cover-up” of budget, labour and construction problems with the Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL) has surfaced as a leading proponent of the UK’s […]
TRAINING FIRM CAUGHT HELPING WORKERS CHEAT CONSTRUCTION SAFETY EXAM
An accredited government training provider has been struck off a construction safety training register for three months after government investigators found the firm allowed discussion of answers amongst trainees during a written […]
PRISON THE ONLY CURE FOR FIRE SAFETY SCOFFLAWS SAYS MICHAEL TIEN
Roundtable lawmaker Michael Tien has launched a blistering attack on government plans to increase fire safety fines, claiming it was common knowledge that Hong Kongers are “not afraid of paying fines” and […]
MAN IN COMA AFTER BEING RUN OVER TWICE AT BAUHINIA TOURIST SPOT
A 69-year-old man remains unconscious after being knocked down by a taxi and then a private car at a tourist spot in Wan Chai yesterday. The victim, Mr Leung, was first knocked […]
“JUST A GIMMICK”: NATIONAL ECOLOGY DAY GREENWASH EXPOSED
When Chan Pak-cheung, Acting Director of Hong Kong’s Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD), held up a bicycle placard at a group photo to launch China’s National Ecology Day in Hong Kong […]
FEHD STREET CLEANING FOREMAN JAILED UNDER BRIBERY LAWS
A cleansing and pest control foreman with the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) has been jailed for four months for breaching the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance, after accepting an unauthorised loan […]
DEATH TRAM FAMILY MAY HAVE “LOOKED IN WRONG DIRECTION”
Sources at the scene of a deadly Kennedy Town tram crash this morning told local media the family may have “looked in the wrong direction” from the safety of the pedestrian refuge […]
WANTED CRIMINALS CAN EASILY ESCAPE HK THROUGH SLAPDASH BRIDGE SECURITY: WHISTLEBLOWER
Loopholes and lax security at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HKZMB) allow wanted criminals and unauthorised staff to slip in and out of Hong Kong undetected, according to a whistleblower investigation by HK01. […]
MAINLAND RIDE-HAIL PLATFORM DIDI SAID TO LAUNCH IN HONG KONG, HOURS AFTER CE VIGILANTE WARNING
Mainland ride-hailing platform Didi will launch in Hong Kong, according to unconfirmed reports, with the news coming just hours after Hong Kong’s chief executive John Lee warned citizens and the taxi industry […]
