A taxi driver hit a concrete barrier and lost control of his cab this morning, overturning the vehicle and injuring himself and his passenger. Driver Mr Tai, 67, was driving along Harcourt […]
FLIPPING TAXI INJURES DRIVER AND PASSENGER
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.
HONGKONG ELECTRIC CAUGHT FLOUTING PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND TRANSPORT RULES
Hongkong Electric faces disciplinary action from two major government departments this week, breaking Highways Department (HyD) and Transport Department (TD) rules on pedestrian and transport safety at a Wan Chai excavation site. […]
HK TO DOUBLE PRIVATE JET CAPACITY WITH HK$400M AIRPORT EXPANSION
In good news for Hong Kong’s wealthy and business elite, the Airport Authority has announced a HK$400 million doubling of Hong Kong’s private jet capacity, expanding the city’s business aviation site area […]
LAWMAKER DEMANDS ANSWERS TO 1.3 KPH BUS, “PARALYSED” KWUN TONG TRAFFIC
Lawmaker Paul Tse Wai-chun has demanded the government respond to worsening congestion in Kwun Tong, citing an average peak hour bus speed of just 1.3 kph – around a quarter of an […]
AUDIT COMMISSION EXPOSES SHADY WORLD OF GOVT VEHICLE USE
The Audit Commission (AC) has found huge irregularities in the government’s vehicle use, driver working hours and chauffeur training. One of a string of problematic findings was that among government chauffeurs found […]
BENCHES AT WAN CHAI’S PIERSIDE PRECINCT WORN OUT AFTER A MONTH
Fixtures along the new stretch of Hong Kong’s much-vaunted “Pierside Precinct” promenade in Wan Chai are already cracked and broken barely a month after opening, Transit Jam has found. A visit to […]
TRUCK DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER PEDESTRIAN CRASH DEATH IN HUNG HOM
Police have arrested a truck driver for dangerous driving causing death after his truck struck and killed a woman crossing a road in Hung Hom this afternoon. Ms. Wong, 88, was crossing […]
COWBOY CONSTRUCTION CREATES PEDESTRIAN HELL
The last week has been deadly for construction workers working at Kai Tak: three have died in three separate incidents, with one falling from scaffolding, one crushed by a cement pod and […]
“ALARM BELLS FOR JOURNALISTS”: BAO CHOY ON SEARCH CONVICTION
Journalist Bao Choy Yuk-ling, who was today convicted of making false statements to Transport Department during an investigation into links between police and triads, says her arrest and conviction should set off […]
POLICE ARREST SUV DRIVER AFTER FATAL TAXI CRASH
Police arrested the driver of a $1m SUV in Sai Kung this morning after he reportedly rammed into a taxi in Sai Kung in a crash which proved fatal to the cab […]
