Lawmaker Kwok Wai-keung was yesterday seen driving during a video meeting of the LegCo Housing Panel, with the lawmaker later claiming he had found a safe place to park and was retreating […]
LAWMAKER DRIVING WHILE ZOOMING LEGCO HOUSING MEETING
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.
“REAL GREATER BAY AIRLINES” PLANS 30 SEAPLANES, WILL REINVENT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE
In possibly the boldest transport announcement of the year, entrepreneur Steven Cheung today announced plans for a new on-demand airline with 30 seaplanes, an R&D centre to create a new electric aircraft […]
RUNAWAY POLICE VAN CAREENS BACKWARDS DOWN COTTON TREE DRIVE, THREE CIVILIANS INJURED
Three people were injured today when a runaway police van with improperly set handbrake plunged down Cotton Tree Drive and rammed into a shuttle bus, striking a minibus and a taxi on […]
ELDERLY OCTOPUS DATA MAY BE USED TO CAP $2 SUBSIDY TRIPS: GOVT REPORT
The government will use data from mandatory personalised $2 Scheme Octopus cards to research new “economic incentives” for elderly, including capping the number of trips or subsidy amount, according to a report […]
ANONYMOUS ELDERLY OCTOPUS CARDS TO BE AXED BY 2024
Almost a million passengers using anonymous Octopus cards will need to register for a photo ID Octopus by 2024 under the government’s $2 elderly fare concession scheme, the Secretary for Labour and […]
YOUNG TRUCK DRIVER KILLS PEDESTRIAN IN RUSH HOUR HUNG HOM
A delivery truck mowed down and killed a pedestrian on a crossing in rush-hour Hung Hom this morning, its driver arrested for dangerous driving causing death. Mr Ng, 24, was driving the […]
HK ISLAND TRAFFIC SLOWER THAN MARATHON RUNNERS
Afternoon traffic on Hong Kong Island in 2019 was slower than the top nine Hong Kong marathon runners that year, clocking up an average of just 18.9 kph, according to government figures […]
CHAI WAN CRASH: PEDESTRIAN KILLED, CITYBUS DRIVER ARRESTED
Police arrested a Citybus driver for dangerous driving causing death yesterday (5 January) after the bus he was driving knocked down and killed a pedestrian in Chai Wan. At about 4.55pm, Ms […]
LAM HINTS AT EXPANSION OF CAR SEARCH TIP-OFF POLICY TO LAND, COMPANY SEARCHES
The government’s new system alerting vehicle owners to searches on their vehicles could be rolled out to other public data resources, including land and company searches, according to Chief Executive Carrie Lam […]
JOURNALISTS EXPOSED AS GOVT LAUNCHES SEARCH ALERT FOR VEHICLE OWNERS
Journalists and investigators probing Hong Kong’s vehicle database will no longer be able to search in confidence, with the government now alerting vehicle owners to a search on their vehicle while also […]
