Police have arrested a woman after she smashed into a man on a bicycle in Sheung Shui last night and then sped off, returning to the scene some 15 minutes later to […]
POLICE ARREST HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER AFTER BICYCLE SMASH
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.
“NO QUESTION OF HIDING TEST RESULTS”: GOVT HITS BACK AT CRITICISM OF FOUR-YEAR REPORT DELAY
The government has hit back at allegations it hid a damning report of taxpayer-funded hybrid vehicle performance, saying the four-year delay in publication was entirely due to “staffing issues” at its contractor […]
DAMNING SECRET EV REPORT QUIETLY PUBLISHED SIX YEARS AFTER TRIAL
The top secret report of a disastrous government-subsidised hybrid green minibus trial has been quietly published by the government, six years after the trial began and months after the funded firm declared […]
DRIVER FINED HK$8,000 FOR SILENCE OVER DEADLY POWER CABLE SMASH
A truck driver involved in a deadly accident in February 2019 in which a streetlight maintenance worker was crushed against power cables has been fined HK$8,000 for refusing to provide information relating […]
BOTTLE HURLED THROUGH BUS WINDOW, WOMAN INJURED
Video footage shows the moment a beer bottle was hurled through a bus window (source: jadebsch) A bottle hurled at a bus in Wong Chuk Hang smashed through a window and showered […]
PARKING SANGAM-STYLE: 5G CAR FINDS SPACE FROM STREET, PARKS SELF
An autonomous car that not only finds a parking space but also parks itself was seen plying the streets of Seoul this week, with the engineers behind the technology claiming their 5G […]
LANDMARK LONDON VERDICT: TOXIC AIR POLLUTION KILLED YOUNG GIRL
A young girl who died after an asthma attack has become the first person in the UK to have “air pollution” listed as a cause of death, a ruling London’s mayor called […]
BRIDE’S POOL ROAD CLAIMS SECOND VICTIM IN 24 HOURS AS CYCLIST KILLED
A 52-year-old Hong Kong teacher died in a bicycle accident on Bride’s Pool Road this evening, less than 100 metres from the site of a fatal car smash last night. Chris Hattam, […]
YOUNG MAN KILLED AT RACING BLACKSPOT
A young man died after smashing a sports car into a lamppost at a deadly racing blackspot last night (14 December). 20-year-old Mr Leung was driving along Bride’s Pool Road in a […]
BUILD MORE CAR PARKING AT KAI TAK: CRUISE TERMINAL BOSS
Kai Tak Cruise Terminal boss Jeff Bent said he is “not mourning” the cancellation of the Kai Tak monorail and called for more car parking on the former airport runway site as […]
