Authorities still have no answers on the cause of a violent bus crash, 14 hours after the dramatic rescue of 31 passengers from a double-decker overturned in a Lohas Park ditch. The […]
LOHAS BUS CRASH MYSTERY INVESTIGATION DEEPENS, DRIVER ARRESTED
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.
DRIVER SMASHES SUV THROUGH RAILINGS, HOSPITALISING ELDERLY COUPLE AND MOTHER WITH BABY
A 33-year-old SUV driver was arrested this afternoon after he lost control of his car and smashed through railings into a roadside bench, hospitalising an elderly couple as well as a mother […]
HIGH COURT FINDS FOR CHOKEHOLD COP IN TAXI DRIVER DEATH, OVERTURNS “UNLAWFUL KILLING” VERDICT
A taxi driver who died after police officer lifted him, handcuffed, in a chokehold by his neck will have a fresh death inquest, the High Court ruled today, after a judicial review […]
71-YEAR-OLD MAN ON CRUTCHES KILLED BY REVERSING TRUCK, DRIVER ARRESTED
A 71-year-old man who needed crutches to walk was killed yesterday afternoon after a truck driver reversed into him and ran over his leg outside a Ma On Shan estate. Victim Mr […]
“DO NOT USE BICYCLES IN URBAN AREAS” SAYS GOVT, CITING “ROAD SAFETY” RISKS
Bicycles are not a suitable mode of transport for urban areas, according to Transport Department (TD) in a statement released yesterday in response to questions on Hongkong Electric’s recent vocal support of […]
WOMAN, 27, KILLED IN HIGH-SPEED CLEARWATER BAY SMASH
A female passenger in a private car was killed in the early hours this morning after the vehicle’s driver lost control on a bend in Clear Water Bay and smashed into a […]
HK ELECTRIC COMES OUT SWINGING FOR URBAN CYCLING, IN DEFIANCE OF LONG-STANDING GOVT POLICY
Hongkong Electric, not known for making waves politically, has published a controversial opinion piece supporting cycling on Hong Kong Island, defying the government’s long-standing recommendations that cycling be discouraged in urban areas […]
TWO KILLED AS BUS DRIVER PLOUGHS INTO UNPROTECTED ROADSIDE CLEANING CREW
Two workers were killed yesterday as a double-decker bus driven by a 28-year-old man ploughed into their work truck parked in the left lane of a highway exit they were cleaning. The […]
PEDESTRIAN DANGERS UNCHANGED ONE YEAR AFTER SOHO WOMAN’S DEATH
Friends of slain French woman Elodie Ma, who was killed by a runaway car in Soho a year ago, say nothing has changed in the dense nightlife area, with Transport Department just […]
MOTORCYCLIST KILLS 73-YEAR-OLD PEDESTRIAN ON NATHAN ROAD CROSSING
A 73-year-old died after a young motorbike rider smashed into him on Nathan Road Wednesday evening. The 19-year-old rider, unnamed by police, was riding a petrol scooter south on Nathan Road at […]
