Two men who were recruited as “cash box collectors” through a jobs website found themselves equipped with tools and sent to rob bus cash boxes, police revealed today, after a spate of […]
TWO BUSTED ROBBING BUS CASH BOXES
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.
GOVT SEEKING NEW MUI WO CAR PARK SITES TO TACKLE “PERENNIAL” PARKING SHORTAGE
The government is actively looking for new car parking sites in Mui Wo, despite nearly doubling parking capacity in 2019, private Lands Department documents have revealed. The plans emerged after District Lands […]
MAN DIES AFTER CRASHING INTO ILLEGALLY PARKED CONTAINER TRAILER
A 60-year-old man died in hospital yesterday morning after crashing his private car into an illegally parked container trailer on Wang Lok Street in Yuen Long. Mr Lam was driving north through […]
EPD REVEALS VASTLY BIGGER TYRE BURIAL THAN TRANSPORT CHIEF ADMITTED – 1.9 MILLION TYRES LANDFILLED IN 2019
The Environment Protection Department (EPD) has revealed around 22,200 tonnes of used tyres, the equivalent of around 1.9 million car tyres or a million truck tyres, are buried in Hong Kong’s landfills […]
E-BIKE CRACKDOWN GATHERS PACE, SIX BUSTED IN OPERATION “GOLDENSUN”
Cops from North Territories North swept through Tai Po, Tuen Mun, Sheung Shui and Lok Ma Chau this week on a two-day operation to combat illegal e-bikes and scooters. The operation, under […]
SECOND FATAL HIGHWAY BREAKDOWN CRASH IN TWO WEEKS
A van driver died last night after his van rammed into a broken down truck on Yuen Long Highway. 43-year-old Mr Chung was driving northbound at 8.19pm when he slammed into a […]
AROUND A QUARTER OF A MILLION TYRES STILL DUMPED IN HK LANDFILL ANNUALLY, REVEALS GOVT
Around 3,400 tonnes of tyres were dumped in landfill in 2019, the latest year with data recorded, according to government figures revealed to LegCo today. That represents 285,000 car tyres or 155,000 […]
SECOND CHEUNG CHAU E-BIKE ARREST IN WEEKS, RIDER FACES FIVE CHARGES
Police today arrested an e-bike rider in Cheung Chau, the second such arrest in the last few weeks. A 31-year-old Cheung Chau resident was arrested for careless driving, driving an unregistered vehicle, […]
MINIBUS DRIVER, 72 HELD AFTER WOMAN KILLED ON KWUN TONG CROSSING
Police have held a 72-year-old green minibus driver after a deadly crash in Kwun Tong this morning in which a woman died crossing a road. The victim, Ms Ng, 61, was crossing […]
“JUST A MINUTE” WON’T BE TOLERATED: POLICE GIVE 17,900 TICKETS IN PARKING CRACKDOWN
Police have conducted five operations against illegal parking across the territory in the last week, giving around 17,900 parking tickets and towing 43 cars, trucks and motorbikes. The most prolific bust came […]
