A leading electric vehicle (EV) specialist has hit out against the government’s “Green Employment Scheme” which will see a team of 30 hired to push a new HK$2 billion EV subsidy to […]
EV EXPERT SLAMS GOVT “GREEN EMPLOYMENT” PLAN
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 KILLED IN BORDER VILLAGE SMASH
A driver died when he lost control of his car and overturned on a slope outside Ping Che village last night (23 May). According to police, the driver, Mr Lai, 35, and […]
GOVT WILL HIRE 30 STAFF TO PUSH HK$2BN EV PARKING SUBSIDY
The government will hire at least 30 people to push its new HK$2 billion electric vehicle (EV) parking subsidy to property developers and building owners, under the Environment Bureau’s so called “Green […]
RIDE OF SILENCE REMEMBERS SLAIN CYCLISTS
Hundreds of cyclists joined Hong Kong’s annual Ride of Silence via video link on Wednesday night (20 May), with over 20 of them congregating at the traditional Tsim Sha Tsui clocktower starting […]
DC REJECTS POLICE ILLEGAL PARKING EXCUSES
Police should not blame LegCo’s failure to raise parking fines “as an excuse for their incompetence in dealing with parking violation problems”, says the chairman of the Central & Western District Council […]
POLICE SHIFT TACTICS TO TACKLE ILLEGAL PARKING
With illegal parking complaints surging at the end of 2019, police are looking at new ways to tackle the scourge of scofflaw vehicles cluttering up streets, according to the head of the […]
SMASH AND RUN: DRIVER FLEES DVRC PAVEMENT CRASH
A driver abandoned this 230 hp Golf Sportsvan on the pavement after smashing through railings outside the Court of Final Appeal – police say alcohol was likely involved The car careened into […]
DOCKLESS BIKE FLEET SLASHED BY GOVT CULL
The number of dockless bikes in Hong Kong has drastically shrunk in the last 18 months, new figures show, with just a fifth of the city’s original 26,000 fleet surviving a government […]
VAN DRIVER KILLED AT INTERCHANGE
A van driver was crushed inside his medium goods vehicle and killed after he reportedly lost control and crashed into concrete barriers before overturning. The driver was travelling along Cheung Pei Shan […]
FATAL WORK ACCIDENT ON MTR
A contractor for MTR died in a work accident at Hong Kong Station in the early hours of this morning (13 May). “At about 2.00am this morning, a MTR contractor worker was […]
