The government has frozen car parking fees for almost 5,000 car parking spaces across a dozen major car parks until 31 May 2021, citing the pandemic’s impact on car park use. The […]
GOVT FREEZES CAR PARK FEES UNTIL MID-2021
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.
WOMAN DIES IN FALL AS MINIBUS DRIVES OFF WHILE SHE ALIGHTS
A woman has died today (24 April) after earlier falling from a minibus which moved off as she was trying to disembark. 78-year-old Ms. Kwok fell out of the Mong Kok-bound minibus […]
INJURED CAINE RD PEDESTRIAN SUMMONSED FOR JAYWALKING
Police have summonsed a pedestrian who was struck by a speeding seven-seater driving illegally along Caine Road in February, while giving the scofflaw driver who hit her only a HK$450 fixed penalty […]
LAWMAKER CALLS NONSENSE ON MISSING HK$300M EV SUBSIDY REPORTS
Government excuses for non-existent electric vehicle (EV) subsidy trial reports are “nonsense”, says lawmaker and district councillor Ted Hui Chi-fung, claiming the government’s neglect harms the public interest and hurts the development […]
PEDESTRIAN KNOCKED DOWN AT KWAI TSING BLACKSPOT
A van driver knocked down a female pedestrian on Shek Yam Road, Kwai Tsing, this afternoon – the pedestrian escaped with minor injuries and was taken conscious to Princess Margaret Hospital, according […]
MINIBUS BANKRUPTCY REVEALS WIDE GAPS IN EV SUBSIDY TRIAL RECORDS
A director of a bankrupt minibus firm who received an estimated HK$2.5 million from the government for two hybrid bus vehicles never completed mandatory public trial reporting, failing a key requirement of […]
UNIQUE CALIFORNIA LOCKDOWN DATA SHOWS HALVED ROAD CARNAGE
Unique data shows Californian road carnage has halved since the state’s Covid-19 lockdowns, with over 4,600 people saved from death or life-changing injury during 22 days of lockdown, saving the state over […]
MINIBUS SMASHES INTO BROKEN-DOWN TRUCK
A red minibus slammed into a broken down dump truck on Kwun Tong Road this morning, injuring six people including the minibus driver. The minibus was travelling along Kwun Tong Road towards […]
MTR SHORTENS TRAINS, FIRST CLASS EXPANDS
MTR will slash the length of East Rail Line trains from 12 to nine carriages while maintaining the more expensive first class carriage on the train, citing difficulties in fitting 12-car trains […]
TWO STRICKEN MINIBUS ROUTES SAVED
Minibus firm Kellis Ltd is saving two of the four Whampoa minibus routes shuttered last week over the bankruptcy of operator Chit Fai Motors. Kellis will take over the 2 and 2A, […]
