Four hundred aviation companies will benefit from a new government HK$1 billion relief package, helping them face industry challenges resulting from the Covid-19 outbreak. The package consists of a government waiver of […]
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.
WAGE DIP TRIGGERS MTR FARE FREEZE
MTR’s proposed fare increase of 2.55% is on ice for at least a year after a decline in household monthly earnings for the fourth quarter of last year triggered the “Affordability Cap” […]
TAXI DRIVER DIES AFTER BUS SMASH
A 69-year-old man died this afternoon (29 March) after he smashed his taxi into a stationary bus in Wong Tai Sin. At around 2:23pm, the taxi was travelling north along Tung Lung […]
POLICE ARREST 3 CYCLISTS IN BIKE CRACKDOWN
Police arrested three cyclists and gave out nine tickets in a three-day Hong Kong Island operation to crack down on cyclists riding without bells, lights and the illegal use of e-bikes and […]
PEDESTRIAN KILLED BY DRIVER IN TUEN MUN
A pedestrian is dead after being struck by an out-of-control private car in Tuen Mun at 8:39 this morning (28 March). According to police, the car driver, a 47-year old woman, lost […]
BRIGHTER STREET LIGHTS CAUSE MORE ACCIDENTS
Brighter LED street lights don’t prevent accidents – in fact they may do more harm than good, according to a prominent statistician, who says the accepted science on street lighting is wrong. […]
GOVT REJECTS GLOBAL COVID-19 CYCLING SURGE ON ROAD SAFETY FEARS
Carrie Lam’s administration has doubled down on its anti-cycling stance in urban areas, even as cities around the world are seeing a resurgence in cycling under coronavirus lockdowns and social distancing protocols. […]
ROCK DROPPED ON TRAFFIC OFFICER’S HEAD
The injured police officer was struck by a rock thrown from above as he wrote out a parking ticket in Tuen Mun. The officer was working on a road safety campaign in […]
HARBOUR SHUTTLES ARE GO: WATER TAXIS DUE IN Q4
Hong Kong’s much anticipated “water taxi” service came one step closer to reality today, with a local ferry firm winning a five-year contract to ply Victoria Harbour with the hop-on-hop-off ferries. Fortune […]
CYCLIST KILLED IN PEAK TRUCK COLLISION
A cyclist, described by police as a “foreigner”, was killed in a collision with a medium goods vehicle on Peak Road this morning. Police were called at 8:52am, and the 54-year old […]