Police arrested the driver of a $1m SUV in Sai Kung this morning after he reportedly rammed into a taxi in Sai Kung in a crash which proved fatal to the cab […]
POLICE ARREST SUV DRIVER AFTER FATAL TAXI CRASH
“WASTEFUL, UNFAIR AND SLOW”: EXPERTS DENOUNCE CITY’S PARKING PLAN
The government’s plan to build more parking spaces to solve the illegal parking problem is “wasteful, unfair and slow” says transport planner Paul Barter, recommending Hong Kong bring its on-street parking management […]
GOVT DEFENDS SKIP CERTIFICATION SCHEME, “FINALISING DESIGN” FOR 2022 ROLLOUT
The government has defended its new skip certification scheme, claiming that reported poor quality licensed skips represent only a small sample of the 30 skips licensed under the scheme. Hong Kong’s pilot […]
MEET HONG KONG’S FANCY NEW LICENSED SKIPS: SAME AS THE OLD SKIPS
The government’s ailing skip registration scheme appears to have slunk into obscurity only months after its launch, with the scheme website down and a new licensed skip seen in the same poor […]
LAWMAKERS PLAN CENTRALISED CLOUD FOR TAXI DASHCAM FOOTAGE
Lawmakers have proposed a centralised cloud of taxi dashcam footage to combat fraud and prevent taxi drivers withholding incriminating footage of their accidents. Frankie Yick Chi-ming, transport-sector lawmaker and transport panel chairman, […]
TRAM DRIVER KNOCKS DOWN AND KILLS WOMAN ON WAN CHAI TRACKS
A tram driver knocked down and fatally injured a woman in Wan Chai yesterday evening. Police say they have “not yet” arrested the driver, Mr Wong, 60, who was driving the tram […]
TRAFFIC WARDEN ATTACKED BY TRUCK DRIVER ON QUEEN’S ROAD CENTRAL
An angry truck driver tried to run over a traffic warden with his 5.5 tonne truck after the warden tried to ticket the illegally parked vehicle on Queen’s Road Central this lunchtime. […]
11 HURT AS MINIBUS DRIVER RUNS RED LIGHT, SMASHES INTO TRUCK
A red minibus driver reportedly careened through a red light in Cheung Sha Wan early this morning, smashing into a 5.5 tonne truck and injuring 11, including nine minibus passengers. A witness […]
DRUNK DRIVER KILLS FRIEND IN GODOWN CAR PARK
Police arrested a man for drunk driving and dangerous driving causing death after he reportedly reversed into his friend, inflicting fatal head wounds. According to police, car driver Mr Law, 39, struck […]
BAD HANDWRITING COSTS POLICE $2.1M IN LOST PARKING TICKET REVENUE
Illegible handwriting caused 6,700 parking tickets, worth over $2.1 million in fines, to be quashed between 2017 and 2020, police figures reveal, as the government proposes legislation to allow more widespread automatic […]
