Parking tickets reached a record high in 2021, with 3.3 million of the $320 fines given out over the year – equivalent to one every 10 seconds. The annual police figures, updated […]
COPS DISHED OUT A PARKING TICKET EVERY 10 SECONDS IN 2021
MAINLAND TRUCK DRIVER LOSES CONTROL ON BORDER ROAD, DIES IN HOSPITAL
A truck driver has died after an unexplained crash on a controlled road between the mainland border and Hong Kong. 46-year-old mainland driver Mr Zhong was headed towards Yuen Long from Shenzhen […]
23 ILLEGAL HOT RODS BUSTED IN CITY-WIDE SPEED TRAPS, BUT ONLY 3 ARRESTS
Police launched speeding operations across the city over the weekend, arresting three while impounding 23 cars and nine motorbikes alleged to be illegally modified for street racing. The speed campaigns in Kowloon […]
SHOWCASE CYCLE TRACK TORN UP FOR NEW COMMUNITY ISOLATION FACILITY
One of the most famous and picturesque stretches of the New Territories cycle track has been destroyed by construction work for a new Community Isolation Facility (CIF). Cyclists and commuters using the […]
30 “TAXI AMBULANCE” DRIVERS CATCH COVID
UPDATE 16 March: As at 14 March, Transport Department says 57 drivers of 450 taking part in the scheme have been infected. The government says it is expanding the scheme to 950 […]
TAI PO DEATH CABBIE REMANDED ON MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES
The taxi driver who killed two and injured eight after smashing through a Tai Po pedestrian refuge in August last year will now face two manslaughter charges as well as four counts […]
MAN KILLED CROSSING ROAD AT KORNHILL TRAM STOP
Police yesterday arrested a 24-year-old van driver after a fatal lunchtime crash outside a Tai Koo tram stop killed a 66-year-old pedestrian. Victim Mr Cho was crossing the road next to the […]
CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD RIDER KILLED AS DRIVER TURNS INTO HIS PATH
A 26-year-old motorcycle rider was killed on Clear Water Bay Road on Wednesday night after a car driver turning right swung into his path. The unnamed rider was driving in a convoy […]
NEW VIDEO TACTIC CATCHES DRIVERS ABUSING ZEBRA CROSSINGS
Police in Kowloon West have used video cameras to catch drivers failing to yield to pedestrians at a zebra crossing. The new approach saw 24 drivers ticketed for “not letting pedestrians on […]
COPS SUMMONS 122 PEDESTRIANS FOR CROSSING OFFENCES
Cops in New Territories North launched a crackdown on “pedestrians crossing illegally” this week, summonsing 122 pedestrians crossing the road within 15 metres of crossings or not following traffic signals. The two-day […]
