Star Ferry’s new “green” diesel-electric ferry system, funded by taxpayers to the tune of around HK$3m of its HK$8m cost, uses the same amount of diesel fuel as regular diesel ferries, according […]
Environment Secretary Wong Kam-sing yesterday rejected lawmaker Ben Chan Han-pan’s calls for green shipping onshore power facilities, claiming, wrongly, that only a “few” ships in the world were fitted with such technology. […]
The rubbish-strewn streets of mid-Levels are a symptom of unscrupulous garbage contractors who dump mountains of trash illegally on footpaths rather than paying for it to be properly handled, according to a […]
An Ombudsman probe into mis-management of public toilets has revealed paltry fines dished out to tardy contractors, including one $54 fine for a contractor who delayed repair work by 125 days and […]
E-mobility riders in Singapore will need to take an online test before they can take to the roads from 30 June, with quizzes on speed limits, rules of the roads, and device […]
Police are pushing for a change in traffic laws to allow traffic summons such as jaywalking and parking tickets to be handled electronically and linked to government app iAM Smart. The force […]
Lawmaker Paul Tse Wai-chun has demanded the government respond to worsening congestion in Kwun Tong, citing an average peak hour bus speed of just 1.3 kph – around a quarter of an […]
The Audit Commission (AC) has found huge irregularities in the government’s vehicle use, driver working hours and chauffeur training. One of a string of problematic findings was that among government chauffeurs found […]
The last week has been deadly for construction workers working at Kai Tak: three have died in three separate incidents, with one falling from scaffolding, one crushed by a cement pod and […]
Journalist Bao Choy Yuk-ling, who was today convicted of making false statements to Transport Department during an investigation into links between police and triads, says her arrest and conviction should set off […]
