Dozens of e-scooter and electric unicycle riders took to the cycle paths of Tseung Kwan O this weekend, the first time riders have been able to legally use their machines in Hong […]
“FIRST TIME IN DAYLIGHT”: E-MOBILITY TRIAL DRAWS A CROWD
GOVT SHOULD USE MORE TAXIS, SAYS LAWMAKER, ON SOARING COST OF SALOON CAR HIRE
LegCo’s Transport Panel chairman Frankie Yick Chi-ming has called on the government to curb its use of hired saloons and use more taxis after government figures revealed a soaring cost per hire […]
WHOLE LOCKDOWN AREA NEEDS URBAN RENEWAL: CHIEF SEC
The whole virus lockdown area from Battery Street to Nathan Road needs urban renewal, said Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, on the doorstep of the locked-down district this morning. Cheung was speaking […]
KAI TAK GREENWAY BRIDGE “BREACHES HARBOUR PROTECTION LAW”: ZIMMERMAN
The government’s newly released plans for Kai Tak development would breach the Protection of the Harbour Ordinance, says Southern District Council Vice Chair Paul Zimmerman, with a proposed bridge between Kai Tak […]
GOVT SNEAKS IN 4,000 NEW ON-STREET PARKING SPACES UNDER GUISE OF “SMART METER” REPLACEMENT
The government will add up to new 4,000 kerbside parking spaces across the city under the guise of its so-called “smart meter” initiative, Transit Jam has learned, with the new spaces bypassing […]
GOVT’S POINT PERSON ON BUS FRANCHISE RENEGOTIATION WINS JOB AT KMB
A top transport official responsible for renegotiating KMB’s franchise in 2017 and investigating KMB’s deadly Tai Po bus crash in 2018 has taken a senior role at KMB two years after leaving […]
ELDERLY OCTOPUS DATA MAY BE USED TO CAP $2 SUBSIDY TRIPS: GOVT REPORT
The government will use data from mandatory personalised $2 Scheme Octopus cards to research new “economic incentives” for elderly, including capping the number of trips or subsidy amount, according to a report […]
ANONYMOUS ELDERLY OCTOPUS CARDS TO BE AXED BY 2024
Almost a million passengers using anonymous Octopus cards will need to register for a photo ID Octopus by 2024 under the government’s $2 elderly fare concession scheme, the Secretary for Labour and […]
RISING STAR: ALPHARD NUMBERS ARE CAUSE FOR CONCERN
OP-ED BY GUEST WRITER JOHN BARCLAY Alphard: the brightest star in the Hydra constellation, but a blight on Hong Kong’s roads. According to new government figures, there are now an incredible 218,000 […]
HK ISLAND TRAFFIC SLOWER THAN MARATHON RUNNERS
Afternoon traffic on Hong Kong Island in 2019 was slower than the top nine Hong Kong marathon runners that year, clocking up an average of just 18.9 kph, according to government figures […]
