Admiralty Station will be upgraded to a “super-interchange” as East Rail Line trains start rolling under Victoria Harbour for the first time on Sunday 15 May. Passengers will be able to travel […]
PASSENGERS SQUASHED UP AGAINST BATTERIES: EXPERT SAYS “SIMPLISTIC” E-BUS CONCEPT IS WRONG FOR HONG KONG
The new electric double decker unveiled by Bravo Transport’s mainland joint venture Friday has sacrificed up to 22 passenger spots to a gigantic 5-tonne 450kWh battery pack, a design which an international […]
OFFICIALS TO WELCOME HK’S FIRST ELECTRIC DOUBLE-DECKER
The new Wisdom bus on Hong Kong soil for the first time last October Hong Kong’s first electric double-decker bus will be launched this afternoon, according to a source at bus operator […]
“PLS FIND RELEVANT DEPARTMENT OR BUREAU”: ENVIRONMENT DEPT HIDES FROM KAI TAK ISOLATION CAMP POLLUTION
Hong Kong’s Environmental Protection Department (EPD) has finally refused to answer questions on repeated environmental violations at and around the Kai Tak Community Isolation Facility (CIF) construction site, after dodging enquiries for […]
GOVT FOOTPATH INSPECTORS MISSED 97% OF PAVEMENT DEFECTS, AUDIT COMMISSION FINDS
Contractors paid by the government to find and report footpath problems missed almost all defects, including dangerous defects, according to an investigation by Audit Commission (AC) released today. AC conducted field inspections […]
ANOTHER HORRIFIC PAVEMENT DEATH AS 7-SEATER DRIVER “STEPS ON WRONG PEDAL”
Police arrested a driver for dangerous driving causing death yesterday afternoon after he smashed his 7-seater through a flower shop display and into a building, killing a 67-year-old pedestrian. Police say Mr […]
GOVT QUIETLY PHASES OUT NEW RAIL CARGO SERVICE: “NOT AS FLEXIBLE AS TRUCKS”
Hong Kong’s new rail freight service has dwindled to almost nothing since its high-profile launch, with just 21 tonnes shipped into the city by rail in the last seven days. Christened by […]
THIS LITTLE-KNOWN TOWNGAS INGREDIENT COULD POWER HONG KONG’S LOW-EMISSION BUS FLEET
It might surprise many people to know that Towngas, the ubiquitous Hong Kong fuel that powers cookers, food factories, gyms and laundries, is 50% hydrogen gas. And this “secret ingredient” in the […]
ANOTHER WORKER DEAD AS KAI TAK CONSTRUCTION FEVER MOUNTS
A construction worker has died after falling through two floors of an unfinished building at a Kai Tak building site yesterday morning, once again raising questions on worker protections through the Kai […]
JOHN LEE SPEAKS ON TRANSPORT POLICY, “ACCESSIBILITY” A KEY AIM
Hong Kong’s likely next Chief Executive has spoken on transport policy for the first time, saying he wishes to make “accessibility an easy thing for people in Hong Kong” Lee’s comments came […]