Hong Kong will put hydrogen buses to the test “within three years” as part of the new Climate Blueprint announced as part of the Chief Executive’s 2021 Policy Address. Speaking at a […]
URA DISMISSES SCAFFOLDING CONCERNS, MAKES FALSE CLAIMS ABOUT SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
Two prestigious renewal projects remain in breach of pedestrian safety regulations even after project owner Urban Renewal Authority (URA) said it had fixed problems of blocked footpaths and falling debris. The authority, […]
WOMAN DIES, LUCKY ESCAPE FOR MOTORISTS, AS HUGE SCAFFOLDING STRUCTURE COLLAPSES
A 55-year-old woman has died from injuries in hospital while two drivers were saved from underneath tonnes of bamboo and netting this morning after a building renovation scaffolding collapsed onto the road […]
LAM POINTS AT “MUNICIPAL” STRUCTURE, PROMISES TO DO BETTER ON “DAY-TO-DAY LIVELIHOOD ISSUES”
Chief Executive Carrie Lam says the Home Affairs Bureau (HAB) will spend more time on district affairs following a government reorganization, pointing to municipal models seen in the mainland and overseas as […]
PEDESTRIANS STILL A HOT TARGET FOR COPS, WITH RELENTLESS TICKETING SURGE
Police in New Territories North and Hong Kong Island continued their assault on pedestrian offences, with an operation codenamed “Autobinder” dishing out 256 tickets for jaywalking in two operations this week. Cops […]
POLICY ADDRESS 2021: BIKE PLAN IS COPY OF CY LEUNG’S 2017 PLAN, WHILE CONGESTION CHARGING NOTABLY ABSENT
The Chief Executive today outlined planning for cycle tracks that lobbyists say is just a restatement of a long-toothed project and will not help shift commuter journeys away from cars. In the […]
GOVT “DOUBT” ON DC OATHS COULD SLASH TRANSPORT COMMITTEESÂ YET AGAIN
Government doubts over District Council oaths today could further slash three of the city’s beleaguered Traffic & Transport Committees (TTCs), institutions that have already seen a citywide 60% drop in membership with […]
BARE-CHESTED CYCLIST SMASHES TAXI WINDSCREEN IN MONG KOK ROAD RAGE ASSAULT
Police are hunting a cyclist who charged at a taxi with his bicycle and then smashed the windscreen with a rock or heavy object in Mong Kong this morning, leading to injuries […]
STATE-OWNED FERRY FIRM BRINGS GUANGZHOU CRUISE STYLE (AND PATRIOT POLITICS) TO VICTORIA HARBOUR
State-owned ferry company CKS has launched a new harbour sightseeing trip, using a Guangzhou-style river-cruise ship and offering 90-minute “Symphony of Lights” tours for HK$300 per person from the Water Taxi berth […]
MARINE OFFICER’S DEATH SPARKS NEW HK-GUANGDONG TRIAD SMUGGLING TASK FORCE
Hong Kong and Guangdong have formed a new anti-smuggling task force to bust triad smuggling syndicates, after a high-level meeting in Shenzhen to discuss the tragic death of a young marine police […]