A van driver died last night after his van rammed into a broken down truck on Yuen Long Highway. 43-year-old Mr Chung was driving northbound at 8.19pm when he slammed into a […]
SECOND FATAL HIGHWAY BREAKDOWN CRASH IN TWO WEEKS
AROUND A QUARTER OF A MILLION TYRES STILL DUMPED IN HK LANDFILL ANNUALLY, REVEALS GOVT
Around 3,400 tonnes of tyres were dumped in landfill in 2019, the latest year with data recorded, according to government figures revealed to LegCo today. That represents 285,000 car tyres or 155,000 […]
SECOND CHEUNG CHAU E-BIKE ARREST IN WEEKS, RIDER FACES FIVE CHARGES
Police today arrested an e-bike rider in Cheung Chau, the second such arrest in the last few weeks. A 31-year-old Cheung Chau resident was arrested for careless driving, driving an unregistered vehicle, […]
MINIBUS DRIVER, 72 HELD AFTER WOMAN KILLED ON KWUN TONG CROSSING
Police have held a 72-year-old green minibus driver after a deadly crash in Kwun Tong this morning in which a woman died crossing a road. The victim, Ms Ng, 61, was crossing […]
“JUST A MINUTE” WON’T BE TOLERATED: POLICE GIVE 17,900 TICKETS IN PARKING CRACKDOWN
Police have conducted five operations against illegal parking across the territory in the last week, giving around 17,900 parking tickets and towing 43 cars, trucks and motorbikes. The most prolific bust came […]
TAXPAYERS TO FORK OUT $1.9BN FOR 16 DIESEL FERRIES UNDER “GREEN” SUBSIDY SCHEME
Three-quarters of the new ferries to be funded under the government’s “green” vessel replacement scheme are diesel, according to tender documents seen by Transit Jam. Taxpayers are funding the HK$2.5 billion total […]
BREAKING: FERRY FIRMS JOIN FORCES TO ACQUIRE 22 NEW SHIPS IN MASSIVE FERRY TENDER
Sun Ferry and HKKF, which between them operate all six outlying island ferry routes, are seeking design and construction quotes for 22 new ferries for between 300 and 1,000 passengers each, in […]
TAI PO TRAFFIC POLICE TARGET PEDESTRIANS FOLLOWING FATAL CRASH, 205 TICKETS GIVEN
Police from New Territories North headquarters in Tai Po issued 205 tickets to pedestrians in the district on Monday and Tuesday, in an operation designed “to enhance pedestrians’ awareness of road safety […]
BOY, 4, STILL CRITICAL AFTER TAI PO CRASH, MEMORIAL SITE GROWS
A four-year-old boy caught in the Tai Po taxi crash on Sunday was still in critical condition in hospital at 11pm tonight, while three other victims – a man and two women […]
“HONG KONG IS A SMALL PLACE”: INNOVATION CHIEF DUBIOUS ON E-MOBILITY AFTER 5-YR-PLAN TALK
Innovations in e-mobility from the mainland and overseas may not apply to Hong Kong, according to the Permanent Secretary for Innovation, speaking after a delegation from Beijing presented a seminar on the […]
