“Tea, Earl Grey, hot!” barks Captain Jean-Luc Picard at the starship replicators. A steaming cup of tea appears in seconds. “Meat sticks, Thai, hot!” orders the man to the tablet in his […]
OPINION: CITY CANNOT SUSTAIN “REPLICATOR ECONOMY”
TRANSPORT LAWMAKER REJECTS KAI TAK RECLAMATION PROPOSAL
A plan to reclaim the typhoon shelter at Kai Tak for housing could be scuppered by transport lawmaker Frankie Yick, who’s added a “poison pill” amendment to a LegCo motion ahead of […]
PETROL STATION WORKER CRUSHED TO DEATH AFTER DRIVER LOSES CONTROL
A 52-year-old woman working at a petrol station in Tim Sum lost a three-day fight for her life yesterday, succumbing to injuries following a car crash which saw her crushed between a […]
8 SECONDS AHEAD: PREDICT ROAD INTERACTIONS TO WIN WAYMO CHALLENGE
Alphabet’s autonomous vehicle (AV) firm Waymo has expanded its open-access dataset with over 100,000 real-life road scenarios curated for “interesting interactions”, and launched a contest to challenge researchers to better predict road […]
POLICYMAKING IN SMOKE-FILLED ROOMS: TIME TO CHALLENGE POLICE ROAD SAFETY CRONIES
Hong Kong’s Road Safety Council (RSC) has been forced to cancel its 47th anniversary ceremony-cum-carnival on pandemic fears. Only a handful of event management consultants will weep for its absence. In its […]
HK$26M SPLURGED ON “W” VANITY PLATE, SMASHING HK RECORD
An anonymous bidder broke Hong Kong’s vanity plate purchase record yesterday, with a HK$26 million (US$3.4m) bid for “W”. The previous record was HK$18.1 million for “28” in February 2016. The highest […]
OFFICIAL GIVES FIRM “NO” ON PUBLIC ACCESS TO INSTAGRAM PIER
A marine official responsible for cargo handling says there’s no space for discussion on opening “Instagram Pier” to the public in any form, dashing hopes ahead of a proposed engagement between Marine […]
INSTAGRAM PIER SHUTTERED TO PUBLIC WITHOUT CONSULTATION, PANDEMIC CITED
Hong Kong’s landmark “Instagram Pier” has been shut to the public without warning this weekend, ending years of tolerance for public access to the picturesque industrial spot. A local newspaper reported the […]
DELIVERY RIDER CRITICAL AFTER SHA TIN TAXI SMASH
A food delivery rider was knocked off his motorbike and hospitalised after smashing into a taxi that swung across the carriageway in Sha Tin last night. According to police reports, the 40-year-old […]
GOVT CONFIRMS 2035 “OR EARLIER” FOR PETROL CAR BAN
The government will cease registration of new conventional cars “in 2035 or earlier”, the Financial Secretary announced today in his budget speech, confirming Transit Jam’s story from earlier this month and paving […]
