TRANSIT JAM EDITORIAL Take a good look at the 12 mayors of the C40 Global Mayors Covid-19 Recovery Task Force, who last week in A Green and Just Recovery committed to “reclaim […]
“RECLAIM THE STREETS”: BOLD WORDS FROM THE MAYOR OF NOTHING
FLYING FAN TRIGGERS ABERDEEN FERRY BLAZE
A faulty toilet fan which broke free of its housing caused a blaze on a pier pontoon in Aberdeen this afternoon, minutes before the busy Sok Kwu Wan ferry was due to […]
FOURTH CYCLE DEATH IN A MONTH AS MINIBUS APPEARS TO SHUNT CYCLIST OFF ROAD
A 67-year-old man became the fourth cyclist to be killed on Hong Kong’s roads in a month, after a fatal collision with a minibus on Ping Che Road, in Ta Kwu Ling […]
INSURANCE FIRMS FURIOUS AT AMBULANCE CHASERS, “FAKE” INJURIES
Insurance lawmaker Chan Kin-por launched a blistering attack on road carnage victims and personal injury lawyers in LegCo today, accusing some victims of faking injuries and sickness while spotlighting the rife ambulance […]
HYBRID ENGINES ON TEST FOR STAR FERRY AGAIN
Star Ferry has upgraded a 55-year-old ferry, Morning Star, to a hybrid diesel-electric system that the government says “will become a role model of the new generation of green ferry” and which […]
LAWMAKERS QUIZ OFFICIALS ON TAI PO ROAD BRIDGE ROUTE
Lawmakers visited the site of a controversial bridge proposal in Tai Po yesterday after an urgent District Council request to resurrect the 20-year-old project and ease traffic burdens in the area. Convenor […]
HUNG HOM-CENTRAL FERRY SHRINKS AFTER JUST TWO WEEKS SAILING
The winner of the Hung Hom-Central ferry contract appears to have downgraded the fast ferry to a small kai to, less than two weeks after the service relaunched. According to government documents, […]
CENTIMETRE-POSITIONING ENHANCES FLEET SUSTAINABILITY
While Hong Kong may not be ready for autonomous driving in the near future, the ultra-high-definition satellite positioning technology behind it already has mass market application in creating a more sustainable logistics […]
DAUGHTER’S MEMORY DRIVES CANDIDATE’S REFORM VISION
Hong Kong’s disabled are being left out of the smart city conversations, says LegCo primary candidate Lee Chi-yung, arguing that innovations from navigation apps to ridesharing ignore the needs of wheelchair users. […]
TAXI DRIVER KILLS CYCLIST IN JUNCTION SMASH
A taxi driver who failed to stop at a junction hit and killed a cyclist yesterday morning in Hong Kong’s second fatal traffic accident involving taxis in three days. The cyclist, Mr […]
