MTR will slash the length of East Rail Line trains from 12 to nine carriages while maintaining the more expensive first class carriage on the train, citing difficulties in fitting 12-car trains […]
MTR SHORTENS TRAINS, FIRST CLASS EXPANDS
DITCHING HEAVY BATTERIES WILL SAVE E-BUSES, SAYS BUS EXPERT
Electric buses must shed weight – around three quarters of their hefty battery baggage – to earn a place on Hong Kong’s roads, says a leading bus expert who calls on the […]
PEDESTRIAN MOWN DOWN, KILLED, OUTSIDE POLICE STATION
A driver in a private car knocked down and killed an 89-year old man outside Happy Valley Police Station this morning. At around 11.30am, Mr Yu was crossing the road outside the […]
POLICE ARREST 13 IN EASTER E-MOBILITY CRACKDOWN
Police arrested 11 men and two women during an operation to stamp out illegal use of e-mobility devices such as e-scooters and e-bikes. Eight e-scooters, two e-bikes, two e-trikes and an electric […]
HK MOBILITY FELL FASTER, FURTHER THAN SINGAPORE’S FINDS TRANSIT APP
Hong Kong mobility plunged faster and further than Singapore’s during the Covid-19 crisis, according to the Citymapper Mobility Index (CMI), which tracks the number of trips planned by people using the Citymapper […]
MOURNERS PAY TRIBUTE TO RUNNER KILLED ON TAI PO ROAD
Mourners have burned incense and left flowers on Tai Po Road for a runner killed when he was struck by a custom Volkswagen Passat driven at speed. 26-year-old Ng Kwok-hing was running […]
MINIBUS FIRM FOLDS ON VIRUS SLUMP
A minibus firm founded in 1977 has folded after losing HK$2 million in the last few months on revenues already under pressure from a recent MTR extension serving its main routes. Chit […]
YOUNG MAN KILLED CROSSING TAI PO ROAD
Police arrested and held a 27-year old driver after his car mowed down a 26-year old man crossing Tai Po Road yesterday evening (9 April). According to police, the victim, Mr Ng, […]
CE GREENLIGHTS TUNG CHUNG MTR EXTENSION
MTR will add two new stations to the Tung Chung Line after Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor gave the go-ahead for the Tung Chung Line Extension Project. The HK$18.7 […]
ELDERLY WALKABILITY IGNORED BY PLANNERS, FINDS HK RESEARCHER
A new test of how well districts encourage walking finds many holes in Hong Kong’s walkability, including poor connections in districts frequented by the elderly, unnavigable new towns and a sign that […]
