A staggering 175,000 fire safety directions issued by the government remain ignored or outstanding as at the end of 2023, representing 45% of the total number of fire safety directions ever issued […]
“MOST CARELESS AND SLOPPY EIA IN HISTORY”: GOVT BLAMES “EDITING PROBLEMS”, DELETES REPORT
The government has deleted an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) dubbed by green groups as the “most careless and sloppy EIA in history”, but hit back at detailed criticism of the report claiming […]
GOVT PLANS DRIVERLESS MINIBUSES IN 2024… BUT ROADS NOT UP TO THE JOB, WARNS DELOITTE
Hong Kong’s public minibuses could be the perfect vehicles for driverless technology, according to a speech by the city’s transport chief at a transport innovation event today, with a promise of at […]
DEATHTRAP OWNERS MOCKED GOVT FIRE SAFETY ORDERS FOR 16 YEARS
Hours after a deadly inferno swept through a Nathan Road building killing five and injuring 35, the government revealed it had slapped fire safety orders on the owners multiple times since 2008 […]
WELL DONE TRANSPORT DEPT!
My new year’s resolution was to try to be more positive, so let me say I *LOVE LOVE LOVE* the new licence plate search system for journalists. It’s like using a smart […]
SNOOP SCOOP! COPS USING PARKED CARS TO BUILD 24-HR CCTV NETWORK
Police in Kowloon East are recruiting thousands of drivers to install 24-hour surveillance cameras in their parked vehicles and link into a massive new community recording network. The project, dubbed “Project CARCAMS” […]
6 DEATHS IN 42 MONTHS AT “AGGRESSIVE” GOVT CONTRACTOR
Cowboy construction firm Aggressive Construction has been blamed for six worker deaths in the last 42 months, the latest tragedy happening yesterday at a government worksite near West Kowloon. A 56-year-old electrician […]
SCOOP: LADDER ST ARTWORK KILLERS HAVE 8-YEAR-OUTSTANDING “FALLING CONCRETE” NOTICE
In what must surely count as the most egregious case of misplaced priorities in Hong Kong this year, the Incorporated Owners of 147 Caine Road pressured a ground floor shop to remove […]
CONCRETE RAIN: “PANDEMIC” EXCUSE QUESTIONED AS EXCLUSIVE FIGURES REVEAL THOUSANDS OF PRE-COVID SAFETY ORDERS STILL IGNORED
Almost 4,000 potentially dangerous buildings have illegally ignored mandatory inspection notices for up to 10 years, with the majority of outstanding safety notices issued well before the pandemic and hundreds as long […]
EX-COP “ASTOUNDED” AT SMOKING STARING ORDERS
Staring at smokers could be construed as intimidating or offensive behaviour under Hong Kong law, according to a former Hong Kong police officer who says he was “astounded” at recent instructions from […]
