An Ombudsman probe into mis-management of public toilets has revealed paltry fines dished out to tardy contractors, including one $54 fine for a contractor who delayed repair work by 125 days and […]
In a lengthy and contradictory statement, Hongkong Electric (HEC) says there is no question of it trying to evade safety laws at worksites, after a site in Wan Chai was found to […]
The last week has been deadly for construction workers working at Kai Tak: three have died in three separate incidents, with one falling from scaffolding, one crushed by a cement pod and […]
Lawmaker Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee has criticised Carrie Lam’s attempts to pad the civil service with “promotion jobs” and called out the government’s “silo mentality” as stifling progress. In an exclusive interview […]
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 […]
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 […]
A truck driver ran down a man on a pedestrian crossing in Sham Shui Po last night, fleeing the scene in his heavy dump truck and leaving the man fatally wounded on […]
A former government official was yesterday sentenced to 10 months’ jail in District Court after killing a pedestrian in Tuen Mun last March. Chan Kit-fong, 48, knocked down Mr Tang, 55, before […]
A young girl who died after an asthma attack has become the first person in the UK to have “air pollution” listed as a cause of death, a ruling London’s mayor called […]
A man was killed crossing a road on the edge of the government’s “Walkable Urban Area” pilot area in Sham Shui Po yesterday, highlighting issues with the government’s “pedestrian infrastructure” approach to […]
