Uber is operating without due diligence on hire car licences and lacks proper insurance, according to a scathing attack by transport sector lawmaker Frankie Yick Chi-ming, who says the firm’s recent “ridesharing” […]
UBER “NEGLIGENT” ON PERMITS, INSURANCE, SAYS LAWMAKER
YET ANOTHER ELDERLY PEDESTRIAN KILLED: VAN DRIVER ARRESTED
This van, driven by Mr Cheung, 39, ploughed into an elderly pedestrian in Hung Hom yesterday, killing her (photo: Sing Tao Daily) A large black van knocked down and killed a woman […]
MAINLAND PLANS LOCATION TRACKING IN HK FOR CROSS-BORDER TRUCKS
Cross-border trucks in Hong Kong could be required to carry mainland location-tracking devices under new Covid-19 rules discussed by the government and mainland authorities, Transit Jam has learned. Details are still emerging, […]
WOMAN KILLED BY BUS OUTSIDE CITYPLAZA
A woman was killed after being knocked down by a bus as she crossed a road in Tai Koo on Monday. Police say Ms Chong, 84, was struck by the KMB bus, […]
THIEVES TARGET REFUGEES’ BIKES, SAYS CHARITY WORKSHOP
Thieves are targeting reconditioned bikes given to refugee ethnic minorities because refugees are unlikely to report such theft to the police, according to a manager at charity foundation Crossroads. Volunteer workshop manager […]
RIDESHARE OR TAXI OPERATOR? CRUCIAL QUESTIONS FOR UBER’S HONG KONG FUTURE
Uber’s two-month “Regulate Uber” publicity blitz and its dangled carrot of a regional HQ relocation may have failed to entice the Hong Kong government into regulatory talks but its general manager Estyn […]
RACING DRIVER BUILDS DREAM GARAGE… OF WHEELCHAIR SHUTTLES
The Porsche 993 Carrera S, the Nissan Fairlady Z32… for racing enthusiasts, a dream garage. For Alexander Mui, a former racing driver and karting champion, his high-powered machines represented a pot of […]
SURPRISE RAILING DEPLOYMENT ENDS CROSSING BATTLE
A year-long fight to formalise an impromptu Causeway Bay pedestrian crossing has ended abruptly after Highways Department (HyD) sealed the passageway with railings. The mass clearance of railings by the government and […]
“GOVT PUTS POLITICS OVER LIVEABILITY”: JOSHUA WONG’S PLATFORM CRUSHED BY DQ
Joshua Wong Chi-fung was the only candidate to be disqualified from the 2019 District Council Elections, and the possibility of another disqualification in the 2020 LegCo elections loomed large over our conversation […]
BREAKING: UBER’S ASIA HQ TO STICK IN SINGAPORE
Uber’s Asia Pacific Headquarters will remain in Singapore for the medium term, the firm says, after it earlier indicated it might move to Hong Kong should the government adopt a more open […]
