The rapid shift to “low-carbon” societies may worsen social inequalities and exclusions, with electric vehicles (EVs) widening class gaps and leading to more driving, according to research studying the fairness of low-carbon […]
SCIENTISTS EXPOSE INJUSTICES IN DECARBONISING, WARN OF “CARBON-LITERATE ELITE”
HONG KONG’S SOLE ELECTRIC TRUCK “UNSUITABLE FOR PUBLIC ROADS”
The only electric truck ever trialled through the government’s New Energy Transport Fund (NETF) scheme is not used on public roads over concern of battery life and coping with hills when loaded, […]
GOVT CLUELESS ON CYCLE TRACK USE, ADMITS SEC DEV
Officials have no idea how many cyclists use Hong Kong’s cycle paths, admitted Secretary for Development Michael Wong Wai-lun in LegCo today, after some tough questions on the city’s biking network and […]
LAWMAKERS DEMAND EMERGENCY TRANSPORT PANEL ON JOURNALIST ARREST
Four lawmakers are demanding an emergency meeting of the LegCo Transport Panel to discuss the issue of a journalist who was arrested and charged with making false statements while accessing transport data. […]
WOMAN’S CONDITION SERIOUS AFTER TAXI KNOCKS HER FROM BIKE
A woman who was knocked off her bike by a taxi in Sheung Shui on Saturday morning is still fighting for her life in Prince of Wales Hospital. Ms Cheung, 46, was […]
MONG KOK AUDI PLOUGHS INTO MAN ON BICYCLE: RIDER HOSPITALISED
A 54-year-old man riding a bike along Cherry Street in Mong Kok was knocked off and badly injured by an Audi driver swinging right into Argyle Street earlier this evening. Police say […]
NEW MINIBUS ROUTES FOR CENTRAL & SHEUNG SHUI
Three new green minibus routes are up for grabs by government tender – two serving Sheung Shui and a new circular route around Central/Sheung Wan/Caine Road. In Sheung Shui, one new route […]
HK$100M COASTAL TRAIL ENERGISED WITH HISTORIC CROSS-DISTRICT VOTE
With a unanimous vote of support from the Eastern District Council this week, all four Hong Kong Island district councils have now reached a historic consensus to bridge gaps in Hong Kong […]
JOURNALIST ARRESTED AS GOVT TIGHTENS GRIP ON INFORMATION
Police arrested a journalist today under a relatively new mechanism which forces journalists to restrict their use of publicly-available vehicle information to transport-related matters or face legal consequences. Reporter Choy Yuk-ling, 37, […]
TRUCK DRIVER’S WING-MIRROR KILLS PEDESTRIAN ON BLACKSPOT ZEBRA CROSSING
A man was killed after being struck on the head by the wing mirror of a fast-moving truck on a pedestrian crossing in Cheung Sha Wan last week. Mr Wong, 61, was […]
