The Audit Commission (AC) has found huge irregularities in the government’s vehicle use, driver working hours and chauffeur training. One of a string of problematic findings was that among government chauffeurs found […]
AUDIT COMMISSION EXPOSES SHADY WORLD OF GOVT VEHICLE USE
BENCHES AT WAN CHAI’S PIERSIDE PRECINCT WORN OUT AFTER A MONTH
Fixtures along the new stretch of Hong Kong’s much-vaunted “Pierside Precinct” promenade in Wan Chai are already cracked and broken barely a month after opening, Transit Jam has found. A visit to […]
TRUCK DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER PEDESTRIAN CRASH DEATH IN HUNG HOM
Police have arrested a truck driver for dangerous driving causing death after his truck struck and killed a woman crossing a road in Hung Hom this afternoon. Ms. Wong, 88, was crossing […]
COWBOY CONSTRUCTION CREATES PEDESTRIAN HELL
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 […]
“ALARM BELLS FOR JOURNALISTS”: BAO CHOY ON SEARCH CONVICTION
Journalist Bao Choy Yuk-ling, who was today convicted of making false statements to Transport Department during an investigation into links between police and triads, says her arrest and conviction should set off […]
POLICE ARREST SUV DRIVER AFTER FATAL TAXI CRASH
Police arrested the driver of a $1m SUV in Sai Kung this morning after he reportedly rammed into a taxi in Sai Kung in a crash which proved fatal to the cab […]
FERRY FERRY FAST: HKU’S ROBOTIC FISH COULD SAVE LIVES AT SEA
The world’s fastest robotic fish, designed and built in Hong Kong, could soon be deployed on the city’s ferries, cruise ships, promenades and beaches as a valuable life-saving and signalling tool, according […]
“WASTEFUL, UNFAIR AND SLOW”: EXPERTS DENOUNCE CITY’S PARKING PLAN
The government’s plan to build more parking spaces to solve the illegal parking problem is “wasteful, unfair and slow” says transport planner Paul Barter, recommending Hong Kong bring its on-street parking management […]
REGINA IP SLAMS CARRIE LAM’S “EMPIRE BUILDING”, GOVT SILO MENTALITY
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 […]
GOVT DEFENDS SKIP CERTIFICATION SCHEME, “FINALISING DESIGN” FOR 2022 ROLLOUT
The government has defended its new skip certification scheme, claiming that reported poor quality licensed skips represent only a small sample of the 30 skips licensed under the scheme. Hong Kong’s pilot […]
