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LOCKED AND BLOCKED PLAYROOM FIRE EXITS IN MALL ALREADY WARNED ON FIRE DANGERS

By James Ockenden on January 15, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

“NO OBVIOUS DANGER”: AUTHORITIES IGNORE FORGED SCAFFOLD SAFETY CERTIFICATES

By James Ockenden on January 12, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

RETURNING OFFICERS REFER SIX, INCLUDING FOUR LAWMAKERS, TO POLICE OVER ILLEGAL ELECTION FLAGS

By James Ockenden on January 1, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

LABOUR DEPT SHOWS FIRE SAFETY LENIENCY JUST DAYS AFTER BLAZE

By James Ockenden on December 2, 2025 • ( 2 Comments )

E-BIKE CRACKDOWN CONTINUES WITH SIX ARRESTS

By James Ockenden on September 25, 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

DELIVERY CYCLIST GORED BY DUMP TRUCK, DRIVER ARRESTED

By James Ockenden on September 19, 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

CUSTOMS OFFICER KILLED IN BORDER BRIDGE CRASH PLUNGE

By James Ockenden on September 3, 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

A senior customs officer was confirmed dead this morning after a crash on the Shenzhen Bay Bridge saw his vehicle plunge over crash barriers into the sea. Customs said the 46-year-old officer, […]

KWAI TSING COPS CRACK DOWN ON TRAFFIC AHEAD OF NEW SCHOOL YEAR, BUT CITYWIDE ISSUES UNRESOLVED

By James Ockenden on September 2, 2024 • ( 1 Comment )

Traffic police in Kwai Tsing gave 817 tickets and towed five private cars in a massive sting operation against illegal parking ahead of the new school year. Kwai Tsing has around 135 […]

GOVT SPENDS $7 MILLION TO DEVELOP MAINLAND DRIVING SIMULATOR FOR NORTHBOUND DRIVERS

By James Ockenden on August 30, 2024 • ( 1 Comment )

A PolyU aerospace researcher has been awarded $7 million from the government’s controversial Smart Traffic Fund (STF) to develop a mainland driving simulator for Hong Kong drivers, under the banner of road […]

AUTHORITIES CRACKDOWN ON YAU MA TEI FRUIT MARKET

By James Ockenden on August 29, 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

Police and government officials mounted a joint operation around Yau Ma Tei fruit market last night to combat “street obstructions” from wholesale fruit traders. Officers the Yau Ma Tei Divisional Task Force, […]

THREE TUNNEL PROBLEM: GOVT SHRUGS OFF MILLIONS OF LOST TOLLS IN MISCOUNT MYSTERY

By James Ockenden on August 29, 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

An exposé by financial analyst and activist investor David Webb has found serious miscounting of cross-harbour tunnel traffic over the last decade. According to Webb, government traffic figures showed Hong Kong Island […]

MINIBUS DRIVER ARRESTED AS WOMAN KILLED AT PLAZA HOLLYWOOD CROSSING

By James Ockenden on August 28, 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

Police have arrested a 66-year-old minibus driver for dangerous driving after he knocked down and killed a 47-year-old woman who was crossing the road in Diamond Hill this morning. According to police, […]

20 TRANSITIONAL HOUSING UNITS STILL NEED FIXING MONTHS AFTER WATER SEEPAGE PROBLEMS REPORTED

By James Ockenden on August 28, 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

At least 20 units at a beleaguered Kai Tak transitional housing complex are still to be rectified after massive multiple water leaks at the new complex caused flooding, mould and even mushroom […]

HZMB CROSS-BORDER BUS WORKER JAILED AFTER SOLICITING PANDEMIC BRIBES

By James Ockenden on August 27, 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

A bus worker has been jailed after offering shuttle bus seats to mainland tourists for bribes without proper paperwork during pandemic restrictions. In January 2023, Ng Kwong-lung, 36, was employed as a […]

PROFESSOR DIES IN APPARENT SUICIDE AT ONE OF LAST UN-GATED EAST RAIL LINE PLATFORMS

By James Ockenden on August 26, 2024 • ( 2 Comments )

Updated 4:10pm 26 August 2024. The original version of this story published 8:34am on 26 August 2024 had many issues stemming from potentially false and even fraudulent information from a previously trusted […]

POLICE ARREST PICKUP TRUCK DOG KILLER

By James Ockenden on August 23, 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

Police last night arrested a 50-year-old pickup truck driver after video surfaced online of a truck running over a dog on a Yuen Long. A dashcam video posted online showed the blue […]

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LOCKED AND BLOCKED PLAYROOM FIRE EXITS IN MALL ALREADY WARNED ON FIRE DANGERS

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