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, […]
CUSTOMS OFFICER KILLED IN BORDER BRIDGE CRASH PLUNGE
KWAI TSING COPS CRACK DOWN ON TRAFFIC AHEAD OF NEW SCHOOL YEAR, BUT CITYWIDE ISSUES UNRESOLVED
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
