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3 DEAD, 90 INJURED IN DEADLIEST LUNAR NEW YEAR ON THE ROADS SINCE 2006

By James Ockenden on January 22, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

CHINA CONCRETE AND FORMER JUSTICE SEC FAIL HIGH COURT BID AGAINST GOVT SHUTDOWN ORDER: YET BANDIT PLANT STILL RUNNING

By James Ockenden on January 21, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

TRIAD WHO ATTACKED BUS FOUNDER ARRESTED IN DRUG FACTORY HOME, $2M COCAINE AND CASH SEIZED

By James Ockenden on January 13, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

A TAXING WALK NO MORE: GOVT WILL ADD GREEN MAN CROSSING OUTSIDE NEW TAX BUILDING

By James Ockenden on January 10, 2023 • ( 2 Comments )

GOVT CLAMPS DOWN ON ITS HARBOURFRONT BIKE TRIAL CONTRACTOR, ADMITS “DEFECTIVE BIKES”

By James Ockenden on January 10, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

11-YEAR-OLD GIRL RUN DOWN ON STREET, 7-SEATER DRIVER ARRESTED

By James Ockenden on January 7, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

PEDESTRIAN DANGERS UNCHANGED ONE YEAR AFTER SOHO WOMAN’S DEATH

By James Ockenden on December 16, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Friends of slain French woman Elodie Ma, who was killed by a runaway car in Soho a year ago, say nothing has changed in the dense nightlife area, with Transport Department just […]

MOTORCYCLIST KILLS 73-YEAR-OLD PEDESTRIAN ON NATHAN ROAD CROSSING

By James Ockenden on December 16, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

A 73-year-old died after a young motorbike rider smashed into him on Nathan Road Wednesday evening. The 19-year-old rider, unnamed by police, was riding a petrol scooter south on Nathan Road at […]

CITYBUS E-BUS SUPPLIER WISDOM SHARES OFFICE AND EMAIL ADDRESS WITH CITYBUS OWNER

By James Ockenden on December 15, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Chinese bus maker Wisdom’s Hong Kong company is incorporated in the same Jardine House office as Hong Kong’s public transport bus owner Templewater and has a “templewater.com” email address listed as its […]

GRIEVING FAMILY OF KILLED CYCLIST WIN RIGHT TO RETRIEVE BODY IN TIME FOR LAST RITES

By James Ockenden on December 14, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

The family of a man killed in a Kowloon City road crash won a race against the clock to retrieve the body and administer last rites after hitting a bureaucratic hurdle last […]

COPS TARGET DRIVERS ABUSING ZEBRA CROSSINGS: 207 FILMED FOR PROSECUTION

By James Ockenden on December 13, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Police say they will adopt a “zero tolerance” approach for drivers abusing zebra crossings after a two-day campaign on Hong Kong Island saw 155 pedestrians summonsed and 207 drivers filmed breaking the […]

MURKY BUS NETWORK: CITYBUS’ H2 BUS SUPPLIER FOUND REBADGING SEC-INVESTIGATED FIRM’S BUSES

By James Ockenden on December 12, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

An exhibition hydrogen bus purportedly from Citybus’ parent’s joint-venture Wisdom Fujian was found to be a half-repackaged version of a bus made for beleaguered hydrogen firm Hyzon, a NASDAQ-listed firm itself accused […]

80-YR-OLD TAXI DRIVER PASSES OUT AT WHEEL, CRUSHING CYCLIST TO DEATH

By James Ockenden on December 6, 2022 • ( 1 Comment )

An octogenarian taxi driver reportedly passed out at the wheel in Kowloon City last night, losing control of his taxi and crushing a 47-year-old cyclist against a container truck, killing him. Police […]

PASSENGERS IN PERIL: MTR TO STUDY OTHER RAILWAYS AFTER SPATE OF BLUNDERS

By James Ockenden on December 6, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

MTR will look at other railways to improve its maintenance regime and will conduct a review of its asset management, effective immediately, to improve safety on the network after yet another train […]

NEW TSEUNG KWAN O CYCLE BRIDGE “A VERY WELCOME DEVELOPMENT”

By wheeliefine on December 5, 2022 • ( 1 Comment )

Guest article by Martin Turner, chairman of the Hong Kong Cycling Alliance (HKCAll) The new Cross Bay Link (bridge) in Tseung Kwan O โ€“ with its striking โ€˜infinity loopโ€™ design โ€“ will […]

ILLEGAL E-BIKES SOAR IN POPULARITY: 76% OF TST DELIVERY BICYCLES ARE ELECTRIC

By James Ockenden on December 2, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Over three-quarters of delivery cyclists in Tsim Sha Tsui are now using e-bikes deemed illegal for public use by Transport Department, according to a survey by Transit Jam. A count of moving […]

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3 DEAD, 90 INJURED IN DEADLIEST LUNAR NEW YEAR ON THE ROADS SINCE 2006

CHINA CONCRETE AND FORMER JUSTICE SEC FAIL HIGH COURT BID AGAINST GOVT SHUTDOWN ORDER: YET BANDIT PLANT STILL RUNNING

TRIAD WHO ATTACKED BUS FOUNDER ARRESTED IN DRUG FACTORY HOME, $2M COCAINE AND CASH SEIZED

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  • 3 DEAD, 90 INJURED IN DEADLIEST LUNAR NEW YEAR ON THE ROADS SINCE 2006 January 22, 2023
  • CHINA CONCRETE AND FORMER JUSTICE SEC FAIL HIGH COURT BID AGAINST GOVT SHUTDOWN ORDER: YET BANDIT PLANT STILL RUNNING January 21, 2023
  • TRIAD WHO ATTACKED BUS FOUNDER ARRESTED IN DRUG FACTORY HOME, $2M COCAINE AND CASH SEIZED January 13, 2023
  • A TAXING WALK NO MORE: GOVT WILL ADD GREEN MAN CROSSING OUTSIDE NEW TAX BUILDING January 10, 2023
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