Environment Secretary Wong Kam-sing yesterday rejected lawmaker Ben Chan Han-pan’s calls for green shipping onshore power facilities, claiming, wrongly, that only a “few” ships in the world were fitted with such technology. […]
ENV SEC MISLEADS LEGCO WITH FLIMSY FACTS, REJECTS LAWMAKER’S GREEN SHIPPING PLAN
GANGSTERS SWAMP MOTORBIKE INSPECTION QUEUES, RE-SELL SPOTS FOR BIG PROFITS
Criminal gangs are using WhatsApp groups to snap up Transport Department (TD) inspection queue tokens and re-sell them for huge profits, Yahoo news reported today. According to Yahoo, gangs are taking advantage […]
HK$6.8M UPGRADE HANDOUT FOR BUILDERS TO FIX ILLEGAL ROADSIDE SKIPS
Taxpayers will fork out HK$6.8 million for the skip trade to bring illegal roadside skips into compliance with the law, the government revealed this week. The scheme, a collaboration between the government […]
FEHD OFFICIAL REVEALS LAZY, CORRUPT WORLD OF GARBAGE COLLECTION
The rubbish-strewn streets of mid-Levels are a symptom of unscrupulous garbage contractors who dump mountains of trash illegally on footpaths rather than paying for it to be properly handled, according to a […]
MOTORISTS SHRUG OFF NEW POLICE PARKING ENFORCEMENT SCHEME
Local motorists ignored a new police “Video Recording Traffic Enforcement Zone” on Queen’s Road Central this week, with illegal parking, double parking and illegal unloading on double yellow lines as rampant as […]
POLICE TIGHT-LIPPED ON NATIONAL SECURITY DIRECTOR’S BROTHEL PARKING HABITS
Police have refused to comment on the brothel parking habits of National Security Director Frederic Choi Chin-pang, claiming Choi’s case is still open and “pending legal advice”. “As the case is still […]
GOVT FAILURE ON CYCLE DATA REFLECTS FAILURE TO SUPPORT CYCLING: ALLIANCE CHAIRMAN
The government’s failure to collect data on cycling reflects the city’s failure to support cycling and leaves officials in the dark when it comes to developing transport policy, according to the chairman […]
“NO CRIMINAL ACTS FOUND”: POLICE TRIAD PARKING PROBE COMES UP EMPTY-HANDED
Police say there is no evidence of criminal activity surrounding Tsim Sha Tsui car jockeys, claiming operations against parking gangs have proved fruitless. “Thematic operations have been mounted regularly by the District […]
PUBLIC IN THE DARK OVER FRESH 2-YEAR $5.4M PEDESTRIAN SIGN STUDY
Hong Kongers are to be kept in the dark over a two-year HK$5.4 million contract to conduct a feasibility study into the development of a new pedestrian wayfinding signage system for the […]
CONTRACTOR FINED $54 FOR 4-MONTH PUBLIC TOILET REPAIR DELAY
An Ombudsman probe into mis-management of public toilets has revealed paltry fines dished out to tardy contractors, including one $54 fine for a contractor who delayed repair work by 125 days and […]
