Just 93 out of 24,283 goods vehicles registered in Hong Kong between 2018 and 2020 were electric, government figures show, despite $1.1 billion in subsidies offered by the government for new electric […]
LESS THAN 0.4% OF NEW GOODS VEHICLES ELECTRIC, DESPITE MASSIVE GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES ON OFFER
PEDESTRIAN INJURED AS DOPE DRIVER FLEES POLICE AFTER BUS LANE WARNING
A 61-year-old woman suffered a broken foot this morning as the unlicensed driver of a Mercedes-Benz convertible lost control while fleeing police and rammed a railing in Fortress Hill. A police unit […]
INVISIBLE TOUCH: BRAVO GOES FULL CONTACTLESS
Over 300 routes run by CityBus and New World First Bus will accept contactless credit card and mobile payments from Saturday 16 October, with owner Bravo Transport claiming to be the first […]
SMART METERS OFFLINE AS TOP-UP BUG STRIKES AGAIN
The remote payment system for thousands of “smart” parking meters has been offline this morning “due to a backend system problem”, according to Transport Department (TD), the second failure in several months. […]
TAXI MURDER SUSPECT ARRESTED ON LAMMA 38 HOURS AFTER FRENZIED KNIFE ATTACK
A man wanted in connection with a murderous knife attack on a taxi driver on Queen’s Road West has been arrested at a grocery store on Lamma Island, police say. Police say […]
MAINLAND ELECTRIC DOUBLE-DECKER FINALLY CLEARS “PRE-TYPE APPROVAL” INTO HONG KONG
Hong Kong’s first double-decker electric bus cleared customs into Hong Kong yesterday, after months reportedly stuck in Shenzhen awaiting “pre-type approval”. The bus, made uniquely for Hong Kong, is a joint venture […]
DEADLY DAY OF ROAD VIOLENCE: FOUR DEAD IN THREE CRASHES AND A MURDER
Hong Kong has suffered a deadly day on the roads since Monday night with three separate road deaths and the murder of a taxi driver in less than 20 hours. In Western […]
COPS ARREST THREE E-BIKE RIDERS IN NORTH POINT
A fresh operation against electric bicycles netted three riders yesterday, at least one of them a food delivery worker, as police continued their crackdown at “blackspots” around the city. The […]
FTU DEMANDS MORE VISITOR CAR PARKING ON KAI TAK OPEN LAND, SAYS GOVT CONCURS
The Federation of Trade Unions (FTU), the party behind the recent attack on the Protection of Harbour Ordinance (PHO), invited government officials for a tour of Kai Tak Cruise Terminal yesterday to […]
HYDROGEN BUSES TO HIT THE ROADS WITHIN THREE YEARS
Hong Kong will put hydrogen buses to the test “within three years” as part of the new Climate Blueprint announced as part of the Chief Executive’s 2021 Policy Address. Speaking at a […]
