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THIRST FOR POWER: GOVERNMENT STONEWALLS FIGURES ON EV ELECTRICITY DEMAND

By James Ockenden on April 12, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

TRAFFIC WARDEN ATTACKED BY TRUCK DRIVER ON QUEEN’S ROAD CENTRAL

By James Ockenden on April 2, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

11 HURT AS MINIBUS DRIVER RUNS RED LIGHT, SMASHES INTO TRUCK

By James Ockenden on April 1, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

MUI WO FACELIFT WILL STRAITJACKET CYCLISTS, STUDY FINDS

By James Ockenden on April 1, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

BAD HANDWRITING COSTS POLICE $2.1M IN LOST PARKING TICKET REVENUE

By James Ockenden on March 25, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

SEAPLANE HK TO TEST PASSENGER DRONES THIS YEAR

By James Ockenden on March 24, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

BIKE PARKING RULED OUT AT CIVIL SERVICE COLLEGE CAMPUS, EVEN BEFORE DESIGNS ARE DRAWN UP

By James Ockenden on February 18, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

The colossal Civil Service College to be built in Kwun Tong will have zero bicycle parking, Transit Jam has learned, with officials blaming “road safety considerations” for the exclusion. A spokeswoman for […]

PARKNSHOP DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER SCOOTER DEATH

By James Ockenden on February 18, 2021 • ( 1 Comment )

Police arrested the driver of a ParknShop truck last night after a fatal crash which killed a 53-year-old motorcyclist. Mr Chan, 33, was driving his truck along Container Port Road South in […]

PEDESTRIAN “DID NOT USE FOOTBRIDGE”: MITIGATION FOR KILLER OFFICIAL’S 10-MONTH SENTENCE

By James Ockenden on February 17, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

A former government official was yesterday sentenced to 10 months’ jail in District Court after killing a pedestrian in Tuen Mun last March. Chan Kit-fong, 48, knocked down Mr Tang, 55, before […]

PETROL, DIESEL CARS FOR THE CHOP, PERHAPS BY 2035, HINTS EPD DEPUTY

By James Ockenden on February 15, 2021 • ( 1 Comment )

Hong Kong will likely ban sales of new petrol or diesel cars by around 2035, suggests Environmental Protection Department (EPD) Deputy Director Owin Fung Ho-yin, putting forward timelines from London and Tokyo […]

E-SCOOTER RIDER TRACKED DOWN AND ARRESTED, DAYS AFTER GOVT E-MOBILITY TRIAL

By James Ockenden on February 9, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Police arrested a 30-year-old “foreign man” last night for driving an electric scooter through Tseung Kwan O Tunnel over the weekend. Police say they “took the initiative” to track down and arrest […]

MIRACLE AS CYCLIST WALKS AWAY AFTER FALLING UNDER BUS

By James Ockenden on February 7, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

A man who fell under a bus after his bicycle flipped on a tram track had a miraculous escape this afternoon, with apparently no injuries from his horrifying brush with death. The […]

TRUCK DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER WOMAN RUN DOWN, KILLED ON ESTATE WHILE COLLECTING CARDBOARD

By James Ockenden on February 7, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Police arrested a truck driver for dangerous driving causing death this morning, after his truck reportedly knocked over and killed an 86-year-old woman in Sha Tin. The woman’s death happened outside Herring […]

NATSEC CARTOON IMAGES: RUSSIAN ARTIST, AMERICAN PLATFORM

By James Ockenden on February 7, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

At least one key image in the Hong Kong government’s Let’s Learn About National Security (Audio Picture Book) video is sourced from American stock site Shutterstock, with the airport image found to […]

POLICE ARREST YUEN LONG HIT-AND-RUN WOMAN ON MULTIPLE CHARGES

By James Ockenden on February 5, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Police have arrested a woman who tried to mow down a man whose van she’d struck earlier as he attempted to stop her fleeing an accident scene. The woman, 34 year-old Ms […]

FIRST CLASS SHARE TO EXPAND 33% AS EAST RAIL TRAINS SHORTEN FROM SUNDAY

By James Ockenden on February 5, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )
Two masked officials from Hong Kong's MTR show signs showing the reduction in train length from 12 carriages to 9 carriages

MTR will shorten six of its East Rail Line trains from 12 carriages to nine from Sunday, while still dedicating one whole carriage to more expensive first class seats, giving a 33% […]

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THIRST FOR POWER: GOVERNMENT STONEWALLS FIGURES ON EV ELECTRICITY DEMAND

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TRAM DRIVER KNOCKS DOWN AND KILLS WOMAN ON WAN CHAI TRACKS

TRAFFIC WARDEN ATTACKED BY TRUCK DRIVER ON QUEEN’S ROAD CENTRAL

11 HURT AS MINIBUS DRIVER RUNS RED LIGHT, SMASHES INTO TRUCK

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  • TRAM DRIVER KNOCKS DOWN AND KILLS WOMAN ON WAN CHAI TRACKS April 13, 2021
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  • TRAFFIC WARDEN ATTACKED BY TRUCK DRIVER ON QUEEN’S ROAD CENTRAL April 2, 2021
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