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POLICE CATCH HIT-AND-RUN TRUCKER 16 HOURS AFTER ROADWORK DEATH

By James Ockenden on May 25, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

FOURTH PEDESTRIAN DEATH IN TWO WEEKS AS TAXI KILLS WOMAN ON FERRY ST

By James Ockenden on May 24, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

“STAY IN ROOM” FIRE ADVICE FOR QUARANTINE GUESTS “ACCEPTABLE” SAYS FIRE DEPT

By James Ockenden on May 20, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

TRAM WOULD HAVE “DIFFICULTY SUSTAINING BUSINESS” WITHOUT FARE HIKE: GOVT

By James Ockenden on May 17, 2022 • ( 1 Comment )

DEVELOPERS LEVERAGE ISOLATION GIFTS FOR LUXURY TOWER PLANS: “PAVED AREAS” HAVE “LOW ECOLOGICAL VALUE”

By James Ockenden on May 11, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

MTR’S CAPACITY CALCULATIONS “BALONEY” SAYS FORMER KCR CHAIRMAN

By James Ockenden on May 5, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

“TWO-TIER DECLARATION SYSTEM” PROTECTS SMART TRAFFIC FUND: LETTER FROM TRANSPORT DEPT

By Transit Jam on April 7, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

The following is a letter from Transport Department defending the management and governance of the Smart Traffic Fund following our story on the Hong Kong Productivity Council awarding funds to its own […]

POLICE USING UNDERCOVER COPS TO KEEP UP WITH SURGE IN E-MOBILITY

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

Police in Tseung Kwan O are now using undercover officers to target people using e-mobility such as e-scooters and e-scooters, arresting 11 earlier last week and promising more operations to come. “Tseung […]

QUESTIONS RAISED OVER $1 BILLION SMART TRAFFIC SLUSH FUND AS MANAGER BANKROLLS ITS OWN PROJECTS

By James Ockenden on April 6, 2022 • ( 3 Comments )

The Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) has been awarding itself huge project grants as manager of the government’s $1 billion Smart Traffic Fund, Transit Jam has learned. The council, entrusted as the […]

PRISON CAMERA TECH FIRM WINS GOVT GRANT TO PREDICT CONGESTION

By James Ockenden on April 4, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

A Hong Kong facial-recognition firm whose artificial intelligence (AI) cameras tackled prison suicides has won a $4m Smart Traffic Fund grant to develop congestion prediction technology. The project, one of four funded […]

GOVT TO BAN NEXT-GEN BICYCLES FROM ROADS, URBAN AREAS

By James Ockenden on March 31, 2022 • ( 2 Comments )
A Yamaha e-assist bike helps a rider up a hill: campaigners say e-assist bikes shouldn't be treated the same as e-scooters or other throttle-powered e-devices

Government proposals strongly influenced by the car and e-scooter lobby are set to forbid next-generation bicycles from public roads, forcing them to use only cycle tracks and effectively banning them from urban […]

COPS DISHED OUT A PARKING TICKET EVERY 10 SECONDS IN 2021

By James Ockenden on March 28, 2022 • ( 2 Comments )

Parking tickets reached a record high in 2021, with 3.3 million of the $320 fines given out over the year – equivalent to one every 10 seconds. The annual police figures, updated […]

MAINLAND TRUCK DRIVER LOSES CONTROL ON BORDER ROAD, DIES IN HOSPITAL

By James Ockenden on March 26, 2022 • ( 1 Comment )

A truck driver has died after an unexplained crash on a controlled road between the mainland border and Hong Kong. 46-year-old mainland driver Mr Zhong was headed towards Yuen Long from Shenzhen […]

TOURISM CHIEF UNAWARE OF WEST KOWLOON DECISION TO RAZE PALACE MUSEUM LAWNS FOR CAR PARK

By James Ockenden on March 23, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) is the latest organisation found not to be consulted on the controversial decision of West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA) to concrete over prime waterfront lawns […]

23 ILLEGAL HOT RODS BUSTED IN CITY-WIDE SPEED TRAPS, BUT ONLY 3 ARRESTS

By James Ockenden on March 22, 2022 • ( 3 Comments )

Police launched speeding operations across the city over the weekend, arresting three while impounding 23 cars and nine motorbikes alleged to be illegally modified for street racing. The speed campaigns in Kowloon […]

SHOWCASE CYCLE TRACK TORN UP FOR NEW COMMUNITY ISOLATION FACILITY

By James Ockenden on March 18, 2022 • ( 2 Comments )

One of the most famous and picturesque stretches of the New Territories cycle track has been destroyed by construction work for a new Community Isolation Facility (CIF). Cyclists and commuters using the […]

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