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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 )

“GENERALLY IN COMPLIANCE”: BUILDINGS DEPT DEFENDS BUS CRASH WORK SITE, SAYS STORY “UNFAIR”

By James Ockenden on November 29, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Buildings Department has hit back at a Transit Jam story which claimed the government refused to answer questions on a shocking construction site smash, with the department saying it was not refusing […]

BUILDINGS DEPT REFUSES TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AFTER CONSTRUCTION SITE I-BEAM SLICES THROUGH DOUBLE-DECKER

By James Ockenden on November 29, 2022 • ( 1 Comment )

The department responsible for building site safety has refused to respond to questions about a construction beam striking a packed-out morning commuter bus in a wreck that injured four people, including a […]

HK ISLAND HARBOURFRONT CYCLE PATH TO EXTEND TO 30KM “BY EARLY 2025”

By James Ockenden on November 27, 2022 • ( 1 Comment )

Hong Kong Island will see a 30km unbroken harbourfront cycle path by early 2025, Harbourfront Commission chairman Vincent Ng told Transit Jam today. Speaking at an event to celebrate the island’s first […]

MOTORBIKE PASSENGER KILLED IN WONG TAI SIN TRUCK CRASH, NO ARRESTS

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

A 52-year-old motorbike passenger has died after the rider lost control of the bike and smashed into a truck in the opposite lane. Ms Yuen was riding pillion with rider Mr Lai, […]

89-YEAR-OLD WOMAN STRUCK BY VAN DRIVER DIES 3 DAYS LATER

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

An 89-year-old woman has died in hospital three days after a van driver knocked her down in Western District. Ms Lau was at the junction of Water Street and Queen’s Road West […]

TWICE THE COST OF DRIVING: STAR FERRY’S “LAUGHABLE” BICYCLE FARE HIKE ANGERS BIKE COMMUNITY

By James Ockenden on November 22, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Star Ferry plans to double all cross-harbour fares, according to a document presented to LegCo’s Transport Panel this week, putting the weekend bicycle fare at more than double the cost of driving […]

YOUNG TRUCKER’S TEEN GIRLFRIEND KILLED IN CRASH TRAGEDY

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

An 18-year-old woman died in a truck crash yesterday after being thrown from the cab as her 21-year-old boyfriend’s truck overturned. According to reports, the young woman, Ms Cheung, had been accompanying […]

31 MINIBUS PASSENGERS FACE JAIL AND FINES FOR NOT WEARING SEAT BELTS

By James Ockenden on November 16, 2022 • ( 6 Comments )

31 minibus passengers face a maximum penalty of three months in jail and a HK$5,000 fine for not wearing seatbelts after a police sting operation on Hong Kong Island caught dozens riding […]

FERRY SKIPPER SPURNS LAMMA’S NEW WHEELCHAIR-ACCESSIBLE PIER

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

A frustrated ferry skipper aborted the first scheduled arrival at the new Pak Kok Ferry Pier yesterday, speeding away to the old embarkation point after several attempts to engage new moorings. Sources […]

EXPERT SLAMS MTR FOR PASSENGERS’ PITCH-BLACK TUNNEL TREK AFTER DERAILMENT SMASH

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

An expert has slammed MTR for possibly breaching its own safety rules after passengers on a Central-bound MTR train found themselves alone and bewildered in a pitch-black MTR tunnel this morning following […]

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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
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