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E-BIKE RIDER ARRESTED FOR OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE AFTER TRYING TO CONCEAL BATTERY PACK

By James Ockenden on February 2, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

CEMENT TRUCK DRIVER WANTED AFTER FATAL HIT-AND-RUN

By James Ockenden on February 1, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

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 )

JAYWALKING TICKETS THROUGH “IAM SMART” APP UNDER POLICE LAW CHANGE PROPOSALS

By James Ockenden on May 4, 2021 • ( 6 Comments )

Police are pushing for a change in traffic laws to allow traffic summons such as jaywalking and parking tickets to be handled electronically and linked to government app iAM Smart. The force […]

FLIPPING TAXI INJURES DRIVER AND PASSENGER

By James Ockenden on May 3, 2021 • ( 1 Comment )

A taxi driver hit a concrete barrier and lost control of his cab this morning, overturning the vehicle and injuring himself and his passenger. Driver Mr Tai, 67, was driving along Harcourt […]

HONGKONG ELECTRIC CAUGHT FLOUTING PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND TRANSPORT RULES

By James Ockenden on May 3, 2021 • ( 1 Comment )

Hongkong Electric faces disciplinary action from two major government departments this week, breaking Highways Department (HyD) and Transport Department (TD) rules on pedestrian and transport safety at a Wan Chai excavation site. […]

HK TO DOUBLE PRIVATE JET CAPACITY WITH HK$400M AIRPORT EXPANSION

By James Ockenden on April 29, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

In good news for Hong Kong’s wealthy and business elite, the Airport Authority has announced a HK$400 million doubling of Hong Kong’s private jet capacity, expanding the city’s business aviation site area […]

LAWMAKER DEMANDS ANSWERS TO 1.3 KPH BUS, “PARALYSED” KWUN TONG TRAFFIC

By James Ockenden on April 29, 2021 • ( 1 Comment )

Lawmaker Paul Tse Wai-chun has demanded the government respond to worsening congestion in Kwun Tong, citing an average peak hour bus speed of just 1.3 kph โ€“ around a quarter of an […]

AUDIT COMMISSION EXPOSES SHADY WORLD OF GOVT VEHICLE USE

By James Ockenden on April 28, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

The Audit Commission (AC) has found huge irregularities in the government’s vehicle use, driver working hours and chauffeur training. One of a string of problematic findings was that among government chauffeurs found […]

BENCHES AT WAN CHAI’S PIERSIDE PRECINCT WORN OUT AFTER A MONTH

By James Ockenden on April 27, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Fixtures along the new stretch of Hong Kong’s much-vaunted “Pierside Precinct” promenade in Wan Chai are already cracked and broken barely a month after opening, Transit Jam has found. A visit to […]

TRUCK DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER PEDESTRIAN CRASH DEATH IN HUNG HOM

By James Ockenden on April 23, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Police have arrested a truck driver for dangerous driving causing death after his truck struck and killed a woman crossing a road in Hung Hom this afternoon. Ms. Wong, 88, was crossing […]

COWBOY CONSTRUCTION CREATES PEDESTRIAN HELL

By James Ockenden on April 23, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

The last week has been deadly for construction workers working at Kai Tak: three have died in three separate incidents, with one falling from scaffolding, one crushed by a cement pod and […]

“ALARM BELLS FOR JOURNALISTS”: BAO CHOY ON SEARCH CONVICTION

By James Ockenden on April 22, 2021 • ( 1 Comment )

Journalist Bao Choy Yuk-ling, who was today convicted of making false statements to Transport Department during an investigation into links between police and triads, says her arrest and conviction should set off […]

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E-BIKE RIDER ARRESTED FOR OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE AFTER TRYING TO CONCEAL BATTERY PACK

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  • E-BIKE RIDER ARRESTED FOR OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE AFTER TRYING TO CONCEAL BATTERY PACK February 2, 2023
  • CEMENT TRUCK DRIVER WANTED AFTER FATAL HIT-AND-RUN February 1, 2023
  • 3 DEAD, 90 INJURED IN DEADLIEST LUNAR NEW YEAR ON THE ROADS SINCE 2006 January 22, 2023
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