Lawmaker Priscilla Leung Mei-fun says the government failure on cycle statistics is “completely unsatisfactory” and says she will push for a motion of full debate on cycling safety if the Secretary for […]
BICYCLE DATA DISPUTE: LAWMAKER FURIOUS AT “SQUARE-MINDED BUREAUCRACY”
TRANSPORT SECRETARY OMITS CRUCIAL CYCLE DATA FINDINGS BUT DENIES MISLEADING LEGCO
The Transport and Housing Bureau (THB) has defended its misleading response to a LegCo question yesterday, claiming Secretary for Transport Frank Chan Fan told no lie in saying the government had “no […]
MOTORCYLIST BADLY HURT IN TIN SHUI WAI CRASH, ONE DRIVER FLEES
A man on a motorcycle was rammed by the driver of a car on Tin Ying Road near Tin Shui Wai Hospital this morning, the impact shunting him into a bus and […]
EV ROADMAP POINTS THE WAY TO “CONCRETE PLANS” BY “AROUND 2025”
The government published its long-awaited “EV Roadmap” today, consolidating several existing initiatives on private electric cars and setting a date of “around 2025” to come up with what it calls “a concrete […]
CITYBUS/NWFB 12% BUS FARE HIKE “ESSENTIAL FOR SURVIVAL”, WHILE LONGWIN’S FARE HIKE REQUEST REJECTED
The government has approved four out of five fare hike applications from bus companies, granting both New World First Bus (NWFB) and CityBus a 12% increase, New Lantao Bus a 9.8% rise […]
OPINION: CITY CANNOT SUSTAIN “REPLICATOR ECONOMY”
“Tea, Earl Grey, hot!” barks Captain Jean-Luc Picard at the starship replicators. A steaming cup of tea appears in seconds. “Meat sticks, Thai, hot!” orders the man to the tablet in his […]
TRANSPORT LAWMAKER REJECTS KAI TAK RECLAMATION PROPOSAL
A plan to reclaim the typhoon shelter at Kai Tak for housing could be scuppered by transport lawmaker Frankie Yick, who’s added a “poison pill” amendment to a LegCo motion ahead of […]
PETROL STATION WORKER CRUSHED TO DEATH AFTER DRIVER LOSES CONTROL
A 52-year-old woman working at a petrol station in Tim Sum lost a three-day fight for her life yesterday, succumbing to injuries following a car crash which saw her crushed between a […]
8 SECONDS AHEAD: PREDICT ROAD INTERACTIONS TO WIN WAYMO CHALLENGE
Alphabet’s autonomous vehicle (AV) firm Waymo has expanded its open-access dataset with over 100,000 real-life road scenarios curated for “interesting interactions”, and launched a contest to challenge researchers to better predict road […]
POLICYMAKING IN SMOKE-FILLED ROOMS: TIME TO CHALLENGE POLICE ROAD SAFETY CRONIES
Hong Kong’s Road Safety Council (RSC) has been forced to cancel its 47th anniversary ceremony-cum-carnival on pandemic fears. Only a handful of event management consultants will weep for its absence. In its […]
