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FORMER COP’S UNHEEDED WARNINGS REVEALED AS WOMAN KILLED IN SAI KUNG HORROR SMASH

By James Ockenden on April 20, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

WALLED CITY BIKE PLAYGROUND TO BE BULLDOZED FOR A WET MARKET, SKY GARDEN & 122 TRUCK BAYS

By James Ockenden on April 12, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

CHINA CONCRETE BANNED FROM “AREA 132” PLANT BID, GOVT REVEALS

By James Ockenden on March 29, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

HKU STUDY RECOMMENDS MORE RAILINGS TO STAVE OFF BUS CRASH INJURIES

By James Ockenden on March 21, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

HK GOVT DEFENDS NEW 91%-MALE ADVISORY COUNCIL, SAYS PANEL RECRUITS ON “MERIT”

By James Ockenden on March 19, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

PROBATION FOR HOSPITAL FOREMAN WHOSE GRANDDAUGHTER DIED IN MYSTERY E-TRIKE FALL

By James Ockenden on March 16, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

HK$26M SPLURGED ON “W” VANITY PLATE, SMASHING HK RECORD

By James Ockenden on March 8, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

An anonymous bidder broke Hong Kong’s vanity plate purchase record yesterday, with a HK$26 million (US$3.4m) bid for “W”. The previous record was HK$18.1 million for “28” in February 2016. The highest […]

OFFICIAL GIVES FIRM “NO” ON PUBLIC ACCESS TO INSTAGRAM PIER

By James Ockenden on March 3, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

A marine official responsible for cargo handling says there’s no space for discussion on opening “Instagram Pier” to the public in any form, dashing hopes ahead of a proposed engagement between Marine […]

INSTAGRAM PIER SHUTTERED TO PUBLIC WITHOUT CONSULTATION, PANDEMIC CITED

By James Ockenden on February 28, 2021 • ( 2 Comments )

Hong Kong’s landmark “Instagram Pier” has been shut to the public without warning this weekend, ending years of tolerance for public access to the picturesque industrial spot. A local newspaper reported the […]

DELIVERY RIDER CRITICAL AFTER SHA TIN TAXI SMASH

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

A food delivery rider was knocked off his motorbike and hospitalised after smashing into a taxi that swung across the carriageway in Sha Tin last night. According to police reports, the 40-year-old […]

GOVT CONFIRMS 2035 “OR EARLIER” FOR PETROL CAR BAN

By James Ockenden on February 24, 2021 • ( 1 Comment )

The government will cease registration of new conventional cars “in 2035 or earlier”, the Financial Secretary announced today in his budget speech, confirming Transit Jam’s story from earlier this month and paving […]

STAR FERRY HIKES WEEKDAY BICYCLE FARES 15% TO $19.20

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

Hong Kong’s iconic Star Ferry has hiked bicycle fares on its Wan Chai to Tsim Sha Tsui route 15%, to $19.20, or six times the usual adult rate, under a new fare […]

POLICE PULL OVER 45-SUPERCAR CONVOY, NISSAN GTR IMPOUNDED FOR ILLEGAL MODS

By James Ockenden on February 21, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

A convoy of 45 supercars was pulled over by police in Wan Chai this morning on suspicion of illegal road racing. The convoy is a well-known Sunday morning wake-up call for residents […]

KWAI FONG PEDESTRIAN STRUCK BY TAXI DIES IN HOSPITAL 3 DAYS LATER

By James Ockenden on February 21, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

A man who was knocked down crossing a road in Kwai Fong last Tuesday (16 February) has died from his injuries in Princess Margaret Hospital. Mr Ng, 72, was crossing Container Port […]

OMBUDSMAN TO PROBE BULLYING OF SCOOTER KIDS BY PARK GUARDS

By James Ockenden on February 19, 2021 • ( 1 Comment )

Hong Kong’s Ombudsman has launched an inquiry into the behaviour of park security guards, Transit Jam has learned, after complaints from parents that guards were systematically scolding scooter and bike riders as […]

TRUCK DRIVER CRUSHES MAN ON CROSSING, FLEES AND LEAVES HIM TO DIE

By James Ockenden on February 19, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

A truck driver ran down a man on a pedestrian crossing in Sham Shui Po last night, fleeing the scene in his heavy dump truck and leaving the man fatally wounded on […]

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SCHOOL BUS DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER HIT-AND-RUN KILLS MOTORCYCLIST

2AM MASERATI CRASH KILLS MAN IN TST, DRIVER IN SHADES REFUSES BREATH TEST

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