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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 )

PEDESTRIAN KILLED UNDER MEGABOX FOOTBRIDGE

By James Ockenden on January 8, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

A woman was killed on Kai Fuk Road just yards away from a pedestrian footbridge in the early hours of this morning. 52-year-old Ms Chen was apparently struck by a taxi driven […]

11-YEAR-OLD GIRL RUN DOWN ON STREET, 7-SEATER DRIVER ARRESTED

By James Ockenden on January 7, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

A schoolgirl is in critical condition after being run down on a pavement and dragged and trapped under a seven-seater car outside a car park in Sha Tin yesterday evening. The horrific […]

“TOO MUCH CONGESTION FOR NUMBERPLATE RECOGNITION TO WORK”: GOVT

By James Ockenden on January 6, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

Vehicles in Hong Kong drive too close to each other for numberplate recognition to work reliably, the government said today, defending a costly decision to send every vehicle in the city a […]

91-YEAR-OLD MAN KILLED CROSSING ROAD ON TAI WAI ESTATE

By James Ockenden on January 6, 2023 • ( 1 Comment )

A 91-year-old man has died after being run over by a 54-year-old taxi driver on a road in Tai Wai. Mr Ho was crossing Chui Tin Street near Sun Chui Estate at […]

INLAND REVENUE: PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AT NEW $3.6BN OFFICES “NOT OUR PURVIEW”

By James Ockenden on January 5, 2023 • ( 3 Comments )

Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has hit back at criticism of pedestrian dangers outside its $3.6 billion new office tower, claiming street design is not its purview despite boasting of “easy access” to […]

PASSENGER HURLED FROM CAB, KILLED, AS TAXI STRIKES ILLEGALLY PARKED CONTAINER TRUCK

By James Ockenden on January 4, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

A 47-year-old taxi passenger was hurled from a taxi and killed as the taxi he was riding smashed into an illegally parked container truck in Wong Tai Sin. Mr Jin was riding […]

TRUCK DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER FATAL MONG KOK CRASH

By James Ockenden on January 4, 2023 • ( 1 Comment )

Police have arrested a 39-year-old truck driver after he ran over and killed a 67-year-old woman on a busy pedestrian crossing in Mong Kok. Driver Mr Cheung was driving a container truck […]

LOHAS BUS CRASH MYSTERY INVESTIGATION DEEPENS, DRIVER ARRESTED

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

Authorities still have no answers on the cause of a violent bus crash, 14 hours after the dramatic rescue of 31 passengers from a double-decker overturned in a Lohas Park ditch. The […]

DRIVER SMASHES SUV THROUGH RAILINGS, HOSPITALISING ELDERLY COUPLE AND MOTHER WITH BABY

By James Ockenden on December 27, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

A 33-year-old SUV driver was arrested this afternoon after he lost control of his car and smashed through railings into a roadside bench, hospitalising an elderly couple as well as a mother […]

HIGH COURT FINDS FOR CHOKEHOLD COP IN TAXI DRIVER DEATH, OVERTURNS “UNLAWFUL KILLING” VERDICT

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

A taxi driver who died after police officer lifted him, handcuffed, in a chokehold by his neck will have a fresh death inquest, the High Court ruled today, after a judicial review […]

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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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