The fire truck driver who killed American adventurer Benjamin Restrepo in Sai Kung in 2020 was today sentenced to four weeks jail, with a favour granted from magistrate Lau Suk-han to […]
FIRE TRUCK DRIVER WHO KILLED CYCLIST GETS FOUR WEEKS JAIL, JUDGE GRANTS PUBLIC HOUSING FAVOUR
HOTEL ROOMS STILL FOR SALE AT “DANGEROUS” JORDAN BLAZE SCENE
Hotel booking sites are still selling rooms in a fire-ravaged Hong Kong building condemned as “dangerous” by the government, a Transit Jam investigation has found. One global platform, Booking.com, offers at least […]
TAXI DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER FATAL CHOI HUNG PEDESTRIAN CRASH
Police have arrested a 65-year-old taxi driver for dangerous driving following a fatal crash on a Kwun Tong Road sliproad last night. According to police, driver Mr Lee was driving westbound on […]
GOVT LIFTS JUST 11.4 KM OF RAILINGS FOR “WALKABILITY”, LAWMAKER’S WALK WOES HIGHLIGHT WORK TO BE DONE
Transport Department (TD) has retired just 11.4 km of road railings under its “Walk in HK” initiative, the government revealed today, with another 1,824 unnecessary road signs removed to declutter pavements. The […]
GOVT REFUSES REGINA IP’S REQUEST TO VOTE ON T4 CYCLE TRACK
The government today denied lawmakers a chance to vote on whether an elevated cycle track should be included in its controversial T4 Trunk Road project after Hong Kong Island West lawmaker Regina […]
DECADE-OLD SKELETON RAISES QUESTIONS ON 2019 GOVT APARTMENT INSPECTION
The tragic discovery of a decade-old skeleton in an apartment in Portland Street yesterday revealed Buildings Department had targeted the building for inspection in 2019, visiting that specific apartment at least once […]
BIKE LANES AND “BEAUTIFICATION” CANCELLED TO CUT COSTS AS GOVT BEGS LEGCO FOR T4 TRUNK ROAD BILLIONS
The government has taken a heavy pen to environmental and active transport aspects of its pet T4 Trunk Road project, slashing a bike path, pedestrian lifts, noise barriers and beautification features from […]
GOVT TRANSPORT INNOVATION BOSS LINKED TO MAINLAND DRIVER DORM FIRETRAP
The CEO of the fund behind a slate of six half-century-old Jordan firetrap apartments repurposed as dormitories for 66 imported mainland minibus drivers is also a top figure in two government-funded transport […]
ELECTION BOSSES SUGGEST IMPROVEMENTS TO “KAFKAESQUE” NOMINATION PROCESS
The government should improve the nomination procedure for future District Council elections, according to one of a raft of measures proposed by the Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC) in its final report into […]
TRIATHLETE MAGISTRATE FIGHTING FOR LIFE AFTER DISNEY BUS CRASH
A Tuen Mun Deputy Magistrate was fighting for her life this morning after a smash with a Disney shuttle bus yesterday knocked her off her road bike and trapped her under the […]
