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DRUNK OFF-DUTY COP SMASHES TESLA INTO BAKERY, INJURES PEDESTRIAN

By James Ockenden on May 28, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

GOVT FLOATS COMPLETE PUBLIC SMOKING BAN

By James Ockenden on May 26, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

COP IN COURT AFTER SMASHING INTO WOMAN ON PEDESTRIAN CROSSING

By James Ockenden on May 26, 2022 • ( 1 Comment )

POLICE CATCH HIT-AND-RUN TRUCKER 16 HOURS AFTER ROADWORK DEATH

By James Ockenden on May 25, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

FOURTH PEDESTRIAN DEATH IN TWO WEEKS AS TAXI KILLS WOMAN ON FERRY ST

By James Ockenden on May 24, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

“STAY IN ROOM” FIRE ADVICE FOR QUARANTINE GUESTS “ACCEPTABLE” SAYS FIRE DEPT

By James Ockenden on May 20, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

LAWMAKER CRIES FOUL OVER KOWLOON CITY PARKING REPURPOSING

By James Ockenden on June 25, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

DAB lawmaker Michael Luk Chung-hung has called out the illegal repurposing of Kowloon City residential car parks as shops, restaurants and schools, with a question to LegCo demanding to know why the […]

PEDESTRIAN KILLED CROSSING CASTLE PEAK ROAD

By James Ockenden on June 23, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
Missing railings and a pedestrian footbridge where a man was knocked down and killed by a taxi in Hong Kong June 22

A 40-year-old man, Mr Mak, died crossing Castle Peak Road in Tsuen Wan in the early hours of yesterday (22 June). A Tuen Mun-bound taxi, driven by Mr Wong, 58, knocked Mak […]

COUNCILLORS URGE GOVT TO SPEED UP SHORT-HOP BUS FARE APPROVAL

By Doris Chiu on June 22, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Short-hop fares could open up bus travel in the North West New Territories (NWNT) – but the government is holding up a new KMB trial, says District Councillor Tommy Cheung Sau-yin, who […]

PLUGGING BIKES INTO THE FERRY NETWORK: A WAY TO GO

By James Ockenden on June 21, 2020 • ( 2 Comments )

Following our story on reviving ferries as a backbone for Hong Kong transport last week, we decided to field test some of the connections between the Central Ferry Piers and Wan Chai […]

NEW ROAD USERS’ CODE GOES LIVE, 20YRS AFTER LAST EDITION

By James Ockenden on June 19, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
Chris Ho, left, Eddy Wu centre and Louisa Fung right show the new Road Users' Guide in Hong Kong

Driving test hopefuls have a new textbook to cram… Hong Kong’s new Road Users’ Code, the first update in 20 years, went live today, and will apply to all new driving tests […]

UBER ADDS TRANSIT TO HK APP

By James Ockenden on June 18, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

Uber today added real-time public transport data to its ride-sharing app in Hong Kong, with the launch of Uber Transit, a feature that allows users to integrate public transport into their Uber […]

FORGET “RAIL BACKBONE” AND INTEGRATE FERRIES, POLICY UNIT WILL SAY

By James Ockenden on June 17, 2020 • ( 3 Comments )

Millions of people could use ferries to commute, given the growth in jobs along Hong Kong’s coastline, but the government must fully integrate ferries into public transport and go beyond its “railway […]

GOVT PLANS TO LEGALISE E-SCOOTERS FOR CYCLE TRACKS

By James Ockenden on June 16, 2020 • ( 3 Comments )

E-scooters and e-bikes could soon be allowed on Hong Kong cycle paths – but not roads – as the government proposes regulating e-mobility devices for the first time. Until now, e-mobility devices […]

RED MINIBUS DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER FATAL PEDESTRIAN SMASH

By James Ockenden on June 14, 2020 • ( 2 Comments )
An infographic from Hong Kong Police Force Traffic Branch outlining the dangers to elderly pedestrians

A 67-year-old man died crossing a road in Kwai Chung on 13 June after he was hit by a red minibus turning into the street. At 3.47pm on Saturday, the Mong Kok-bound […]

VAN DRIVER KILLS TKO CYCLIST

By James Ockenden on June 13, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

A van driver struck and killed a cyclist who was crossing lanes in Tseung Kwan O yesterday (12 June). At 12.12pm, the cyclist, Mr Tsoi, aged 88, was cycling across Po Fung […]

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