A student admissions office in HKU has been turned into 15 car parking spaces after government officials branded the offices “unauthorised building works” and ordered them demolished. HKU says it received an […]
GOVT ORDERED HKU TO DEMOLISH ADMISSIONS OFFICE, REPLACE WITH PARKING SPACES
RIDER KILLED IN SHA TIN SCOOTER SMASH
A pool of blood and a frenzied pile of surgical gloves, gauze and paramedic swabs were the only clues to a desperate fight for life on a Sha Tin residential street early […]
TWO MORE PEDESTRIANS KILLED BY HEAVY VEHICLES IN LAST 36 HOURS
Large vehicles have claimed two more pedestrian victims in the last 36 hours: a private roadworks vehicle in Tsing Yi yesterday afternoon knocked down and killed a lady it had just dropped […]
POLICE IDLE AS VAN PLOUGHS INTO PEDESTRIAN CROSSING
Two police officers stood by as a luxury black Mercedes van ploughed through a red light and into a busy Central pedestrian crossing yesterday, failing to take any action as the driver […]
LAMMA FERRY PIER CONSCRIPTED AS ONE OF FOUR NEW COVID-19 TEST CENTRES
A Covid-19 test centre opens above the Lamma ferry pier in Central this morning (11 August) as the government expands its free virus-testing service for taxi and minibus drivers to include MTR, […]
UBER “NEGLIGENT” ON PERMITS, INSURANCE, SAYS LAWMAKER
Uber is operating without due diligence on hire car licences and lacks proper insurance, according to a scathing attack by transport sector lawmaker Frankie Yick Chi-ming, who says the firm’s recent “ridesharing” […]
YET ANOTHER ELDERLY PEDESTRIAN KILLED: VAN DRIVER ARRESTED
This van, driven by Mr Cheung, 39, ploughed into an elderly pedestrian in Hung Hom yesterday, killing her (photo: Sing Tao Daily) A large black van knocked down and killed a woman […]
MAINLAND PLANS LOCATION TRACKING IN HK FOR CROSS-BORDER TRUCKS
Cross-border trucks in Hong Kong could be required to carry mainland location-tracking devices under new Covid-19 rules discussed by the government and mainland authorities, Transit Jam has learned. Details are still emerging, […]
WOMAN KILLED BY BUS OUTSIDE CITYPLAZA
A woman was killed after being knocked down by a bus as she crossed a road in Tai Koo on Monday. Police say Ms Chong, 84, was struck by the KMB bus, […]
THIEVES TARGET REFUGEES’ BIKES, SAYS CHARITY WORKSHOP
Thieves are targeting reconditioned bikes given to refugee ethnic minorities because refugees are unlikely to report such theft to the police, according to a manager at charity foundation Crossroads. Volunteer workshop manager […]
