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E-BIKE RIDER ARRESTED FOR OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE AFTER TRYING TO CONCEAL BATTERY PACK

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

CEMENT TRUCK DRIVER WANTED AFTER FATAL HIT-AND-RUN

By James Ockenden on February 1, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

3 DEAD, 90 INJURED IN DEADLIEST LUNAR NEW YEAR ON THE ROADS SINCE 2006

By James Ockenden on January 22, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

CHINA CONCRETE AND FORMER JUSTICE SEC FAIL HIGH COURT BID AGAINST GOVT SHUTDOWN ORDER: YET BANDIT PLANT STILL RUNNING

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

TRIAD WHO ATTACKED BUS FOUNDER ARRESTED IN DRUG FACTORY HOME, $2M COCAINE AND CASH SEIZED

By James Ockenden on January 13, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

A TAXING WALK NO MORE: GOVT WILL ADD GREEN MAN CROSSING OUTSIDE NEW TAX BUILDING

By James Ockenden on January 10, 2023 • ( 2 Comments )

THE POWER OF “SMALL DATA” FOR URBAN INSIGHTS

By Knowledge Dialogues on November 2, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Talk to anyone about smart cities and “big” data will come up very soon. Fascinated with the power of massive data collection through sensors installed in streets, lampposts and buildings, we are […]

GOVT FAILS TO REIN IN COWBOY STREET GARBAGE FIRMS, FINDS OMBUDSMAN

By James Ockenden on October 29, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
A government contractor for Baguio takes a smoke break, parking his idling truck across a bus stop in Mid-Levels

The Ombudsman has slammed paltry fines and the government’s blind eye to bad performance in managing the city’s mounting street garbage problem, in a new direct investigation into Food and Environmental Hygiene […]

A FUTURE CARGO VISION: VACUUM MOORING AND ELECTRIC SHIPS TO SLASH PORT EMISSIONS

By James Ockenden on October 28, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Tethering container ships with ropes and chains could become ancient maritime history, with a new generation of automated ship mooring system promising to save thousands of tonnes of emissions, including NOx, SO2 […]

NEW ROUND OF COVID-19 TESTS FOR TAXI AND MINIBUS DRIVERS

By James Ockenden on October 27, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

A new round of Covid-19 testing for taxi and minibus drivers is underway, offering a free test for drivers from now until 9 November. Drivers can register at the government website (www.tgptest.gov.hk), and […]

TATTOOS, PLASTIC POLLUTION & EVERESTING LION ROCK WITH WONG HO-FAI

By James Ockenden on October 26, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

With Hong Kong’s trail-running season well and truly here, Transit Jam met ultra-endurance athlete Wong Ho-fai, fresh from his Round Hong Kong Paddleboard challenge. Check out Wong’s incredible ultra-marathon tattoo and hear […]

FULL DRIVING LICENCE, HK$820 REQUIRED FOR E-BIKE/E-SCOOTER TRIAL

By James Ockenden on October 23, 2020 • ( 3 Comments )

Applications are now open for the government’s first e-mobility device trial in Hong Kong, with Transport Department (TD) offering special permits for such machines for limited AM or PM timeslots in two […]

PLANNERS, BIKE ADVOCATES SPAR ON SPACE, AGREE ON ROAD PRIORITIES

By James Ockenden on October 22, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Transit Jam’s inaugural online forum Rethinking “Vehicles First” drew 45 participants from Hong Kong and overseas for a lively two-hour programme of ideas, vision and debate on tackling the city’s major urban transport challenges. […]

BREAKING BUS: NEW PARADIGMS FOR EV TRANSPORT

By James Ockenden on October 21, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Transit Jam’s inaugural online forum Rethinking “Vehicles First” drew 45 participants from Hong Kong and overseas for a lively two-hour programme of ideas, vision and debate on tackling the city’s major urban transport challenges. […]

GOVT SAYS 600 NEW PREMIUM TAXIS WOULD “AGGRAVATE DIFFICULTIES” OF TAXI TRADE, DROPS BILL

By James Ockenden on October 20, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

Citing economic concerns for the taxi industry, the government has killed its legislative attempt to upgrade Hong Kong’s taxi service, stopping work on the Franchised Taxi Bill which would have seen 600 […]

THINK TANK REVIVES TUEN MUN FERRY IDEA, 20 YRS AFTER ROUTE AXED

By James Ockenden on October 19, 2020 • ( 3 Comments )

Fed up with being stuck in constant traffic jams, one Tuen Mun resident has revived a 20-year-old ferry concept that could see Tuen Mun and Central once again linked by boat. Benny […]

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E-BIKE RIDER ARRESTED FOR OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE AFTER TRYING TO CONCEAL BATTERY PACK

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  • E-BIKE RIDER ARRESTED FOR OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE AFTER TRYING TO CONCEAL BATTERY PACK February 2, 2023
  • CEMENT TRUCK DRIVER WANTED AFTER FATAL HIT-AND-RUN February 1, 2023
  • 3 DEAD, 90 INJURED IN DEADLIEST LUNAR NEW YEAR ON THE ROADS SINCE 2006 January 22, 2023
  • CHINA CONCRETE AND FORMER JUSTICE SEC FAIL HIGH COURT BID AGAINST GOVT SHUTDOWN ORDER: YET BANDIT PLANT STILL RUNNING January 21, 2023
  • TRIAD WHO ATTACKED BUS FOUNDER ARRESTED IN DRUG FACTORY HOME, $2M COCAINE AND CASH SEIZED January 13, 2023

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