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

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

TRAM WOULD HAVE “DIFFICULTY SUSTAINING BUSINESS” WITHOUT FARE HIKE: GOVT

By James Ockenden on May 17, 2022 • ( 1 Comment )

DEVELOPERS LEVERAGE ISOLATION GIFTS FOR LUXURY TOWER PLANS: “PAVED AREAS” HAVE “LOW ECOLOGICAL VALUE”

By James Ockenden on May 11, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

MTR’S CAPACITY CALCULATIONS “BALONEY” SAYS FORMER KCR CHAIRMAN

By James Ockenden on May 5, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

ADMIRALTY TO BECOME “SUPER INTERCHANGE” AS EAST RAIL LINE EXTENSION PLANNED FOR 15 MAY

By James Ockenden on May 4, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

PASSENGERS SQUASHED UP AGAINST BATTERIES: EXPERT SAYS “SIMPLISTIC” E-BUS CONCEPT IS WRONG FOR HONG KONG

By James Ockenden on May 1, 2022 • ( 3 Comments )

ILLEGAL PARKING COMPLAINTS TREBLE IN Q4 2019

By James Ockenden on April 29, 2020 • ( 2 Comments )
A large black Mercedes Benz S-class completely blocks the pavement, with a baby stroller struggling to get past, on a Central street in Hong Kong, license plate PASHA

Complaints of illegal parking and bad driving soared 220% in the last quarter of 2019, with 2,132 complaints registered with Transport Complaints Unit (TCU), against 667 in the previous quarter, and 614 […]

YACHT SINKS AFTER FIRE, EXPLOSIONS

By James Ockenden on April 28, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
A boat burns in Kwun Tong Typhoon Shelter, Kowloon Bay

A luxury yacht has sunk after a raging fire in Kwun Tong Typhoon Shelter, in Kowloon Bay, with two others still on fire as at 4pm. An eyewitness from the 20th floor […]

DISINFECTANT SPRAY BOOTHS TRIALLED AT AIRPORT

By James Ockenden on April 28, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
An airport worker watches as a coworker is doused in disinfectant inside a small locked booth at Hong Kong airport

Hong Kong International Airport is trialling negative pressure spray-booths to hose passengers down with disinfectant as part of its pandemic action plan. The CLeanTech booths, from AEGIS Intelligent, will run passengers through […]

GOVT FREEZES CAR PARK FEES UNTIL MID-2021

By James Ockenden on April 27, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
A driver takes a ticket at a Central Hong Kong car park

The government has frozen car parking fees for almost 5,000 car parking spaces across a dozen major car parks until 31 May 2021, citing the pandemic’s impact on car park use. The […]

WOMAN DIES IN FALL AS MINIBUS DRIVES OFF WHILE SHE ALIGHTS

By James Ockenden on April 24, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
Street scene of Hoi Wang Road minibus stop, where cars block the bus stops

A woman has died today (24 April) after earlier falling from a minibus which moved off as she was trying to disembark. 78-year-old Ms. Kwok fell out of the Mong Kok-bound minibus […]

INJURED CAINE RD PEDESTRIAN SUMMONSED FOR JAYWALKING

By James Ockenden on April 23, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
A white van which smashed through railings after breaking a woman's hand on Caine Road in Hong Kong

Police have summonsed a pedestrian who was struck by a speeding seven-seater driving illegally along Caine Road in February, while giving the scofflaw driver who hit her only a HK$450 fixed penalty […]

LAWMAKER CALLS NONSENSE ON MISSING HK$300M EV SUBSIDY REPORTS

By James Ockenden on April 22, 2020 • ( 3 Comments )
Lawmaker Ted Hui Chi-fung

Government excuses for non-existent electric vehicle (EV) subsidy trial reports are “nonsense”, says lawmaker and district councillor Ted Hui Chi-fung, claiming the government’s neglect harms the public interest and hurts the development […]

PEDESTRIAN KNOCKED DOWN AT KWAI TSING BLACKSPOT

By James Ockenden on April 22, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
Ambulance workers work to help a lady knocked down by a van in Hong Kong

A van driver knocked down a female pedestrian on Shek Yam Road, Kwai Tsing, this afternoon – the pedestrian escaped with minor injuries and was taken conscious to Princess Margaret Hospital, according […]

MINIBUS BANKRUPTCY REVEALS WIDE GAPS IN EV SUBSIDY TRIAL RECORDS

By James Ockenden on April 21, 2020 • ( 4 Comments )
A Dongfeng hybrid bus bought by Teamwise Corporation for a trial in Hong Kong

A director of a bankrupt minibus firm who received an estimated HK$2.5 million from the government for two hybrid bus vehicles never completed mandatory public trial reporting, failing a key requirement of […]

MOVING WITH SOCIAL DISTANCE IN HONG KONG

By Knowledge Dialogues on April 20, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
An activist measures out a temporary cycle lane in Dresden, Germany

Cities around the world are currently taking emergency measures to enable safe walking in streets during the coronavirus pandemic. With urban commuters frequently wary of crowded public transport, city governments and activists […]

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HORRIFIC BUS CRASH KILLS DRIVER: BUS PLOUGHS INTO ILLEGALLY PARKED COACH

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