MTR will shorten six of its East Rail Line trains from 12 carriages to nine from Sunday, while still dedicating one whole carriage to more expensive first class seats, giving a 33% […]
FIRST CLASS SHARE TO EXPAND 33% AS EAST RAIL TRAINS SHORTEN FROM SUNDAY
GOVT’S SMART CITY DATA STUDIO TO BE “SUNSETTED” FOR FOCUS ON FINTECH
A government-funded project to open up Smart City data is quietly closing its doors to all but fintech applications, Transit Jam has learned, with the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park (HKSTP) […]
FEHD’S “INTRUSIVE” SURVEILLANCE NETWORK GIVES NO ILLEGAL DUMPING TICKETS
The network of Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) street surveillance cameras has provided zero evidence against illegal dumping since launch, according to a Freedom of Information request filed by Transit Jam. […]
“FIRST TIME IN DAYLIGHT”: E-MOBILITY TRIAL DRAWS A CROWD
Dozens of e-scooter and electric unicycle riders took to the cycle paths of Tseung Kwan O this weekend, the first time riders have been able to legally use their machines in Hong […]
DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER CEMENT MIXER CRUSHES CYCLIST TO DEATH
Police have arrested the driver of a cement truck for dangerous driving after he crushed a man on a bike to death in Yuen Long this afternoon. Driver Mr Wong, 65, was […]
GOVT SHOULD USE MORE TAXIS, SAYS LAWMAKER, ON SOARING COST OF SALOON CAR HIRE
LegCo’s Transport Panel chairman Frankie Yick Chi-ming has called on the government to curb its use of hired saloons and use more taxis after government figures revealed a soaring cost per hire […]
POLICE CATCH TUEN MUN HIT-AND-RUN KILLER
Police have caught and arrested a driver who reportedly reversed over a woman in Tuen Mun this morning, after a manhunt lasting several hours. Police say Mr Pang, 24, reversed into Ms […]
MARK X HIT-AND-RUN LEAVES WOMAN DEAD IN TUEN MUN
A woolly hat and a bloodstain on a parked car have sparked a manhunt for the car owner, after a woman was found dead in the street in Tuen Mun this morning. […]
CITY COULD LOSE $470M ANNUALLY FROM “SMART METER” MISUSE
Central’s new “Smart Meters” showed a legal occupancy of just 45% last week, with miserly drivers preferring to park illegally across the street and with around 15% of the metered spaces illegally […]
WHOLE LOCKDOWN AREA NEEDS URBAN RENEWAL: CHIEF SEC
The whole virus lockdown area from Battery Street to Nathan Road needs urban renewal, said Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, on the doorstep of the locked-down district this morning. Cheung was speaking […]
