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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 )

UNIQUE CALIFORNIA LOCKDOWN DATA SHOWS HALVED ROAD CARNAGE

By James Ockenden on April 19, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
map of california from 2019 and 2020 showing reduction in accident hotspots under COVID-19 lockdowns

Unique data shows Californian road carnage has halved since the state’s Covid-19 lockdowns, with over 4,600 people saved from death or life-changing injury during 22 days of lockdown, saving the state over […]

MINIBUS SMASHES INTO BROKEN-DOWN TRUCK

By James Ockenden on April 17, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
A red minibus crashed into a dump truck on a busy highway this morning

A red minibus slammed into a broken down dump truck on Kwun Tong Road this morning, injuring six people including the minibus driver. The minibus was travelling along Kwun Tong Road towards […]

MTR SHORTENS TRAINS, FIRST CLASS EXPANDS

By James Ockenden on April 17, 2020 • ( 2 Comments )
Two masked officials from Hong Kong's MTR show signs showing the reduction in train length from 12 carriages to 9 carriages

MTR will slash the length of East Rail Line trains from 12 to nine carriages while maintaining the more expensive first class carriage on the train, citing difficulties in fitting 12-car trains […]

TWO STRICKEN MINIBUS ROUTES SAVED

By James Ockenden on April 17, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
A green minibus being cleaned at a terminal in Hong Kong, the display board reads Out of Service

Minibus firm Kellis Ltd is saving two of the four Whampoa minibus routes shuttered last week over the bankruptcy of operator Chit Fai Motors. Kellis will take over the 2 and 2A, […]

DITCHING HEAVY BATTERIES WILL SAVE E-BUSES, SAYS BUS EXPERT

By James Ockenden on April 16, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )
A bus stop timetable, with a bus in the background, in Hong Kong on a sunny day

Electric buses must shed weight – around three quarters of their hefty battery baggage – to earn a place on Hong Kong’s roads, says a leading bus expert who calls on the […]

PEDESTRIAN MOWN DOWN, KILLED, OUTSIDE POLICE STATION

By James Ockenden on April 15, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
Scene of a road in Happy Velley, Hong Kong, showing a police station with dual Hong Kong and China flags hanging limply down from flagstaffs

A driver in a private car knocked down and killed an 89-year old man outside Happy Valley Police Station this morning. At around 11.30am, Mr Yu was crossing the road outside the […]

POLICE ARREST 13 IN EASTER E-MOBILITY CRACKDOWN

By James Ockenden on April 14, 2020 • ( 5 Comments )
A group of police question a cyclist during an operation to improve cycle safety on Hong Kong Island - police vans and police motorbikes are lined up, while the lycra-clad cyclist on the road bike answers their questions

Police arrested 11 men and two women during an operation to stamp out illegal use of e-mobility devices such as e-scooters and e-bikes. Eight e-scooters, two e-bikes, two e-trikes and an electric […]

HK MOBILITY FELL FASTER, FURTHER THAN SINGAPORE’S FINDS TRANSIT APP

By James Ockenden on April 14, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
graph of the Citymapper Mobility Index, showing mobility in Hong Kong, Singapore and Seoul through the recent COVID-19 crisis

Hong Kong mobility plunged faster and further than Singapore’s during the Covid-19 crisis, according to the Citymapper Mobility Index (CMI), which tracks the number of trips planned by people using the Citymapper […]

MOURNERS PAY TRIBUTE TO RUNNER KILLED ON TAI PO ROAD

By James Ockenden on April 11, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )
The smashed up front of a VW Passat which, speeding, hit and killed a runner

Mourners have burned incense and left flowers on Tai Po Road for a runner killed when he was struck by a custom Volkswagen Passat driven at speed. 26-year-old Ng Kwok-hing was running […]

MINIBUS FIRM FOLDS ON VIRUS SLUMP

By James Ockenden on April 11, 2020 • ( 2 Comments )
A pair of Hong Kong minibuses

A minibus firm founded in 1977 has folded after losing HK$2 million in the last few months on revenues already under pressure from a recent MTR extension serving its main routes. Chit […]

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

TESLA DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER WOMAN KILLED AT FANLING PEDESTRIAN CROSSING

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