The government’s newly released plans for Kai Tak development would breach the Protection of the Harbour Ordinance, says Southern District Council Vice Chair Paul Zimmerman, with a proposed bridge between Kai Tak […]
KAI TAK GREENWAY BRIDGE “BREACHES HARBOUR PROTECTION LAW”: ZIMMERMAN
GOVT SNEAKS IN 4,000 NEW ON-STREET PARKING SPACES UNDER GUISE OF “SMART METER” REPLACEMENT
The government will add up to new 4,000 kerbside parking spaces across the city under the guise of its so-called “smart meter” initiative, Transit Jam has learned, with the new spaces bypassing […]
GOVT’S POINT PERSON ON BUS FRANCHISE RENEGOTIATION WINS JOB AT KMB
A top transport official responsible for renegotiating KMB’s franchise in 2017 and investigating KMB’s deadly Tai Po bus crash in 2018 has taken a senior role at KMB two years after leaving […]
POLICE TO INVESTIGATE ZOOMING LAWMAKER
Police say they have opened a case into lawmaker Kwok Wai-keung, who was seen driving while taking part in a LegCo Housing Committee meeting. Kwok’s antics were broadcast through the LegCo Webcast […]
LUCKY ESCAPE FOR MOTORCYCLIST IN HEAD-ON BRIDE’S POOL ROAD SMASH
A motorcyclist who struck a car head-on in a high-speed crash on Bride’s Pool Road this morning walked away refusing medical treatment, according to police. Video footage shows Mr Lam, 40, coming […]
LAWMAKER DRIVING WHILE ZOOMING LEGCO HOUSING MEETING
Lawmaker Kwok Wai-keung was yesterday seen driving during a video meeting of the LegCo Housing Panel, with the lawmaker later claiming he had found a safe place to park and was retreating […]
“REAL GREATER BAY AIRLINES” PLANS 30 SEAPLANES, WILL REINVENT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE
In possibly the boldest transport announcement of the year, entrepreneur Steven Cheung today announced plans for a new on-demand airline with 30 seaplanes, an R&D centre to create a new electric aircraft […]
RUNAWAY POLICE VAN CAREENS BACKWARDS DOWN COTTON TREE DRIVE, THREE CIVILIANS INJURED
Three people were injured today when a runaway police van with improperly set handbrake plunged down Cotton Tree Drive and rammed into a shuttle bus, striking a minibus and a taxi on […]
ELDERLY OCTOPUS DATA MAY BE USED TO CAP $2 SUBSIDY TRIPS: GOVT REPORT
The government will use data from mandatory personalised $2 Scheme Octopus cards to research new “economic incentives” for elderly, including capping the number of trips or subsidy amount, according to a report […]
ANONYMOUS ELDERLY OCTOPUS CARDS TO BE AXED BY 2024
Almost a million passengers using anonymous Octopus cards will need to register for a photo ID Octopus by 2024 under the government’s $2 elderly fare concession scheme, the Secretary for Labour and […]
