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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 )

LAMMA FERRY PIER CONSCRIPTED AS ONE OF FOUR NEW COVID-19 TEST CENTRES

By James Ockenden on August 11, 2020 • ( 2 Comments )

A Covid-19 test centre opens above the Lamma ferry pier in Central this morning (11 August) as the government expands its free virus-testing service for taxi and minibus drivers to include MTR, […]

UBER “NEGLIGENT” ON PERMITS, INSURANCE, SAYS LAWMAKER

By James Ockenden on August 10, 2020 • ( 2 Comments )

Uber is operating without due diligence on hire car licences and lacks proper insurance, according to a scathing attack by transport sector lawmaker Frankie Yick Chi-ming, who says the firm’s recent “ridesharing” […]

YET ANOTHER ELDERLY PEDESTRIAN KILLED: VAN DRIVER ARRESTED

By James Ockenden on August 8, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

This van, driven by Mr Cheung, 39, ploughed into an elderly pedestrian in Hung Hom yesterday, killing her (photo: Sing Tao Daily) A large black van knocked down and killed a woman […]

MAINLAND PLANS LOCATION TRACKING IN HK FOR CROSS-BORDER TRUCKS

By James Ockenden on August 5, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Cross-border trucks in Hong Kong could be required to carry mainland location-tracking devices under new Covid-19 rules discussed by the government and mainland authorities, Transit Jam has learned. Details are still emerging, […]

WOMAN KILLED BY BUS OUTSIDE CITYPLAZA

By James Ockenden on August 5, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

A woman was killed after being knocked down by a bus as she crossed a road in Tai Koo on Monday. Police say Ms Chong, 84, was struck by the KMB bus, […]

THIEVES TARGET REFUGEES’ BIKES, SAYS CHARITY WORKSHOP

By James Ockenden on August 5, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Thieves are targeting reconditioned bikes given to refugee ethnic minorities because refugees are unlikely to report such theft to the police, according to a manager at charity foundation Crossroads. Volunteer workshop manager […]

RIDESHARE OR TAXI OPERATOR? CRUCIAL QUESTIONS FOR UBER’S HONG KONG FUTURE

By James Ockenden on August 4, 2020 • ( 2 Comments )

Uber’s two-month “Regulate Uber” publicity blitz and its dangled carrot of a regional HQ relocation may have failed to entice the Hong Kong government into regulatory talks but its general manager Estyn […]

RACING DRIVER BUILDS DREAM GARAGE… OF WHEELCHAIR SHUTTLES

By Christine Ho on August 4, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

The Porsche 993 Carrera S, the Nissan Fairlady Z32… for racing enthusiasts, a dream garage. For Alexander Mui, a former racing driver and karting champion, his high-powered machines represented a pot of […]

SURPRISE RAILING DEPLOYMENT ENDS CROSSING BATTLE

By James Ockenden on August 1, 2020 • ( 3 Comments )

A year-long fight to formalise an impromptu Causeway Bay pedestrian crossing has ended abruptly after Highways Department (HyD) sealed the passageway with railings. The mass clearance of railings by the government and […]

“GOVT PUTS POLITICS OVER LIVEABILITY”: JOSHUA WONG’S PLATFORM CRUSHED BY DQ

By James Ockenden on July 30, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Joshua Wong Chi-fung was the only candidate to be disqualified from the 2019 District Council Elections, and the possibility of another disqualification in the 2020 LegCo elections loomed large over our conversation […]

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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
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