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OFFICIAL GIVES FIRM “NO” ON PUBLIC ACCESS TO INSTAGRAM PIER

By James Ockenden on March 3, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

INSTAGRAM PIER SHUTTERED TO PUBLIC WITHOUT CONSULTATION, PANDEMIC CITED

By James Ockenden on February 28, 2021 • ( 1 Comment )

GOVT CONFIRMS 2035 “OR EARLIER” FOR PETROL CAR BAN

By James Ockenden on February 24, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

STAR FERRY HIKES WEEKDAY BICYCLE FARES 15% TO $19.20

By James Ockenden on February 23, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

POLICE PULL OVER 45-SUPERCAR CONVOY, NISSAN GTR IMPOUNDED FOR ILLEGAL MODS

By James Ockenden on February 21, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

KWAI FONG PEDESTRIAN STRUCK BY TAXI DIES IN HOSPITAL 3 DAYS LATER

By James Ockenden on February 21, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

PARKING SANGAM-STYLE: 5G CAR FINDS SPACE FROM STREET, PARKS SELF

By James Ockenden on December 18, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

An autonomous car that not only finds a parking space but also parks itself was seen plying the streets of Seoul this week, with the engineers behind the technology claiming their 5G […]

LANDMARK LONDON VERDICT: TOXIC AIR POLLUTION KILLED YOUNG GIRL

By James Ockenden on December 17, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

A young girl who died after an asthma attack has become the first person in the UK to have “air pollution” listed as a cause of death, a ruling London’s mayor called […]

BRIDE’S POOL ROAD CLAIMS SECOND VICTIM IN 24 HOURS AS CYCLIST KILLED

By James Ockenden on December 15, 2020 • ( 3 Comments )

A 52-year-old Hong Kong teacher died in a bicycle accident on Bride’s Pool Road this evening, less than 100 metres from the site of a fatal car smash last night. Chris Hattam, […]

YOUNG MAN KILLED AT RACING BLACKSPOT

By James Ockenden on December 15, 2020 • ( 2 Comments )

A young man died after smashing a sports car into a lamppost at a deadly racing blackspot last night (14 December). 20-year-old Mr Leung was driving along Bride’s Pool Road in a […]

BUILD MORE CAR PARKING AT KAI TAK: CRUISE TERMINAL BOSS

By James Ockenden on December 14, 2020 • ( 2 Comments )

Kai Tak Cruise Terminal boss Jeff Bent said he is “not mourning” the cancellation of the Kai Tak monorail and called for more car parking on the former airport runway site as […]

PEDESTRIAN KILLED ON OUTSKIRTS OF GOVT’S “WALKABLE URBAN AREA”

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

A man was killed crossing a road on the edge of the government’s “Walkable Urban Area” pilot area in Sham Shui Po yesterday, highlighting issues with the government’s “pedestrian infrastructure” approach to […]

BAD START TO ROADSIDE SKIP LICENSING: GOVT’S POSTER CHILDREN ILLEGALLY PLACED, OVERLOADED

By James Ockenden on December 10, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

A pilot scheme to overhaul the skip industry has come under immediate fire, with two of the first skips certified found to be already in breach of key road safety and environmental […]

THE GREAT INDOORS: MALL-MAPPING FIRM SCOOPS GOVT TECH PRIZE

By James Ockenden on December 7, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

A solution to wayfinding in the “complicated maze” of Hong Kong’s indoor environment has won a top prize in the government’s annual technology awards. Navigation firm MapHive says indoor navigation is especially […]

ADVENTURER CRUSHED BY OUT-OF-CONTROL FIRE ENGINE IN SAI KUNG

By James Ockenden on December 6, 2020 • ( 2 Comments )

A swerving fire truck crushed an American man to death this afternoon (6 December), with shocking footage showing the victim, who was on a bicycle, macerated between the truck and a parked […]

FORMER BMX STAR KILLED IN TAXI COLLISION

By James Ockenden on December 4, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

The father of a Hong Kong BMX star killed in a Yuen Long taxi collision last Monday has appealed for drivers to come forward with dashcam footage to help find the cause […]

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DELIVERY RIDER CRITICAL AFTER SHA TIN TAXI SMASH

POLICE PULL OVER 45-SUPERCAR CONVOY, NISSAN GTR IMPOUNDED FOR ILLEGAL MODS

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