The Labour Department has hit back at criticism over its complex reporting and public complaint procedures, saying the process is “definitely not to cut our workload or somehow put members of the […]
COMPLEX DANGER COMPLAINT PROCESS “DEFINITELY NOT TO CUT OUR WORKLOAD”: LABOUR DEPT
HKU STUDY RECOMMENDS MORE RAILINGS TO STAVE OFF BUS CRASH INJURIES
More railings would prevent injuries from bus crashes: that’s the key recommendation from a Hong Kong University research team who studied thousands of Hong Kong bus dashcam videos for clues on pedestrian […]
BUS CAPTAINS’ RAMPANT ILLEGAL SMOKING CLOUDS BUS STATION AIR
Hundreds of bus staff illegally smoke in no-smoking public transport interchanges despite many warnings and a pledge from bus firms to resolve the problem, a Transit Jam investigation has found. A survey […]
HK GOVT DEFENDS NEW 91%-MALE ADVISORY COUNCIL, SAYS PANEL RECRUITS ON “MERIT”
The government has defended the creation of an almost all-male “Council of Advisers” for the Chief Executive, claiming the concept of “appointment by merit prevails” in the formation of government advisory and […]
SUZUKI RIDER KILLED IN TSING YI SMASH, 63-YR-OLD MINIBUS DRIVER ARRESTED
Police arrested a 63-year-old minibus driver yesterday after a crash killed a 33-year-old man riding a motorbike. Green minibus driver Mr Wai was driving route 407 along Tsing Yi Road West towards […]
PROBATION FOR HOSPITAL FOREMAN WHOSE GRANDDAUGHTER DIED IN MYSTERY E-TRIKE FALL
A Cheung Chau man whose granddaughter died on his illegal Taobao e-trike was sentenced to probation and a small fine on Tuesday, with the magistrate saying the man had suffered enough from […]
“BUSY HK ISLAND ROADS, PEDESTRIANS AND KERBSIDE ACTIVITIES” EXCUSE HIGH CITYBUS/NWFB CRASH RATE: GOVT
The government has excused higher-than-average crash rates for Citybus and its sister firm New World First Bus (NWFB), claiming the buses operate on “busier roads” and that pedestrian and “kerbside activities” – […]
FEHD: “NO SUSPECTED BREACHING OF CLEANLINESS OFFENCES” AT ILLEGAL CHINA CONCRETE PLANTS
The government’s environmental hygiene watchdog claims it found “no suspected breaching of cleanliness offences” from two illegal concrete plants in Yau Tong and says that zero prosecutions have been initiated involving environmental […]
WITH OPPOSITION ON TRIAL, GOVT REVIVES HATED TAI PO RIVER BRIDGE PLAN
The government has revived a previously-opposed plan to build a new vehicle bridge across the Lam Tsuen river, ignoring earlier opposition and alternative proposals from former politicians and even expanding its original […]
84-YEAR-OLD CABBIE SMASHES THROUGH PACKED PEDESTRIAN CROSSING, FIVE INJURED
An 84-year-old taxi driver lost control of his cab and ploughed into three pedestrians before smashing into a traffic light on busy King’s Road at 1pm this afternoon. Dashcam footage shows the […]
