The CEO of the fund behind a slate of six half-century-old Jordan firetrap apartments repurposed as dormitories for 66 imported mainland minibus drivers is also a top figure in two government-funded transport […]
GOVT PLANS DRIVERLESS MINIBUSES IN 2024… BUT ROADS NOT UP TO THE JOB, WARNS DELOITTE
Hong Kong’s public minibuses could be the perfect vehicles for driverless technology, according to a speech by the city’s transport chief at a transport innovation event today, with a promise of at […]
JOHN LEE SPEAKS ON TRANSPORT POLICY, “ACCESSIBILITY” A KEY AIM
Hong Kong’s likely next Chief Executive has spoken on transport policy for the first time, saying he wishes to make “accessibility an easy thing for people in Hong Kong” Lee’s comments came […]
QUESTIONS RAISED OVER $1 BILLION SMART TRAFFIC SLUSH FUND AS MANAGER BANKROLLS ITS OWN PROJECTS
The Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) has been awarding itself huge project grants as manager of the government’s $1 billion Smart Traffic Fund, Transit Jam has learned. The council, entrusted as the […]
CORRUPTION CONVICTION TAINTS ‘SMART CITY’ RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Magistrates today convicted the R&D boss of the government’s smart city research institute with corruption. Dr Vincent Lau Man-kin, R&D director of Hong Kong Applied Science & Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) was […]
