Petrol cars used by Chief Executive (CE) John Lee, which may include a 5.0L-engined armoured BMW as well as a range of seven-seater Alphards, are “environmentally friendly” says the CE’s office on […]
PASSENGERS SQUASHED UP AGAINST BATTERIES: EXPERT SAYS “SIMPLISTIC” E-BUS CONCEPT IS WRONG FOR HONG KONG
The new electric double decker unveiled by Bravo Transport’s mainland joint venture Friday has sacrificed up to 22 passenger spots to a gigantic 5-tonne 450kWh battery pack, a design which an international […]
“PLS FIND RELEVANT DEPARTMENT OR BUREAU”: ENVIRONMENT DEPT HIDES FROM KAI TAK ISOLATION CAMP POLLUTION
Hong Kong’s Environmental Protection Department (EPD) has finally refused to answer questions on repeated environmental violations at and around the Kai Tak Community Isolation Facility (CIF) construction site, after dodging enquiries for […]
LAM POINTS AT “MUNICIPAL” STRUCTURE, PROMISES TO DO BETTER ON “DAY-TO-DAY LIVELIHOOD ISSUES”
Chief Executive Carrie Lam says the Home Affairs Bureau (HAB) will spend more time on district affairs following a government reorganization, pointing to municipal models seen in the mainland and overseas as […]
POLICY ADDRESS 2021: BIKE PLAN IS COPY OF CY LEUNG’S 2017 PLAN, WHILE CONGESTION CHARGING NOTABLY ABSENT
The Chief Executive today outlined planning for cycle tracks that lobbyists say is just a restatement of a long-toothed project and will not help shift commuter journeys away from cars. In the […]
“HONG KONG IS A SMALL PLACE”: INNOVATION CHIEF DUBIOUS ON E-MOBILITY AFTER 5-YR-PLAN TALK
Innovations in e-mobility from the mainland and overseas may not apply to Hong Kong, according to the Permanent Secretary for Innovation, speaking after a delegation from Beijing presented a seminar on the […]
TRAFFIC & TRANSPORT COMMITTEES IMMOBILISED BY DC EXODUS, POLICE SAY NO PROBLEM
The majority of district council transport committees are now stuck in limbo without a chairperson, a Transit Jam investigation has found, with only five of 18 district councils having a functioning Traffic […]
REGINA IP SLAMS CARRIE LAM’S “EMPIRE BUILDING”, GOVT SILO MENTALITY
Lawmaker Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee has criticised Carrie Lam’s attempts to pad the civil service with “promotion jobs” and called out the government’s “silo mentality” as stifling progress. In an exclusive interview […]
LAM HINTS AT EXPANSION OF CAR SEARCH TIP-OFF POLICY TO LAND, COMPANY SEARCHES
The government’s new system alerting vehicle owners to searches on their vehicles could be rolled out to other public data resources, including land and company searches, according to Chief Executive Carrie Lam […]