“Tea, Earl Grey, hot!” barks Captain Jean-Luc Picard at the starship replicators. A steaming cup of tea appears in seconds. “Meat sticks, Thai, hot!” orders the man to the tablet in his […]
OPINION: CITY CANNOT SUSTAIN “REPLICATOR ECONOMY”
NEW ROUND OF COVID-19 TESTS FOR TAXI AND MINIBUS DRIVERS
A new round of Covid-19 testing for taxi and minibus drivers is underway, offering a free test for drivers from now until 9 November. Drivers can register at the government website (www.tgptest.gov.hk), and […]
SPECIAL TAGS FOR NEGATIVE-TEST TAXI DRIVERS, APP BADGES CONSIDERED
Taxi drivers taking the government’s Universal Community Testing Programme (UCTP) Covid-19 test and who test negative will earn a special tag to be displayed in their taxis. The tag, which gives the […]
LAMMA FERRY PIER CONSCRIPTED AS ONE OF FOUR NEW COVID-19 TEST CENTRES
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, […]
MAINLAND PLANS LOCATION TRACKING IN HK FOR CROSS-BORDER TRUCKS
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, […]
HK WAVES TRUCK DRIVERS THROUGH WHILE MAINLAND TIGHTENS ACCESS
The mainland side of the border is tightening quarantine security as Hong Kong battles its “third wave”, banning Hong Kong drivers who live in buildings with confirmed cases or who work at […]
GOVT APPROVES SERVICE CUT ON 284 BUS ROUTES
Bus companies will cut service frequency or suspend service altogether on 284 routes from Monday (27 July), claiming a “drastic drop in bus patronage” following new social distancing rules. Transport Department (TD) […]
MTR TO CUT OFF-PEAK TRAINS UNDER FRESH LOCKDOWN RULES
MTR will cut off-peak train services from tomorrow (22 July) to match reduced demand arising from new government social distancing measures, the company says, with maximum headway on most lines increased from […]
“RECLAIM THE STREETS”: BOLD WORDS FROM THE MAYOR OF NOTHING
TRANSIT JAM EDITORIAL Take a good look at the 12 mayors of the C40 Global Mayors Covid-19 Recovery Task Force, who last week in A Green and Just Recovery committed to “reclaim […]
LOCAL BUS FIRM BUILDS MASK FACTORY
Bus company KMB is producing its own surgical masks in a Tuen Mun cleanroom factory that can turn out millions of surgical masks a year and provide at least one or two […]
