The government has defended its use of a middleman to procure millions of dollars of quarantine bus services, claiming the unusual procedure was “due to the urgency of providing the transport service” […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
