Police have arrested another six e-bike riders, stressing the machines are illegal on roads, pavements and cycle tracks and urging the public not to test the law. During a Hong Kong Island […]
E-BIKE CRACKDOWN CONTINUES WITH SIX ARRESTS
COPS ISSUE HUNDREDS OF TICKETS FOR ILLEGAL BICYCLE PARKING, 35 ARRESTS FOR E-BIKE OFFENCES
Police declared war on illegal bicycle parking in Sha Tin last Friday (13 September), giving over six hundred tickets and 14 court summonses for bicycle parking and riding offences. With the aim […]
10 ARRESTED FOR SCOOTER AND E-BIKE RIDING
Cops arrested seven men and three women for riding e-scooters and e-bikes in an operation spanning five police districts on Thursday. The arrested persons, aged between 23 and 74 and caught in […]
NUMBERED ARMBANDS AND DRIVING LICENCES REQUIRED FOR DOCKLESS E-BIKE USERS IN YET ANOTHER SCIENCE PARK TRIAL
The government has confirmed those wishing to ride dockless e-bikes in a new Science Park trial will need full driving licences to take part, while riders must be pre-registered, stick to a […]
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 […]
RIGGED “TRIAL” IS AN INSULT TO THE POTENTIAL OF E-BIKES AND E-CARGO
Boffins at the Transport Department have spent millions of dollars and three years to find exactly what they wanted to find about e-mobility. By rigging the game – allowing only specific machines […]
ILLEGAL E-BIKES SOAR IN POPULARITY: 76% OF TST DELIVERY BICYCLES ARE ELECTRIC
Over three-quarters of delivery cyclists in Tsim Sha Tsui are now using e-bikes deemed illegal for public use by Transport Department, according to a survey by Transit Jam. A count of moving […]
COPS DOGGEDLY HUNTING E-BIKES IN LAST MONTHS BEFORE LEGALISATION
Police have hit e-bike riders hard in coordinated operations across Tai Po, Tuen Mun, Tin Shui Wai, Sheung Shui and Cheung Chau last week, despite signals that the machines may soon be […]
EXCLUSIVE: HONG KONG TO LEGALISE E-SCOOTERS IN 2023
E-scooters are set to be legalised in Hong Kong next year, with a bill to be introduced to LegCo in early 2023, according to a high-level industry source with knowledge of the […]
30 E-MOBILITY BLAZES IN LAST FEW YEARS – BUT GOVT CLUELESS HOW MANY DEVICES IMPORTED TO HONG KONG
At least 30 fires have been caused by e-mobility devices since 2020, the government has revealed – but officials also admit they don’t know how many such devices have been imported into […]
