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 […]
EXCLUSIVE: HONG KONG TO LEGALISE E-SCOOTERS IN 2023
POLICE USING UNDERCOVER COPS TO KEEP UP WITH SURGE IN E-MOBILITY
Police in Tseung Kwan O are now using undercover officers to target people using e-mobility such as e-scooters and e-scooters, arresting 11 earlier last week and promising more operations to come. “Tseung […]
75-YEAR-OLD ARRESTED FOR USING MOTORISED PERSONAL MOBILITY AID
A 75-year-old man on a motorised Personal Mobility Aid (PMA) was among eight arrested in New Territories North earlier this week as police step up their e-mobility crackdown codenamed “Goldensun”. A total […]
E-SCOOTER RIDER TRACKED DOWN AND ARRESTED, DAYS AFTER GOVT E-MOBILITY TRIAL
Police arrested a 30-year-old “foreign man” last night for driving an electric scooter through Tseung Kwan O Tunnel over the weekend. Police say they “took the initiative” to track down and arrest […]
“FIRST TIME IN DAYLIGHT”: E-MOBILITY TRIAL DRAWS A CROWD
Dozens of e-scooter and electric unicycle riders took to the cycle paths of Tseung Kwan O this weekend, the first time riders have been able to legally use their machines in Hong […]
FULL DRIVING LICENCE, HK$820 REQUIRED FOR E-BIKE/E-SCOOTER TRIAL
Applications are now open for the government’s first e-mobility device trial in Hong Kong, with Transport Department (TD) offering special permits for such machines for limited AM or PM timeslots in two […]
GOVT KEEPS 8-DAY E-SCOOTER/BIKE PILOT ON TIGHT LEASH, WITH ONE MONTH PERMIT PROCESS
Eight days, during daylight hours only: that’s the extent of the government’s first pilot trials of e-scooters and e-bikes, with a one-month permit application process and a deposit required for users wishing […]
E-SCOOTERS/BIKES ON TRACK FOR DECEMBER TRIAL, SAYS GOVT
E-scooters and e-bikes could be legally whizzing up and down several Hong Kong cycle paths by the end of the year, according to the Transport Department (TD), as the government pushes ahead […]
SHARED MICROMOBILITY IN NORTH AMERICA FAVOURS YOUNG RICH WHITE GUYS
Shared micromobility such as e-scooters and shared bikes are disproportionately used by young well-educated rich white men, while the poor, black, female, elderly and less educated are significantly under-represented in the North […]
GOVT PLANS TO LEGALISE E-SCOOTERS FOR CYCLE TRACKS
E-scooters and e-bikes could soon be allowed on Hong Kong cycle paths – but not roads – as the government proposes regulating e-mobility devices for the first time. Until now, e-mobility devices […]
