The government has deleted an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) dubbed by green groups as the “most careless and sloppy EIA in history”, but hit back at detailed criticism of the report claiming […]
LAWLESS ZONE: BANDIT CONCRETE PLANT LAST INSPECTED BY LABOUR DEPT 18 MONTHS AGO
The last Labour Department inspection of an illegal concrete plant in Yau Tong was 18 months ago, according to the government, with officials now struggling to explain how the huge dockside plant […]
GOVT REFUSES TO REVEAL DESIGNS OF $350M TAXPAYER-FUNDED ELECTRIC FERRIES, DENIES HAVING BLUEPRINTS
The government has refused to divulge details of three new electric ferries it designed and will buy for three ferry firms, while one of the state-owned beneficiaries of the $350 million scheme […]
MOTHS, BATS AND TRAFFIC: HK GOLF CLUB FIGHTS BACK AGAINST HOUSING PROPOSALS
The Hong Kong Golf Club (HKGC) is urging members to protest plans to transform part of the Fanling Golf Course into a town for 33,600 people, claiming the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) […]
“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 […]
“HARDCORE” CROSS-DEPARTMENT TASK FORCE TO STUDY HYDROGEN, NUCLEAR & E-MOBILITY
A 40-strong cross-department task force headed by newly promoted air policy chief Dr Kenneth Leung Kai-ming will spend two years tackling hydrogen, e-mobility, nuclear and alternative fuels, Transit Jam has learned, with […]
EPD REVEALS VASTLY BIGGER TYRE BURIAL THAN TRANSPORT CHIEF ADMITTED – 1.9 MILLION TYRES LANDFILLED IN 2019
The Environment Protection Department (EPD) has revealed around 22,200 tonnes of used tyres, the equivalent of around 1.9 million car tyres or a million truck tyres, are buried in Hong Kong’s landfills […]
STAR FERRY’S “GREEN” FERRY CHUGS OUT SAME CO2 EMISSIONS AS 30-YEAR-OLD DIESEL
Star Ferry’s new “green” diesel-electric ferry system, funded by taxpayers to the tune of around HK$3m of its HK$8m cost, uses the same amount of diesel fuel as regular diesel ferries, according […]
GOVT DEFENDS SKIP CERTIFICATION SCHEME, “FINALISING DESIGN” FOR 2022 ROLLOUT
The government has defended its new skip certification scheme, claiming that reported poor quality licensed skips represent only a small sample of the 30 skips licensed under the scheme. Hong Kong’s pilot […]
BIKES AND MINIBUSES PLAY CATCH UP WITH EU EMISSION STANDARDS
Hong Kong will finally catch up with Europe’s 2017 emissions standards for motorbikes and 2013 standards for light buses, as LegCo approves a law amendment to ban registration of new non-compliant vehicles. […]
