A plan to reclaim the typhoon shelter at Kai Tak for housing could be scuppered by transport lawmaker Frankie Yick, who’s added a “poison pill” amendment to a LegCo motion ahead of […]
TRANSPORT LAWMAKER REJECTS KAI TAK RECLAMATION PROPOSAL
GOVT SHOULD USE MORE TAXIS, SAYS LAWMAKER, ON SOARING COST OF SALOON CAR HIRE
LegCo’s Transport Panel chairman Frankie Yick Chi-ming has called on the government to curb its use of hired saloons and use more taxis after government figures revealed a soaring cost per hire […]
HOUSING AUTHORITY FREEZES CAR PARK FEES FOR SECOND YEAR RUNNING
Citing a sluggish market, the Housing Authority (HA) will freeze its car park fees for the second year running, pinning prices for some 31,600 spaces at January 2019 levels until 31 December […]
LAWMAKERS DEMAND EMERGENCY TRANSPORT PANEL ON JOURNALIST ARREST
Four lawmakers are demanding an emergency meeting of the LegCo Transport Panel to discuss the issue of a journalist who was arrested and charged with making false statements while accessing transport data. […]
GOVT SAYS 600 NEW PREMIUM TAXIS WOULD “AGGRAVATE DIFFICULTIES” OF TAXI TRADE, DROPS BILL
Citing economic concerns for the taxi industry, the government has killed its legislative attempt to upgrade Hong Kong’s taxi service, stopping work on the Franchised Taxi Bill which would have seen 600 […]
UBER “NEGLIGENT” ON PERMITS, INSURANCE, SAYS LAWMAKER
Uber is operating without due diligence on hire car licences and lacks proper insurance, according to a scathing attack by transport sector lawmaker Frankie Yick Chi-ming, who says the firm’s recent “ridesharing” […]
