The government has granted a sharp increase in vehicle permits for South Lantau this year, with a 25% rise for the first quarter of 2021 compared to 2020. Around 4,700 new Lantau […]
GOVT GRANTS 25% MORE LANTAU VEHICLE PERMITS THIS YEAR
GOVT SEEKING NEW MUI WO CAR PARK SITES TO TACKLE “PERENNIAL” PARKING SHORTAGE
The government is actively looking for new car parking sites in Mui Wo, despite nearly doubling parking capacity in 2019, private Lands Department documents have revealed. The plans emerged after District Lands […]
MUI WO FACELIFT WILL STRAITJACKET CYCLISTS, STUDY FINDS
Data from a concern group in Mui Wo has revealed the government’s “facelift” for the Mui Wo ferry pier may be misjudging how pedestrians and cyclists use the local transport network. The […]
NO CONTEST FOR NEW ISLANDS FERRY LICENCES, 4.7% FARE HIKE LOOMS
Incumbent ferry firms New World First Ferry (NWFF) and Hong Kong and Kowloon Ferry (HKKF) have both won their respective outlying island ferry routes for another five years after an uncontested “open […]
RIDER KILLED IN ROADWORKS SMASH
A man riding a motorcycle died after ploughing into the back of a slow-moving roadworks convoy around 10 km east of the airport on Lantau last last night. Mr Yu, 43, was […]
GOV WILL BUILD RING ROAD, COST UNKNOWN BUT “WE CAN AFFORD IT”
Hong Kong’s finance chief tightened the concrete noose encircling the city today, with the “Lantau Tomorrow” ring road project billed as a top priority in the 2020 budget. At a shiftless Legislative […]
