The “Driving on Lantau” private car quota scheme will be doubled from 9,125 to 18,250 cars per year from 1 July on what Transport Department (TD) calls “keen demand” for access to […]
GOVT TO DOUBLE “DRIVING ON LANTAU” QUOTAS ON “KEEN DEMAND”
HARD LANDING: 5 PASSENGERS INJURED AS DOCKING MUI WO FERRY LOSES CONTROL
A Lantau commuter ferry from Central lost control while docking last night, slamming into Mui Wo pier and causing five injuries on the ferry. Sun Ferry’s 20.00 service from Central was approaching […]
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 […]
POLICE THREATEN LAMMA COMMUTERS WITH PROSECUTION OVER BICYCLE PARKING
Police have posted warning notices on Yung Shue Wan pier, Lamma Island, threatening not only to remove bicycles left on the railings but also to prosecute owners under the Summary Offences act. […]
EXCLUSIVE: GOVT BACKTRACKS ON “CAR FREE” LANTAU TOMORROW, SAYS “CAR FREE ZONES” INSTEAD
The Development Bureau (DevB) has walked back a senior official’s remarks that Lantau Tomorrow Vision could be “car free”, suggesting instead there would be the possibility of “car-free or less car zones” […]
GOOGLE’S “BAD DIRECTIONS” SEND CARS ILLEGALLY THROUGH MUI WO VILLAGES
Google has now removed prohibited Mui Wo roads from its driving directions after a Transit Jam investigation found the service was sending car drivers on illegal shortcuts through villages. After searching for […]
MUI WO POLICE ADMIT TAKING LAW INTO THEIR OWN HANDS, WHILE VILLAGERS SAY PROBLEMS STEM FROM GOVT DECEIT OVER ROAD
Police patrolling Mui Wo admit they brush over lawless driving and illegal parking in Mui Wo’s “car free” zones, claiming illegal behaviour is “the norm” in the town, and that they only […]
POLICE NEGLIGENCE ON MUI WO ILLEGAL CAR RACKET EXPOSED, GOVT SILENT
Police have given just a handful of tickets to cars illegally driving in car-free Mui Wo villages in the last six years, despite residents’ claims of a daily parade of cars and […]
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 […]
