Smoking could be banned in commercial vehicles, bus stops and within 10 metres of MTR entrances under bold proposals put forward by the Council on Smoking and Health (COSH) to John Lee’s […]
FOURTH PEDESTRIAN DEATH IN TWO WEEKS AS TAXI KILLS WOMAN ON FERRY ST
A 67-year-old woman has died after being struck by a taxi driven by a 61-year-old in Yau Ma Tei last night, the fourth pedestrian fatality in two weeks and the fifth known […]
“STAY IN ROOM” FIRE ADVICE FOR QUARANTINE GUESTS “ACCEPTABLE” SAYS FIRE DEPT
Advice given to quarantine hotel guests to stay in their rooms upon hearing a fire alarm is acceptable, but guests wouldn’t be prosecuted for leaving their rooms, according to Fire Services Department […]
DEVELOPERS LEVERAGE ISOLATION GIFTS FOR LUXURY TOWER PLANS: “PAVED AREAS” HAVE “LOW ECOLOGICAL VALUE”
Developers who loaned environmentally sensitive land for emergency isolation facility construction have applied to rezone the land and build luxury gated riverside estates comprising 36 skyscrapers, 3 swimming pools and 1,200 car […]
OFFICIALS TO WELCOME HK’S FIRST ELECTRIC DOUBLE-DECKER
The new Wisdom bus on Hong Kong soil for the first time last October Hong Kong’s first electric double-decker bus will be launched this afternoon, according to a source at bus operator […]
“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 […]
GOVT FOOTPATH INSPECTORS MISSED 97% OF PAVEMENT DEFECTS, AUDIT COMMISSION FINDS
Contractors paid by the government to find and report footpath problems missed almost all defects, including dangerous defects, according to an investigation by Audit Commission (AC) released today. AC conducted field inspections […]
SEWAGE TRUCK DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER FATAL PEDESTRIAN CRASH IN YUEN LONG
Police are investigating a fatal traffic crash in Yuen Long yesterday morning which claimed the life of a 75-year-old pedestrian. Victim Mr Chan was crossing the road at the junction of Tai […]
THIS LITTLE-KNOWN TOWNGAS INGREDIENT COULD POWER HONG KONG’S LOW-EMISSION BUS FLEET
It might surprise many people to know that Towngas, the ubiquitous Hong Kong fuel that powers cookers, food factories, gyms and laundries, is 50% hydrogen gas. And this “secret ingredient” in the […]
ANOTHER WORKER DEAD AS KAI TAK CONSTRUCTION FEVER MOUNTS
A construction worker has died after falling through two floors of an unfinished building at a Kai Tak building site yesterday morning, once again raising questions on worker protections through the Kai […]
