A government-funded project to open up Smart City data is quietly closing its doors to all but fintech applications, Transit Jam has learned, with the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park (HKSTP) […]
A solution to wayfinding in the “complicated maze” of Hong Kong’s indoor environment has won a top prize in the government’s annual technology awards. Navigation firm MapHive says indoor navigation is especially […]
Police arrested a journalist today under a relatively new mechanism which forces journalists to restrict their use of publicly-available vehicle information to transport-related matters or face legal consequences. Reporter Choy Yuk-ling, 37, […]
On-street parking will remain at 1994 levels – HK$8/hour – under the government’s “smart parking” law likely to be pushed through LegCo’s House Committee next week, with the government blaming economic and […]
The tech firm behind Hong Kong’s only existing “real time” minibus arrival system says it was surprised to hear about a multi-million dollar government tender to fit thousands of green minibuses with […]
Real-time arrival information for green minibuses could be available as soon as October, according to Transport Department engineers, who say a 90-month contract to run the system is all but ready to […]
Magistrates today convicted the R&D boss of the government’s smart city research institute with corruption. Dr Vincent Lau Man-kin, R&D director of Hong Kong Applied Science & Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) was […]
