Uber’s Asia Pacific Headquarters will remain in Singapore for the medium term, the firm says, after it earlier indicated it might move to Hong Kong should the government adopt a more open […]
BREAKING: UBER’S ASIA HQ TO STICK IN SINGAPORE
GOVT TO INCREASE PARKING SPACES IN ALL NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS
The government will increase the number of mandatory private car parking spaces required in all future housing developments, after recommendations from the Transport Department (TD) were endorsed by the Chief Executive’s Transport […]
CENTIMETRE-POSITIONING ENHANCES FLEET SUSTAINABILITY
While Hong Kong may not be ready for autonomous driving in the near future, the ultra-high-definition satellite positioning technology behind it already has mass market application in creating a more sustainable logistics […]
DAUGHTER’S MEMORY DRIVES CANDIDATE’S REFORM VISION
Hong Kong’s disabled are being left out of the smart city conversations, says LegCo primary candidate Lee Chi-yung, arguing that innovations from navigation apps to ridesharing ignore the needs of wheelchair users. […]
NEW NATSEC HQ RILES RESIDENTS WITH BUS STOP CLOSURES
Beijing’s new National Security office in Hong Kong, the repurposed Metropark Hotel, riled neighbours in Causeway Bay on its first official day of operation, by closing roads and bus stops for its […]
HK$293M TUNNEL CAMERAS ARE BLIND TO SPEEDING, PHONE DISTRACTION
Drivers speeding or driving dangerously through tunnels will escape the notice of a new HK$293 million surveillance project at Aberdeen and Tate’s Cairn tunnels, Transit Jam has learned, with the government’s proposed […]
CORRUPTION CONVICTION TAINTS ‘SMART CITY’ RESEARCH INSTITUTE
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 […]
CARBON FOOTPRINT FROM TRANSPORT UP 20% SINCE 1990
Greenhouse gases (GHG) from transport have risen almost 20% since 1990, now accounting for almost a fifth of the city’s 40 million tonne carbon footprint in 2018, according to new figures released […]
CENTRAL-HUNG HOM FERRY TO RESTART SUNDAY AFTER 9-YR ABSENCE
Sunday morning will see the long-awaited resumption of the Central-Hung Hom ferry service, with new facilities at Hung Hom (South) Ferry Pier and Central Pier No. 8 (Western Berth). Under the new […]
UBER ADDS TRANSIT TO HK APP
Uber today added real-time public transport data to its ride-sharing app in Hong Kong, with the launch of Uber Transit, a feature that allows users to integrate public transport into their Uber […]
