3 d. ago Tougher building checks may add costs, slow projects, Hong Kong lawmaker says

Extra costs and the use of public resources may be incurred under the Hong Kong government’s proposed moves to increase professional scrutiny of building maintenance projects following the deadly Tai Po inferno, a lawmaker has said, calling for further discussion. Election Committee lawmaker Andrew Lam Siu-lo, a town planner by training, said on Thursday that expanding the Urban Renewal Authority’s (URA) role in such projects might require extra time and money, urging the government and...

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3 d. ago Worker killed, 2 others injured by falling gas cylinders on Hong Kong building site

A worker was killed and two others injured after three gas cylinders fell from height and struck them at a construction site in Tsuen Wan on Wednesday afternoon. Police received a report at about 1.34pm that the cylinders fell as they were being hoisted by a crane and hit the three workers at the site on Po Fung Road. Two of the men, aged 29 and 40, were struck by the cylinders and rushed to Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung for emergency treatment. The younger man was knocked unconscious...

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2 w. ago Woman, 27, killed after being hit by KMB bus at road crossing in Hong Kong

A 27-year-old woman has been killed after being hit by a KMB double-decker bus at a pedestrian crossing in Hong Kong on Monday. The accident, reported at about 3.30pm on Monday, occurred when the route 85 bus reached the junction of Ma Tau Wai Road and Bailey Street in To Kwa Wan. The woman was knocked down and trapped underneath the vehicle. Firefighters freed her and rushed her to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Yau Ma Tei, where she was pronounced dead at 4.03pm. The female bus driver, 68, is...

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3 w. ago ‘Hell car parks’: mainland Chinese drivers hit bumps navigating Hong Kong roads

A mainland Chinese driver under Hong Kong’s southbound travel vehicle scheme has been fined for illegal parking, while another faces accusations of using tinted windows, following an earlier warning about unauthorised use of auto driving mode on the city’s roads. The force said on Saturday it was following up on a complaint about a social media post featuring a car, saying the driver in question failed to adhere to the city’s requirements that windscreens must be of a “transparency that would...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong to add more compatible chargers for Chinese EVs as Guangdong cars hit roads

Hong Kong will provide more chargers compatible with Chinese electric vehicles, the transport chief has said, as the first batch of cars from Guangdong province enters the city’s urban areas under a new scheme. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said on Tuesday that nearly 100 mainland Chinese cars entered Hong Kong on the first day of the “Southbound Travel for Guangdong Vehicles (Entry into Urban Area)” scheme, almost reaching the daily quota. She added that the government would...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong to add more compatible chargers for Chinese EVs as mainland cars arrive

Hong Kong will provide more chargers compatible with mainland Chinese electric vehicles, the transport chief has said, as the first batch of cars from Guangdong province enters the city’s urban areas under a new scheme. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said on Tuesday that nearly 100 mainland cars entered Hong Kong on the first day of the “Southbound Travel for Guangdong Vehicles (Entry into Urban Area)” scheme, almost reaching the daily quota. She added that the government would...

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last month Hong Kong taxi driver, 62, arrested after fatally knocking down pedestrian

Hong Kong police have arrested a 62-year-old taxi driver after he allegedly knocked down a woman in Central, who later succumbed to her injuries. The taxi was travelling along Caine Road when it hit a 68-year-old female pedestrian near Elgin Street at 8.55pm on Thursday, according to the force. The woman, who sustained multiple injuries, was rushed to Ruttonjee Hospital in Wan Chai in an unconscious state and was declared dead at 10.05pm. The cabby was subsequently arrested for dangerous driving...

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last month Hong Kong taxi driver, 62, arrested over fatally knocking down pedestrian

Hong Kong police have arrested a 62-year-old taxi driver after he allegedly knocked down a woman in Central, who later succumbed to her injuries. A taxi was travelling along Caine Road when it hit a 68-year-old female pedestrian near Elgin Street at 8.55pm on Thursday, according to the force. The woman, who sustained multiple injuries, was rushed to Ruttonjee Hospital in Wan Chai in an unconscious state and was declared dead at 10.05pm. The cabby was subsequently arrested on suspicion of...

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