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…
Hong Kong authorities have vowed to investigate a mainland Chinese driver under the southbound travel vehicle scheme and may suspend his eligibility after he posted a video of himself using adaptive cruise control illegally in the city on social media. The Transport Department said on Friday that it would issue a warning to the driver…
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Hong Kong authorities will extend the operating hours of Lo Wu and Shenzhen Bay checkpoints while stepping up public transport to manage cross-border passenger flow after the countdown next Wednesday. Under special holiday arrangements, the Lo Wu checkpoint will remain open from New Year’s Eve until 2am the next day, while passenger and vehicle checkpoints…
Tens of thousands of Hongkongers were stuck for hours at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge on Christmas Day, as residents streamed out of the city’s border checkpoints for the holiday. Police and rail giant the MTR Corporation also warned on Thursday morning that Shenzhen Bay, Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau spur line control points were…
Hong Kong tourists are choosing South Korea and other mainland Chinese cities over Japan for their Christmas holidays, a trade body has said, as around 1,500 outbound tours are expected to depart the city. Fanny Yeung Shuk-fun, executive director of the Travel Industry Council, said on Wednesday that 60 per cent of Hong Kong’s tour…
A new scheme that allows private cars from Guangdong province to enter Hong Kong’s urban areas has brought business opportunities for some, with users of a popular online platform selling courses on how to drive in the city or one-stop application services for mainland Chinese motorists. Local businesses are also offering perks to drivers using…
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…
More than 700 mainland Chinese drivers have applied to enter Hong Kong’s urban areas under a new scheme starting next Tuesday, with transport authorities saying the number has aligned with expectations. The Transport Department also said on Thursday that it did not expect that the scheme would worsen the city’s traffic conditions or prompt road…
Hong Kong authorities have received more than 100 permit applications on the first day from mainland Chinese car owners seeking to drive directly into the city’s urban areas after bookings opened under a much-awaited cross-border entry scheme. The applications for the “Southbound Travel for Guangdong Vehicles” scheme came from among 1,700 winners of a November…