Hong Kong authorities may use their right to control ride-hailing prices to prevent excessive and reductive competition, or involution, the Post has learned, but a lawmaker warned that this could cause legal problems and suggested regulation through controlling the number of licences issued instead. A source familiar with the matter told the Post that the…
Hong Kong authorities are looking into complaints about new government-supplied shoes after a lifeguard union received more than 100 reports of discomfort or foot injuries, becoming the second procurement issue to be raised in recent weeks. The Hong Kong and Kowloon Life Guards’ Union earlier revealed that the Leisure and Cultural Services Department had previously…
The MTR Corporation is facing growing pressure to investigate a subcontractor’s procurement of Chinese-made tiles for a Hong Kong rail project, instead of the contract-specified German ones. The rail giant confirmed on Monday that it had received complaints following a media report alleging that the contract for the Tung Chung East station project originally required…
Lawmakers have called for a comprehensive review of the authorities’ procurement process following allegations that a company supplied infringing mainland Chinese-branded bottled water to government offices, prompting a police investigation. The Post also found that the directors of the company involved, Xin Ding Xin Trade, were linked to unpaid loans of HK$8 million (US$1.1 million)…
Hong Kong airport will reduce late-night use of its south runway following noise complaints from Tuen Mun residents struggling to sleep when cargo aircraft pass overhead. The Airport Authority confirmed the measure late on Thursday, hours after a lawmaker revealed its plan to address the complaints that a flight path over Tuen Mun’s Siu Lam…
On a typical weekday in Hong Kong, as a typhoon loomed, customers braved the rain outside a Bakehouse branch in Causeway Bay, waiting to enter the social-media viral bakery, known for its sourdough egg tarts, artisanal breads and fresh pastries. It was a stark contrast to just weeks earlier in June, when Hong Kong’s four-decade-old,…
We have all sworn to uphold “one country, two systems”. But when it comes to building new railways, “one country, one system” may save us a lot of money. Hopefully, London and Washington won’t cite the Joint Declaration to criticise Hong Kong for breaching our treaty obligations. The construction costs of the mass transit links…
Hong Kong lawmakers have suggested additional measures such as capping the duration a vehicle can occupy a metered lot and implementing progressive fees, following a slew of recent government proposals to adjust traffic-related charges, including doubling parking rates. Ben Chan Han-pan, a member of the Legislative Council’s transport panel, said on Thursday he welcomed the…
The average cost of an electric vehicle (EV) licence in Hong Kong could increase by more than 500 per cent over the next five years, authorities have said, adding that they will raise the tolls at two tunnels by 60 per cent amid a significant budget deficit. The proposed measures announced by the Transport and…
A proposal to tighten regulations over Hong Kong’s notorious loan sharks is too narrowly focused and will not tackle the root problem of unruly debt collectors, according to lawmakers and legal experts. The legislators and specialists criticised the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau’s plan to set a cap on borrowing activity for low-income earners…