A rare and historically valuable cross-border intercity KTT train being displayed by Hong Kong’s rail operator has had parts removed and damaged just one day after the exhibition opened to the public. The MTR Corporation said on Saturday it discovered the day before that some of the hoods from the train’s reading lamps had been…
Hong Kong’s finance minister will promote the city’s advantages as a “superconnector” and a “super value-adder” during a visit to Switzerland this week for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. Paul Chan Mo-po said on Sunday he would take the opportunity to brief political and business leaders from around the world about the…
The local segment of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high-speed rail generated HK$2.5 billion (US$321.5 million) in revenue last year for the MTR Corporation, the transport minister has said. In a written reply to a lawmaker on Wednesday, Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan also revealed the number of patrons for the local segment in the…
One of the great pleasures of travelling to different places is that it provides an opportunity to compare with the situation in one’s city and country. There is an extra dimension to the pleasure when revisiting after an absence of some years, to better evaluate the effect of the changes in the interim. Over the…
AI Innovations Leading the Way – Smart Mobility Grand Award Winner Won the “Award of the Year” HONG KONG, Nov. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Steered by the Digital Policy Office and organised by GS1 Hong Kong, the Hong Kong ICT Awards 2024 – Smart Mobility Award Presentation Ceremony was successfully held on 22 Nov, 2024. The…
HONG KONG, Nov. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The presentation ceremony for the Hong Kong ICT Awards 2024 was held in the evening of November 22 with MTR Corporation / The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology being presented the Award of the Year from the Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan. MTR Corporation / The Hong…
Public spending on a HK$2 (26 US cents) concessionary fare scheme for elderly and disabled residents in Hong Kong has risen for three years while almost 10,000 cases of passenger misuse were found in the past 17 months, the welfare chief has revealed. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han also said on Wednesday…
Members of a mainland Chinese tour group visiting Hong Kong fell down an escalator “like dominoes” in Tsim Sha Tsui on Sunday, with one man sent to hospital. The Fire Services Department said it received a report at 5.20pm that people had been injured at the junction of Kowloon Park Drive and Salisbury Road. A…
Members of a mainland Chinese tour group visiting Hong Kong fell down an escalator “like dominoes” in Tsim Sha Tsui on Sunday, with one man sent to hospital. The Fire Services Department said it received a report at 5.20pm that people had been injured at the junction of Kowloon Park Drive and Salisbury Road. A…
Hong Kong’s rail giant has said it will not resort to its by-laws to compel commuters to stand still on each side of escalators, rather than leave a path open for those who wish to pass in a hurry on the left. The MTR Corporation launched a campaign last week to persuade commuters to refrain…