Hong Kong will deploy a search and rescue team to earthquake-stricken areas in Myanmar on Saturday, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has said, while expressing his condolences to the victims. “The search and rescue team will do their utmost to help save lives on the ground. Upon receiving the order, this group of elite rescuers…
Hong Kong’s drone-based trials to develop a low-altitude economy will put safety first by requiring testing of the devices to be conducted within the direct eye line of operators. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said on Friday that 38 projects were selected from among 72 applications and would cover activities such as logistics,…
Residents have been warned that evacuations may be necessary if the seismic activity continues. ADVERTISEMENT An area of southern Italy near Naples has been experiencing a surge in seismic activity over the last few days. Campi Flegrei (Phlegraean Fields) is a volcanic caldera near Naples, Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii. The volatile landscape was shaken by…
Confidence is critical for aviation industry success and building it takes years of sustained attention to safety. Public trust may vanish quickly, as the US aviation sector is discovering after a recent series of crashes and worrying near misses. So, it is essential that Hong Kong fully investigates an incident where two cargo planes flew…
Match Group has a problem: The parent of Match.com, Tinder, Hinge, OkCupid, and other dating apps has abusive users it’s known about for years but has kept under wraps. That’s per the Guardian, which centers on Stephen Matthews, a doctor serving a 158-year prison sentence for sexually assaulting women he met through Hinge and…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – An Alabama lawmaker says it is time to step up and protect the children of Alabama online. Representative Chris Sells is pushing a bill that would require app stores to verify the age of users and get parental consent before teens download the app. Rep. Sells says with over 1.5 million…
Passengers under eight years old will need to use safety seats or similar equipment while travelling in private cars in Hong Kong from November 1. A fixed HK$230 (US$29.60) fine would be issued to any drivers caught in breach of the new requirement, with serious cases to be referred to a court, where a penalty…
It is hard to pick any winners out of the latest futile round in the battle between Hong Kong’s point-to-point transport services, or taxis and ride-hailing vehicles. Customers can claim to be winners from cancellation of ill-advised industrial action by some taxi drivers but, in the bigger picture, they remain losers from uneven standards of…
It is hard to pick any winners out of the latest futile round in the battle between Hong Kong’s point-to-point transport services, or taxis and ride-hailing vehicles. Customers can claim to be winners from cancellation of ill-advised industrial action by some taxi drivers but, in the bigger picture, they remain losers from uneven standards of…
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