Hong Kong police have begun issuing electronic fines for parking and traffic offences, with some drivers calling for increased publicity over the measure and a longer transition period. The digital system began operation on Sunday, allowing penalty tickets to be delivered via SMS or email. Drivers can review the fines on a new website and…
Hong Kong will introduce electronic driving licences in mid-September following the passage of a bill by the legislature, but lawmakers have questioned the need to spend HK$12.5 million (US$1.59 million) to fund a related mobile application. Some legislators also urged authorities to take a flexible approach to enforcement, especially in cases in which drivers had…
Hong Kong has brought in more than 800 minibus drivers from mainland China as part of a temporary solution to the city’s labour shortage, with operators hopeful the scheme will be extended to help plug gaps in the ageing workforce. Minibus companies made the appeal after authorities reiterated that importing labour was only a “short-term”…
Hong Kong authorities have taken control of the Tai Lam Tunnel after a 30-year franchise ended, with an electronic toll payment system and cheaper fees implemented in the early hours of Saturday. The Transport Department announced that the government had taken over the tunnel at midnight and conducted works to implement the HKeToll system. Authorities…
Hong Kong’s Tai Lam Tunnel will be closed for two hours on Saturday when authorities install an electronic toll payment system, as the government resumes control of the major thoroughfare and introduces time-varying fees aimed at easing congestion. Patrick Ho Kwong-hang, a deputy commissioner for transport, on Wednesday praised the development. “What does the end…
A taxi, a school bus and a minibus have collided on a Hong Kong highway near Kwai Chung, injuring nine passengers and causing traffic congestion. Police said on Thursday that the nine passengers, all in the minibus, sustained slight injuries and were sent to Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung for treatment. The force said…
Five vehicles crashed into each other on one of Hong Kong’s busiest highways on Thursday, leaving six people injured and all lanes bound for urban areas closed temporarily. Police said the six passengers and drivers sustained slight injuries in the crash that involved three private cars and two trucks on Tolo Highway in Tai Po…
Dashcam footage of two young cyclists speeding down a mountain road in Hong Kong and one almost getting hit by a car has sparked calls for greater enforcement of traffic rules to tackle reckless riders and for helmets to be made mandatory. The dashcam video, from a private vehicle heading up a winding road, shows…
Hong Kong police have arrested the driver of a double-decker bus that smashed into barriers on a highway on Thursday, with 21 passengers taken to hospital for treatment. Police said the Citybus vehicle was travelling along West Kowloon Highway towards the airport when it crashed at a slip road near Hoi Lai Estate in Cheung…
The number of elderly taxi drivers involved in accidents in Hong Kong has increased by more than 40 per cent since 2022, prompting some industry leaders to ask if tighter regulations are needed to assess the fitness of older cabbies to ensure safety. Some taxi drivers also hoped the government would subsidise the fees for…