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…
A man was injured when a truck carrying pig carcasses crashed into a convenience store in Hong Kong on Tuesday morning. Police said they received a report at 8.24am that a medium-sized truck had smashed into a shopfront on Gage Street in Central. The man, a customer at the store, sustained injuries to his forehead…
A man has been injured after a truck carrying pig carcasses crashed into a convenience store in Hong Kong. Police said they received a report at 8.24am on Tuesday that a medium-sized truck had struck a convenience store on Gage Street in Central. The man, a customer at the convenience store, sustained injuries to his…
Guangdong motorists approved to drive in Hong Kong will be allowed to stay in the city for up to three days at a time under a new cross-border scheme, a government paper has revealed, with authorities set to roll out the plan next month. A paper submitted to the Legislative Council by the Transport and…
Public are urged to guard against fake messages on Northbound Travel for HK Vehicles and Southbound Travel for Guangdong Vehicles. (File photo) A spokesman for the Transport Department today (Oct. 12) reminded members of the public to guard against and avoid being misled by recent fake messages in social media and messaging groups purported to…
Hong Kong authorities have dispelled rumours about the potential expansion of a scheme allowing local vehicles to enter mainland China to include more border checkpoints. A spokesman for the Transport Department also said on Sunday that it had referred the misinformation about the expansion of the Northbound Travel for Hong Kong Vehicles scheme to police…
Home » ASIA » Hong Kong Eases Cross Border Travel Restrictions for Drivers Heading to Mainland China and Macao Starting October 2025 Published on October 4, 2025 Significant upgrades to Hong Kong’s cross-border travel system will begin in mid-October 2025, enabling drivers to travel more freely without requiring special permits to access restricted roads. Over…
Some Hong Kong taxi drivers have said they have no choice but to swallow a 100 per cent increase in metered parking fees from HK$8 (US$1) to HK$16 per hour that took effect on Sunday, adding that they will need to work harder to offset the higher charge. The doubling of fees applies to all…
Three key government departments have been picked to test the use of AI to improve efficiency without incurring additional costs, Hong Kong’s innovation chief has said, urging the public not to equate its usage with job cuts. Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong revealed on Saturday that the Companies Registry, the Transport Department…
A “highly dangerous” wartime bomb discovered in Hong Kong’s Quarry Bay on Friday was successfully disposed of after a nine-hour effort at around noon on Saturday. The defusing process, which started at 2am after evacuating some 6,000 residents from 18 buildings near the Pan Hoi Street construction site where the bomb was found, took longer…