Hong Kong authorities have invested HK$30 million (US$3.8 million) in developing water pipe robots, modelled after endoscopes, to navigate the city’s complex urban infrastructure and detect leaks, addressing risks posed by an ageing network. The Water Supplies Department announced on Monday the opening of the Pipeline Robots Joint Laboratory, a collaboration with Polytechnic University and…
Hong Kong authorities are conducting laboratory tests on black particles found in the water supply of two housing estates to ease residents’ concerns, with the results expected to come back this week, the development minister has said. Tenants at Queen’s Hill Estate in Fanling last week raised concerns about black particles in their freshwater supply,…
Hong Kong authorities are conducting laboratory tests on black particles found in the water supply of two housing estates to ease residents’ concerns, with the results expected to come back this week, the development minister has said. Tenants at Queen’s Hill Estate in Fanling last week raised concerns about black particles in their freshwater supply,…
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…
An elderly Pakistani man who went missing six days ago has been found dead next to Hong Kong’s busy Tuen Mun Road. A police spokesman said on Sunday a bus passenger filed a report at around 12.10pm after seeing a body near a lamp post close to a hill on a Tsuen Wan-bound section of…
The tolls for private cars using Hong Kong’s Tai Lam Tunnel may be lowered by up to 70 per cent when the government reclaims control of it in May next year, with drivers set to pay HK$45 (US$6) during peak hours. Unveiling a plan to implement time-varying fees, transport authorities said on Wednesday that motorists…
Motorists may only have to pay between HK$18 (US$2.30) and HK$45 to use Hong Kong’s Tai Lam Tunnel, down from HK$58, after control is handed back to the government next year, the Post has learned. A government source said on Monday that authorities were leaning towards implementing time-based tolls at the 3.8km tunnel in the…
A primary school teacher, a nurse and a professional driver were among 14 men arrested for illegal street racing in Hong Kong as police revved up enforcement efforts ahead of the annual Macau Grand Prix. The operation spanned the past two months and also resulted in 14 cars being impounded so police could check for…