Tolls at Hong Kong’s three cross-harbour tunnels may need to be adjusted in the future after traffic volumes exceeded pre-reform peaks, 2½ years after time-varying charges were introduced, transport authorities have said. A Transport Department paper submitted to the Legislative Council said tolls would need to remain flexible in the future because queues during some…
A driver escaped serious injury in Hong Kong after a car vaulted over the central divider on Tuen Mun Road and slammed into his seven-seater vehicle. Police said the seven-seater was travelling in the fast lane towards Yuen Long near the Gold Coast in Tuen Mun when the driver of an Audi SUV on the…
At least one man was injured in a 10-vehicle pile-up on Hong Kong’s Tuen Mun Road during the Thursday morning rush hour. Police received the first report of the collision near Sham Tseng Fire Station on the Yuen Long-bound fast lane of the major highway at 7.47am, while an amber rainstorm warning was in force….
A 64-year-old container truck driver was injured when his vehicle crashed into a fire engine and overturned on a busy Hong Kong expressway on Monday. The accident took place at about 12.15pm when the container truck was travelling along Tuen Mun Road in the direction of Tsuen Wan near Nim Wan village in So Kwun…
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,…