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1. Border headache

   Posted May 01st 2006, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Officials expect 6.08 million journeys across the border during the 'golden week' holiday beginning today, a 14 per cent increase on last year. What should the authorities do to cope with the growing flood? Write to us ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/547067/border-headache
2. Three injured as minibus overturns

   Posted Aug 08th 2010, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Three passengers were injured when a minibus hit railings, toppled over and crashed into a car in Mong Kok. The red minibus, which was travelling from Lam Tin to Mong Kok, struck the railings and a traffic light after turning from Prince Edward Road West into Earl Street. Three passengers, aged between 29 and 50, were slightly injured. They were sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/721658/three-injured-minibus-overturns
3. Two firemen hurt in explosion

   Posted Mar 30th 2009, 12:00am by Danny Mok

   ... Danny Mok Two firemen were injured when a roadside electricity distribution box they were examining exploded. They had been sent to the scene after smoke was reported coming from the box at the junction of Lai Chi Kok Road and Prince Edward Road West, Mong Kok, at 9.30pm. They were taken to hospital with slight eye and ear injuries. A commander said a short-circuit had caused the fire. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/675155/two-firemen-hurt-explosion
4. Disaster-ready

   Posted Feb 27th 2005, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... How well equipped is Hong Kong to cope with a natural disaster? Is a major public education drive necessary? Share your views: write to us ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/490537/disaster-ready
5. Weather - Hong Kong

   Vicente strikes HK

   Posted Jul 25th 2012, 12:00am

   ... difficult for some people. Queues at rail and bus stations built up. At Central and Admiralty MTR stations, some gates and escalators were closed for crowd control. At Prince Edward, some passengers ...

   http://www.scmp.com/weather/hong-kong/article/1007699/vicente-strikes-hk
6. Supermarkets snub food plea

   Posted Jun 28th 2012, 12:00am

   ... to lawmakers' questions, environment minister Edward Yau Tang-wah said at a Legislative Council meeting yesterday that the bureau met bosses at the four chains, suggesting that they consider donating ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/1005236/supermarkets-snub-food-plea
7. Fukushima plant crisis sparks meeting in Beijing

   Posted Apr 20th 2011, 12:00am

   ... A Hong Kong government delegation travelled to Beijing yesterday to visit the National Nuclear Safety Administration to exchange views on energy safety and development following the Fukushima nuclear crisis in Japan. Led by Secretary for the Environment Edward Yau Tang-wah, the delegation was joined by power firm representatives, members of the Energy Advisory Committee ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/965591/fukushima-plant-crisis-sparks-meeting-beijing
8. Authorities must enforce regulations covering car horns and alarms

   Posted Jan 28th 2012, 12:00am

   ... Kong, comprising all authorised vehicle importers in Hong Kong, be forced to display some civic responsibility. Could Edward Yau Tang-wah, secretary for the environment, promise readers that he ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/991093/authorities-must-enforce-regulations-covering-car-horns-and-alarms
9. An accident just waiting to happen

   Posted Dec 01st 2011, 12:00am

   ... of 269 buildings in the area found that 70 per cent of old buildings, including nearby Prince Edward, lacked guards and almost one in five had neither metal gates nor guards. The Home Affairs ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/986437/accident-just-waiting-happen
10. Arson probe as inferno kills 9

    Posted Dec 01st 2011, 12:00am

    ... to the Princess Margaret and Queen Mary hospitals. Edward Leung Wai-kuen, vice-chairman of Yau Tsim Mong District Council, said poor building management had increased fire hazards in the neighbourhood, ...

    http://www.scmp.com/article/986426/arson-probe-inferno-kills-9

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