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1. News - Hong Kong - TRANSPORT

   Cyclists blame policy for keeping bikes off public transport

   Posted May 07th 2013, 12:00am by Ada Lee

   ... News Hong Kong Cycling Public Transport Infographic Ada Lee ada.lee@scmp.com Strict size limits for bikes on public vehicles show no sign of changing, making life hard for riders, and anti-cycling policy is to blame Government policy that discourages cycling in Hong Kong is also keeping bicycles off public transport, cyclists say. Train and bus operators accept bicycles but impose ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1231604/hong-kong-cyclists-blame-policy-keeping-bikes-public-transport
2. News - Hong Kong - TRANSPORT

   Cyclists see open roads up ahead

   Posted May 07th 2013, 12:00am by Ada Lee

   ... to transport officials about removing bans at some locations including bridges, underpasses and flyovers. There are no specific laws banning bicycles from these places apart from signs erected ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1231689/cyclists-see-open-roads-ahead
3. Comment - Letters

   Trams best for Kai Tak transport

   Posted May 04th 2013, 12:00am by LETTERS

   ... seconds. As a chartered engineer specialising in environmental matters, I complained bitterly to the Transport Department and directly to Veolia about this inexcusable noise pollution, because ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/1229642/trams-best-kai-tak-transport
4. Lifestyle - Motoring - MOTORING

   Test drive: Bentley Continental GT Speed

   Posted Oct 26th 2012, 12:00am by Mark Sharp

   ... Lifestyle Motoring Bentley Transport Private transport Mark Sharp mark.sharp@scmp.com Bentley's Continental GT Speed isboth fast and luxurious.Mark Sharp heads to Germany to feel the power As daredevil skydiver Felix Baumgartner was falling from the stratosphere at over 1,120km/h, I was packing my bags for Germany to try out Bentley's fastest ever production car ...

   http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/motoring/article/1069593/test-drive-bentley-continental-gt-speed
5. News - Hong Kong - TRANSPORT

   DB residents on warpath over ferry fare rise

   Posted May 12th 2013, 12:00am by Jennifer Ngo

   ... News Hong Kong Discovery Bay Ferry Fare Public Transport Transport Department Jennifer Ngo jennifer.ngo@scmp.com Discovery Bay residents yesterday protested against a 9.5 per cent ferry fare increase approved by the Transport Department against their objections. About 50 people marched from Pier 3 in Central to the government headquarters at Tamar in the afternoon. The rise ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1235710/db-residents-warpath-over-ferry-fare-rise
6. Business - Economy

   Iraq to rebuild rail system as reconstruction gathers pace

   Posted May 13th 2013, 01:19pm by Reuters

   ... and freight which it carries do not generate enough income to cover employees’ salaries, let alone revamp the network. That leaves Iraq with little public transport connecting regions of the fractious ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1236711/iraq-rebuild-rail-system-reconstruction-gathers-pace
7. Comment - Letters

   Tram system not feasible

   Posted May 07th 2013, 12:00am by LETTERS

   ... Road-based green transport such as electric and hybrid buses will be deployed progressively from 2013 onwards. In the long term, an environmentally friendly linkage system in the form of an elevated ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/1231762/tram-system-not-feasible
8. Lifestyle - Motoring

   Infiniti sets sights on Hong Kong luxury market

   Posted Sep 07th 2012, 12:00am by Mark Sharp

   ... Lifestyle Motoring Sedans Transport Private transport Nissan's upscale sibling dresses up and moves to Hong Kong, writesMark Sharp Infiniti is looking to muscle in on the city's crowded luxury sector after becoming the first carmaker to open its global headquarters in Hong Kong. The upscale brand of Japan's Nissan Motor Company, Infiniti relocated its head honchos ...

   http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/motoring/article/1030863/infiniti-sets-sights-hong-kong-luxury-market
9. Business - China Business - TRANSPORT

   Chinese bidders on a roll with Asia rail projects

   Posted May 03rd 2013, 12:00am by Toh Han Shih

   ... contracts in Asia, including a metro line project in Manila. The companies had expressed interest in winning transport contracts in the Philippines, said Rene Limcaoco, undersecretary ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/1228663/chinese-bidders-roll-asia-rail-projects
10. News - Hong Kong - TRANSPORT

    Discovery Bay ferry fares to rise 9.5pc from May 12

    Posted May 02nd 2013, 12:00am by Danny Mok, Ada Lee

    ... HK$33.80, up from HK$31. Transport card users would pay a new fare of 36.3 points, up from 33.1 points, per day ride. Students under 18 who live in Discovery Bay, children and the elderly would ...

    http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1227758/discovery-bay-ferry-fares-rise-95pc-may-12

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