Taxi

BYD shares rise as electric taxis hit Hong Kong roads

17 May 2013

BYD shares rose as much as 6.3 per cent to HK$35.35 before closing 3.46 per cent ahead at HK$34.40. The stock has gained 48 per cent so far this year.

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Don't kid yourself that electric taxis are green

16 May 2013

Encouraged by the prospect of generous subsidies from the government's HK$300 million "green transport fund", the Hong Kong Taxi & Public Light Bus Association is leasing 45 battery-powered "...

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A proven way to cut road deaths

22 Apr 2013

Value-for-money reports by the Audit Commission measure the performance of government departments and public bodies against objectives. This can help prompt action by officials to meet public...

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Beijing promises to solve its taxi problem with fare increase

17 Apr 2013

Beijing's municipal traffic regulator has announced a series of reforms over the next two years aimed at ending the increasing scarcity of taxis in the capital.

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Grabbing a cab can put you on a road to ruin

15 Apr 2013

Hong Kong may have one of the cheapest transport systems of any major, developed-world metropolis, but the temptation of another quick cab ride always beckons - and, added up, it can eat away at...

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Letters to the Editor, April 12, 2013

12 Apr 2013

I welcome the promising seven-year clean-air plan released by the government, especially the proposal for low-emission zones for franchised buses. However, the range should be expanded to private...

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Opinion

Tom Holland

Attempts to diversify China's reserves have been a disaster

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Howard Winn

China is like the EU; provinces are its member states

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Letters to the Editor, March 19, 2013

I am writing as a concerned citizen of Hong Kong, on the issue of the banners that have been proliferating around this city in recent times.

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Shanghai accident raises safety concerns over TV screens in taxis

Shanghai residents urged the city to investigate the dangers of television screens in taxis after two passengers were injured in an car accident on Tuesday.

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New taxi driver scams prey on overseas visitors to city

In one of the scams the driver feigns engine trouble and pulls over on to the hard shoulder, explaining that he needs to check out the car. So he has a look under the bonnet and moves round to the...

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Letters to the Editor, January 23, 2013

Visionary in land-resource planning

Ian L. McHarg, who for over three decades was an influential advocate and practitioner of ecological planning, would have plenty to advise Hong Kong...

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TECHNOLOGY

New York to test 'e-hailing' of taxis

New York passengers will be able to use smartphones to "e-hail" taxis from the kerb in a one- year test programme, according to the city's taxi and limousine commission.

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CHINA DIGEST

China Digest, December 8, 2012

The winner of a food-inspection competition discovered five illegal additives in half an hour, the Beijing Morning News reports.

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