Traffic Law

Transport unions warn against blanket policy on diesel standards

9 Jan 2013

Transport unions have urged environment officials not to introduce a blanket policy on phasing out old, polluting diesel vehicles and to focus on corporate fleets first.

They said a...

Mainland police in U-turn on new yellow traffic light rule

7 Jan 2013

Mainland police have backed down from a controversial traffic regulation in which drivers could be fined and penalised for running yellow lights as if they had been red.

Yellow rule at road junctions making mainland drivers see red

6 Jan 2013

A new traffic regulation came into effect on New Year's Day as part of efforts to improve shameful conditions on the road.

But the grumbling is just getting started. Members of the public...

Briefs, January 4, 2013

4 Jan 2013

The workplace safety watchdog yesterday called on regional governments to step up their investigations into a series of fatal accidents and mete out harsh punishment for any attempted cover-ups...

Briefs, December 16, 2012

16 Dec 2012

Cathay Pacific Airways has accepted an invitation to meet Labour Department officials and representatives of its flight attendants' union, which has threatened industrial action in support of its...

Opinion

Alex Lo

Church developers remain unbowed by government rules

Alice Wu

John Tsang's confused middle-class claim

Jake Van Der Kamp

An age-old problem and the sums that just don't add up

China Digest, December 6, 2012

Since the 2008 Beijing Olympics, more than 1.7 million volunteers have been registered to help maintain social stability in the capital, Xinhua reports.

Cut-out figures of police to cut traffic accidents in northern New Territories

They don't eat, don't need breaks and work extra shifts without complaining.

Meet the new traffic police who will be on the roads in the northern New Territories today.

Officials urged to launch campaigns to promote road safety in Hong Kong

As a traffic engineering professional who has worked in the private sector and for government agencies, I pay particular attention to matters relating to road safety.

Get this show off the road

Here's a big shout-out to the two thoughtful drivers involved in a little ding on Leighton Road in Causeway Bay the other day.

Delays at border hit car scheme

A government scheme that allows Hong Kong people to drive their cars into Guangdong has been dogged by complicated procedures and long waiting times.

Life in the fast lane leads pet groomer to prison

A pet groomer led police on a wild car chase around Yuen Long at speeds of up to 140km/h just four months after another dangerous driving incident, a court heard yesterday.