Service preferred by some young travellers who want to keep expenses down by avoiding extra night at hotel and any delays to schedule.
From Wi-fi and food to power sockets and toilets, reporters on board maiden trip look at basic features and why some travellers were ‘baffled’.
Arrivals tell Post they are open to using high-speed sleepers for future trips, praise reduced preparation time compared with flying.
Hong Kong transport minister Lam Sai-hung says more services possible if newly launched trains to Beijing and Shanghai prove popular.
But not all passengers satisfied with service, with some complaining lack of Wi-fi left them without entertainment.
Observatory cancelled alert at 7.45pm after it was issued at 5.50pm, less than two hours after previous warning was lifted.
Passengers will need to head to airport earlier from June 25, with check-in counters, self-service kiosks closing 60 minutes prior to departure.
Transport and Logistics Bureau say 7km link in East Kowloon will be needed to cope with anticipated increase in demand for transport over next few years.
Some residents returning home using Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge at end of long weekend stuck for hours as traffic backed up.
Cathay Pacific’s Tim Burns says airline’s trust in Arizona-based AeroGuard Flight Training Centre unchanged, despite solo flight ban after string of trainee pilot errors.
Firefighters and paramedics free car driver from wreckage after Kwai Chung crash; injured man rushed to Princess Margaret Hospital.
Tycoon Allan Zeman among air industry figures calling for new look at Cathay Pacific cadet pilot selection and training after three incidents at US flight school.
Chaotic scenes on Lower Albert Road in Central as taxi slams into a railing and woman falls to street below.
Clash over illegal ride-hailing services has sparked ‘undercover’ operations by some Hong Kong taxi drivers, but other cabbies see opportunities.
Visitor from Shenzhen complains on Xiaohongshu about being ‘ripped off’ after paying HK$600 for a trip from Tuen Mun to Hong Kong airport.
Transport minister Lam Sai-hung says city will discuss increasing train frequency with mainland Chinese operator if there is demand.
Pandemic woes have squeezed many operators of red-top minibuses, with government looking to bring more into fold of regulated service.
Transport minister Lam Sai-hung hails ‘significant milestone’ as agreement between carrier and Saudi Air Connectivity Programme is signed.
Cadets putting themselves in ‘potential danger’ and ‘not meeting expectations’, according to email sent to students by US training facility.
Transport Department says taxi drivers refusing to take passengers and overcharging top list of grievances.
New overnight trains with sleeper carriages to take 12½ hours to Beijing and 11 hours to Shanghai.