https://www.scmp.com/rss/522295/feed The Transport Department: A prominent Hong Kong-based governmental body, the Transport Department is dedicated to formulating and implementing transportation-related policies. Its primary mission is to provide a safe, reliable, efficient, and environmentally friendly transport system for Hong Kong. The department’s main areas of activity include managing road traffic, regulating public transport services, licensing drivers and vehicles, and promoting road safety. It also plays a crucial role in... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Lo Hoi-ying Lo Hoi-ying Hong Kong environmental groups have urged the government to focus on accelerating the commercial use of electric vehicles and enhancing green infrastructure, after scrapping a tax concession scheme for private cars that has cost HK$30 billion over the past decade. Green groups said on Friday that they supported the government’s decision to end the first registration tax (FRT) concessions for private electric cars, including the “One-for-One Replacement Scheme”. The move was announced by... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3344934/commercial-ev-use-needs-boost-after-car-owner-tax-break-ends-green-groups-say?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3344934/commercial-ev-use-needs-boost-after-car-owner-tax-break-ends-green-groups-say?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Feb 2026 04:00:16 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial Hong Kong has an array of rules to make our roads safer. They all make a difference, but accidents still happen. This is why seat belts matter. Data cited by the Transport Department credit them with reducing fatal and serious injuries by up to 40 per cent and 70 per cent respectively in traffic accidents. Seat belts have long kept many thousands of Hongkongers safe or safer from unrestrained impact or ejection from vehicle crashes. It is a notable omission that they have not until now been... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3341512/required-seat-belts-hong-kongs-bus-fleets-are-long-overdue?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3341512/required-seat-belts-hong-kongs-bus-fleets-are-long-overdue?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Jan 2026 22:45:07 +0000 Alice Wu Alice Wu If Hong Kong’s Transport Department couldn’t see that road signs needed to be at eye level when it opened the Yau Ma Tei section of the Central Kowloon Bypass, it makes sense that it couldn’t anticipate the increased demand for test-free driving licences with the launch of the southbound travel scheme. Under the scheme, drivers of Guangdong vehicles can enter via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge to either park at a designated car park – transferring to the airport for a flight or to local... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3339383/hong-kongs-driving-licence-bottlenecks-undermine-its-car-travel-scheme?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3339383/hong-kongs-driving-licence-bottlenecks-undermine-its-car-travel-scheme?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Jan 2026 01:30:09 +0000 Ken Ip Ken Ip Recently a video went viral of a plain clothes Hong Kong police officer aboard a minibus counting how many passengers had not fastened their seat belts. The police said summons would be issued to commuters who had been found to be not wearing seat belts. Social media lit up with surprise, amusement and debate. Some wondered if undercover policing could soon spread to buses or taxis. The law itself is hardly new. Minibus passengers have been required to buckle up for more than 20 years. What... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3331480/hong-kongs-road-safety-laws-must-be-enforced-clarity-and-care?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3331480/hong-kongs-road-safety-laws-must-be-enforced-clarity-and-care?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Nov 2025 08:34:22 +0000 Cannix Yau,Denise Tsang,Oscar Liu Cannix Yau,Denise Tsang,Oscar Liu Motorists from mainland China’s Guangdong province will be able to apply to drive into Hong Kong from as soon as November under a highly anticipated cross-border scheme, transport minister Mable Chan has said. The scheme was expected to strengthen ties between the city and the rest of the Greater Bay Area, while injecting fresh vitality into sectors such as catering, retail and tourism, the city’s largest business chamber said. The Southbound Travel for Guangdong Vehicles scheme was originally... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3316636/mainland-drivers-can-apply-hong-kong-entry-permits-november-under-southbound-scheme?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3316636/mainland-drivers-can-apply-hong-kong-entry-permits-november-under-southbound-scheme?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Jul 2025 08:03:32 +0000 Fiona Sun Fiona Sun Hongkongers will have to make changes to their transport plans during the visit of a naval fleet led by the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong from Thursday as certain ferry services will be temporarily suspended, with authorities also implementing restrictions in some flying zones. The Transport Department on Monday evening announced the adjustments, with nine outlying island licensed ferry service routes operating on the western fairway to be suspended gradually between about 7.20am and 9.50am... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3316470/certain-ferry-services-hong-kong-be-suspended-during-chinese-naval-fleet-visit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3316470/certain-ferry-services-hong-kong-be-suspended-during-chinese-naval-fleet-visit?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Jul 2025 04:48:59 +0000