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MTR introduces robots to clean trains amid coronavirus outbreak
Hong Kong’s railway operator has enlisted a fleet of robots to clean and disinfect trains in the fight against the coronavirus. The MTR have spent HK$20 million (US$2.57...
Poor repair work on tracks led to East Rail line derailment, MTR probe finds
Shoddy repair work on a train track by MTR staff was what caused an East Rail line train to derail as it was approaching Hung Hom in September, a report has found. After a...
Hong Kong bans travelers from South Korea after coronavirus spike, local infections up to 81
Travelers from South Korea who aren’t Hong Kong residents are now barred from entering the SAR as the country experiences a spike in coronavirus cases. At a press briefing...
Riot police caught on camera dragging laundry van driver out of vehicle for double parking
Police arrested a 30-year-old laundry van driver for double parking in Kowloon during an altercation that was caught on camera on Sunday. Video posted online shows three riot cops...
Love Train: 2 new MTR stations to open on Valentine’s Day
Forget about roses and chocolates — the Hong Kong government and the MTR Corp know that expanded public transportation options are the real way to our hearts this...
MTR conductor dies after apparently walking away from train full of passengers
An MTR train conductor was found unconscious on a road under a set of elevated tracks in the New Territories after she apparently walked away from her train, leaving it at the...
HK Express forced passenger to prove she wasn’t pregnant before boarding flight to Saipan
A Hong Kong airline has caused a stir after it forced a female passenger to take a “humiliating” pregnancy test to prove she wasn’t expecting before allowing her to board a...
Hong Kong bus crash leaves 6 dead, some 30 injured
A Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) traveling down Hong Kong’s Fanling Highway this afternoon struck a nearby tree, completely shearing off the left side of its upper deck and leaving...
Fire breaks out at Hong Kong International, but operations unaffected
Billowing black clouds of smoke probably aren’t exactly the most comforting sight when you glance out the airport window before boarding, but that’s exactly what travelers at...