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Motorcyclist left bloodied after clipping wooden stick left on highway
A small stick left on the road caused a big bloody problem for a Hongkonger on a motorbike this morning. The 59-year-old motorcyclist, surnamed Lee, was sent flying off his bike about 7:30am after clipping the foot-long piece of wood while riding downhill in the slow lane of the East Kowloon Corridor toward Tsim Sha Tsui. The bike then ran over ...
Locations to be targeted by new video camera traffic cops leaked online
Hong Kong’s traffic cops recently announced they would use “technology” (video cameras) to crackdown on offences that cause traffic congestion. Technology, though, has also...
Update: (Video) Tramway tussle: 4 police officers break up fight between 2 women on Hong Kong trolly
For all its benefits, public transport can sometimes bring out the worst in people, whether it be sparring over a MTR seat or terrorizing bus passengers in a bout of road rage....
Cabbie freaks out and takes undercover cops on wild ride after being busted for overcharging
It’s pretty hard to shake the cops in a car chase around Hong Kong island; it’s harder still if the officers are in your backseat. But, alas, that didn’t...
(Video) 8-year-old poops in MTR station, cleaner not impressed
Already working on a Sunday, a cleaner at Tsim Sha Tsui MTR could be excused for being a mite snappy yesterday afternoon, after a man allowed an 8-year-old boy to poop on the...
Mom has fingers trapped in MTR doors for 25 min after trying to get her child from platform
When that automated lady’s voice says “please stand back from the platform door” on the MTR, she means it, as one woman learned yesterday, after getting her fingers stuck...
London street signs come to Tsim Sha Tsui
A constantly crowded tourist hotspot atop two MRT stations with at least 10 exits each, Tsim Sha Tsui can be pretty overwhelming. But a series maps and plinths placed around the...
19-year-old student dies days after being hit by minibus in North Point
A 19-year-old female high school student died in hospital yesterday morning, just days after she was hit by a minibus in North Point. Wong Mei-gwai was crossing King’s Road...
Taxi driver nabbed by undercover cops for overcharging by HK$330
Undercover cops posing as passengers arrested a 33-year-old taxi driver for overcharging yesterday. The officers were picked up by the driver, surnamed Cheng, at around 5:30pm...
Hong Kong-bound Cathay Pacific flight delayed for 50 hours due to technical problems
A Cathay Pacific flight from Manchester finally arrived in Hong Kong this morning after two days of delays which saw passengers wait about 50 hours to depart. Flight CX216 was...