Tai Po crash inquiry to examine all Hong Kong bus services
An independent inquiry into the Tai Po bus crash will examine all Hong Kong bus operations, including Lantau services. Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced the inquiry after [...]
Road Safety
Close shave! Bus, taxi in dramatic near-miss (video)
A taxi dashcam has recorded a heartstopping near-miss with a New Lantao Bus. The number 11 bus was travelling from Tung Chung toward Tai O at 2:47pm Friday when it overtook a [...]
Bus company and driver sued over fatal Tung Chung accident
The estate of a man fatally struck by a bus in Tung Chung last year is sueing the bus company and the driver. A 38-year-old chef, Ng Konghung, was hit by a no. 34 mini-bus [...]
Police seek blue taxi over Shui Hau hit-and-run
Police suspect a Lantau taxi was involved in a hit-and-run accident at Shui Hau early today that killed a cow. They are interviewing a cab driver in relation to the incident. [...]
How to safely share the road with Lantau cattle and buffalo
Two nights ago a female cow was struck by a car on South Lantau Road. Fortunately she suffered no more than abrasions and should quickly make a full recovery. Others have not [...]
The trouble with EVA
Mui Wo’s EVA is a hot mess, but change may be coming. Contrary to popular belief, it is not illegal to drive on the emergency vehicle access road through the Mui Wo [...]
S. Lantau permit violations soar after rules eased
The number of drivers caught on South Lantau without a permit has soared since the government eased restrictions on non-local vehicles early this year. In the first six [...]
We will enforce the law, says Lantau’s top cop
Here’s a message from Lantau’s police chief: we will enforce the law. The new district commander, Senior Superintendent Alice Lee (above), says crime and [...]
Prosecutions for closed road breaches up sharply
Prosecutions of drivers entering South Lantau without a permit have risen by nearly three-fifths in the last two years, according to Transport Dept figures. Police prosecuted [...]
Chef hit by Tung Chung bus dies in hospital
A 38-year-old man died in North Lantau Hospital after being struck by a bus on Sunday morning. The man, surnamed Ng, wascrossing Yat Tung Rd near the Tung Chung bus terminal [...]