Tung Chung station may not open Monday in wake of protestor attack
Tung Chung station and a number of other MTR stations may remain closed Monday after protestors vandalised machines and equipment today. Following attacks on 32 stations [...]
Transport
New double-decker bus to run on 3M route from Q3
This is the new double-decker bus that will run between Tung Chung and Mui Wo, starting in the third quarter. New Lantao Bus Co (NLB), which released the photo this week, [...]
HZM Bridge bus rides for $80, once it opens
The bus ride across the HZM Bridge will cost just as little as HK$80 – but the bridge may not open until the second half of the year. Shun Tak, the main HK-Macau ferry [...]
Bus safety probe gets underway, seeks public submissions
A panel investigating the safety of Hong Kong bus services was formally established today. The three-member committee, chaired by Justice Michael Lunn, will examine “from [...]
Govt seeks to extend ferry licences to 10 years
After years of inaction, the government is finally planning to extend ferry licence terms. The Transport Advisory Commission said today the government has proposed to [...]
‘Purple haze’ trains to trial on Tung Chung line
MTR Corp has chosen the Tung Chung line to trial its new China-made train carriages, starting tonight. The new trains, with a striking iridescent purple colour scheme, will [...]
Randy Yu calls for double-decker bus review in wake of Tai Po crash
District Council vice chair Randy Yu has called on the Transport Department to review the safety of double-decker buses on Lantau roads before they are introduced later this [...]
Lantau bus drivers to get shorter shifts – next year
Lantau bus drivers are to get shorter shifts and longer breaks in the wake of the Tai Po bus disaster – but it may take more than a year. Under new Transport Department [...]
Tai O transport: cable car out, water taxi in
The government has abandoned a plan to extend the Ngong Ping cable car to Tai O, but is now considering a water taxi service between Tai O and Tung Chung. In an interview [...]
Councillor condemns govt over slow progress on Tung Chung West station
District Councillor Bill Tang has condemned the government over the lack of progress in building out the MTR line to Tung Chung West. He said the government’s 2014 railway [...]