Archive - Transit Jam

DEATHTRAP OWNERS MOCKED GOVT FIRE SAFETY ORDERS FOR 16 YEARS

Buildings Dept ordered many fire safety improvements at New Lucky House starting in 2008 but owners repeatedly made excuses to delay work

Apr 11 •

February 2024

EXCLUSIVE: PROTEST FORBIDDEN DURING XIA BAOLONG'S VISIT

Protest of any kind is forbidden during the visit of China’s top Hong Kong official Xia Baolong, according to police, with cops actively polling known…

Feb 21 •

January 2024

Well done Transport Dept!

My new year’s resolution was to try to be more positive, so let me say I *LOVE LOVE LOVE* the new licence plate search system for journalists. It’s like…

Jan 25 •

SCOOP: FAKE NUMBERS CAST DOUBT ON EPD'S RUBBISH "FIELD TEST"

A government video aiming to combat fake news gets its numbers very wrong

Jan 22 •

December 2023

EXCLUSIVE: DOJ deletes NatSec case index

Days after publishing a useful index of National Security cases, the Department of Justice appears to have gotten cold feet, mirroring a sudden mainland…

Dec 31, 2023 •

James Ockenden appointed to District Council.... almost

John Lee will announce the appointed District Council members today so I thought I’d add to the mounting excitement with a previously untold story of…

Dec 12, 2023 •

SNOOP SCOOP! Cops using parked cars to build 24-hr CCTV network

Hamstrung by privacy laws on CCTV deployment, police are turning to the humble dashcam to build an unregulated 24-hour district surveillance network

Dec 5, 2023 •

November 2023

“Environmental court” essential for HK’s green finance role

In a city of shameless corporate polluters, talk of "sustainable finance" is a joke. A dedicated environmental court or tribunal is an innovative idea…

Nov 27, 2023 •

Cops excuse meat hook attacker and close case

Closing the investigation against the man who attacked me with a meat hook, TST cop Alexander Stewart says “Riding in the fast lane is incorrect. Riding…

Nov 23, 2023 •

EXCLUSIVE: HK rejects postal voting while pandering to mainland absentees

Postal voting will not be allowed in the upcoming District Council election, leaving hundreds of thousands of absentee Hong Kongers without a voice in…

Nov 10, 2023 •

Govt accused of doxxing stadium scandal reporters

In another blow for Hong Kong press freedom, the government is accused of doxxing investigative reporters who were exposing corruption and…

Nov 7, 2023 •

Candidate spat at, harassed, over Gay Games support

Hong Kong, 2023 | An ugly mob surrounded and spat at New People’s Party District Council candidate Paul Lui Yau-tak earlier this week over party boss…

Nov 2, 2023 •

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