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South China Morning Post
6 days ago
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong woman, 51, dies after being trapped under truck in bus stop crash
A 51-year-old Hong Kong woman has died after getting trapped under a truck that rammed into a bus stop, as police are still searching for the driver who fled the scene. Advertisement The force said the accident occurred at around 6.30am on Tuesday along Chatham Road North in Hung Hom. A truck driver travelling in the direction of Yau Ma Tei near Fat Kwong Street suddenly lost control and steered towards the bus stop, hitting two women. The victim was rescued from beneath the vehicle by firefighters and transported to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, where she was pronounced dead later. The other woman, 33, suffered injuries to her limbs and was also taken to the same hospital for a check-up. In a dashboard camera footage circulating online, the vehicle appears to have lost control after skidding and swerving across the slow lane, narrowly avoiding a bus.
South China Morning Post
06-06-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong approves land grants to beleaguered Urban Renewal Authority in rare move
The Hong Kong government has granted two parcels of urban land to the cash-strapped Urban Renewal Authority in a rare move to offer additional financial support for its redevelopment projects, with a condition to review its financing model to ensure sustainability. The sites in Hung Hom and Tseung Kwan O were approved by the government's top decision-making body in principle on Friday, at a nominal premium of HK$1,000 (US$127) for 50 years. The two sites will have to be rezoned for residential use in order for the self-financing statutory authority to 'continue to take forward its commenced redevelopment projects in an orderly manner'. 'Redevelopment projects of a larger scale involve huge acquisition costs. Coupled with the sluggish property market in recent years, the URA's projects have been subject to the 'buy-high-sell-low' situation, thus affecting its cash flow,' Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-ho said in the government announcement. 'Granting land at a nominal land premium has long been one of the major government support measures for the URA … Granting the two sites to the URA is along the same direction that helps the URA to fulfil its urban renewal mission.' The land grant includes several conditions. The URA must collaborate with the government to refine its operating and financing model, enabling it to undertake urban redevelopment in a financially sustainable manner, 'irrespective of market ups and downs'.
South China Morning Post
24-05-2025
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong woman reports HK$20,000 camera lens stolen at Raymond Lam Fung concert
A 18-year-old Hong Kong woman attending a concert by Cantopop star Raymond Lam Fung had her camera lens worth HK$20,000 (US$2,550) stolen after a thief stealthily detached it. According to police, they received a report from the woman at 11.51pm on Friday night saying she lost the camera lens outside the Hong Kong Coliseum in Hung Hom. The force said the woman claimed the lens was still attached to her camera when she checked at around 11.30pm, but 15 minutes later it was gone. The woman said on the Threads social media platform she was waiting for the singer to leave the venue after his concert outside Gate Y of when the lens was stolen. The user wrote that she was standing near the traffic light and her camera was slung on her right shoulder. Cantopop star Raymond Lam Fung Lam is holding six sold-out concerts at the coliseum from May 22 to 25 after a hiatus of nine years. Photo: Weibo / 好大一只胖皮卡 Another Threads user, a friend of the victim who claimed to be a witness, said two men dressed in white and about 170cm (5 feet and 7 inches) tall, detached the lens from the victim's Canon EOS 5D camera.
South China Morning Post
21-05-2025
- General
- South China Morning Post
Revitalise Hung Hom with an eye for its transport history
Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@ or filling in this Google form . Submissions should not exceed 400 words, and must include your full name and address, plus a phone number for verification More than a key transport hub on the Kowloon Peninsula, Hung Hom has been the pulse of Hong Kong's evolving mobility. Transforming the Hung Hom waterfront ('Proposed Hung Hom marina is as exciting as it is challenging', May 19 ) would present a unique opportunity to celebrate the area's role in the history of Hong Kong transport and logistics, a legacy that should connect us to our past and shape our future. For decades, Hung Hom served as the southern terminus of the Kowloon-Canton Railway, connecting Hong Kong to the mainland and facilitating both passenger and freight transport. The station's iconic interior, illuminated by distinctive spherical pendant lights, witnessed countless cross-border journeys. The ferry pier once stood near the railway terminus. Nearby, Hong Kong's first Cross-Harbour Tunnel transformed vehicle travel across Victoria Harbour. Today, Hung Hom remains a vital interchange station on the Tuen Ma and East Rail lines, linking new development areas with the central business district.
South China Morning Post
15-05-2025
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong police probe fatal accident after man knocked down by private vehicle
Hong Kong police are investigating a fatal traffic accident that saw a man knocked down by a private vehicle in Hung Hom. The force said on Thursday that the incident took place earlier in the day at 2.57am. The driver, a 32-year-old surnamed Kam, was heading eastward along Dyer Avenue when he 'reportedly knocked down' the non-ethnic Chinese man as the motorist approached Hung Sing House in Hung Hom Estate, according to police. Police said the victim, aged 43, had sustained serious head injuries and was unconscious as he was rushed to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Yau Ma Tei, where he was confirmed dead at 4.47am. 'The driver was arrested for dangerous driving causing death and is being detained for inquiries,' a police spokesman said. The Kowloon West's special investigation traffic team was handling the investigation, he added.
