Winnie Chong Tuesday, June 05, 2012 “Sir, your engine is running. I’m clocking you.” With such a courteous reminder from traffic wardens, it is not surprising that no one has been prosecuted under the idling engine ban since it came into effect on December 15. A drivers’ concern group has characterized as a “toothless tiger” [...]
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Drivers switch off – when the inspectors are around
SCMP – June 5, 2012 Inspectors targeting drivers idling their vehicle engines have not ticketed any offenders yet, but their presence on the streets has forced many motorists to turn off engines, the Environmental Protection Department said yesterday. Since the anti-idling law came into force in December, 180 enforcement actions had been undertaken at black [...]
Hongqiao hub ‘exceeds all expectations’
Joint venture partly financed by HK airport group earned 500 million yuan last year and is booming Toh Han Shih in Shanghai Jun 05, 2012 Shanghai’s massive Hongqiao transportation hub, which includes an airport and a network of railways, has surpassed expectations by earning 500 million yuan (HK$609 million) last year alone, an official says. The figure was far above the [...]
Hongkongers see MPF gains wiped out
City’s pension funds lost an average 6.03 per cent in May, as global economic outlook deteriorated Enoch Yiu Jun 05, 2012 Hong Kong’s 2.5 million employees lost HK$6 on average for every HK$100 of their pension savings last month, wiping off all gains made earlier this year. The Mandatory Provident Fund’s poor results come as the [...]
More vehicles escape idling ban
Top official uses her powers to approve an exemption on medical grounds, but lawmaker is unhappy that public was kept in the dark Cheung Chi-fai Jun 05, 2012 The director of environmental protection has quietly exercised discretionary powers to introduce a new exemption to the already much diluted ban on idling engines. The change, approved [...]