Hong Kong transport news

Transport, clearly.

Rail, roads, aviation, ferries and movement around the city.

Top-down cut-paper diagram of an abstract driving-test area with a learner motorcycle marked by an L plate, a separate parked motorcycle, a stone barrier and an interrupted route line.

Learner motorcyclist injured after crash near Causeway Bay driving test centre

The 57-year-old man was taken to Ruttonjee Hospital after hitting a parked Transport Department examiner’s motorcycle and a stone barrier.

Read the story →

A cut-paper illustration of a Hong Kong MTR escalator connecting a lower platform to an upper concourse, with a temporary cordon interrupting access and a small maintenance inspection detail beside it.

Transport · 2 Sep

Two injured after falling on escalator at Kennedy Town MTR station

→

Flat cut-paper illustration of a Hong Kong tram on a two-way track between simplified urban station forms, with directional arrows and an interrupted overhead power line marked for repair.

Transport · 2 Sep

Tram services between Admiralty and Tonnochy Road suspended after power fault

→

More in Transport

15 stories

A cut-paper style abstract transport network with teal, coral, ochre and mineral-blue route bands, several interchange nodes, a 6:30 clock marker, monitoring points and one short interrupted route.

Transport · 1 Sep

Hong Kong traffic broadly smooth on first school day, but one student reports lateness

The Transport Department activated its highest-level joint command mode and deployed about 100 staff to monitor transport conditions across the city.

Cut-paper transit diagram with paired tram routes, a broken westbound line between North Point Terminus and Tin Lok Lane, a continuous restored eastbound segment, and a marked temporary closure at Shek Tong Tsui with a Hill Road alternative marker.

Transport · 31 Aug

Westbound Hong Kong tram services still suspended after power fault

Eastbound services between Percival Street and North Point Terminus had resumed by 8pm, while Shek Tong Tsui Terminus was temporarily closed for emergency repairs.

Flat cut-paper illustration of a cross-border port terminal with layered architectural blocks, parallel transport lanes, abstract inspection gates, directional flow bands and a small wireless-signal motif in one interchange area.

Transport · 29 Aug

New Huanggang Port stress test broadly smooth as opening date remains undecided

About 20,000 civil servants and 300 public transport vehicles took part in the Hong Kong-Shenzhen exercise on 29 August, which also identified slower Wi-Fi in some crowded areas.

Cut-paper editorial illustration of an unoccupied electric vertical-lift aircraft above a marked test pad, surrounded by measurement lines, data panels and a geometric framework symbolising future aviation regulation, in muted ochre, dusty teal, mineral blue and soft coral.

Transport · 28 Aug

Hong Kong eVTOL project conducts first test flight as legislation targeted for 2027

The trial is part of the first batch of non-traditional aircraft projects under the government’s Regulatory Sandbox X, but it was not clear whether passengers were carried.

Flat graphic of two large prefabricated railway station modules beside an elevated rail viaduct, with guide rails, hydraulic blocks, directional arrows and highlighted connection points showing the modules moving into place.

Transport · 28 Aug

Two Tuen Ma Line operations to install Hung Shui Kiu Station structures

MTR expects each move to disrupt services at Tuen Mun, Siu Hong and Tin Shui Wai for no more than two days, with replacement arrangements still under discussion.

A flat diagrammatic illustration shows a simplified public minibus lying on its side across pale road lanes beside a low barrier, with a translucent white smoke shape beneath it and an understated directional route toward Tsuen Wan.

Transport · 28 Aug

Minibus overturns on Kwai Chung Road near Lai Chi Kok Park, driver reported lightly injured

The vehicle struck a roadside barrier, overturned across the carriageway and emitted heavy white smoke, briefly disrupting traffic towards Tsuen Wan.

Flat cut-paper illustration of two unbranded city buses travelling on parallel geometric route bands toward separate March 2027 and July 2027 date markers, with a segmented ten-year planning band, an open comment envelope and abstract civic buildings in the background.

Transport · 28 Aug

Government plans talks on 10-year franchises for New Lantau Bus and KMB

Both operators intend to apply for new franchises as their existing licences expire in March and July 2027, while the public can submit views by 28 September 2026.

A cut-paper harbour collage shows a simplified ferry moving between three geometric piers, two route lines converging on Tsim Sha Tsui, a blank fare card, a civic recommendation marker and a small pet carrier.

Transport · 28 Aug

Transport committee considers Star Ferry fare-rise application for two routes

The committee will submit its views to the government after weighing the operator’s finances against passengers’ acceptance and ability to afford higher fares.

A top-down cut-paper illustration of a three-lane road with pale blue water barriers closing the middle lane and a small black car form resting near the barrier line.

Transport · 26 Aug

Audi overturns after hitting barriers on Tin Shui Wai road; driver unaccounted for

Police and firefighters found no one inside the vehicle after the morning crash on Long Tin Road, with the circumstances and driver’s whereabouts still under investigation.

A cut-paper style Hong Kong infrastructure collage showing five abstract tunnel portals, three bridge spans, a curving road ribbon and a geometric bicycle-wheel motif, accented in soft coral, mineral blue, dusty teal and muted ochre.

Transport · 26 Aug

Hong Kong Cycling Festival’s 56km ride to enter Central Kowloon Route

The October 11 event will offer more than 6,500 places across 56km and 32km rides, alongside a UCI 1.1 road race and West Kowloon activities.

Cut-paper civic illustration of an urban road near Tuen Li Street, with simplified buildings above a buried water main and a contained muddy yellow leak reaching the road surface; an abstract service marker and segmented improvement ribbon sit nearby.

Transport · 25 Aug

Water-main leak recurs near Tuen Li Street on Tuen Mun’s Castle Peak Road

Muddy yellow water was seen flowing onto the road on 25 August, while the Water Supplies Department sent staff to follow up.

A cut-paper illustration shows a simplified MTR station and cruise-terminal structure linked by a raised transit corridor with six station shapes, timetable marks and two abstract bid markers moving toward an assessment point.

Transport · 23 Aug

Two tenders submitted for Kai Tak smart and green transit system

Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said the response met the government’s expectations as officials move to assess the bids.