Samaritan driver

A CHILD who lost consciousness and suffered from spasms was rushed to a hospital for treatment by an app-based cargo van driver last week.

The 1-year-old child had a fever Wednesday and was left at home in the care of his grandfather. But at 2 p.m. the child suddenly suffered from spasms, and the grandfather failed to hail a taxi downstairs for 10 minutes.

The cargo van driver, Zhao Guo, was on his way back after unloading cargo when he saw the senior holding the child in his arms, looking anxiously for a cab, in Nanshan District. Zhao offered to help and brought them to the hospital for free.

The medical record shows that the child was suffering from a fever, and her spasms were relieved after 20 minutes of treatment.

Optimized traffic lights

THE city’s traffic congestion severity index dropped by 9.7 percent on average over the past three months since the traffic police authority optimized traffic lights at 1,500 intersections across the city.

The optimization, based on big data and guidance of Internet data, can maximize the efficiency of traffic lights at intersections, the traffic police authority said.

Reading month

MO YAN, a winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, will attend the Reading Forum to be held at Shenzhen Library on Nov. 11 for Reading Month.

A total of 777 activities, including 58 themed activities, will be held during the reading month, which will be inaugurated Wednesday at Shenzhen Book City CBD Store.

Flight to Chiang Rai

HAINAN Airlines opened a new direct flight between Shenzhen and Chiang Rai, Thailand, on Thursday.

This is the third air route operated by Hainan Airlines from Shenzhen to Thailand, following air routes to Chiang Mai and Phuket Island.

The flight HU779 leaves Shenzhen on Thursday at 10:10 a.m. and arrives in Chiang Rai at 11:40 a.m. The return flight leaves at 12:45 p.m. Saturday and arrives in Shenzhen at 2:55 p.m.

Plate lucky draw

A TOTAL of 810,000 applicants attended this month’s lucky draws for 2,933 new car license plates for individual buyers in the latest round of lucky draws Thursday.

Only 3.6 people among every 1,000 applicants have a chance to win a plate.