Typhoon Mangkhut may have come and gone, but Hong Kong’s chief forecaster...
Hong Kong is still recovering from the most intense typhoon to hit since records began, but the city’s chief weatherman warned residents on Sunday to stay vigilant – storm season is not over yet. Peak...
View ArticleOpen Up, Hong Kong’s first 24/7 counselling platform for troubled youth,...
The city’s first round-the-clock online counselling platform for young people has launched, using exclusively online and mobile messaging to talk to people about their troubles. People aged between 11...
View ArticleBaby girl on life support after error during heart procedure at Hong Kong...
A 50-day-old baby girl is critically ill after undergoing a procedure at Hong Kong’s United Christian Hospital during which the defibrillation equipment was not switched to the proper mode. An...
View ArticleA day out at the sewage plant? That’s the plan in space-starved Hong Kong
Space-starved Hongkongers could soon be heading to sewage plants to enjoy fresh air and greenery, under officials’ plans to turn the usually avoided sites into oases for fun and recreation. For a...
View ArticleHK$1.2 billion drainage plan to collect reservoir excess will save city 3...
Hong Kong will save more than 3 million cubic metres of water each year when a project to collect excess run-off from four Kowloon reservoirs is completed, drainage officials have said. According to...
View ArticleStop lagging behind, Hong Kong, it’s high time to extend maternity leave
It is an absolute pleasure to see politicians who genuinely serve the people instead of themselves, and who are willing to go against all odds to fight for what is just and right. In that regard, New...
View ArticlePhilippine resort Puerto Princesa chooses ‘morally correct’ low-carbon path
When Theresa Walgraeve and her husband set up their 15-room resort in Puerto Princesa, a city on the Philippine island of Palawan, they worried about mosquitoes and monsoons, and the high cost of...
View ArticleHong Kong 2050 decarbonisation plan to heed UN call for action, but...
A new, long-term Hong Kong decarbonisation strategy for up to 2050 will incorporate the latest findings from United Nations climate scientists, city environment officials have said. A special report...
View ArticleHong Kong can make full transition to renewable energy by 2050, says Lui Che...
Falling costs and technological advances mean a 100 per cent transition to renewable energy in Hong Kong will be possible by 2050, an award-winning environmentalist has said. The city should tap into...
View ArticleAmputee, 70, finally conquers 200 steps to remember dead brother, and sheds...
Lee Sau-yee, a 70-year-old amputee, on Tuesday went to a cemetery to pay his respects for the first time since his elder brother died from throat cancer a decade ago. Lee had long wanted to do so, but...
View ArticleThree wild boars shot with tranquilliser gun after downtown Hong Kong jaunt
Three wild boars were spotted taking in the sights of downtown Hong Kong on Tuesday as part of a concrete jungle jaunt before they were shot with a tranquilliser gun. Police were called out shortly...
View ArticleChief Executive Carrie Lam’s policy address 2018: Hong Kong leader lays out...
Welcome to the Post’s live coverage of Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor’s second policy address. Hong Kong’s leader faced the city’s legislature from 11am, and finished the speech in a...
View ArticleCarrie Lam’s policy address 2018: land development to maternity leave, five...
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor presented her second policy address in the Legislative Council on Wednesday. Her speech was short, lasting about 40 minutes, unlike her predecessor Leung...
View ArticleTwo elderly victims injured by wild boar at Hong Kong public housing estate
Two elderly people were sent to hospital after being bitten by a wild boar at a public housing estate in Hong Kong on Wednesday. A 65-year-old woman, who works as a security guard at Fu Shan Estate,...
View ArticleDo you have an old diesel vehicle? Hong Kong government may pay you to take...
About 40,000 old, polluting diesel vehicles used by the commercial sector will be taken off the streets in five years as part of the Hong Kong government’s long fight against roadside air pollution....
View ArticleSchoolgirls to be vaccinated against HPV, in Hong Kong’s fight against...
Girls in primary school will be vaccinated against HPV in a bid to protect them from cervical cancer, Hong Kong’s leader announced on Wednesday morning. The citywide scheme was among a series of health...
View ArticleHong Kong maternity leave to increase to 14 weeks under raft of pro-family...
Hong Kong’s leader won rare applause from the women’s community on Wednesday as she unveiled an array of pro-family measures, which included longer maternity leave and new initiatives to support...
View ArticleOfficials ‘plugging loopholes’ in proposed Hong Kong ban on e-cigarettes, as...
Officials are exploring ways to plug possible loopholes and close off access to e-cigarettes or new smoking products – especially for young people – following an announcement by Hong Kong’s leader of a...
View Article‘Decisive’ Carrie Lam pushes ahead with controversial housing, land supply...
Hong Kong’s leader was out to demonstrate her “decisive” style of governance on Wednesday as she unveiled a policy blueprint proposing to push ahead with controversial housing, land supply and social...
View ArticleHong Kong mulls measures to restrict ‘single-use’ plastic cutlery, chief...
Disposable plastic tableware may be controlled or banned in Hong Kong as the government moves to curb a major source of pollution. It will consider the results of a feasibility study expected to be...
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