Hong Kong’s environment chief Wong Kam-sing urges public to back waste...
Hong Kong’s environment minister Wong Kam-sing called for public support for a proposed mandatory waste charging scheme, saying on Sunday the city was already about 20 years behind Seoul and Taipei in...
View ArticleHong Kong to remain vigilant over bird flu threat, health chief Sophia Chan...
Hong Kong’s health minister promised the government would stay alert over any possible outbreak of bird flu in the city as new research in Japan confirmed the H7N9 virus could be transmitted via...
View ArticleAn ecologically rich Hong Kong wetland has been trashed by off-roaders and...
A Hong Kong green group will spend two years reviving an ecologically rich rural Tai Po enclave that has been subject to decades of neglect and wetland degradation as a result of deadlock over...
View ArticleLow awareness in Hong Kong of health risks from bad air quality, green group...
Hong Kong residents lack awareness of the health risks associated with poor air quality, despite the growing body of evidence linking such pollution to disease, a local environmental group has argued....
View ArticleGinkgo seeds warning after Hong Kong woman poisoned from eating 50 to 60
Hong Kong health authorities on Monday warned residents not to snack on too many ginkgo seeds in a single serving as they investigated a rare case of poisoning. A 38-year-old woman fell ill and was...
View ArticleBaby Yu-yan: liver donor comes forward to give Hong Kong toddler new hope
There is new hope for the 23-month-old Hong Kong baby who suffered a cardiac arrest following liver surgery at a public hospital, with a suitable organ donor being identified. The family shared the...
View ArticleMan, 41, dies after ‘physical conflict’ with other patient leaves him injured...
Hong Kong police are investigating the death of a 41-year-old man found dazed and injured in a hospital toilet on Sunday night. Staff at Kwai Chung Hospital found the victim lying on the floor in a...
View ArticleFor successful HPV vaccination, offer shots free and in schools, Hong Kong...
Chinese University research shows the key to a successful HPV vaccination programme is introducing a free, school-based scheme, which is expected to boost the coverage rate in Hong Kong to more than 80...
View ArticleHong Kong primary school suspends some classes after hand, foot, and mouth...
A primary school in Hong Kong on Wednesday said it would suspend some classes for two weeks after an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) infected nine pupils including an 11-year-old boy...
View ArticleNumber of hand, foot and mouth disease cases at Hong Kong primary school hits 10
A Hong Kong primary school hit with an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease reported yet another case on Thursday, as a top medical expert said a full-school closure was not necessary. Po Leung Kuk...
View ArticleThree major Hong Kong fast-food chains to be given free reusable utensils in...
Customers at three of Hong Kong’s major fast-food chains will be given free reusable tableware for forgoing single-use utensils as part of a new HK$1.2 million (US$153,000) government-funded incentive...
View ArticleMost of the trees felled in Hong Kong by Typhoon Mangkhut to go straight to...
Most of the trees felled when Typhoon Mangkhut hit Hong Kong will go straight to landfill, starting this Sunday. Officials announced the plan on Thursday, as the collection site at Kai Tak for tree...
View ArticleDon’t silence sign language: call for dying medium to be revived and used as...
Aaron Wong Yiu-leung, 33, who was born deaf, has lived in a silent world all his life. At 18, he dropped out of vocational school. Although he is proficient in sign language, having learned it from his...
View Article‘Muscles are genderless’: how bodybuilding has helped shape this Hongkonger’s...
To many, Hong Kong bodybuilder Siufung Law Wan-ling may have transcended boundaries when she scored a tournament win in her sport by beating typically bigger white opponents who pack more muscle,...
View ArticleClassical musician develops chart-topping apps to teach kids conservation –...
Classically trained musician Shirley Choi has released three chart-topping mobile apps for children and is working on two more – but she has not received a penny for more than four years of work. She...
View ArticleGrand Lantau reclamation plan a distraction from the real short-term need for...
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor cites uncertainties over the government’s ability to develop farmland or brownfield sites in the New Territories, and therefore says reclamation is needed to...
View ArticleMinister lukewarm on Good Samaritan law for Hong Kong despite official mascot...
Hong Kong’s health minister on Sunday offered a lukewarm response to the idea of passing a Good Samaritan law to provide protection from lawsuits for first aiders if they make mistakes. Calls for...
View ArticleGreen groups say new waste charge law lacks clarity on exemptions like beach...
Volunteer beach clean-up crews could be exempted from having to buy their own rubbish bags when a municipal waste charging scheme comes into effect in late 2020 – but questions remain as to who or what...
View ArticleWoman dies after Botox injections at Hong Kong beauty clinic
A woman died on Monday morning after falling critically ill following Botox injections at a Hong Kong beauty clinic. At about 5pm Sunday, staff at the clinic inside Grand Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui...
View ArticleRecent health emergencies at Hong Kong beauty clinics
The news that another woman has died while undergoing a beauty procedure in Hong Kong will renew concerns about the safety of the city’s beauty industry and its regulation. The 52-year-old woman was...
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