Hong Kong government urged to give subsidies to families to treat ADHD, as...
Long waiting times for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) treatment at public hospitals have driven parents into financial hardships, and advocacy groups are calling for the government to...
View ArticleHotel cleaner arrested after pedestrian killed by falling window on busy Hong...
A Hong Kong cleaner was arrested on Monday after a 24-year-old mainland Chinese woman was killed by a falling window from a 16th floor hotel room in the city’s busy shopping district of Tsim Sha Tsui....
View ArticleRemains of two finless porpoise discovered in Hong Kong taking total number...
The decomposing carcasses of two juvenile finless porpoise were found in Hong Kong on Monday, the latest in a spate of such incidents in the past three weeks. Ocean Park Conservation Foundation...
View ArticleCustoms urged to step up prosecutions in illegal wildlife trade – with blood...
Hong Kong customs is facing mounting pressure to step up prosecutions in the illegal wildlife trade, with a recent report finding the city has become a hub for such activities as cases occur almost...
View ArticleOne in four Hong Kong university students has been sexually harassed – but...
Almost one in four university students in Hong Kong has been sexually harassed – but fewer than 3 per cent filed a complaint as most were unsure of the definition of an offence, the equality watchdog...
View ArticleNearly a third of Hong Hong preschools hit by flu outbreaks, forcing...
Nearly a third of all preschool centres in Hong Kong had by Monday night reported a flu outbreak and suspended classes for a week. That came after 67 more kindergartens and childcare centres joined the...
View ArticleHong Kong Special Olympians given send-off ahead of the games in March
A delegation of 103 members, including 62 athletes with intellectual disabilities, will represent Hong Kong at the 2019 Special Olympics Summer Games. Presented with the city’s flag by acting chief...
View ArticleHalt supply of live pigs in Hong Kong for first three days of Lunar New Year,...
Hong Kong’s pork industry has suggested halting the supply of live pigs in the city over the first three days of the Lunar New Year period to conduct thorough cleansing operations amid African swine...
View ArticleCold awakening for Hong Kong, as temperatures plunge amid deadly winter flu...
Hongkongers rushed to work in their coats and scarves early on Wednesday morning as the temperature fell to an average of 13 degrees Celsius. The city can expect only slightly warmer weather next week,...
View ArticleAt least five Hong Kong hotels have failed to comply with inspection orders,...
At least five hotels in the heart of Hong Kong’s business and tourist districts have failed to comply with government orders to have their windows inspected the Post has found after a pedestrian was...
View ArticleHong Kong kindergartens and childcare centres to begin Lunar New Year holiday...
All kindergartens and childcare centres in Hong Kong will start the Lunar New Year holiday a week earlier than planned, in an attempt to curb the spread of flu, according to a government source. About...
View ArticleHong Kong’s youngsters more glued to their screens than 2 years ago and their...
Children and teenagers in Hong Kong are more glued to electronic screens than they were two years ago and spend less time exercising with their parents, a study has found. The physical fitness of local...
View ArticleQuirky Hong Kong Fire Department mascot Anyone has helped triple attendance...
The Fire Services Department’s mascot “Anyone”, which caused an online sensation upon its launch in early November, has brought about a threefold increase in attendance at first aid courses, the...
View ArticleHong Kong hospital wards packed like Chinese restaurants, doctors complain as...
Hong Kong doctors and nurses at overloaded public hospitals say they are having to set up beds in corridors and offer telephone consultations to free up space on wards stretched to breaking point as...
View ArticleClosing Hong Kong preschools amid winter flu season would have been better a...
Closing Hong Kong’s preschool centres to curb the surge in flu outbreaks would have worked better if the government had done it earlier, a top microbiologist said on Friday. That came as a health...
View ArticleWith Hong Kong’s low number of registered organ donors, is it time to adopt...
Life was put on hold for Hongkonger Phan Thanh Vinh when he was diagnosed with heart failure at the age of 17. “It was an awkward phase because I hadn’t completed my education or thought about a...
View ArticleFor this Hong Kong undertaker, every working day is a matter of life and death
January has been a busy month for undertaker Ogden Chan Yan. “It’s peak season for us because more people are dying due to the fickle weather, and many families don’t want to wait until after the Lunar...
View ArticlePlaygrounds in Hong Kong are uninspiring, but one NGO is trying to change...
Six-year-old Sonya Chan runs over to a steel object rising out of the ground like a metallic flower. As she starts striking its shiny surface, deep notes ring out. “Playing is important because it’s...
View ArticleReinstate flexible timings for outpatient mental health services so sufferers...
Outpatient mental health services in Hong Kong should be resumed in the evenings and weekends so patients do not have to take time off during office hours and face discrimination, a study has found....
View ArticleHeartfelt appeals and an apology on day Hong Kong health chiefs meet 100...
Hong Kong health chiefs on Saturday offered an apology and assurances as more than 100 doctors made a painful appeal for extra manpower at public hospitals amid a deadly winter flu surge. Health...
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