Hong Kong government pushes for wider harbourfront boardwalk
The authorities have proposed a wider harbourfront boardwalk linking North Point to Quarry Bay to satisfy public demands for more space, as well as to attract cyclists and anglers, a document submitted...
View ArticleObservatory warns against ‘fictitious’ forecasts as severe typhoon Haima...
Hong Kong awoke to yet another typhoon standby signal No 1 on Thursday morning as Tropical Cyclone Haima edged within 800km of the city, with the possibility of the more serious strong wind signal No 3...
View ArticleCould this HK$300,000 hybrid taxi be the new look of Hong Kong cabs?
A new-generation taxi produced by Toyota with wheelchair access is slated to hit the Hong Kong market in the fourth quarter of next year, its supplier Inchcape announced on Thursday. The new taxi will...
View ArticleYoung people addicted to Ice four times more likely to have urinary problems,...
Youngsters addicted to the methamphetamine known as Ice are four times more likely to develop urinary problems than those who do not use the drug, a Hong Kong study has found. Researchers at the...
View ArticleLicence revoked soon? Hong Kong officials move on nursing home where resident...
The Hong Kong care home where a mentally disabled resident claimed she was sexually assaulted is set to have its temporary operating license revoked, the government said on Thursday. The action by the...
View ArticleHong Kong officials defend plan to revoke licence of scandal-hit nursing home...
The government has defended its decision to revoke the temporary licence of a scandal-stricken nursing home for the mentally disabled, despite new revelations there were seven deaths in two years. The...
View ArticleIs worst behind us? Typhoon warning downgraded as Haima moves away from Hong...
The Hong Kong Observatory has downgraded its storm signal from No 8 to No 3, as Typhoon Haima moves steadily away from the city and winds begin to weaken. It comes after a day of heavy rain and strong...
View ArticleSome love it, others hate it as Typhoon Haima passes Hong Kong
Typhoon chasers, air passengers and tourists had a love-hate relationship with Typhoon Haima, which brought the city to a standstill for much of Friday. Haima prompted the issuing of typhoon signal No...
View ArticleWill Hong Kong’s street hawkers be saved by government licences or see their...
On a pavement in Hong Kong’s Kwun Tong district, a 60-year-old clocksmith sits behind a small mobile cupboard, carefully taking tools out of various drawers to repair a broken watch. He is one of five...
View ArticleLower emission levels in Hong Kong if government’s proposal pushed through
Hong Kong’s power plant emissions could see further cuts as the government proposes to reduce more air pollutants from 2021 when the city shifts its gears towards a more sustainable fuel mix. The...
View ArticleInside Hong Kong’s only English-speaking care home – a far cry from...
Cecilia Gomez, 88, has been living in Hong Kong’s sole English-speaking care home – the China Coast Community – for just over one year. Half Macanese and half Brazilian, she came to the home in Kowloon...
View ArticleHong Kong health authorities investigate nurses over disinfection breach
The Department of Health is investigating two nurses from a maternal clinic who failed to use properly disinfected equipment to conduct cervical screenings for a woman. A department spokesperson said...
View ArticleMore Hong Kong people fall within the cracks of the official poverty line,...
The city’s poverty problem is far greater than the government lets on social workers say, with many living above the official poverty line who are still unable to eke out a living. The Hong Kong...
View ArticleHow two women from Canada are leading the fight against marine pollution in...
When former Canadian golf marketing executive Lisa Christensen first took part in a 1999 coastal clean-up event, little did she know she would commit her life to tackling Hong Kong’s waste problem....
View ArticleHong Kong welfare authorities were aware of care home’s false manpower...
The Social Welfare Department was aware that a controversial nursing home for the mentally disabled had falsely declared its level of manpower before a series of mysterious deaths and cases of alleged...
View ArticleNarrow paths, illegal bicycle parking among factors affecting pavement access...
During his waits for the light rail, Yuen Long resident Richard Wood runs the risk of getting knocked off the platform and onto the tracks on Tai Tong Road, one of the busiest roads in the border...
View ArticleHong Kong’s overcrowded streets no stroll for pedestrians
Poor planning and design flaws are causing growing safety concerns for those who walk the city’s often overcrowded streets, a Post study has found. Critics say the streets are becoming increasingly...
View ArticleFaulty underground power cable suspected after Mong Kok road surface heats up...
Electricity supplier CLP Power was on Saturday looking into the possibility that a faulty cable underneath a road in Mong Kok caused its surface to overheat to 70 degrees Celsius, leaving some nearby...
View ArticleHong Kong’s MTR opens Whampoa and Ho Man Tin stations, much to local...
Hong Kong was hit by railway mania on Sunday, with excited crowds flocking to the MTR’s brand new Whampoa and Ho Man Tin stations as the long-awaited Kwun Tong Line extension began operating. After a...
View ArticleRare butterfly sets up home in Hong Kong’s Fung Yuen reserve
A rare and relatively new species of butterfly in Hong Kong has officially put down roots in the Fung Yuen Valley, increasing the current number of butterfly species in the protected area to more than...
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