Does Hong Kong face another ‘paper jam’ environmental crisis as recycling...
As a restless city teeming with activity, Hong Kong produces a staggering amount of municipal solid waste every month, a sizeable chunk of which is paper.Piles of waste paper mostly end up in landfills...
View ArticlePork prices expected to double during Dragon Boat Festival as Hong Kong...
The price of pork is expected to more than double at Hong Kong’s markets on Friday with the meat in high demand during the Dragon Boat Festival and the city’s main slaughterhouse reopening following a...
View ArticleBig Wave Bay beach closed by flood damage as Hong Kong officials try to...
A scenic Shek O beach has been closed down because of flood damage, with officials pointing fingers over who is going to fix the deeper problems at the popular, government-run recreation site.Big Wave...
View ArticleTree experts want better protection for two symbols of Hong Kong’s heritage...
Tree experts have called on the government to strengthen protection for two banyans threatened by demolition work, and said remedial measures taken by the government’s contractor were below...
View ArticleHong Kong marine life under-valued, says Bloom Association boss, who wants...
Fish are friends – not just food.That is the message marine researcher Stan Shea Kwok-ho, 36, hopes will hit home with Hongkongers.“We recognise the need to protect endangered terrestrial species, but...
View ArticleHong Kong diver, 66, wages marine war against ocean’s silent killers – ghost...
At 66, Hong Kong diver Harry Chan Tin-ming could be seeking a serene life after retirement. But instead, he is fighting a war against what he calls the oceans’ silent killers – ghost nets, or abandoned...
View ArticleHong Kong government’s plan to boost social welfare sector neglects...
Mental health care advocates have expressed concern over the government’s plan to purchase local properties for use as social welfare facilities, saying it ignores the plight of Hongkongers with mental...
View ArticleHong Kong climber urges respect for environment and humility when scaling...
At 7.45am on May 21 in Nepal, Wong Wai-kin reaches the peak of Mount Lhotse and breathes a huge sigh of relief.The feat on the fourth-highest mountain in the world is one he would never forget, not...
View ArticleStudent nurses in Hong Kong reveal scale of violence and abuse while...
Nursing student Chan Tsz-kwan can still recall the unpleasant experience of a patient swearing at him when he was trying to provide care.The man, who required tube feeding but was not allowed to eat...
View ArticleArtificial intelligence used in conservation project to study birds at Hong...
Armed with six eyes and the ability to hear and feel, a device powered by artificial intelligence lurks among waterbirds at Penfold Park in Sha Tin, as part of a government pilot project for...
View ArticleLabour secretary says Hong Kong government study into role overwork and...
The findings of a government study looking into how physical exhaustion plays a role in sudden deaths at work will be available next year, Hong Kong’s labour chief revealed as he recognised the...
View ArticleHong Kong needs cardiac arrest register, say doctors, as city’s survival rate...
A register of cardiac arrests that take place outside Hong Kong hospitals would help improve the city’s survival rate, doctors have said.Doctors writing in the latest issue of the Hong Kong Medical...
View ArticleDeadly typhoon names Hato, Kai-tak and Tembin to be dropped from official...
Three names given to deadly typhoons that wrought havoc in the region have been dropped from an approved list of titles for future storms.Hundreds were killed in the Hato, Kai-tak and Tembin tropical...
View ArticleHong Kong urged to look into high-profile case of electronic waste illegally...
Hong Kong authorities have been urged to look into a high-profile case where a container holding tonnes of electronic and plastic waste illegally shipped to the Philippines from the city was sent back...
View ArticleHow far are Hongkongers willing to go to save planet from climate change?...
Hong Kong will have to ban all fossil fuel vehicles, switch off air conditioning and seek “very close energy regional cooperation” to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050, according to a new paper set...
View ArticleWith work culture of long hours and little flexibility, how can Hong Kong get...
He Peiqiong’s days are packed to the brim with work, household chores and caring for her two children.She has to be up by 7am to get her two daughters ready for school, then she rushes from the Kowloon...
View ArticleHow Hong Kong’s historic tong lau and composite buildings shaped the city’s...
Many of Hong Kong’s older streets maintain the same topography and layout they had when they were first established, but the buildings have developed over time, with the main “shophouse” style – where...
View ArticleWant some muscles ladies? Never mind the naysayers, just do it
You know summer is here when, at the gym, you see a sudden influx of men hoping to make gains in what little time is left, and women looking to shape their perfect beach bodies, fuelled by social...
View ArticleBreeding ground for superbugs? Hong Kong river’s unsafe antibiotic levels
A Hong Kong river has antibiotics exceeding safe levels by up to five times, a global study has found, with researchers raising concerns that it could contribute to the growing problem of superbugs.Kai...
View ArticleWoman who suffered life-threatening condition after childbirth at Hong Kong...
A woman has complained that two doctors failed to provide proper care after she gave birth in a private hospital in Hong Kong, saying they dismissed her life-threatening condition as postnatal...
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