Hong Kong health authorities aim to introduce HIV self-testing kit by end of...
People could start ordering HIV self-testing kits from a website under Hong Kong’s health authorities by the end of this year the earliest.A health official on Tuesday revealed the plan, which aims to...
View ArticleHong Kong Observatory issues typhoon standby signal as Tropical Storm Podul...
A tropical cyclone caused Hong Kong’s air quality to drop on Wednesday, with the city’s Observatory issuing a typhoon signal No 1 at 2.40pm.Tropical Storm Podul was centred about 630km southeast of the...
View ArticleTokyo, Singapore among world’s safest cities but Hong Kong slides down rankings
Tokyo, Singapore and Osaka have once again been named the world’s safest cities by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) in its third set of rankings based on urban safety and resilience.Hong Kong, on...
View ArticleWidow of Nobel physics laureate Charles Kao Kuen tells of his battle with...
It is almost a year since Charles Kao Kuen, affectionately known as the “father of fibre optics”, died after battling Alzheimer’s disease for more than a decade. His widow and long-time carer, Gwen Kao...
View ArticleHong Kong’s cleaners left to pick up pieces after protest violence without...
A union representing workers who clean Hong Kong’s streets, public toilets and markets has asked they be provided with protective gear as anti-government violence continues to escalate.The Cleaning...
View ArticleHong Kong edges out Singapore in liveability survey, Osaka and Tokyo among...
Hong Kong has edged out rival Singapore by two places in the latest liveability survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), which ranked the Japanese cities of Osaka and Tokyo among the top 10 in...
View ArticleRight to die: proposed changes to law would allow Hongkongers to choose...
Rapidly greying Hong Kong is taking steps to let people decide the treatment they receive when they become terminally ill, and to choose where they prefer to die.Proposed changes to the law unveiled on...
View ArticleAnti-government protests could be causing insomnia as survey shows more than...
More than half of Hong Kong’s population suffered from sleep deprivation in the past month, a survey has found, with an expert saying anti-government protests had taken their toll on residents.The...
View ArticleHong Kong police officers served more than 100 boxes of raw chicken for...
More than 100 meal boxes sent to Hong Kong police officers on Friday night contained raw chicken, the Post has learned.Officers of the Police Tactical Unit at Sheung Shui Police Station realised that...
View ArticleSubsidised body checks, cancer screening and flu jabs for all Hongkongers...
Free or subsidised body checks, cancer screening and vaccination services that would cost the government about HK$7.8 billion (US$1 billion) a year should be provided at Hong Kong’s new community...
View ArticleVeteran Hong Kong businessman Henry Fan surprise pick to take charge of...
Former executive councillor and veteran businessman Henry Fan Hung-ling will take charge of Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority in December, the Post has learned.Fan’s appointment, which will be officially...
View ArticleNew Hospital Authority chief Henry Fan must learn about frontline operations,...
The incoming chairman of the Hospital Authority needs to quickly learn how frontline operations work in Hong Kong’s overstretched public hospitals, local medical professionals have said.The appointment...
View ArticleHong Kong dog owners warned to be vigilant around water after new disease...
Vets are warning dog owners in Hong Kong to be extra vigilant following an outbreak of leptospirosis, a potentially lethal bacterial disease that can spread to humans.According to the CityU Veterinary...
View ArticleAt least half of services at Hong Kong’s first Chinese medicine hospital will...
At least half of the services provided by Hong Kong’s first Chinese medicine hospital will be subsidised by the government, according to details released on Friday by the Food and Health Bureau, as it...
View ArticleHong Kong’s cleaners, in tears as they pick up the mess left by protests,...
Street cleaner Tsui finished work at 5.30pm last Sunday, grabbed a quick dinner and headed for Wan Chai MTR station to go home, only to find the station closed because of anti-government protests.The...
View ArticleChinese University scheme aims to bring young and old together in Hong Kong
A scheme aimed at helping Hong Kong youngsters get to know their grandparents has improved intergenerational understanding and enhanced the health of elderly people, according to researchers.The...
View ArticleCutting-edge glasses for short-sighted children under project from Hong Kong...
Ten-year-old schoolgirl Huang Ho-yan’s mother felt hopeless when she found out a pair of corrective glasses for her daughter’s short-sightedness would set her back nearly HK$4,000 (US$511), when the...
View ArticleHundreds of doctors side with police over Hong Kong protests, exposing deep...
More than 500 doctors came out in support of police over their handling of Hong Kong protests and pleaded with society not to glorify violence in an open letter published on Monday.Revealing the...
View ArticleHong Kong doctor turns scalpel on himself after colleagues from Pamela Youde...
A doctor has been put on leave after he threatened to harm himself with a scalpel in an apparent reaction to a discussion among colleagues about anti-government protests in Hong Kong.The medic from...
View ArticleDeep-fried vegetable chips could contain twice the amount of carcinogen in...
Deep-fried vegetable chips could be more unhealthy than potato chips as they contained twice the amount of a carcinogen found in overcooked food, the Hong Kong consumer rights watchdog said on...
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