Hong Kong protests: Queen Elizabeth Hospital guards against tear gas amid...
A major public hospital in Hong Kong sealed its windows with tape, installed air purifiers and postponed some medical appointments after intense rounds of tear gas were fired in the surrounding area on...
View ArticleHong Kong public hospitals to introduce expanded test for respiratory...
Public hospitals are set to introduce an expanded test for respiratory infections for children which will cover more types of viruses and bacteria, as the city is bracing for the arrival of the peak...
View ArticleFires on the streets, not tear gas, to blame for dioxins in Hong Kong air,...
Setting fire to shops and burning trash during protests in recent months are the major sources of cancer-causing dioxins found in the city’s air, Hong Kong environment minister has said, rejecting...
View ArticleEnvironmental advisers call on Hong Kong government to issue clear guidelines...
Current and former government environment advisers issued an open letter on Friday asking the administration to investigate the health and environmental risks posed by the use of tear gas during the...
View ArticleEnvironmental group warns of ‘dark period’ as Hong Kong waste hits highest...
Hong Kong’s rubbish disposal rate per person has hit the highest level since records started in 1991, with a local environmental group warning of “dark times” if the government fails to implement a...
View ArticlePatient in Hong Kong hospital dies after medical tube wrongly inserted into...
A Hong Kong patient died in a medical blunder when a special tube used for feeding him and taking medicine to his stomach through the nose was wrongly inserted into his lung.The incident took place at...
View ArticleEmergency services and ward demand caused by protest crisis contributed to...
Hong Kong’s strained public hospitals are facing extra workload brought on by those injured amid the months-long protest crisis, the outgoing chairman of the Hospital Authority has said.Professor John...
View ArticleComplaints about wild animals in Hong Kong have risen by 75 per cent in past...
The city’s official auditor has questioned the government’s animal population control strategy after complaints about wild animal nuisances increased by 75 per cent over the past five years.The Audit...
View ArticlePublic hospitals to work closely with private doctors as winter flu season...
Public hospitals in Hong Kong will expand their partnership with the private sector as a way to cope with the upcoming peak flu season, the city’s hospital authority said on Thursday.Measures to boost...
View ArticleTear gas is painful, irritating and can lead to a breakout of rashes. How...
The use of riot control weapons by the Hong Kong police force during more than five months of anti-government protests has come under scrutiny, especially the use of tear gas.Aside from those who...
View ArticlePolytechnic University facing immeasurable loss to research projects after...
The chairman of a Hong Kong university used as a base by radical protesters during a two-week battle with police said the institution was facing immeasurable losses to its research.Lam Tai-fai, council...
View ArticleHow Hong Kong drives strong sustainable building performance through...
[Sponsored article]Establishing Hong Kong as a sustainable city for the future was the driving force behind the creation of BEAM Plus, the city’s green building assessment tool.This fair and objective...
View ArticleVibrations felt as 1.4-magnitude earthquake strikes Hong Kong near Cheung...
A magnitude 1.4 earthquake struck Hong Kong on Thursday, with the epicentre 16km from the tourist hub of Tsim Sha Tsui, according to the Observatory – causing vibrations indoors that felt like a light...
View ArticleOut in 90 seconds: female urinals will halve peeing time for women, says Hong...
An industry group on Thursday called for female urinals to be built in Hong Kong’s public toilets to help the city combat the long waiting times faced by women to access a loo.According to the Hong...
View ArticleHong Kong Hospital Authority chairman urges greater powers for investigation...
A panel looking into what caused the violent unrest which has gripped Hong Kong for nearly six months should be given greater powers, to boost its credibility and help its investigation, the city’s new...
View ArticleHundreds join Hong Kong rally against use of tear gas, as protester group...
Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Hong Kong on Friday night for a rally against the use of tear gas, as protesters’ representatives released a survey that said some of those exposed to the smoke...
View ArticleHong Kong government says new technology is protecting city against extreme...
New technology is helping to protect Hong Kong’s extensive shoreline with the city facing more extreme weather in the coming years, government engineers say.The carnage wrought last year by Typhoon...
View ArticleHong Kong think tank proposes mega science hubs for city amid dearth of joint...
A network of mega science hubs backed with large sums of cash is needed to address the shortage of joint research projects in Hong Kong, says a think tank founded by the city’s first chief executive...
View ArticleNew Zealand volcano: Two Hongkongers believed to be among those missing...
Two Hongkongers were reported to be missing following Monday’s deadly volcano eruption in New Zealand that had killed at least six people, even as local authorities believed there were no survivors...
View Article‘Pork is for the gods’: can Singapore solve Hong Kong’s pig problem?
When mainland China suspended the transport of all live pigs to Hong Kong following the city’s first confirmed case of African swine fever, frenzied shoppers swamped the city’s wet markets.They knew...
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