Community opposes Hong Kong government’s proposals for Lantau Island development
A raft of government proposals for the development of Lantau Island have met with community opposition, according to the results of a three-month consultation process released Saturday. The 388-page...
View ArticleHong Kong’s transgender community still faces an uphill battle against...
Despite growing awareness of transgender issues in Hong Kong, rights groups say that transgender people still face an uphill battle against discrimination and unfair treatment. Those who want to...
View ArticleExperts urge Hongkongers to seek medical attention as flu season draws near
Two fifths of Hongkongers experiencing symptoms of respiratory tract illnesses do not seek medical attention, opting instead to just wait it out, a new study has found. The findings prompted concern...
View ArticleHong Kong’s weather set to cool after record hot October
After the hottest October since records began 132 years ago, cooler weather is finally on the horizon for Hong Kong with a cold front set to bring the mercury down to below 20 degrees Celsius in the...
View ArticleHong Kong sailor recalls Arctic voyage with global warming plea
A Hong Kong sailor, whose sailing boat was the first such Chinese craft to reach the Canadian Arctic through the treacherous Northwest Passage, has recalled his six-month expedition and told how global...
View ArticleHong Kong must do more to attract international drugs companies, experts say
More must be done to attract international pharmaceutical companies to Hong Kong, according to the head of a top local drugs association. Despite the government announcing in its latest policy...
View ArticleGovernment floats below-ground proposals for Hong Kong’s built-up areas
The government has launched a three-month public engagement seeking views on how to best make use of underground spaces in four key urban areas. Government planners identified the built-up areas of...
View ArticlePublic’s views sought as Hong Kong rolls out smart city trials in Kowloon East
Officials in Kowloon East, Hong Kong’s designated test ground for smart city development, are seeking the public’s views on a proposed framework for the area. Four “proof of concept” trials for smart...
View ArticleHong Kong’s toxic hairy crab sellers ‘lying over suppliers’, says food watchdog
Health officials have accused some hairy crab distributors of falsely denying their supplies were from two mainland farms recently linked with food contamination, lawmakers have heard. At least five of...
View ArticleShip carrying hazardous waste ordered to return to Romania by Hong Kong...
A shipping company has heeded demands to return 123 containers of hazardous mining waste to Romania – its port of origin – as Hong Kong environmental authorities continue testing the toxicity of the...
View ArticleHong Kong man in critical state after doctors find air bubbles in artery...
A 49-year-old man has been fighting for his life after air bubbles were found in an artery during a procedure to open it up. The patient attended Tuen Mun Hospital’s medicine and geriatrics specialist...
View ArticleHongkongers bundle up as chilly weather hits city, but higher temperatures...
Hongkongers braced themselves for colder weather as temperatures in some areas plunged to as low as 10 degrees Celsius on Thursday morning. But the cool and crisp weather will not last long, with...
View ArticleRare Hong Kong species at risk, warns co-author of new report showing huge...
More than 80 per cent of core ecological processes ranging from the genetic activity of plants to the size of habitats are feeling the brunt of a changing climate, an international study involving...
View ArticleDivided Hong Kong society becomes more prominent cause of mental health...
Hongkongers have been told to be more tolerant of different views as a survey found that divisions within society have become a more prominent cause of poor mental health. The survey, conducted between...
View ArticleHong Kong poised for largest ‘super moon’ since 1948 and clear skies mean...
Even though the Mid-Autumn Festival has passed, Hongkongers will have another chance to gaze at a full moon as the largest “super moon” to appear over the city since 1948 becomes visible next Monday....
View ArticleWang Chau villagers furious as they wake up to find notice of government...
Dozens of villagers, fearing that their homes will be bulldozed to make way for a controversial public housing project in Wang Chau, have lashed out at authorities for “keeping them in the dark” over...
View ArticleFour Hong Kong workers injured in construction site accident
Four non-ethnic Chinese workers were taken to hospital on Friday night after suffering serious injuries at a construction site in Ta Kwu Ling. A report was made to police shortly before 6pm saying a...
View ArticleHow art is helping some of Hong Kong’s most troubled children to talk again
“One child came to us and was very quiet, but then she created a collage with lots of positive words, and said she wanted to revive her childhood.” Mimi Tung, art therapist for the Art in Hospital...
View ArticleCompany who won government tender penalised for leaking confidential data to...
A government-commissioned consultancy has been penalised for breaching contract and leaking confidential internal data to a private developer involved in a Wang Chau housing development. Engineering...
View ArticleWWF says protection lacking for Hong Kong’s vital marine habitats
Conservationists have urged the government to expand protection for local marine hotspots after a study by WWF-Hong Kong found just five out of 31 such sites are actively managed as marine parks or...
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