Minister denies legalising street food stalls during Lunar New Year due to...
Hong Kong’s health minister has denied a government proposal to legalise street hawkers during the 2017 Lunar New Year period was related to the Mong Kok riot in February, which was triggered by a...
View ArticleNew leader in battle against illegal wildlife trade
The former head of environment for Cathay Pacific Airways will head a new task force on tackling wildlife trade issues for a global airlines body. The Wildlife Taskforce, one of a few under the...
View ArticleHong Kong villagers demand to be resettled ahead of Fanling development
Residents of a Fanling village marked for redevelopment are demanding the government resettle them before “disruptive” preliminary work next year. Villagers of Shek Wu San Tsuen say they are not...
View ArticleTemperatures in Hong Kong swing low this week after balmy weekend
After a rather balmy weekend, another bout of chilly weather is expected to hit Hong Kong later this week as a cold front crosses over southern China. Minimum temperatures are forecast to drop to 17...
View ArticleHong Kong clinic reduces risk factors for those recovering from strokes
Regular follow-ups by stroke patients when they are allowed home help reduce the risk of further attacks, a hospital has found. Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital said a six-month service, first...
View ArticleOne million flats needed to meet growing demand in Hong Kong by 2046
Hong Kong will need one million flats in the next three decades to accommodate household growth, non-locals and displacement caused by redevelopment projects, according to a long-term land planning...
View ArticleRun for top Hong Kong job? I just want to retire there, WHO chief Margaret...
World Health Organisation director general Dr Margaret Chan Fung Fu-chun has dismissed questions about her running for chief executive in Hong Kong and says she has no plans to work after stepping down...
View ArticleHong Kong landfills overflow as household waste rises for fifth year running
The amount of waste dumped in the city’s overflowing landfills has risen for the fifth year in row with the bulk of it still coming from households, new data has shown. Two-thirds, or 3.7 million...
View ArticleHow low-income Hong Kong families with autistic children can receive...
Like every parent, Mrs Cheung wants her son to “live a happy life”. But for nine-year-old James, the learning curve is steeper than most. He was diagnosed with medium-functioning autism with a...
View ArticleLevels of E. coli in 90 per cent of Hong Kong river monitoring stations...
Levels of E. coli at nearly 90 per cent of the city’s river monitoring stations exceeded corresponding water quality objectives last year, suggesting authorities needed to rapidly step up pollution...
View ArticleAuditor finds massive increase in illegal dumping of construction waste in...
The Environmental Protection Department lost HK$4 billion in foregone revenue over the last decade due to “significant under-recovery” of costs in providing disposal and sorting facilities for...
View ArticleTime for Hong Kong to think out of the box to solve its liveability crisis
While Hong Kong is undeniably one of the top places to live in the world in terms of personal safety and efficiency, residents are becoming more concerned about the city’s liveability as it struggles...
View ArticleHong Kong weather won’t be strongly affected by tropical storm Tokage,...
A rare November tropical storm crawling through the South China Sea has intensified but Hong Kong forecasters said the weather system would not directly affect the city. Severe tropical storm Tokage...
View ArticleHong Kong pupils who eat breakfast daily ‘18 months ahead of those who skip...
Children who eat breakfast every day perform as well in tests as pupils who are 18 months older but skip food in the morning, a Chinese University study found. One academic said starting the day with a...
View ArticleHong Kong authorities studying other locations for Lunar New Year food bazaar...
With the Lunar New Year fast approaching, Secretary for Food and Health Dr Ko Wing-man said the government was looking into the feasibility of setting up a food bazaar in another location after its...
View ArticleICAC issues health care sector guidelines to prevent corruption in...
Closer partnership between public and private health care service providers has prompted Hong Kong’s graft-buster to issue guidelines in a bid to prevent corruption among stakeholders. The Independent...
View ArticleNew drug for schizophrenia ‘can save Hong Kong government HK$398 million in...
A group of psychiatrists believes public hospitals should prescribe a new line of medicines. The doctors claim such a move to treat the mentally ill would eventually cut medical expenditure by HK$398...
View ArticleHong Kong government lashed over ‘cumbersome’ procedures for seeking...
The procedures for applying to the government’s HK$1 billion recycling fund are so restrictive and cumbersome that “consultants” have been having a field day offering help to aspiring applicants,...
View ArticleNo mood and no time: busy city life blamed for sexual dysfunction in Hong...
One-third of women who sought consultation for infertility issues were found to suffer from female sexual dysfunction, with the busy pace of urban life partly to blame, according to a study by the...
View ArticleUniversity launches world first ovum test for Hong Kong women
The Chinese University of Hong Kong will carry out the world’s first ovum quality test for women in an effort to reduce risks during pregnancy for would-be mothers. The school in Sha Tin is recruiting...
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