School health fears raised over potentially toxic artificial turf
The closure of five schools’ artificial pitches over potentially harmful chemical levels has sparked concern among other schools and the government. The English Schools Foundation made the decision...
View ArticleFishy business? Hong Kong supermarkets found to be selling mislabelled frozen...
Major supermarkets in Hong Kong were found selling mislabelled seafood products and in one case possibly overcharging customers as the wrong species of fish was identified, according to a global...
View ArticleChemicals in ESF pitches may be caused by air pollution, says artificial turf...
Air pollution rather than turf material is likely to be the cause of any potentially dangerous chemicals found on the five English Schools Foundation (ESF) sports pitches closed for testing, according...
View ArticleWhy Hong Kong needs to do more for breastfeeding mothers
On a corner bench at Victoria Park, Season Choi breastfeeds her 15-month-old daughter under a nursing cover. Despite her efforts to be discreet, she still receives a few glares from pedestrians –...
View ArticleHong Kong hospice supporting people to die in their own homes
With her generous smile, energetic and hospitable nature, it’s easy to forget that granny Yiu, 77, has been battling terminal bone cancer for almost a decade. Suffering such a condition would easily...
View ArticleE-car parking in Hong Kong badly enforced, auto group charges
The policy that gives priority to electric vehicles at car parks with chargers has been branded a “toothless tiger” after the government revealed it would merely encourage rather than enforce...
View ArticleOne in four Hongkongers eats more than twice too much red meat daily, survey...
Around a quarter of Hongkongers consume more than twice the amount of red meat that is recommended daily, a study has found, with experts warning of an increased risk of getting cancer. The survey also...
View ArticleMore legislation needed to regulate Hong Kong’s medical beauty service...
Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog has urged the government to step up its efforts to regulate the medical beauty service industry, after finding that more than nine in 10 who had undergone medical beauty...
View ArticleHong Kong foundation proposes subsidies for health screening and chronic...
All low-income people aged above 45 should be given a one-off HK$1,000 voucher for health screening to prevent chronic diseases and minimise future medical and social costs, a think tank has suggested....
View ArticleHong Kong trader seeks judicial review over hairy crab ban
A trader which claims to have lost as much as HK$3 million in profit during the recent tainted hairy crab scare has mounted a legal challenge against the food safety authority over a ban on the...
View ArticleHong Kong urged to think of ways to fund long-term elderly care
The government should think of ways to finance long-term care for the elderly, such as implementing a pre-paid insurance scheme so people could save up for long- term care and ensure a high standard of...
View ArticleUniversity of Hong Kong virologist receives HK$2m research award to study flu...
A University of Hong Kong scientist who is developing a universal vaccine against flu viruses has been recognised with a top local research award for his decades-long effort in finding out how such...
View ArticleRubbish found in clean-ups on Hong Kong beaches down by more than a third in...
The amount of foam boxes, plastic bottles and glass shards collected along Hong Kong’s beaches has dropped by more than a third in the past eight years, according to a green group. Some 2,600...
View ArticleMacau bans live chicken sales, ready to cull 10,000 birds after man infected...
Macau has banned the sale of live chickens for the next three days and is prepared to cull 10,000 birds at a wholesale market after reporting its first confirmed human infection with avian flu. A...
View ArticleHow robotic arm technology can improve heart surgeries in Hong Kong
In a first for Hong Kong’s public hospitals, surgeons at Queen Mary have applied robotic arm technology to heart surgeries, offering numerous benefits such as an almost invisible wound and a greatly...
View Article16pc of people who sign up to donate bodies in Hong Kong don’t tell families
Sixteen per cent of people who registered to donate their bodies for medical research had not told their families, a survey found. Researchers at Chinese University who polled 1,000 people also found...
View ArticleNext Hong Kong chief executive should put pedestrians first, walkability...
Walkability advocates and experts called on the next chief executive to change Hong Kong’s mindset and government structure by introducing measures that put pedestrians first. The plea came as a study...
View ArticleCall for regulation after antibiotic resistant superbug found in 60 per cent...
Over 60 per cent of tested chicken samples available in the local market were found to contain a superbug resistant to antibiotics commonly prescribed to treat infectious diseases, a Consumer Council...
View ArticleHong Kong food sale websites given warning over display of permits
Permits allowing the online sale of fresh food were either displayed inconspicuously or missing from merchant websites nearly 10 months after tighter regulations were introduced to ensure product...
View ArticleStop Hong Kong retailers from selling alcohol to minors, health officials urge
Hong Kong health officials urged the government to plug a legal loophole that allows retailers to sell alcoholic beverages to minors after a survey found students as young as nine years old have gone...
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