Hong Kong Hospital Authority proposes higher charges for use of public services
Public hospitals have endorsed a proposed price rise for major medical services including a controversial increase for accident and emergency treatment from HK$100 to HK$220, the Hospital Authority...
View ArticleHong Kong fire department apologises over leak of fire-fighting foam into stream
Hong Kong’s Fire Services Department apologised for causing concern as it confirmed a massive spill of foam found in a stream in Tseung Kwan O earlier this month was caused by a “human error” in one of...
View ArticleTwo Hong Kong youngsters jump to their death
Two youngsters jumped to their deaths in separate incidents on Friday. A 16-year-old boy surnamed Ng leapt from Kit Yat House on the Yat Tung Estate, his home in Tung Chung, at 12.25pm. He had...
View ArticleHow new technology for elderly care can enhance safety in Hong Kong homes
A rapidly ageing population in Hong Kong has resulted in an unexplored “silver market” with business opportunities that British health care technology groups are keen to tap. Researchers from Sensor...
View ArticleSha Lo Tung landowner in Hong Kong may be forced to sell holdings amid...
A small-scale developer, who owns more than 90 per cent of Tai Po’s Sha Lo Tung valley, claims he may have no choice but to sell his landholdings after spending 37 years trying to develop them. Joseph...
View ArticleNew drug developed to treat lung cancer particularly prevalent in Hong Kong
An international team from several institutions including Chinese University has developed a new drug to treat a form of lung cancer which is particularly prevalent among Chinese people. The...
View ArticleFirst imported case of bird flu this winter confirmed by Hong Kong health...
Hong Kong health authorities have confirmed the first imported case of potentially deadly bird flu this winter season. The case involves a 75-year-old Hongkonger who visited Changping in Guangdong...
View ArticleHong Kong public hospital emergency waiting times set to rise in coming weeks
The Hospital Authority warned of longer waiting times at accident and emergency units from Tuesday as the highest attendance recorded in the past two weeks exceeded 12 per cent of the average during...
View ArticlePolice subdue wild boar at Hong Kong airport restricted area
Elite officers from the police force’s airport security unit carried out an unusual operation on Tuesday afternoon. They were deployed to subdue a 50kg wild pig that had wandered into the restricted...
View ArticleOnly 5pc of Hong Kong wedding guests like shark fin soup even though most...
Just 5 per cent of wedding guests say they like eating shark fin soup at banquets even though most of the city’s big Chinese restaurant chains still offer the delicacy, a survey has found. Some 75 per...
View Article2016: Hong Kong’s year of weather extremes in pictures
2016 was a year of weather records in Hong Kong. At least a dozen new records were set as typhoons, heavy rains and baking heat hit the city. As ever, South China Morning Post photographers were out...
View ArticleNo Christmas chill as Hong Kong set for warm weather, Observatory says
Ditch your down jackets and knit caps as Hong Kong will be welcoming warm weather for Christmas this year. The Hong Kong Observatory forecast that it would be mainly cloudy on Christmas Eve, with...
View ArticleHong Kong to get new country park, protection for incense trees and horseshoe...
Some 67 measures are included in a long-awaited blueprint on biological diversity and conservation in the city over the next five years. Released yesterday, it also takes forward the designation of...
View ArticleHong Kong flat owners demand HK$2.7 million refund on waste disposal fees
Owners of new flats on a private estate in Tseung Kwan O have demanded the project manager, the MTR Corporation, return HK$2.7 million in construction waste disposal and management fees as the...
View ArticleMistakes identified after Hong Kong woman dies following childbirth at Queen...
Mistakes by medical staff have been identified after a pregnant woman died of blood loss following childbirth, an investigation panel has reported. But the panel, formed to probe the blunder at Queen...
View ArticleHong Kong plan to ban ivory trade by 2021 receives Executive Council go-ahead
A three-step plan to phase out the local ivory trade by 2021 was approved by the Executive Council and will go before the legislature in the first half of next year. Legislative amendments will...
View ArticleFire damages area of Hong Kong wetland at centre of development row
An area of wetland in Yuen Long that forms a vital habitat for wading birds has been badly damaged by fire, leaving charred earth where reeds once billowed. The 177-hectare plot in Nam Sang Wai is...
View ArticleSecond Hong Kong mother dies after giving birth at Queen Elizabeth Hospital
A second woman has died after giving birth at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the hospital confirmed on Thursday. The 33-year-old, who has not been named, was 38 weeks’ pregnant when she was admitted to the...
View ArticleAverage Hongkonger sent 1.39kg per day of solid waste to landfills, up 3pc on...
The average Hongkonger sent 1.39kg of municipal solid waste into landfills per day last year, marking a 3 per cent rise from the year before and the highest level in 10 years, though notable reductions...
View ArticleAirport now open after snow deluge in Hokkaido delayed at least seven flights...
Hongkongers looking forward to a white Christmas in Japan’s Hokkaido may see a dent in their winter wonderland plans as heavy snow in the region paralysed the local airport, with at least seven flights...
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