Easy access to booze for minors in Hong Kong
Health officials are finally taking action against lax sales policies and the absence of an age limit for purchasing alcohol, which they blame for a spike in underage drinking in the city. Access to...
View ArticleNew law to stop minors in Hong Kong buying alcohol from shops
Convenience stores and shops across Hong Kong will be banned from selling alcohol to minors under new legislation to be proposed by the government this year as it steps up efforts to tackle a rise in...
View ArticleHong Kong legislation on alcohol sale ban to minors ‘not enough’
Education is needed in order to tackle the problem of underage drinking in the city, and a sale ban on alcohol to those under 18 is not enough to solve the problem, a youth group has said. Sky Siu,...
View ArticleIs alcohol good or bad for health? Figures reveal Hong Kong as city of big...
While studies have linked moderate alcohol consumption to a lower likelihood of heart disease, scientists remain concerned about the health risks associated with drinking. According to the World Health...
View ArticleThe light display that snowballed into the biggest festive show in Hong Kong
Hong Kong was no stranger to decorative lights when Tsim Sha Tsui East first started to dress up for the festive winter in the 1980s, but it was the seasonal sparkle that drew unprecedented crowds to...
View ArticleResidents fear hill fire near Sha Tin estate may engulf homes after burning...
A hill fire near a public housing estate in Sha Tin had been blazing for more than 30 hours as of Saturday night, leaving locals nearby fearing it may spread to engulf their homes. The blaze, which...
View ArticleTwo-day hill fire near Sha Tin estate put out
A hill fire near a public housing estate in Sha Tin that blazed for nearly two days was put out Sunday afternoon. The fire had started at around 3.30pm Friday on a hill facing Shui Chuen O Estate. The...
View ArticleAnother Hong Kong political party raises concerns over artificial turf...
A second political party has raised concerns over the use of rubber granules as filler material in government sports pitches after three venues it tested were found to contain potential cancer-causing...
View ArticleCall for Hong Kong government to help provide temporary homes to those in...
The government should help those offering cheap temporary homes to people waiting for public housing, an academic has said, upon a study finding that people given such a stopgap could earn more, and...
View ArticleCarrie Lam’s toilet paper trip prompts carbon emissions questions to...
What’s the carbon footprint of taking a taxi from Wan Chai to the Peak in the middle of the night? Secretary for the Environment Wong Kam-sing didn’t have a straight answer. He was asked the...
View ArticleHong Kong professor’s biofilm breakthrough could save shipping companies...
In a Kowloon lab looking out to the ocean, a Hong Kong professor made a discovery that he believes could save navies and shipping companies around the world billions of dollars every year, as well as...
View ArticleAre Hongkongers spending HK$25 billion a year on clothes?
With the Year of the Rooster on the horizon, Hongkongers should resist splurging on new clothes for the new year, environmental group Greenpeace said, after its survey found city residents spend twice...
View ArticleFire safety authorities plan tougher regulations on storage units following...
The city’s fire safety authorities plan to introduce stricter regulations for mini-storage outlets, following an inferno that claimed the lives of two firemen last June. Revealing the plan yesterday,...
View ArticleHong Kong man, 61, suffers from rare ‘mad honey’ poisoning after eating...
The city’s health authorities are investigating a rare case of “mad honey” poisoning involving a 61-year-old Hongkonger who had eaten honey from Nepal. The victim was hit by weakness, numbness, chills...
View ArticleMobile app helps Hongkongers to plan out less-polluted route
Hong Kong scientists are developing a mobile app that will provide users with personalised information to identify and map out their own routes to avoid heavily polluted areas when navigating the city....
View ArticleDecision to remove uterus of critically ill new mother was ‘debatable’, panel...
A decision by a clinical team to remove a critically ill woman’s uterus after childbirth without informing senior doctors – an operation in which she suffered a heart attack – was “debatable”, an...
View ArticleCLP Power to tap methane from Tuen Mun landfill for electricity
The larger of the city’s two electricity providers will seek approval for the installation of 14-megawatt electricity generating units powered by gas at a Tuen Mun landfill to expand its portfolio of...
View ArticleHong Kong weather expected to be cloudy and humid for Lunar New Year
The first three days of the new lunar year are expected to be mild, cloudy and warmer than the same time during the last two years, as a relatively humid easterly air stream closes in on the Guangdong...
View Article86,000 Hongkongers get minor injuries from domestic animals every year, study...
Over 86,000 Hongkongers suffer minor injuries from domestic animals every year, a first-of-its-kind study in Asia has found. The research carried out by Chinese University of Hong Kong also found...
View ArticleHongkongers face a damp night for Year of Rooster fireworks show
Hongkongers are being warned they could face rain tonight as they watch almost 24,000 firework shells explode over Victoria Harbour on Sunday to mark the Year of the Rooster. Crowds are expected to...
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