Hong Kong on alert after first case of Zika virus infection confirmed
Hong Kong health authorities are investigating the city’s first case of Zika virus infection – an expatriate woman who travelled to the Caribbean this month.
View ArticleMosquito busters hit Hong Kong streets after first Zika case confirmed
Pregnant women living in the area where the first Zika patient in Hong Kong resided said they w
View ArticleHong Kong enters two-week watch for Zika virus
Hong Kong has entered a critical two-week period under the threat of the dreaded Zika virus spreading locally, after confirming the
View ArticleHong Kong family walks, nature trails to become bin-free by year’s end
All family walks and nature trails will become bin-free by the end of this year as part of the government’s effort to reduce rubbish in country parks.
View ArticlePanda Ying Ying not pregnant, says Hong Kong’s Ocean Park
Hong Kong’s Ocean Park has confirmed that female panda Ying Ying, which is in its sixth mating season, is not pregnant, after showing pregnancy symptoms on and off in the past few weeks.
View ArticleGetting on your mountain bike to find the next Hong Kong cycling star
They may not have won an Olympic medal, but the recent buzz surrounding home-grown cycling star Sarah Lee Wai-sze and mountain biker Chan Chun-hing has reinforced
View Article‘The more stringent the law, the more safe the food’: the struggle for Hong...
Supply chain and industry experts have called on the government to beef up and modernise Hong Kong’s food import standards to ensure that what ends up on our plates is safe.
View ArticleHong Kong’s first rabbit cafe in hot water over licensing problems
A cafe which houses abandoned rabbits in Hong Kong – the first of its kind in the city – is facing prosecution by government authorities for serving food without a licence.
View ArticleMore Zika cases possible in Hong Kong, health official warns
More Zika cases could be imported into the city after the first case was reported on Thursday night, a top health official warned on Saturday.
View ArticleHigh-speed ferry collision strands hundreds off Hong Kong’s Lantau for hours
Nearly 300 people were stranded for two hours on a high-speed ferry returning from Macau after it collided with a fishing boat near Lantau in poor weather late on Saturday night.
View ArticleHong Kong chronic patients consulting specialists more likely to be admitted...
Chronic patients who opt for specialists rather than general practitioners for regular care were found to be two times more likely to be admitted to hospital, according to a study led by the Chinese...
View Article‘Ice’ main factor for 1 in 4 patients in Tai Po hospital having severe mental...
Methamphetamine or “Ice” was found to be the main reason why a quarter of psychiatric patients in a New Territories hospital suffered from serious conditions such as hallucination and delusions.
View ArticleWhy we should take waste management personally
On the premise that more rubbish bins mean more rubbish, officials have removed some bins from country parks and a nature reserve. They have also introduced bins with a smaller opening in urban areas...
View ArticleHong Kong’s first local case of dengue fever for 2016 confirmed: 79-year-old...
A 79-year-old woman who often visited the Zoological and Botanical Gardens has become the first person this year to contract dengue fever in the city, prompting health officials on Tuesday to urge the...
View ArticleNumber of new HIV cases in Hong Kong third highest since reports began in 1980s
Hong Kong recorded 188 new HIV cases in the second quarter of this year, the third highest count for three months since reporting began in 1984.
View ArticleFishermen fear Hong Kong’s waste will sink livelihoods
Industrial plastic, household rubbish, pieces of cloth and empty bottles were among the four tonnes of waste found in the nets of Cheung Chau fishermen.
View ArticleChinese University student dies after complications following urgent heart...
A 20-year-old Chinese University student, who underwent urgent heart transplant surgery two months ago after suffering from a severe form of myocarditis, died on Tuesday night.
View ArticleIn trouble again: popular Taiwan sandwich brand pulled from stores after E...
A sandwich brand from Taiwan, Horng Ryen Jen, which is popular among Hongkongers, is in trouble with health inspect
View ArticleA first for Hong Kong: researchers uncover how gene mutations can lead to...
Researchers from the University of Science and Technology have identified for the first time how mutations of two known genes can lead to brain disorders.
View ArticleAs the number of electric cars grows in Hong Kong, government seeks creative...
Creative minds from Hong Kong and abroad are being called upon to pitch ideas for reusing old electric car batteries as the number of “EVs” on the city’s roads continues to grow.
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