Hong Kong legislator prepared law to allow girl to donate part of her liver...
A rare show of unity among political parties was behind a move to allow a 17-year-old girl to donate part of her liver to her mother, who was suffering from acute liver failure. Professor Sophia Chan...
View ArticleHong Kong-led investment group to spend 1 billion yuan on medical facilities...
An investment group led by former Hong Kong finance minister Antony Leung Kam-chung will pump at least 1 billion yuan (HK$1.13 billion) into a Shenzhen-based medical group as a pioneering move to...
View ArticleHong Kong’s barking deer still dying in catchwater drain which activists...
Hong Kong’s barking deer are still dying and being injured in the same concrete-lined catchwater drain that the South China Morning Post revealed was harming the animals two years ago. The concrete...
View ArticleFive hurt in stove explosion at Hong Kong campsite
Three children and two men were injured on Saturday morning when an alcohol stove blew up at a popular campsite on Lantau. Police said the stove exploded at Pui O Campsite, in the south of the island,...
View ArticleMainland officials ‘decline’ changes to water deal for Hong Kong
Mainland officials overseeing water supply issues have declined calls for changes in the current water arrangement for Hong Kong, saying that it could drive up prices further, according to lawmakers...
View ArticleHoliday fun in the sun as Hong Kong enjoys its hottest day of the year
Hong Kong basked in its warmest day this year as temperatures soared past 30 degrees Celsius in parts of Kowloon and the New Territories on Sunday afternoon. The Observatory cited the influence of a...
View ArticleHong Kong liver transplant patient shows no sign of rejection, but remains in...
A dying mother who received a liver transplant last week is showing no signs of rejection but remains in a coma, and a doctor says the coming few days will be critical. Three days after she was given...
View ArticleGreen group urges Hong Kong fishing sector to use new-style boxes to reduce...
Could a different sort of plastic hold the answer to easing the city’s worsening marine rubbish crisis? According to one green group, replacing some polystyrene materials with polypropylene might help...
View ArticleFighting to stay alive: Liver transplant mother in Hong Kong shows signs of...
A dying mother who received a liver transplant from a live donor last week showed signs of reviving on Monday afternoon hours after she underwent a second operation, one of the city’s top transplant...
View ArticleHong Kong hikers warned as death toll exceeds 2016 total in just four months
An alarming number of hiker deaths in Hong Kong has prompted experts to warn the public to take extra precaution when venturing on the city’s trails. Five people died in hiking-related incidents on the...
View ArticleGreen group calls on Hong Kong government to cut back on Lantau reclamation...
A green group has urged the government to reduce the area of a proposed reclamation off the northern coast of Lantau Island by about 30 per cent to better protect the environment, especially a marine...
View ArticleAccess to dental care set to be widened for Hong Kong’s elderly as lower age...
More elderly residents in Hong Kong could gain access to vital dental care services with the age limit for a government subsidy scheme set to be lowered even further in the coming months. An additional...
View ArticleFirst ever birth for endangered Chinese monkey in Hong Kong
Animal lovers in Hong Kong had something to cheer on Tuesday as the city welcomed its first ever newborn golden snub-nosed monkey. And a mainland zoo boss highlighted the importance of breeding for the...
View ArticleHong Kong health chiefs want 80pc rise in A&E charge at public hospitals
Health authorities want the fee for emergency ward services at public hospitals to rise 80 per cent to HK$180, a government source revealed on Tuesday. The recommendation came after the Hospital...
View ArticleStudy reveals need for psychiatric services in Hong Kong, but also warns...
The Hong Kong government should not make it a legal requirement for people diagnosed with mental illness to accept treatment as this raised concerns over ethics and human rights, a review of the city’s...
View ArticleHong Kong can achieve a lot with Carrie Lam in charge, former finance...
Former Hong Kong financial secretary Antony Leung Kam-chung says he has high hopes that the next government can achieve much under a new leader. “I feel hopeful about the new government. I think the...
View ArticleHong Kong government considers making pilot dental scheme permanent,...
The Hong Kong government is considering turning a pilot scheme offering dental services for people with intellectual disabilities into a permanent service. Undersecretary for Food and Health Professor...
View ArticleHong Kong’s smoking squad likely to enforce ban on alcohol sales to minors
Tobacco control officers are likely to lead the crackdown on stores that violate a proposed ban on alcohol sales to minors. Lawmakers were told on Wednesday that officers would be empowered to carry...
View ArticleShenzhen nuclear plant declares war on shrimp
Operators of a nuclear power plant in Shenzhen have surrounded water intake pipes with gill nets to prevent the accumulation of shrimp that caused a minor safety incident last year. The Nuclear Safety...
View ArticleHong Kong mother brought back from brink by liver donation has second transplant
A mother whose life was saved by a liver transplant last week after a desperate search for a donor was back in the operating room on Thursday undergoing a second transplant. Tang Kwai-sze, 43, was...
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