Children living in Hong Kong’s poorer districts more likely to face abuse, or...
Hong Kong children living in low-income districts are most at risk of abuse or getting into accidents, according to the latest report by a university in the city. University of Hong Kong (HKU)...
View ArticleHong Kong woman who travelled to South America becomes first imported Zika...
A 31-year-old woman has been confirmed to be Hong Kong’s first imported Zika virus case this year, prompting the government to implement emergency mosquito control measures. The patient, who was in a...
View ArticleShowers to give way to sunny weekend in Hong Kong before rain returns
Hong Kong will experience a see-sawing in weather patterns in coming days as it transitions from rain to fine weather over the weekend and back to wetter conditions next week. Several millimetres of...
View ArticleDecision by Hong Kong officials not to designate enclaves as country park...
Hong Kong’s High Court on Thursday ordered the government to reconsider the fate of six enclaves that officials had refused to designate as country park land, ruling that it was an unlawful decision...
View ArticleHong Kong prepares for the next battle in its war on waste
As classes are let out at La Salle College in Kowloon Tong on a cloudy March afternoon, neckties are loosened and students at the all-boys school head home. But the day is not over yet for the school’s...
View ArticleRat running amok at Café de Coral prompts promise to clean up act from Hong...
Hong Kong fast-food giant Café de Coral has promised an emergency fix for possible hygiene issues after reports of a rat running amok in a packed outlet in Tsim Sha Tsui during lunch hour on Thursday....
View ArticleCall for Hong Kong government to reveal more about wildlife in country park...
The government needs to tell Hongkongers more about the animals and plants in its country park enclaves when deciding whether to protect them, a long-time conservationist has said, after the High Court...
View ArticleHong Kong lacks adequate facilities and support for breastfeeding, poll finds
Over 95 per cent of Hongkongers believe existing facilities for breastfeeding in public places are inadequate, while more than half of those polled said their companies did not have policies that...
View ArticleDon’t bet on cheaper power bills: Hong Kong officials can’t promise 5 per...
Lower electricity bills cannot be guaranteed even though the Hong Kong government has moved to restrict the profits of the city’s two power companies, according to the acting environmental minister....
View ArticleStory of life-saving transplant inspires fourfold increase in organ donation...
The selfless act of a 26-year-old clerk who sacrificed two-thirds of her liver to save the life of a stranger has moved many Hongkongers to support the organ donation cause, a top transplant expert...
View ArticleHong Kong single mother with rare genetic disease dies following emotional...
A Hong Kong woman with a rare genetic disease has died, just slightly over a week after she told lawmakers that she “didn’t want to die” during her appeal to get a new but expensive medication...
View ArticleDispute over child sleep service puts spotlight on lack of regulation in Hong...
Working mothers in Hong Kong who claimed they were duped by a “baby sleep consultant” have turned the spotlight on the lack of regulation in infant care services. At least three mothers told the Post...
View ArticleHong Kong mothers increasingly bring in the professionals when it comes to...
More mothers in Hong Kong are getting professional help when it comes to caring for their babies to ensure peaceful nights and to deal with other problems the new arrivals may have, according to...
View ArticleThe corporate Hong Kong high-flier who crashed to earth but found a more...
At the age of 29, Lily Chan Lei-hung was a strong and fearless “superwoman” in a multinational company. She was so successful that she never believed anything could beat her down. Chan was a rising...
View ArticleHong Kong leader CY Leung downplays smog claim after rebuttal by weather chiefs
Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying drew criticism from current and former Hong Kong Observatory chiefs for claiming that local pollutants had caused smog in Guangdong, prompting him on Tuesday to say his...
View ArticleStar athlete and part-time model Yeung Man-wai hoping to make Tokyo Olympics...
Hong Kong high-jumper Cecilia Yeung Man-wai is hoping to make the Tokyo Olympics after smashing her own local record at the Asian Athletics Grand Prix. Yeung jumped 1.88m in Taiwan to win gold, a...
View ArticleBlind Hong Kong boy accuses city’s rail operator of not having enough...
A visually impaired 13-year-old boy has accused Hong Kong’s rail operator of lacking disabled-friendly facilities at some stations. In a complaint filed to the city’s Equal Opportunities Commission on...
View ArticleHong Kong government urged to subsidise drugs for patients with rare genetic...
Patients groups and lawmakers from all sides have urged the government to subsidise drugs for sufferers of four rare genetic diseases that cost tens of thousands of dollars a month. About a dozen...
View ArticleHong Kong veterinary surgeons double in number over past 10 years, survey finds
The number of veterinary surgeons in Hong Kong has doubled over the past decade, an industry survey has found. As a result, the vet-to-pet ratio – calculating the number of domesticated cats and dogs...
View ArticleSubsidising new tumour-fighting drug depends on effectiveness not cost, says...
Hong Kong’s public health care authority has stood by its decision not to subsidise a new drug for a rare disease that recently took a woman’s life, saying its effectiveness, not the cost, still needs...
View Article