Greenpeace urges Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports Park to improve sustainability
Green group estimate that 860,000 disposable items, including 510,000 paper cups, were used during Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament.
View ArticleHong Kong’s Hospital Authority to adopt 6 measures to reduce human error
Database of patients’ wounds, smart medicine cabinets and tracking wristbands among measures to be implemented at all hospitals following string of blunders.
View ArticleHong Kong aims to ban nearly all flavoured smoking products next year
Authorities will also propose banning smoking within three metres of entrances of sites such as schools and hospitals, source says.
View ArticleTo struggling Hongkongers, rise in healthcare fees just adds to hardship
The government sees the increases as an unavoidable course correction but, for many Hongkongers, it feels like yet another financial squeeze.
View ArticleHong Kong won’t set limit on students’ screen time despite health concerns
Department of Health survey finds more than 60 per cent of students exceed two hours of screen usage daily.
View ArticleCompanies invited to develop 3 new tourism and recreation areas in Hong Kong
One government plan calls for turning disused quarry on Lamma Island into high-end coastal and hillside resort, complemented by yacht marina.
View ArticleFor a lasting healthcare fix, Hong Kong must look beyond the symptoms
Cutting healthcare subsidies without a big expansion of primary care investment risks deepening disparities.
View ArticleHong Kong may lose billions in tax revenue over smoking restrictions: lawmaker
Legislator Edward Leung argues tax earnings could be lost as smokers shift to illicit cigarettes, with no major reduction in smoking rate.
View ArticleOne-third of HIV cases in Hong Kong among low-risk groups such as housewives
Authorities say low-risk cases have higher likelihood of identifying their infections at later stage due to limited awareness.
View ArticleAn Asia racked by natural disasters needs insurers to step up
Instead of withdrawing from high-risk areas, Asia’s insurers must become an active partner in long-term climate risk management.
View ArticleHong Kong tree enthusiast on high alert for hill fires on Ching Ming Festival
Paul Melsom, a horticulturist who teaches secondary school students, has planted thousands of trees in a Lantau country park over the decades.
View ArticleLow visibility as fog blankets Hong Kong amid band of rain and clouds
Forecaster says weather will largely be cloudy and rainy next week, under the influence of upper-air disturbances.
View ArticleHong Kong gas usage remains below pre-pandemic level for sixth straight year
Supplier expects trend to persist while economists attribute lower consumption to changing lifestyles, including increased mainland travel.
View ArticleHongkongers may soon pay deposits for booked public medical services
Residents might also face no-show charges as part of reforms aimed at cutting down on abuse of healthcare system, minister says.
View ArticleHong Kong’s revamped Mong Kok Market Complex to temporarily house health centre
Former market building undergoing four-year makeover has received occupation permit and fire safety certificate, URA says.
View ArticleGreen design is a daunting challenge that’s well worth the effort
If recycling is not cheaper and faster, is it worth it? Building owners need to understand nature is valuable despite not having a price tag.
View Article12 non-locally trained dentists issued offers to ease shortage in Hong Kong
All 12 are fluent in Cantonese and English, with three already working in the city as authorities push to fill 80 vacancies.
View ArticleAre community pharmacies the magic bullet for Hong Kong’s patients?
How will patients benefit and how much will proposed community pharmacies help Hong Kong’s chronically overstretched public healthcare system?
View ArticleWhat’s behind the rising number of Hong Kong doctors, nurses being disciplined?
Health Bureau’s reply to lawmaker shows 33 instances of disciplinary action against doctors in 2023-24, up from 21 and 14 for two previous years.
View ArticleImprove transport services at Hong Kong geopark to support tourism: lawmakers
Call to action from lawmakers follows minister brushing aside similar suggestions and stressing importance of conservation over development.
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