Exposure to pollution in Hong Kong is worst in the home, study reveals
Your home may be your refuge in Hong Kong, but not from air pollution. It’s probably worse. Exposure to PM2.5 particulates small enough to lodge deep in the lungs and most harmful to human health have...
View ArticleRise in older Hong Kong women ‘playing God’ during fertility treatment
Fertility doctors have reported a growing trend for older women marrying later in life to use controversial and expensive “test tube baby” technology to ensure a healthy pregnancy. A private clinic...
View ArticleEndangered Chinese pangolin rarely seen in Hong Kong country parks picked up...
A Chinese pangolin was taken to a shelter by Hong Kong conservation authorities on Thursday morning after it was found digging in a heavily built-up neighbourhood and not in a country park where it is...
View ArticleHong Kong bird expert fears for egret chicks with 12 now dead after pruning...
Kadoorie Farm said on Friday that 12 egret chicks had now died since being displaced by tree pruning at a protected bird habitat. Bird Watching Society research manager Yu Yat-tung also warned that...
View ArticleHong Kong urged to follow South Korea with free public transport days to...
Hong Kong commuters should be offered free bus and MTR journeys on days when air pollution is high in order to reduce road congestion and harmful conditions, an environmental advocacy group has said....
View ArticleA burning need to stub out smoking in Hong Kong
Cigarette packs in Hong Kong are set to sport even bigger graphic health warnings as the government ramps up measures to discourage smoking, despite the city seeing the lowest number of smokers in more...
View ArticleAmbitious move to save world’s smallest porpoise, led by Hong Kong Ocean Park...
A veteran Hong Kong animal care expert will help coordinate a daring project to capture and protect the world’s smallest cetacean – the vaquita, a porpoise indigenous to Mexico that is on the verge of...
View ArticleFirst Hong Kong typhoon of the year set to arrive in coming days
Hong Kong will get a reprieve from the recent hot weather early next week, but it may come in the form of a typhoon. A low pressure area in the central part of the South China Sea will intensify and...
View ArticleTyphoon No 1 standby signal issued as Hong Kong sees final day of sunshine...
The Hong Kong Observatory issued the No 1 standby signal on Sunday night as Tropical Cyclone Merbok came within 510km of the city by 10pm. It was forecast to move at about 20km/h across the northern...
View ArticleHong Kong women ‘duped out of HK$2.1 million’ after handsome men take them to...
Dozens of women claim they were cheated out of up to HK$250,000 a time by handsome men who took them to beauty salons on their first dates and forced them into buying expensive treatment. Democratic...
View ArticleHong Kong children suffer greater mental stress and parents can’t cope,...
Children in Hong Kong have suffered a worrying decline in their mental health over the past decade and parents are being pushed to breaking point as a result, a new report suggests. The city’s young...
View ArticleThe robots are taking over ... and building Hong Kong’s future
A poorly-ventilated, low-ceilinged car park store room hardly seems befitting a space for a hi-tech research outfit with the name “Fabrication and Material Technologies Lab”. Hidden behind a...
View ArticleTax rises an option to plug Hong Kong’s wealth gap, says academic tipped to...
Hong Kong should consider raising taxes to counter a growing wealth gap that is now at a historic high, a social policy academic who is tipped to be the next welfare minister said. Dr Law Chi-kwong,...
View ArticleIn Hong Kong, the new look of success is lean and sculpted
As affluent Hongkongers shift away from flashy handbags and shoes to experiential luxury, Pure’s yoga studio is expanding into the space vacated by British brand Burberry on the ground floor in the...
View ArticleObservatory expected to issue typhoon signal No 8 ‘at or before 5.30pm’ as...
The Hong Kong Observatory has announced that typhoon signal No 8 is expected to be issued at or before 5.30pm on Monday as Tropical Cyclone Merbok draws closer to the city, replacing sunny skies with...
View ArticleHong Kong government urged to plug loophole allowing destruction of Lantau...
Hong Kong’s latest blueprint for developing Lantau could lead to the destruction of large areas of precious wetland and protected coastline if the government fails to plug a legal loophole,...
View Article57pc of Hong Kong adults are compulsive hoarders, survey finds
Fifty-seven per cent of adults in Hong Kong are compulsive hoarders, a survey has found, with 11 per cent of respondents displaying compulsive shopping behaviour. Stationery, cosmetics and bracelets...
View ArticleTyphoon Merbok hits Hong Kong, with at least eight people injured as No 8...
At least eight people were injured and several trees downed as Typhoon Merbok finally made landfall just before midnight Tuesday, skirting over the coast of Mirs Bay on Hong Kong’s northeastern flank...
View ArticleHong Kong pupils watching porn on mobiles on the rise
The Family Planning Association of Hong Kong has warned about a rise in youngsters watching pornography. Its latest poll showed that 59 per cent of boys and 33 per cent of girls in secondary school had...
View ArticleTyphoon No 1 standby signal issued as Hong Kong sees final day of sunshine...
The Hong Kong Observatory issued the No 1 standby signal on Sunday night as Tropical Cyclone Merbok came within 510km of the city by 10pm. It was forecast to move at about 20km/h across the northern...
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