Observatory 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 ArticleObservatory lowers signal as Typhoon Merbok leaves after pounding Hong Kong
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 ArticleHeavy rain pounds Hong Kong in aftermath of Merbok
Heavy rain pounded Hong Kong in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Merbok on Tuesday, disrupting air traffic, causing flooding and forcing the closure of kindergartens and special schools. The Airport...
View ArticleTech products for elderly not getting enough support in Hong Kong, study finds
Not enough is being done to support the use of technological products for the elderly in Hong Kong, the city’s first landscape study on gerontechnology – the scientific field combining the study of...
View ArticleNearly 400 Hong Kong flights disrupted by Tropical Storm Merbok
Hong Kong plane passengers endured travel woe as about 400 flights were disrupted overnight and into Tuesday morning by tropical storm Merbok, now downgraded to a tropical depression, which battered...
View ArticleCan you fly in a typhoon? Here’s how airlines and airports decide
Tropical storm Merbok lifted the curtain on Hong Kong’s typhoon season on Monday, disrupting hundreds of flights and sending travel plans into chaos. During inclement weather, some flights do manage to...
View ArticleHong Kong biotech start-up claims world first in stem cell treatment of...
Oper Technology, a Hong Kong biotechnology start-up, has pioneered what it claims is a world first in stem cell treatment that it says could potentially help millions of patients suffering from...
View ArticleThree stillborn puppies found near Hong Kong airport rubbish bin
The bodies of three stillborn puppies were found next to a rubbish bin at Hong Kong International Airport’s departure hall on Tuesday morning. Police were called in just before noon after an airport...
View ArticleFour typhoon names get rebranded, Hong Kong Observatory announces
The names of four typhoons that killed dozens and wrought vast economic losses in the region in 2015 have been changed for future storms to avoid confusion, the Hong Kong Observatory announced on...
View ArticleHong Kong Red Cross reviews blood donor policy for men who abstain from gay...
The Hong Kong Red Cross will consider relaxing its stringent blood donation rules and allowing gay men who do not have sex for a year to donate to its centres. The breakthrough was revealed in a...
View ArticleHong Kong lacks official strategy on viral hepatitis, study finds
A study by a Hong Kong university has found that the city’s government lags behind other Asia-Pacific jurisdictions in terms of preventing and treating chronic viral hepatitis – linked to liver cancer....
View ArticleHong Kong faces medical manpower crisis, government study warns
Hong Kong may be forced to recruit hundreds of medics from overseas as the health sector will face a critical manpower shortage in just 10 years’ time, the government has warned. In the city’s first...
View ArticleLowering legal age for organ donors ‘got little support at Hong Kong...
The idea of letting children donate organs did not get much support at a meeting the government held with interest groups on Wednesday, a patients’ rights advocate has said. But Tim Pang Hung-cheong, a...
View ArticleHigh sodium content found in popular luncheon meat, canned sausages, Hong...
The Consumer Council has warned Hongkongers of high sodium levels found in luncheon meat and sausages, with the majority of 33 samples it tested exceeding a standard used by the watchdog. In an extreme...
View ArticleBeware free check-ups and talks: Hong Kong consumer watchdog highlights sales...
Free check-ups and health seminars are not as innocent as they look and could be bait to lure people into buying suspicious or ineffective health products , Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog warned on...
View ArticleLandmark Hong Kong land swap deal is a win for environmental conservation
An unprecedented land swap deal to protect one of Hong Kong’s most ecologically-rich enclaves has been approved by the city’s top decision-making body, heralding what could finally be a permanent...
View ArticleExiting Hong Kong health minister denies Carrie Lam rift as he reflects on...
Hong Kong’s top health official has denied any discord with the city’s next leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor in reflecting on his public career and confirming his departure from the administration in...
View ArticleCLP tests higher fees in Hong Kong for peak-time electricity use
The larger of Hong Kong’s two power companies is for the first time experimenting with differential pricing, charging more for electricity use during periods of high demand. CLP Power, which supplies...
View ArticleHolidays ‘hijacked’ by ads on Facebook, Greenpeace study claims
Major holidays in Hong Kong are being “hijacked” by advertisements and sales promotions on Facebook, according to a study by an environmental group concerned about consumerism, overconsumption and...
View ArticleAngry Hong Kong green groups call for official action as more egrets die from...
A host of Hong Kong green groups urged the government to launch a thorough investigation into the pruning of a tree forming part of a protected egret colony as the number of dead birds from the...
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