WildAid campaigner: Hong Kong has come a long way in combatting illegal...
British-born wildlife campaigner Alex Hofford came to Hong Kong on holiday just before the 1997 handover and ended up settling here. The long-time activist, who lives with his family in the New...
View ArticleOrgan donors to get special recognition at Hong Kong cemetery
Organ donors are being given special recognition by a Hong Kong non-profit group in a bid to lift the declining donation rate. The Board of Management of the Chinese Permanent Cemeteries, which runs...
View ArticleThis one’s for you dad: ‘lost son’ Leung Chun-wing delivers perfect Father’s...
Leung Chun-wing’s father joked that he had “lost a son” in recent years as his boy became one of Hong Kong cycling’s most highly-rated prospects. Full-time training for the Olympics, World...
View ArticleUniversity of Hong Kong professor defends government study projecting...
The medical school dean of a Hong Kong university on Sunday defended the government’s first comprehensive review of medical staffing against accusations that the study had failed to make accurate...
View ArticleElderly care technology impresses at Hong Kong expo but high price tags may...
Rebecca Chau Tsang, an elderly home operator, has her eye on an infrared sensor, one of the new technological products on show at the city’s first Gerontech and Innovation Expo cum Summit – an event...
View ArticleA Father’s Day wish for better care for rare conditions in Hong Kong
For eight years, Byron Lai Chi-yung has been a devoted father-of-one, but not once has he received a Father’s Day greeting. His daughter, Lai Wai-ting, lacks verbal skills. Ting Ting, as she is known...
View ArticleHong Kong Consumer Council wants to go digital with green focus
The Consumer Council’s chief executive has expressed her vision to turn the organisation digital by making use of technology to provide better information and protection to consumers, while doing more...
View ArticleHong Kong green groups urge lawmakers to block Lantau office if more...
Green activists in Hong Kong are urging lawmakers to reject the government’s plan for a new office to spearhead Lantau’s development unless more conservation experts are included. The Sustainable...
View ArticleAfter prolonged wait, Hong Kong boy, 11, gets new heart from teen donor
Hong Kong’s surgical experts have given a new life to an 11-year-old heart transplant patient, whose time using a mechanical heart pump before his long-awaited operation set a record in the...
View ArticleBritish rooftopper’s terrifying debut stunt in Hong Kong leaves luxury...
A luxury hotel is investigating after a British rooftopper filmed himself balancing precariously on the top of its 26-floor building while performing his debut stunt in Hong Kong. James Kingston passed...
View ArticlePatient numbers in emergency wards at Hong Kong public hospitals fall 7 per...
The number of people visiting emergency wards at public hospitals on Sunday dropped by 7 per cent compared with the past two weeks after a fee rise. Hospital Authority chief executive Dr Leung Pak-yin...
View ArticleOnline shopping in Hong Kong ‘contributes to wasteful packaging’, DAB claims
The popular trend of online shopping has contributed to the waste problem in Hong Kong, with the city yet to tackle excessive packaging, a lawmaker has warned. The warning came as government statistics...
View ArticleHorrific details of a Hong Kong beauty clinic treatment gone fatally wrong
Horrific details of three Hong Kong women who suffered from blood poisoning in 2012 following an “unproven” treatment at a beauty clinic emerged on Tuesday in a criminal court tasked to determine...
View ArticleBetter weather ‘on the way’ as Hong Kong’s rainy streak drags on
Hong Kong’s miserable wet weather streak extended into its tenth day as periodic bouts of heavy rain and thunderstorms lashed the city on Wednesday, but hotter weather would arrive by the end of the...
View ArticleFrustrated Hong Kong couple finally get go-ahead to bury their miscarried son
A Hong Kong couple caught up in a bureaucratic battle to retrieve the body of their miscarried son from a public hospital has finally been given the green light to collect and bury the fetus on...
View ArticleHong Kong to bask in four-day sunny interval after 10 wet days
Hong Kong will enjoy a burst of sunshine with temperatures hitting a high of 33 degrees Celsius, after 10 consecutive days of rain. The clear weather is expected to continue until Sunday, according to...
View ArticleHong Kong sports community hands in petition to lawmakers as funding argument...
Hong Kong’s sports community waged a final battle on Thursday to convince lawmakers to sign off on the HK$31.9 billion Kai Tak Sports Parks project as it entered the crucial stages of debate at the...
View ArticleHold landlords of illegal cubicle flats criminally accountable, exiting Hong...
Hong Kong’s outgoing development minister said one of the most urgent tasks and significant challenges for his successor would be holding landlords criminally accountable for operating illegal cubicle...
View ArticleGoodbye rain as Hong Kong Observatory issues very hot weather warning
Hongkongers looking to ditch their umbrellas after 10 consecutive days of rain might want to keep them handy against the blazing sun on Friday morning. The Hong Kong Observatory issued a very hot...
View ArticleClosure at last for Hong Kong couple who fought to bury fetus after miscarriage
It was a highly emotional moment and closure on Saturday for a Hong Kong couple who were finally able to hold a funeral for their baby after a miscarriage and a two-month bureaucratic struggle to...
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