Hong Kong issues rainstorm warning signal for second day in a row as wet...
Torrential rain pounded Hong Kong on Friday morning, with residents waking up to an amber storm warning signal ahead of their commute to work. For the second morning in a row, the Observatory issued a...
View ArticleBurn more calories than you consume to get rid of that big fat problem
With 30,000 dieting books worldwide and a multibillion dollar dieting industry underpinning them, you would have thought we have obesity under control. On the contrary, the obesity crisis is running...
View ArticleBeer run in Hong Kong to turn off tap on alcoholic drinks after government...
A drink-as-you-race running competition in Hong Kong will be turning off the tap on alcoholic drinks after receiving a warning from the city’s health authorities. Organisers of the “Beer Run 2017”,...
View ArticleWhy a fight is raging over a proposal to build homes in Hong Kong’s country...
Environmental campaigners remain concerned the government will push through with plans to build housing on the fringes of country parks to relieve the city’s housing crisis. Hong Kong, the fourth most...
View ArticleHot summer nights could be bigger killers than daytime scorchers, Hong Kong...
Hot and prolonged summer nights in Hong Kong’s densely built-up urban areas could potentially be more fatal than daytime scorchers, a new statistical study has found. An academic involved with a study...
View ArticleHow do you keep cool in hot Hong Kong nights when you live in a cramped...
Most people dread going outside in the sweltering summer heat, but for Jiang Mingying, taking refuge in an air-conditioned home is not an option. Jiang lives in a 450 sq ft walk-up apartment with eight...
View ArticleWhat you can do to avoid a heat stroke in the heart of Hong Kong summer
Hong Kong sweltered in the heat during three consecutive days of dangerously hot weather last week, with at least 14 people rushed to hospitals for heat stroke. Among them was a 19-year-old hiker who...
View ArticleHong Kong beaches closed after palm oil spill
Nearly a dozen beaches across Hong Kong were closed to the public on Sunday morning after congealed palm oil washed up on them, having spilled into the sea when two boats crashed in mainland waters....
View ArticleHong Kong Science Museum steps up cleaning after claims of head lice from...
The Hong Kong Science Museum has stepped up cleaning and stopped visitors from donning its helmets after parents complained on social media of two children acquiring head lice, a government official...
View ArticleFrom needing care to carer: award-winning Hong Kong cancer survivor tells of...
As a teen, Angeline Lo Oi-shan cheated death after enduring eight months of cancer treatment. Now cancer-free for more than 20 years, she is able to share her experience with those going through...
View ArticleHong Kong’s first cancer centre to provide advanced treatments for city’s...
Cancer patients in Hong Kong will receive more advanced and timely treatments once the city’s first cancer centre begins operations in eight years, the head of the billion-dollar project has said. “In...
View ArticleDog owners warned to beware of spilled palm oil washing up on Hong Kong beaches
Dog owners have been warned not to let their pets approach the globs of rancid palm oil that have hit some beaches as they could be hazardous to their health. The warning came as the government shut an...
View ArticleHong Kong man working at West Kowloon rail terminus construction site becomes...
A 45-year-old man who worked at the construction site of the express rail link’s West Kowloon terminus has become the first person in the city this year to locally contract dengue fever. The patient’s...
View ArticleTwo more Hong Kong beaches closed after palm oil spill, bringing total to 13
Two more Hong Kong beaches have been closed due to the regional palm oil spill as environmental officials revealed that 1,000 tonnes of oil fell into the water following a ship collision in the Pearl...
View ArticlePrivate hospital offers beds to help overcrowding in Hong Kong’s public wards...
Tsuen Wan Adventist Hospital could give out half its 60 cheaper beds to accommodate patients from public hospitals under a scheme to help relieve overcrowding amid a flu crisis. But the latest...
View ArticleSwimmers spotted on closed Hong Kong beaches despite palm oil spill
Dozens of tourists and beach-goers have ignored warnings about an oil spill that has spread to the Hong Kong’s southern shorelines, choosing to brave the waters on Tuesday despite the closure of 13...
View Article‘Touch’ your unborn child’s face as Hong Kong hospital offers service...
A new service has allowed Hong Kong parents who are expecting a child to touch their baby’s face – even before he or she is born. They can now order 3D models of their foetus at Hong Kong Adventist...
View ArticleWireless revolution for Hong Kong heart patients, but at a price
A new type of wireless pacemaker is helping heart patients overcome the psychological and physical challenges associated with conventional models, but the benefits come at a price – HK$95,000 a time....
View ArticleOil spill impact in Hong Kong brings call for quicker communication
The mainland, Hong Kong and Macau governments need to review their systems for telling each other about spills in nearby waters, taking into account currents to enable quicker responses, a green group...
View ArticleWhat we still don’t know about the oil spill affecting Hong Kong beaches
A total of 13 beaches in Hong Kong have been shut down by a palm oil spill from a ship collision that happened in the Pearl River estuary in mainland Chinese waters last Thursday. Several government...
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