New Hong Kong minibuses will cater for the elderly, disabled
Two new models of green minibuses will have features to cater for elderly and disabled passengers for the first time in Hong Kong, and will gradually replace existing vehicles. From Tuesday, all newly...
View ArticleOld buildings in Hong Kong should ‘at least meet standards set two decades...
Hong Kong’s old industrial buildings need a fire safety facility upgrade and should at least meet standards set two decades ago, a veteran surveyor warned after a deadly blaze in a 45-year-old...
View ArticleAll European Union eggs to be inspected, Hong Kong food watchdog announces...
All poultry eggs in Hong Kong imported from European Union countries are to be held for inspection, the city’s food watchdog announced on Monday evening. Effective immediately, the decision by the...
View ArticleSummer flu season in Hong Kong is ending, senior health official says
Hong Kong’s flu crisis may be over as the summer season is waning and the number of patients admitted to public hospitals has dropped significantly, according to a senior Hospital Authority official....
View Article38 out of 60 shampoos found to contain harmful manufacturing solvent in tests...
Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog has found 38 out of 60 shampoo samples it tested contained a harmful solvent used in manufacturing, with seven exceeding the limit recommended by the European Union. The...
View Article‘Study on developing housing by Hong Kong country parks should be vetted by...
A contentious feasibility study on developing the periphery of two Hong Kong country parks for public housing and elderly homes should be vetted by the statutory advisory body for such policies before...
View ArticlePalm oil collected from Hong Kong beaches after spill to be recycled and...
A large portion of the washed-up palm oil clumps that the government collected from Hong Kong’s beaches and shorelines over the last two weeks will be recovered, refined and turned into transport fuel....
View ArticlePumpkins not beers on offer for controversial Hong Kong street race
Instead of offering beers to runners, Hong Kong social enterprise RunOur City will offer pumpkins as it changes the format of its controversial event to four Halloween-style street races in Kowloon on...
View ArticleProbe in Hong Kong over expired flu vaccines for patients
An investigation has been launched by the Department of Health after a private doctor in Hong Kong gave expired flu vaccines to patients. The case of Dr Ma Ho-ming, who gave out of date FluQuadri, a...
View ArticleDoctors deny condition critical at Hong Kong’s public hospitals despite...
Hong Kong wept for Tang Kwai-sze when her teenage daughter was left begging for a liver donation to save her mother’s life in April. The dying woman was in desperate need of a transplant and her...
View ArticlePalm oil that spilled onto Hong Kong’s beaches turned into crude gasoline
Half of the palm oil washed ashore on beaches two weeks ago will be turned into 50 tons of crude gasoline to go on sale next week, according to a biodiesel company. One hundred tons of palm stearin,...
View ArticleRed tape forces Hong Kong bus drivers to break law when cooling off
Spare a thought for drivers of Hong Kong’s biggest franchised bus company in the sweltering summer heat. KMB drivers have been reduced to taking breaks between shifts in an air-conditioned single-deck...
View ArticleWaiting time in Hong Kong for cornea transplants more than halved over past...
The average queuing time for a cornea transplant has been cut from 36 months to 15 over the past five years, thanks to the efforts of the team at the Hong Kong Eye Bank, whose services won a 2017...
View ArticleEarly screening on the cards once Hong Kong’s first cancer centre opens in 2025
Hong Kong’s first cancer centre will allow those who inherit cancer-causing genes from their parents to receive early preventive treatment, its research director said. The centre, which is due to open...
View ArticleHong Kong swelters in hottest temperature of the year – for the second time
Hong Kong recorded its highest temperature of the year for the second time on Monday, with the mercury soaring to 37.7 degrees Celsius in some areas, matching last month’s maximum as the city braced...
View ArticleHundreds of Cathay Pacific, Cathay Dragon flights cancelled as Typhoon Hato...
Hong Kong dug in on Tuesday night for a siege by a storm on track to be one of the worst in recent years, and expected to cripple air travel, as Typhoon Hato barrelled towards the coast of southern...
View ArticleProbe launched after tiny air bubbles on patient’s brain in Hong Kong hospital
A medical investigation has been launched after a 68-year-old male patient showed signs of stroke, possibly caused by tiny air bubbles found on the right side of his brain. The man had been in Queen...
View ArticleChina’s top climate change negotiator Xie Zhenhua to receive HK$20 million...
China’s top climate change negotiator will be given a HK$20 million Hong Kong prize for his contributions to global civilisation. Xie Zhenhua, China’s chief negotiator at the Paris Agreement, UN...
View ArticleHong Kong surgeon becomes first doctor in city to win top global award for...
When paediatric surgeon Professor Paul Tam Kwong-hang operated on an infant many years ago, it never occurred to him that his own daughter would grow up to one day marry the same boy.“When they first...
View ArticleA brief history of Hong Kong typhoons
Typhoon Hato is the first typhoon since 2012 to cause the No 10 warning signal in Hong Kong. Schools were closed, flights cancelled, and public transport widely affected as the storm hit the city. The...
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