Paper jam in Hong Kong as mainland China tightens requirements on waste imports
Waste paper could pile up in the streets and landfills of Hong Kong and the elderly who depend on collecting scrap could be left without valuable income if the city’s recycling firms follow through on...
View ArticleFind out if you have cancer in 30 seconds with speedy new system using...
A medical imaging analysis system developed by researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong could cut the time required to identify cancer cells from five minutes to just 30 seconds with the help...
View ArticleSuperbug breakthrough by HKU researchers in fight against drug-resistant...
University of Hong Kong scientists have discovered a chemical compound that could treat a deadly superbug without using antibiotics, in a breakthrough offering hope for the global fight against...
View ArticleHong Kong scientists hope to create cheaper, more effective method for...
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is developing a new and cheaper screening method to detect Alzheimer’s disease through blood and eye imaging that could be more accessible for elderly...
View ArticleSmarter air-con use urged as poll shows one in three Hongkongers wakes up at...
Hongkongers are being urged to use their air conditioners more wisely after a survey revealed a third of respondents woke up in the middle of the night because the temperature was set too low and even...
View ArticleHong Kong sees 35.6 per cent growth in number of gyms despite high-profile...
The number of gyms in Hong Kong has grown 35.6 per cent in the past eight years thanks to an increased interest in looking good and feeling healthy – and experts expect the industry to continue flexing...
View ArticleShift in mainland policy could spell disaster for Hong Kong recycling
In a dusty scrapyard encircled by mountains of scrap plastic, 11-year-old Yi-Jie dips her hairbrush in a tank of water clumpy with bits of polymer and runs it through her hair. Later she is seen with...
View ArticleThinking of retiring at 60? Think again – we’ll work longer, Hong Kong...
Thinking of retiring at 60? Think again, because the latest official population projection shows that Hongkongers will live longer and leave the workforce later. The trend will mean more women staying...
View ArticleUnclear markings, failure to double check to blame for blunder which saw...
Unclear marking of the surgical site and failure to double check were to blame for a medical blunder in which a doctor performed surgery on the wrong side of a patient’s skull. Findings from an...
View ArticleHato may need to be reclassified as super typhoon after data review, Hong...
Hong Kong weather authorities have been reviewing data on Typhoon Hato, which wreaked havoc in the region last month, to see if the storm should in hindsight be reclassified as a super typhoon. Shun...
View ArticleMeet the Hong Kong-based fashionista-turned-children’s clothes recycler
Boxes of second-hand children’s clothes are packed in a studio at a Hong Kong industrial building, where a team of six carefully inspects and photographs each item before reselling them online. After...
View ArticleDoes Hong Kong have enough expertise to treat peanut allergies for some...
Hongkongers with peanut allergies will be unlikely to benefit from a new probiotics study because there is a “lack of expertise” to test the treatment locally, one of the city’s top allergists has...
View ArticleHong Kong cancer survivors form group to push for better policies on deadly...
Some cancer survivors in Hong Kong have formed a new group calling for better health policies such as slashing the waiting time for treatment and increasing funding for new drugs to fight the top...
View ArticleConduct health screenings for young inmates, Hong Kong child health...
A group of child health professionals has recommended that Hong Kong adopt appropriate health checks for imprisoned juveniles after a review found these youngsters do not undergo health screening. The...
View ArticleOil leak from Hato-hit ship in Hong Kong Discovery Bay sparks concerns
Residents of Hong Kong’s Discovery Bay have raised concerns over the fate of a 2,000-tonne cargo vessel off Nim Shue Wan that was grounded three weeks ago but is now partially submerged and leaking oil...
View ArticlePedestrians and cyclists likely to share paths in Hong Kong’s latest bicycle...
Two of Hong Kong’s districts are likely to see the city’s first cycling networks shared by both cyclists and pedestrians, in a move away from what critics describe as a “segregation” system separating...
View ArticleHong Kong plagued by haze and smog as new typhoon threat looms
Hongkongers are facing poor air and scorching heat ahead of more wet weather as a new typhoon brewing near the Philippines threatens to come within 400km of the city. On Tuesday the Environmental...
View ArticleLandowners built illegal private garden in Hong Kong – and for 20 years the...
The Lands Department contributed to “appalling and unacceptable” delays in a case that stretched more than 20 years over illegal use of public land by landowners in the New Territories, Hong Kong’s...
View ArticleImprove screening for heart disorder causing stroke, Hong Kong doctors urge
Top medical experts and a patients’ group in Hong Kong have called for wider screenings to be implemented for a common disorder leading to an irregular heart beat, in a bid to reduce the number of...
View ArticleGovernment accused over opaque Hong Kong land deals which ‘subsidise the...
The Hong Kong government has been accused of letting the super-rich widen their estates by building private swimming pools and tennis courts on public land they lease at undisclosed prices through an...
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