Design of Hong Kong Children’s Hospital to be a family affair
Having a child and family-friendly design will be a key focus of the Hong Kong Children’s Hospital, which is set to open in 2018.
View ArticleHong Kong health authorities clamp down on five unlicensed online mooncake...
The city’s health authorities have prosecuted five food factories for selling mooncakes online without licences.
View ArticleObservatory issues standby signal No 1 as super typhoon Meranti approaches...
The Hong Kong Observatory issued typhoon standby signal No 1 at 10.10am on Wednesday as super typhoon Meranti approached, looking set to dampen the coming
View ArticleGreen light for plan to create 23,000 burial niches at old Hong Kong...
Town planners have approved an application to convert a 12-storey industrial building in Kwai Chung into a 23,000-niche columbarium complex – with conditions.
View ArticleDeal signed with Guangdong to monitor rubbish washing up on Hong Kong’s beaches
Hong Kong and Guangdong agreed at a top-level meeting yesterday to set up a mechanism to monitor the problem of rubbish from the mainland washing up on the city’s shores.
View ArticleTyphoon Meranti slams into Xiamen, leaving Hong Kong unscathed
All typhoon warning signals were cancelled early Thursday morning as severe typhoon Meranti
View ArticleHong Kong honours 29 firefighters for bravery in battling major industrial...
A total of 29 firefighters have been awarded top honours for their efforts in battling two separate major industrial building fires over the summer, one of which
View ArticleFeet first: section of one of Hong Kong’s busiest roads to become a car-free...
Part of Des Voeux Road Central in the heart of the city’s business hub will be sealed off later this month to showcase the vision of urban planners on how to convert the busy thoroughfare into a...
View ArticleHong Kong government ‘will look into reviewing private consultations on...
Hong Kong’s housing minister pledged on Thursday to look into a much-criticised practice of privately consulting powerful stakeholders before announcing details of development plans, as scholars...
View ArticleSmaller proves better for Hong Kong gyms as bigger chains struggle under the...
In a city where a growing awareness of fitness reflects global trends but gym membership has yet to hit the rates of other health-conscious nations, most would assume that operating a gym in Hong Kong...
View ArticleKeep on walking: veteran Hong Kong architect urges government and business to...
A veteran architect has called on the government and business to change their mentality and make Hong Kong a walkable city by discouraging the use of vehicles and preserving the city’s unique human...
View ArticleWild boar injures Hong Kong policeman and passer-by in escape attempt
A wild pig was finally nabbed on Friday after playing hide-and-seek with police and conservation workers and injuring a policeman and a passer-by.
View ArticleFor young Hongkongers battling mental health issues, support exists but...
Hong Kong’s young people will continue to resort to self-harm and even suicide if teachers, parents and the government do not make urgent interventions, the head of an anxiety support group has said.
View ArticleProposed cure for Hong Kong’s public health system will not give hospitals...
Medical experts warn that government plans to address the acute manpower shortage plaguing Hong Kong’s health system are unlikely to ease the pressure.
View ArticleHong Kong eyed as test market for ‘cleaner’ LNG fuel-cell vehicles
Liquified natural gas-powered fuel cells, not batteries, could be the future of electric vehicles in Hong Kong, according to a German-based Silicon Valley start-up, which is eyeing the city as one of...
View ArticleCycling drug of choice for ex-addicts as they gear up for Hong Kong Cyclothon
Tsim Sha Tsui was where Leung Kwok-man took his first sniff of paint thinner 21 years ago, but now he has come full circle to start another journey – campaigning against drug abuse.
View ArticleSoftware fix offered for Hong Kong users of affected Galaxy Note 7 phones
Samsung released a software fix on Sunday for affected Galaxy Note 7 handsets to stop them from catching fire.
View ArticleAlmost half of Hongkongers don’t use sunscreen, survey finds
Almost half of Hongkongers failed to use sunscreen products, a survey has shown, amid a rise in the number of skin cancer patients in the past decade.
View ArticleHong Kong government slammed over plan to build housing on rare North Point...
A rezoning plan to turn a popular North Point playground into a single 34-storey subsidised-sale government housing block will
View ArticleHong Kong patients’ rights group sets terms over renewed bid to reform...
A patients’ rights group has laid down terms for a discussion panel the government has promised in a bid to resolve tensions over reform of the city’s doctors’ watchdog.
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