Are Hong Kong’s pre-packed salads safe to eat? Health officials warn of...
Pregnant women, children, the elderly and people with weak immune systems should avoid consuming pre-packaged salads because of the risk of infection from a common bacteria found in the food item, Hong...
View ArticleIs your workplace toxic? Mental health of many Hongkongers on the brink due...
The fragile mental health of many Hongkongers is being worsened by an unhealthy office culture that encourages long hours, experts warned this week as the city marked World Mental Health Day. More than...
View ArticleTyphoon signal No 3 issued as tropical storm Khanun edges closer to Hong Kong
Hong Kong was expected to see strong winds and rain on Sunday with the approach of severe tropical storm Khanun, prompting authorities to issue the typhoon warning signal No 3 on Saturday night. The...
View ArticleHow learning to be playful saved my life, in the long journey back from the...
“We come to the office to work, not play! Play is for kids!” This is a common response I get when talking to companies about creating a culture of playfulness among staff. Also common are the awkward...
View ArticleSignal No 8 issued as Khanun approaches – Hong Kong’s seventh typhoon of 2017
The Hong Kong Observatory issued the No 8 storm signal at 8.40am on Sunday as typhoon Khanun edged closer to the region – disrupting flights, ferries and public events across Hong Kong. At 8am, Khanun...
View ArticleHong Kong’s health priority should be elderly care in the community not more...
If Carrie Lam’s administration is to be measured in terms of focusing on the burning social issues of the day, and of listening to community and expert thoughts, then so far she scores 10 out of 10....
View ArticleCan Starter Homes occupy part of rural land rezoned by Hong Kong developers?
More space could be freed for the Starter Homes scheme by raising the plot ratio on rural sites to allow private developers to build more flats, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said on...
View ArticleSome juices sold in Hong Kong contain toxins found in decaying fruits, tests...
Fruit juices sold in Hong Kong contain toxins, preservatives and high levels of sugar, and are often less nutritious than their labels claim, the city’s consumer watchdog said on Monday. And the...
View ArticleScalp acupuncture helps autistic children with speech and social interaction,...
Scalp acupuncture is an effective way of helping autistic children improve their speech and cope with their peers, a Hong Kong university has found. The study, at Baptist University in Kowloon Tong,...
View ArticleMainland halt on hairy crab exports keeps them off the menu in Hong Kong, as...
It looks like being another bitter autumn for lovers of the famed Chinese hairy crab, now hitting its peak season, with mainland authorities still not allowing the delicacy to cross the border into...
View ArticleHong Kong ranks third for new cases of bowel disease, behind South Korea and...
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Hong Kong and the rest of Asia has grown at an “alarming rate” and this is likely to escalate in the next 10 years, said researchers from the Chinese University of...
View ArticleHong Kong health officials insist city’s flu vaccine supply is effective and...
Hong Kong health officials on Tuesday renewed their effort to allay fears over the city’s supply of flu vaccines, saying there was no evidence that the World Health Organisation’s proposed alternative...
View ArticleOcean Park’s male koala Sora put to sleep after infection takes its toll
A koala at Ocean Park was put to sleep on Tuesday after an earlier respiratory infection left it in a weakened physical state – the second case involving the park’s marsupials in the past year and a...
View ArticleTyphoon signal No 1 issued for Hong Kong as squalls expected
A typhoon signal No 1 for Hong Kong remained in force, with weather forecasters ready to issue a higher level of warning as the storm system nears the city later Sunday. At 10am Sunday, the Observatory...
View Article‘Sudden dip in voltage’ traps 17 people in Hong Kong lifts for almost an hour
Rescue services freed 17 people trapped in lifts on Sunday morning after a tropical depression caused a split-second dip in voltage, according to a government spokeswoman. The dip occurred at 10.41am...
View ArticleOutrage online after man filmed throwing and kicking dog in Hong Kong...
A man seen in a viral video clip throwing and kicking a dog in a Tuen Mun supermarket has been condemned for his actions online. The five-second clip which was posted on Facebook on Sunday morning and...
View ArticleA motorcyclist faced a 90 per cent chance of death. Then Hong Kong medics...
A man who was severely injured in a Hong Kong car crash and stared down a 90 per cent chance of dying was in tears recalling how he cheated death and was miraculously saved by a team of medics. Chu...
View ArticleHospital finds maggots in Hong Kong patient’s neck wound in second case in...
A patient at Tuen Mun Hospital was found to have fly larvae in a wound on his neck, the second such case at the same hospital in about three months. The bed-bound 62-year-old neurosurgery patient was...
View ArticlePre-op chemotherapy could help cancer patients keep their breasts, report by...
Early chemotherapy before surgery is the “new hope” for breast cancer sufferers, as it reduces tumour size and allows patients a better chance of saving their breasts, according to a local support...
View ArticleHong Kong government investigated over planning for electric car roll-out
The Ombudsman has launched an investigation into whether the government could have planned better for the spread of electric cars, as the number of charging ports has nowhere near kept pace with the...
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