Rare butterfly find in Tai Lam Country Park sparks call to move Hong Kong...
The discovery of a large number of rare butterflies on protected green space slated for public housing has strengthened environmentalists’ calls for the Hong Kong government to halt the project. Green...
View ArticleHong Kong MTR to replace faulty cables that led to August delay on Kwun Tong...
Up to 3km of data cables operated by Hong Kong’s rail giant would be replaced this month following a serious system malfunction that led to service disruptions and commuter chaos in August, a source...
View ArticleSpecialists to get a say in electing two members to Hong Kong Medical Council
Hong Kong’s medical specialists’ training institute said earlier this week it was prepared to give its more than 7,600 fellows a say in electing two representatives from its ranks to join a doctor’s...
View ArticleFormer Macau weather chief made decisions on storm warnings from comfort of...
Macau’s meteorological bureau had been relying on the personal judgment and decisions by its recently resigned chief for storm forecasts and warning signals, an investigation concluded after the deadly...
View ArticleHong Kong throws away 5.2 million bottles every single day – is it time to...
When Typhoon Hato hit Hong Kong in August, an ugly side of the city surfaced. Huge amounts of plastic – bottles included – were carried by the strong winds and high tides from the ocean to beaches and...
View ArticleHong Kong warns manufacturers not to lie on new labels that promote healthy food
The Hong Kong government launched a new set of healthy food labels on Friday that came with a warning for manufacturers: misrepresenting your product is a crime. The warning coincided with the launch...
View ArticleAbbott baby milk powder pulled from shelves in Hong Kong
A batch of baby milk powder was pulled from Hong Kong shelves on Friday, after the city’s food safety authorities found 66 per cent less niacin in it than stated on the label. The formula, made by...
View ArticleHollywood actress Maggie Q on how becoming vegan can help save the planet
Despite starring in major blockbusters alongside the likes of Tom Cruise and Bruce Willis, for Hollywood actress Maggie Q, stardom is a means to an end. The Mission: Impossible III star views her...
View ArticleClear skies and cooler temperatures to greet Hong Kong stargazers for...
Astronomy enthusiasts are likely to have a clear night sky to view the Orionids meteor shower on Saturday, but may have to brave cooler temperatures. The celestial spectacle will be best viewed between...
View ArticleDivers take home prizes for snaps of Hong Kong’s underwater world
A group of 36 certified divers-cum-photographers were presented with awards on Saturday for their outstanding sub-aqua snaps around Hong Kong waters. The Hong Kong Underwater Photo and Video...
View ArticleHong Kong landslide barrier research could help city and Belt and Road...
Researchers led by a Hong Kong civil engineer are hoping to formulate the world’s first standardised system for cost-effective landslide barriers that can be deployed in the city and countries in...
View ArticleFour in five Hong Kong country park visitors back removal of rubbish bins by...
Four of five visitors to Hong Kong’s countryside back the removal of rubbish bins from public hiking trails by the end of the year, but half favour a gradual phase-out, a survey has revealed....
View ArticleHK$1 million funding boost will allow seven more lung transplants a year
Hong Kong’s only hospital programme specialising in lung transplants is set to receive seven more patients a year after securing HK$1 million in one-off government funding to improve its facilities and...
View ArticleHong Kong records latest high of 30,318 new cancer cases, with colorectal...
The number of new cancer cases in Hong Kong rose by 2.4 per cent year on year to a historic high of 30,318 in 2015, with prostate cancer overtaking liver cancer as the fourth most common form of the...
View ArticleSubsidised health checks for people at risk of hereditary heart conditions
People with deceased family members whose postmortems found a genetic mutation that might cause a hereditary heart disorder will be offered subsidised medical check-ups by the Department of Health. A...
View ArticleHong Kong patient left on operating table for hours after doctor leaves to...
Queen Mary Hospital has launched a probe after an employee alleged that a senior surgeon left a patient on the operating table for three hours in the middle of a liver transplant because he had to...
View ArticleHistoric Hong Kong Red House set to be preserved for 10 years
A historic building in Hong Kong believed to have been a secret base for the founding father of modern China, Dr Sun Yat-sen, could be preserved for at least 10 years, in a latest turn of events. In a...
View Article‘Polluter pays’ waste scheme expanded with 80 per cent of Hong Kong’s rubbish...
More people and businesses will have to dispose of their waste in prepaid plastic bags under an expanded “polluter pays” scheme for Hong Kong that will be put before lawmakers for approval within the...
View ArticleSurgeon who left Hong Kong transplant patient open for three hours had...
A Hong Kong surgeon who left a liver transplant patient with an open wound for three hours to attend to another patient, has a special part-time contract because of a severe manpower crunch, the Post...
View ArticleThe two new e-vehicles designed to cut pollution on Hong Kong’s roads
Two battery-powered heavy vehicles developed in and for Hong Kong are about to hit the roads to help reduce the city’s notorious roadside emissions and noise pollution. The two prototypes – a 53-seater...
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