Small city, big sea: Hong Kong marine life diversity prompts renewed...
Almost 6,000 species of marine life were recorded in Hong Kong waters last year alone by researchers at the Swire Institute of Marine Science at the University of Hong Kong. The city’s incredibly...
View ArticleAutistic hosts take to the airwaves on RTHK to raise awareness of the...
They often find it difficult to fit in to society, but instead of living in cocoons, these four autistic men have decided to share their experiences and speak for their community over the airwaves....
View ArticleLicence scheme will offer better protections for private columbarium customers
Consumers will be allowed to change their mind and receive a refund within 14 days after buying a niche at a private columbarium under a new licensing scheme for operators. The improved protection for...
View ArticleLai Chi Wo village chief insists on go-ahead for revitalisation plan despite...
A HK$50 million project to revitalise a 400-year-old Hong Kong village in Lai Chi Wo would not be derailed by a small group of opposing locals, the enclave’s leader said on Tuesday. Village chief Tsang...
View ArticleOne in every four fashion items Hongkongers buy online not worn more than two...
Out of every four fashion items that shopping-crazed Hongkongers buy online – mostly at rock bottom prices – at least one will be worn no more than two times before being thrown out, a survey by an...
View ArticleWhy is Singapore much smarter than Hong Kong? City left trailing rival in...
Hong Kong has been ranked 68th in a global smart city index – way behind its main rival Singapore, which came in second. Despite recent efforts by the government to make the city smarter, Hong Kong...
View ArticleShould Hong Kong universities have condom vending machines? Poll finds 38 per...
Universities in Hong Kong are not doing enough to educate students about sexual health even as 38 per cent of young people have admitted to having sex on campuses, a survey has found. According to a...
View ArticleHong Kong plans more cameras at illegal dumping hotspots following success of...
Hong Kong hygiene authorities are proposing to install surveillance cameras at illegal dumping black spots in all 18 districts in the city, extending a successful six-month pilot scheme. The Food and...
View Article‘Horrifying’ number of Hongkongers take antibiotics, leading microbiologist says
Almost half of Hongkongers surveyed said they had taken antibiotics in the past year, up from 35 per cent in 2011, prompting one of the city’s top microbiologists on Thursday to describe the results as...
View Article11 green groups slam task force chief for downplaying environmental impact of...
Eleven green groups in Hong Kong slammed the head of the land supply task force for downplaying the environmental impact of land reclamation, saying his comments were “in serious conflict” with his...
View ArticleHong Kong researchers create tomatoes with anti-ageing properties
Researchers from the University of Hong Kong have grown tomatoes that carry more anti-ageing antioxidants than usual in a breakthrough for genetic engineering. The research team led by Professor Chye...
View ArticleSevere tropical storm forecast to approach Hong Kong next week as blue skies...
Hong Kong’s sunshine and clear blue skies won’t last for long as an approaching tropical depression is expected to intensify next week and possibly become the city’s first typhoon in November for four...
View ArticleHunger, thirst and fatigue, and their links to unethical behaviour
Remember The Times when you were so hungry and poor you could not think of anything else affordable than a bowl of noodles? That single-mindedness to satiate your hunger pangs may promote certain...
View ArticleHow a Hong Kong mother’s tragic cancer story turned her into a fervent blood...
More than a year after her mother died of blood cancer, Yelly Chui Nga-lee still fondly remembers how they used to spend time together almost every day. “She’d bring me to her workplace when I was a...
View ArticleAs one in six Hong Kong people suffers from mental illness, Dr Lucy Lord...
With one in six Hongkongers suffering from a diagnosable mental health illness, medical experts in the city spent three years organising an event featuring world renowned speakers, hoping to overcome...
View ArticleRepair worker dies day after falling into Hong Kong lift shaft
A worker who got trapped in a lift shaft on a Tsim Sha Tsui construction site died on Saturday night after fighting for his life for 24 hours. The 49-year-old man was called to repair a lift in the New...
View ArticleNumber of Hong Kong’s bleak concrete waterways could be transformed under...
At least 45 of Hong Kong’s drab, concrete-edged rivers, now void of any life or greenery, could get new leases of life after being shortlisted for possible revitalisation. Four of these – Tai Wai...
View ArticleOfficials urged to clean up remote Hong Kong islands and waters before marine...
Protection of a future marine park in Hong Kong’s southern waters should be stepped up, a green group urged after its inspection found piles of coastal litter including remains of a palm oil spill...
View ArticleFor Hong Kong arborists, tree-climbing event at country park a rare...
In a rare opportunity for Hong Kong arborists and the public, a country park on Sunday allowed them to climb trees, prompting fresh calls to allow the practitioners to train at government-run areas....
View ArticleHong Kong’s food safety checks for imported fruits and greens ‘too lax’,...
Food safety checks for imported fruits and vegetables are too slack, with ‘hasty’ or no inspection of items at checkpoints, slow laboratory test results and lax rules on lead residue in leafy greens,...
View Article