Coordinate Greater Bay Area’s environmental standards as the economies...
Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta region should capitalise on the “Greater Bay Area” scheme to deepen cooperation and harmonise environmental standards, especially on air quality, experts say. The...
View ArticleNearly 300 colorectal cancer cases identified in Hong Kong screening programme
Close to 300 colorectal cancer cases were identified in a government pilot screening programme, the Hong Kong Department of Health said on Monday, adding that the scheme would be extended to other age...
View ArticleHong Kong boy, 2, dies after pneumococcal infection in third such fatality...
A two-year-old boy died on Thursday after suffering from a pneumococcal infection, in the third such fatality involving children this year. The patient, who had a record of good health and had received...
View ArticleNo room for lower limit on Hong Kong water supply from mainland China river,...
Hong Kong should not seek to lower its water supply ceiling from the Dongjiang to ensure adequate provision in emergencies and extreme weather events, the head of a government advisory committee said...
View ArticleUnused spaces and delayed services – North Lantau Hospital slammed after...
Medical services were delayed while others had been left unused for more than four years at North Lantau Hospital because of a manpower shortage, Hong Kong’s Audit Commission said on Wednesday. A...
View ArticleFun and games to comfort Hong Kong’s sick children
Six-year-old Charlotte Kung Pak-ching is not afraid of going inside the “doughnut tunnel”, because she knows her mother and those friendly women she meets in the hospital will accompany her throughout...
View ArticleHong Kong government vending machines to ditch small water bottles in battle...
Vending machines at government premises will stop selling water in bottles of one litre or less starting from early next year, it emerged on Thursday, as part of a bid to clamp down on unnecessary...
View ArticleStudy into building on Hong Kong country parks faces scrutiny
The body running a controversial study into building on parts of Hong Kong’s country parks is set to face questions over who will conduct the investigation and how it will run, in a Friday meeting with...
View Article‘More water fountains needed in Hong Kong’, after government pulls small...
An activist who has pushed for more free water dispensers in the city renewed her call on Friday after the government pulled small water bottles from its vending machines. Rachel Pang Hoi-yan urged the...
View ArticleHong Kong temperatures to rise up to 10 degrees Celsius from past week’s...
Hong Kong is expected to experience warmer weather with temperatures hitting a high of 26 degrees Celsius over the next few days, brought about by an easterly airstream approaching the coast of...
View ArticleWhat do you buy the wealthy Hongkonger who has it all? How about land and a...
In Hong Kong, the world’s priciest property market, buying a home at under HK$300 per square foot is nigh on impossible, but your money will go a lot further in Scotland, not only earning you a...
View Article‘Being a rich man’s dog is better than living in a subdivided flat’: play...
What happens when an owner of a subdivided flat, a government official, a property developer and an interior designer get stuck together in a 50 sq ft cubicle for a week? The answer is that rats,...
View ArticleCancer care centre offers patients food for thought with advice on building a...
For many cancer patients, creating a balanced diet conducive to wellness can be a major challenge if they have not previously given much thought to healthy eating. But they are not alone in overcoming...
View ArticleHiker killed by 30-metre fall from treacherous ridge on Hong Kong’s Lantau...
A hiker was killed on Sunday in a fall from a popular but notoriously treacherous ridge on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island. The 69-year-old man had set off with a group of about 15 people from Shek Pik in...
View ArticleRubbish sacks which double up as shopping bags to go on sale for Hong Kong...
Rubbish sacks which double up as shopping bags will be introduced for Hong Kong’s waste charging scheme in 2019 and available to buy in supermarkets, the government said on Monday. The Environmental...
View ArticleHalf of Hongkongers over 15 now overweight or obese, damning government...
Half of Hongkongers aged 15 or older are overweight or obese, and the number of alcohol drinkers has doubled over the past decade, according to a citywide health survey by the government. The study of...
View ArticleHong Kong specialists form bridge between doctors and young cancer patients
Merry, 10, wants to be a baker so that she can always make cakes for her friends and other children. “I baked cakes with my classmates every week,” she said, recalling her days at her family home in...
View ArticleMicrorobots made of algae could detect disease and attack cancer cells, Hong...
A common algae used to make biodegradable microrobots that could detect diseases in the human body as well as attack cancer cells, Chinese University researchers announced on Tuesday. The microrobots...
View ArticleAre Hongkongers really getting fatter? The recent obesity alarm explained
Monday’s revelation that half of Hong Kong’s population is overweight has prompted calls for people to rethink their unhealthy lifestyle, improve their diet and get more exercise. The findings were...
View ArticleBetter treatment of heart disease eyed for East Asians with discovery of...
Researchers from the University of Hong Kong have made new discoveries of genetic factors linked to blood lipid levels in East Asians, paving the way for doctors to better predict and treat coronary...
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