Call for Hong Kong tobacco tax hike next year, and cigarette ban in 10 years
An anti-smoking group has called on the Hong Kong government to double the tobacco tax next year, and to eventually ban cigarettes in a decade. In pushing its “tobacco endgame plan”, the Council on...
View ArticleTree pruners ‘lacked common sense’ in work which led to 21 egrets dying in...
Five tree pruners with the Hong Kong government failed to show common sense or sufficient awareness of wildlife protection in an operation which contributed to the deaths of 21 egret chicks in a...
View ArticleExplainer: a brief history of TB in Hong Kong, as experts fear global...
Tuberculosis, or TB, was once one of the most deadly diseases in Hong Kong and other Asian cities, and still leaves a lingering fear among older generations. Many traditional television dramas...
View ArticleAs Formula E races through Hong Kong, a tax tweak has hit electric car sales...
The Hong Kong government’s decision to slash a tax break on electric cars coincided with a precipitous decline in sales of the greener vehicles, government data has revealed. On the weekend that the...
View ArticleHong Kong government cuts cash for HIV prevention, just as infections set to...
Large cuts to cash the government gives to groups battling HIV and Aids in Hong Kong have pulled the plug on testing and awareness-raising services for high-risk groups, despite a predicted surge in...
View ArticlePlover Cove housing proposal would be risk to Hong Kong water security,...
A proposal to fill in the city’s second largest reservoir to build homes on will prove to be a serious challenge to implement and put Hong Kong’s water security at risk. That is the government’s view...
View ArticleHong Kong medical watchdog accused of keeping grieving husband in the dark...
The city’s medical watchdog has been accused of withholding vital information from a grieving husband after an investigation into his wife’s death was dismissed. Wong, a 71-year-old former civil...
View ArticleFears of a second Hong Kong water scare as heavy metals found in public...
Fears of another Hong Kong water scare were ignited on Tuesday after lead and other toxic heavy metals were found in tap water at a public housing estate in Shau Kei Wan. Members of the opposition...
View ArticleHong Kong’s first postmortems for pets on offer at new City University...
A Hong Kong university is set to offer the city’s first commercial postmortems for pets through a new veterinary diagnostic laboratory. The City University facility has hired three veterinary...
View ArticleVirus test developed by 15 Hong Kong university students could mean...
A faster and easier test for viruses has been developed by Hong Kong university students which could speed up treatment and save lives by allowing doctors to make quicker decisions and gain critical...
View ArticleSweltering 2017 puts Hong Kong on track for hottest temperature and highest...
Hong Kong is on track to break several new warm weather records this year, including that of the hottest temperature ever recorded and highest number of warm nights. With three weeks left to the end of...
View ArticleTop Hong Kong arts venue finally deals with its famously smelly toilets
After years of holding their noses when visiting the toilets at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, the city’s art lovers can breathe easier as the government has finally flushed away the problem of the...
View ArticleHKU researchers unveil cost-saving LED system they claim is recyclable and...
Researchers have developed a new light-emitting diode street-lighting system that can last more than a decade and when burned out, allow nearly all its materials to be salvaged as raw material. Lead...
View ArticleHong Kong braces for weekend temperature to dip by 6 degrees Celsius
Hongkongers can plan on pulling out their warm clothes this weekend as temperatures are forecast to drop by six degrees Celsius overnight, with Saturday morning’s temperature expected to be 14 degrees...
View ArticleAnimal lovers lament as Hong Kong sea creatures cleared out for man-made...
Hong Kong environmentalists could only stand and watch on Friday as workmen at a seashore moved rare creatures from their usual home to make way for an artificial pleasure beach. Activists have decried...
View ArticleGirl infected with drug-resistant tuberculosis held in quarantine at Hong...
A 12-year-old girl infected by a drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis was on Friday night under mandatory quarantine at a Hong Kong public hospital after skipping her treatment. The girl had been in...
View ArticleInsurance cover for beauty parlours aims to improve service after bad year...
A beauty industry group has made a deal with an insurance company to provide coverage for small and medium-sized beauty parlours as long as they are properly accredited. The insurance scheme, initiated...
View ArticleNoise from Hong Kong marine traffic poses threat to rare Chinese white...
Noise from marine traffic in southern Lantau waters can significantly impair the hearing of Chinese white dolphins, posing a threat to their ability to find food and communicate, a study has shown. The...
View ArticleI hid pain of sexual assault for nine years. Now it’s time to stand up - do...
Janice was working as a counsellor in Britain when she first met the offender. “This person was a case client of mine at the time,” she recalls. “I had explained to him that there was no need for us to...
View ArticleToxic plastic particles in ocean should be a wake-up call for Hongkongers to...
Before filmmaker Jo Ruxton started to make her documentary on marine plastic waste, she expected to discover mainly huge swathes of plastic trash choking the seas. But after venturing out into the...
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