Too much internet can ruin your mental health, says addiction treatment centre
Internet users who spent excessive time online were more likely to suffer mental disorders, as one in four cyber addicts were found with conditions such as autism and depression, a non-governmental...
View ArticleGoing it alone: Hong Kong City University to offer veterinary course in 2017...
A self-financed six-year undergraduate course in veterinary medicine is set to commence at City University in the next academic year even though government funding has yet to be confirmed.
View ArticleFourth locally transmitted case of dengue fever this year confirmed in...
A Hong Kong woman has been diagnosed with dengue fever, marking the fourth locally transmitted case reported in the city this year.The 59-year-old patient, who lives in Tin Ma Court in Wong Tai Sin,...
View ArticleNew teaching materials seek to boost Hong Kong’s poor organ donation rate
Dozens of local secondary schools have committed to using Hong Kong’s first organ donation teaching materials, including input from the city’s six major religions, to boost donations.
View ArticleWhy appetite for shark fin continues to grow despite efforts to stem the...
When Chinese shipping giant Cosco pledged to stop carrying shark fin in July, it was hailed as a huge blow to the controversial internation
View ArticleTough questions for all those involved in Hong Kong’s Wang Chau housing saga
The Wang Chau housing project has evolved from a land issue into a political battlefield where the two top men in the government cross swords, ahead of next year’s leadership election in which they may...
View ArticleControversial Hong Kong urns store faces legal challenge if it is approved
The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions does not rule out lodging a judicial challenge against a controversial private columbarium in Chai Wan if it is approved.
View ArticleCCTV to zoom in on scourge of illegal dumping in Hong Kong
CCTV will be installed at black spots under a pilot scheme in the fight against the illegal dumping of rubbish.
View ArticleHong Kong and Lamma households could face higher power bills as HK$4.1...
Households on Hong Kong Island and Lamma Island could be hit by higher electricity bills with the government’s approval of HK Electric’s construction of a new gas-fired generating unit at an estimated...
View ArticleHong Kong eyed as test market for ‘cleaner’ LNG fuel-cell vehicles
Liquified natural gas-powered fuel cells, not batteries, could be the future of electric vehicles in Hong Kong, according to a German-based Silicon Valley start-up, which is eyeing the city as one of...
View ArticleCycling drug of choice for ex-addicts as they gear up for Hong Kong Cyclothon
Tsim Sha Tsui was where Leung Kwok-man took his first sniff of paint thinner 21 years ago, but now he has come full circle to start another journey – campaigning against drug abuse. Leung, together...
View ArticleSoftware fix offered for Hong Kong users of affected Galaxy Note 7 phones
Samsung released a software fix on Sunday for affected Galaxy Note 7 handsets to stop them from catching fire. The software update is mandatory for 159 Note 7 devices bought by customers in Hong Kong...
View ArticleAlmost half of Hongkongers don’t use sunscreen, survey finds
Almost half of Hongkongers failed to use sunscreen products, a survey has shown, amid a rise in the number of skin cancer patients in the past decade. The survey, commissioned by the Hong Kong Skin...
View ArticleHong Kong government slammed over plan to build housing on rare North Point...
A rezoning plan to turn a popular North Point playground into a single 34-storey subsidised-sale government housing block will reduce ventilation and recreational space in an already heavily built-up...
View ArticleHong Kong patients’ rights group sets terms over renewed bid to reform...
A patients’ rights group has laid down terms for a discussion panel the government has promised in a bid to resolve tensions over reform of the city’s doctors’ watchdog. The proposal to revamp the...
View ArticleToo much internet can ruin your mental health, says addiction treatment centre
Internet users who spent excessive time online were more likely to suffer mental disorders, as one in four cyber addicts were found with conditions such as autism and depression, a non-governmental...
View ArticleGoing it alone: Hong Kong City University to offer veterinary course in 2017...
A self-financed six-year undergraduate course in veterinary medicine is set to commence at City University in the next academic year even though government funding has yet to be confirmed. It is the...
View ArticleFourth locally transmitted case of dengue fever this year confirmed in...
A Hong Kong woman has been diagnosed with dengue fever, marking the fourth locally transmitted case reported in the city this year. The 59-year-old patient, who lives in Tin Ma Court in Wong Tai Sin,...
View ArticleNew teaching materials seek to boost Hong Kong’s poor organ donation rate
Dozens of local secondary schools have committed to using Hong Kong’s first organ donation teaching materials, including input from the city’s six major religions, to boost donations. The materials,...
View ArticleWhy appetite for shark fin continues to grow despite efforts to stem the...
When Chinese shipping giant Cosco pledged to stop carrying shark fin in July, it was hailed as a huge blow to the controversial international trade that has shrunk the species’ population. Cosco is the...
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