Talking the walk on turning traffic-choked Hong Kong street into pedestrian...
Markus Shaw has worn many hats in his lifetime. The 58-year-old former lawyer turned businessman and environmental campaigner – and grandnephew of late TVB creator Sir Run Run Shaw – is now busily...
View ArticleHong Kong short of 200 nurses as hospitals grapple with deadly flu season
Hong Kong’s public hospitals face a chronic shortage of nurses with 200 vacancies at present, the health minister has revealed as the city is caught in the thick of the winter flu season. On Saturday,...
View ArticleHow a flu-hit mother suffered as her baby lay ill in a Hong Kong hospital
It was 2.30am on Monday in the paediatric ward of Hong Kong’s Princess Margaret Hospital and May Chan Rhodes kept saying to herself: “Don’t faint. Don’t get a fever. Or no one will take care of baby...
View ArticleHow one school has led the fight to protect Hong Kong’s children from the flu...
An initiative by a Hong Kong primary school has pushed its flu vaccination rate for pupils to more than 70 per cent this year in stark contrast to the overall figure of 18.3 per cent for children...
View Article‘Sorry’ seems hardest word for Hong Kong’s private hospitals, say patients’...
Hong Kong’s private hospitals are often reluctant to say sorry to victims of potential medical blunders fearing it will lead to legal consequences, even if the gesture may make patients feel better and...
View ArticleCold weather predicted across Hong Kong all week, with low of 8 degrees Celsius
Another cold spell swept across Hong Kong on Sunday and it was forecast to stay throughout the week, with readings in urban areas plunging to as low as 8 degrees Celsius (46.4 degrees Fahrenheit). The...
View ArticleYour sunscreen may be killing marine life, Hong Kong study finds
Slapping on sunscreen or sunblock at the beach may offer protection from harmful ultraviolet rays of the sun, but it could also be hurting marine life, scientists from the University of Hong Kong have...
View ArticleHong Kong man in critical condition after surgery mishap at Prince of Wales...
A Hong Kong man was in critical condition on Monday after a doctor from Prince of Wales Hospital mistakenly inserted a tube into his windpipe instead of the oesophagus more than two weeks ago. A...
View ArticleHong Kong’s poor breathing in more bad air than the wealthy, study finds
Hongkongers who live in “socially deprived” areas of the city are more exposed to bad air than those in wealthier areas, suggesting a degree of “environmental injustice”, a new study by the University...
View ArticleSwamped Hong Kong hospitals to get HK$500 million to handle winter flu emergency
Hong Kong’s public hospitals are getting HK$500 million (US$64 million) in extra funding from the government as they struggle to cope with a deluge of winter flu cases amid a severe shortage of nursing...
View ArticleBundle up, Hong Kong, it’s the chilliest day of the year so far, and the cold...
January was given a cold send-off in Hong Kong, with the mercury plunging to minus 1 degree Celsius on Wednesday night, the lowest so far this year. The chilly spell was expected to continue for...
View ArticleHong Kong approves elephant ivory ban in landslide vote
Elephant ivory will no longer be on sale legally in three years after Hong Kong’s Legislative Council on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to approve a ban on the “cruel business”. Legislators in the...
View ArticleHK$500 million cash injection to be used on extra beds, staff and allowances,...
Hong Kong’s public hospitals are adding temporary beds, hiring more part-time staff and raising allowances after receiving an extra HK$500 million (US$64 million) from the government as they struggle...
View ArticleShed skin to blame for unpleasant odour from air conditioners, Hong Kong...
People – namely their shed skin – are to blame for the unpleasant odour emanating from air conditioners. But before this tidbit makes your flesh crawl, know that finer filters on the units can prevent...
View ArticleMystery over whether two Hong Kong seahorses survived controversial relocation
Two female spotted seahorses were among marine life moved from the site of a soon-to-be-built man-made beach in Tai Po – but it remained a mystery on Wednesday whether they survived the move at all. A...
View ArticleHong Kong freezes as mercury dips below zero on high ground, but not everyone...
The first day of February has been the coldest so far this winter in Hong Kong, with the mercury dipping to just 6.8 degrees Celsius (44 Fahrenheit) on Thursday morning, surpassing the Observatory’s...
View ArticleHong Kong watchdog calls for end to fly-tipping ‘loophole’ with more checks...
Officers investigating the illegal dumping of construction waste in Hong Kong’s New Territories might have left a loophole in their inspections, as only 6 per cent of their checks in the past two years...
View ArticleHong Kong anti-smoking body hit by manpower shortage and dismal night...
Hong Kong’s anti-smoking body is facing manpower issues and a high turnover rate of 16 per cent in a “worrying” trend that has led to dismal enforcement, especially at night, according to a government...
View ArticleHongkongers appetite for reef fish ‘unsustainable’, study shows
Hongkongers appetite for reef fish such as grouper could mean such dishes will be gone from diners’ tables in the next couple of decades, according to a new study. Environmentalists and academics...
View ArticleThe perils of being poor in a rich society
Being poor is literally bad for your health. That’s according to a new air pollution study by the University of Hong Kong. The poorer and more rundown the neighbourhoods, the worse the air gets. But of...
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