20,000 elderly Hongkongers risk missing follow-up colorectal cancer...
More than 20,000 elderly people in Hong Kong will miss follow-up screenings for colorectal cancer, the most common form of the killer disease in the city, if the programme is shut down in two years...
View ArticleNestlé under fire for ‘misleading’ baby milk tactics in Hong Kong and beyond
The Swiss multinational Nestlé has been accused of violating ethical marketing codes and manipulating customers of its baby milk formulas around the world, with its supposedly misleading claims to Hong...
View ArticleWhy Hong Kong’s ban on ivory trade is such a big deal
On Wednesday, Hong Kong’s Legislative Council voted – by 49 to four – to phase out the city’s domestic ivory trade, hammering one of the last nails in the coffin of a historic but controversial...
View ArticleCold and wet January in Hong Kong sees twice as much rain as normal,...
January was twice as wet and colder than normal, the Hong Kong Observatory said on Friday. The city saw more than double the average monthly rainfall last month, with 62.2mm of rain, some 37.5mm more...
View ArticleCalls to tighten Hong Kong regulations in wake of Nestlé baby milk fiasco
The Hong Kong government was urged on Friday to tighten oversight of how baby milk formula is advertised after an overseas advocacy group accused Nestlé of unethical marketing tactics and manipulating...
View ArticleAuthorities to follow up on plasticiser levels found in Hong Kong cooking oil...
Health officials on Friday played down safety concerns but called for better packaging after finding levels of plasticiser in food samples that warranted follow-up measures. They said there were no...
View ArticleWhy food products near sell-by date stack up nicely for Hong Kong charity...
Guided by the principle that we should feed people, not landfills, the charity GreenPrice offers soon-to-expire products with discounts of up to 50 per cent to low-income Hong Kong families who can’t...
View ArticleWhy taking video games to another level can lead to mental illness
“Life is so much easier in the virtual world,” says 18-year-old former video game addict, Thomas Chan. “I can make friends without having to deal with the awkwardness of face-to-face communications. I...
View ArticleWhy everybody’s talking about Hong Kong 12-year-old Hillary Yip’s language app
Hillary Yip Ying-hei is definitely not your average 12-year-old. On top of attending school and surviving the gruelling academic demands on a daily basis, the seventh grader also runs her own business....
View ArticleMeet the Hong Kong calligrapher who makes every stroke count for good
When Rita Lee Ka-sin picks up her calligraphy brush soaked with black ink, her full attention shifts to the tip of the writing instrument as she moves with great delicacy to make sure every stroke,...
View ArticleFrom accountant to therapist to environmental hawk: New Civic Exchange chief...
Hong Kong’s leading environmental think tank has gone through a succession of leaders in the 17 years since it was founded by prominent campaigner Christine Loh, who later went on to join former city...
View ArticleHong Kong nurses pushed to breaking point as city tackles winter flu season,...
In a Hong Kong public hospital ward, overflowing with flu patients from the intensive care unit, nurses are unable to finish their daily work even if they “skip eating, resting, or going to the...
View ArticleFrost warning issued by Hong Kong Observatory as city shivers under cold spell
A frost warning, the first in two years, was issued by the Hong Kong Observatory on Saturday night as the city shivered in the grip of a cold spell. Forecasters warned that ground frost was “likely” to...
View ArticleFamily Planning Association of Hong Kong apologises for losing patient data...
A major health NGO in Hong Kong apologised on Saturday for losing patient data from a cervical screening programme at one of its clinics. The Family Planning Association of Hong Kong, which runs the...
View ArticleHong Kong’s first nasal spray flu vaccine should be trialled in mainland...
Hong Kong’s first locally developed nasal spray flu vaccine could be made available in three years by conducting clinical trials in mainland China and seeking approval from the national drug authority...
View ArticleHong Kong must raise the value it places on water to tackle runaway...
Water use will be the most immediate environmental challenge after climate change for Pearl River Delta cities, with Hongkongers using twice as much per capita as the rest of the world, the...
View ArticleHong Kong finance minister throws support behind reclamation and new towns to...
Hong Kong finance minister Paul Chan Mo-po has called on the public to take “a pragmatic and understanding attitude” towards reclamation and the development of new towns, which he said were key to...
View ArticleHong Kong Observatory issues second frost warning for weekend as cold snap...
As the city continued to be gripped by a week-long cold spell, a second frost warning was issued on Sunday afternoon by the Hong Kong Observatory, which said ground frost was likely to occur early on...
View ArticleMarried for more than 10 years? Use this app to check if your relationship is...
Married couples who have been together for more than a decade should regularly assess the health of their relationship, as cracks can appear from years 11 to 14, according to a community organisation....
View ArticleHong Kong government accused of lying to public over how many houses could be...
The Hong Kong government has been accused of “deliberately misleading the public” by lowballing the number of homes that could be built on an exclusive golf course in Fanling, with debate on the...
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