Hong Kong toddler dies in hospital after choking on grape
A 26-month-old girl died in a Hong Kong hospital on Sunday evening after choking on a grape. Emergency personnel were dispatched to a flat in Ching Wah Court in Tsing Yi at around 8.30pm after the girl...
View ArticleYour toothpaste may be irreparably damaging Hong Kong’s marine life – all...
Microbeads – the tiny plastic pellets added to many beauty and personal care products for their “exfoliation effect” – can cause irreversible damage to even the toughest of marine species if exposure...
View ArticleHong Kong women more susceptible to stress than men, HKU mental health study...
Women in the city are more susceptible to stress than men, especially when there is pressure from health and family-related events, a University of Hong Kong study has found. “[The study shows] that if...
View ArticleHong Kong male nurse arrested after patient says she was groped at public...
A 35-year-old male nurse was arrested on Monday after a female patient reported being groped in a Hong Kong public hospital. The victim, who had her eyes closed as she was resting in a corridor in Tuen...
View ArticlePolice investigate deaths of two stray cats found in Hong Kong alley
Police are investigating whether foul play was involved in the death of two stray cats, whose carcasses were found in an alley in Hong Kong on Wednesday. The dead animals were discovered by a...
View ArticleFree drugs for Hong Kong patients with rare lung disease, after two years
Hongkongers suffering from a rare and deadly lung disease could get free drugs under a scheme to be launched next week, but only after paying for the first two years. The scheme, initiated by the Hong...
View ArticleFrom a boar at the airport to monkeys in the park, a host of large mammals...
A possible tiger sighting in a Hong Kong country park on Tuesday was in the end concluded to be a leopard cat after an extensive search of the area by authorities yielded nothing. Zoologists...
View ArticleCold weather warning issued as monsoon brings rain to Hong Kong
Hong Kong woke to a cool and wet Thursday, with a cold weather warning issued in anticipation of low temperatures in the city at night and the following morning. The warning was issued at 6am by the...
View ArticleHong Kong shark fin imports ‘halved since 2007’, thanks to tighter...
Shark fin imports to Hong Kong, the world’s largest fin trading hub, have been cut by half since 2007 owing to shipping bans and tighter international regulations, according to a conservation group....
View ArticleShortage of flu shots forces Hong Kong officials to order vaccine meant for...
A vaccine shortage has driven Hong Kong health officials to bulk buy flu shots intended for the southern hemisphere for the first time, but a medical expert said the move may be of little use....
View ArticleCould universal breast cancer screening be coming to Hong Kong? Leader Carrie...
In what appears to be a shift of the government’s position on breast cancer screening, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has revealed that officials will explore whether a population-wide...
View ArticleChilly morning for Hong Kong, but warmer days are on the way
Hong Kong saw another cold morning on Friday, with temperatures plunging into the single-digits in parts of the New Territories. But warmer weather will be on its way over the weekend, the Observatory...
View ArticleWill Hong Kong’s problem with long working hours ever come to an end?
Event manager Samantha Chan was forced to work 36 hours straight at one point without a proper rest – quite a feat even in a city such as Hong Kong where employees put in some of the longest hours in...
View ArticleIs Hong Kong’s competitive work culture fuelling overtime norms?
The revelation last October that a 31-year-old reporter from public broadcaster NHK had died from overwork sent shock waves through Japan. Miwa Sado had logged 159 hours of overtime with only two days...
View ArticleElderly Hongkongers are way more likely to kill themselves than others. Why?
Long life may be seen as a blessing, but those in what ought to be their golden years could feel otherwise, with elderly men and women in Hong Kong falling victim to depression, and taking their own...
View ArticleHongkongers told to learn basic sign language to help city get the best from...
Connie Lo Chu-yi did not have a conventional childhood. She was born deaf and enrolled in a school for the hearing-impaired, where she struggled with her early education because the teachers taught...
View ArticleHKU assigned to launch study on breast cancer risk and pave way for local...
The Hong Kong government has commissioned the first local study on breast cancer risks to determine if women in the city should receive universal screening, the Post has learned. The University of Hong...
View ArticleCorporations must rediscover their original purpose – to serve society, not...
British-Indian hotelier Sonu Shivdasani has what many consider an ultra-luxury lifestyle – running his high-end resorts and travelling to some of the world’s most exclusive holiday destinations – but...
View ArticleMeat-hungry Hongkongers told to curb appetite to address ballooning ‘water...
Hong Kong – one of Asia’s biggest per capita users of fresh water – could slash its “water footprint” by 40 per cent simply through healthier diets with less meat and sugar, a new study has found....
View ArticleExpect more chaos over waste paper collection, Hong Kong recyclers against...
Waste paper recyclers in Hong Kong on Sunday warned of chaos if the city’s government did not help them fight for exemption from an “unfair” mainland policy regulating waste imports. Jacky Lau...
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