‘No timetable’ for high-risk pool under new insurance plan, Hong Kong health...
An arrangement to cover high-risk individuals under Hong Kong’s new voluntary health insurance scheme is still on the table, but the city’s health chief is unable to promise it will be available within...
View ArticleMarch 2018 was one of Hong Kong’s warmest on record
This March was one of the warmest on record in Hong Kong thanks to a relatively weak northeast monsoon, the Hong Kong Observatory said. The month was “unseasonably warm” and sunny with little rain,...
View ArticleSpiny frogs, ancient trees and a dairy farm: can an ‘eco-heritage park’...
A group of residents from a private housing estate in Hong Kong’s Pok Fu Lam are pinning their hopes on town planners this Friday to approve a proposal to turn an adjacent valley into the city’s first...
View ArticleNowhere to go on Ching Ming: Hong Kong parents struggle to mourn stillborn...
Teresa Lee, 30, had nowhere to go when she wanted to mourn her stillborn son on Ching Ming, a day when Chinese people sweep the tombs of their late family members. Baby Ethan was brought into the...
View ArticleAmerican Ninja Warrior stars call for Hong Kong kids to stop gaming and start...
Why are Hong Kong kids sitting in front of a screen watching little electronic characters complete a maze when they could be physically doing it themselves? A troupe of American ninjas are in town to...
View ArticleHong Kong academic reveals squashy artificial joint that could stave off hip...
A hip fracture can ruin a person’s quality of life, especially the active middle-aged and the elderly. A joint replacement is not only a major procedure, but also very expensive. But Chinese...
View ArticleGovernment should stop subsidising e-sports, it’s not real sport
I love watching American Ninja Warrior, the smash hit television game show featuring near-impossible obstacle courses for contestants. There is also a version of it in Japan where the world’s reputedly...
View ArticleEarly intervention for psychosis patients cuts suicide risk by half, 12-year...
An early intervention programme to support Hongkongers suffering from psychosis in the first three years after diagnosis could cut their suicide rate by half, according to a study of more than 1,000...
View ArticleWoman’s labour of love to help Hong Kong’s old and ailing dogs
Every week, a hunched figure slowly makes her way to an animal shelter in Yuen Long to visit Chuck Chuck, a mixed breed dog. The woman is Mrs Tang, who is in her 80s and has reluctantly given up her...
View ArticleWhy mental health awareness should start in Hong Kong schools and companies
In Hong Kong, where life moves at breakneck speed and high costs of living mean enormous stress for those who fall through society’s cracks, tens of thousands suffer from mental illness. According to a...
View ArticleOne Hongkonger’s mission to get pets saved from Chinese dog meat festival to...
One Hongkonger is recruiting volunteers to join a trans-Pacific rescue mission getting dogs saved from the Yulin dog meat festival to new homes in the United States. Natalie Phan said she was looking...
View ArticleGreen Hong Kong Sevens is tackling waste but could kick it into touch with...
As you might expect from 120,000 people enjoying themselves, the Hong Kong Sevens creates plenty for the stadium groundstaff to clean up. Beach balls, discarded costumes and thousands of plastic...
View ArticleHong Kong seeks to expand voucher scheme for elderly patients to cover more...
More elderly Hongkongers retiring on the mainland are set to benefit from a local health voucher scheme, Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung Kin-chung said on Sunday. Eligible locals receive a yearly...
View ArticleHow psychological help in prison spurred a Hong Kong money launderer to turn...
Growing up with a compulsive gambler for a father, Man Kei (a pseudonym) and her family often struggled to make ends meet, with her sometimes even having to default on tuition fees. “Because of this, I...
View ArticleLift crash estate residents reveal previous incidents at Tsuen Wan complex
Residents have revealed more issues with the lifts at a Hong Kong housing estate after a freak accident that left two people in hospital, while early investigations showed no systematic problem with...
View ArticleHong Kong mental hospital appeals for help finding missing patient
A Hong Kong psychiatric hospital has appealed to the public to help find a patient who went missing on Wednesday. The 28-year-old man was said to have left Castle Peak Hospital, Tuen Mun, without...
View ArticleLargest ever Hong Kong mental health survey to involve at least 15,000...
With a growing number of young Hongkongers seeking treatment for mental health issues, the government will launch its largest ever survey next year to understand the causes and extent of these...
View ArticleHongkongers want eco-lodges and adventure activities, but no big changes for...
Treetop climbing, water sports, and more camping sites and eco-friendly accommodation are just a few of the items on Hongkongers’ wish lists for the city’s “green lung”, according to a...
View ArticleBird flu scare shuts down popular songbird garden in Hong Kong for 21 days
A bird flu scare in Hong Kong has silenced the repertoire of caged tunes enthusiasts are accustomed to hearing at the popular Yuen Po Street Bird Garden in Mong Kok, as authorities on Friday closed...
View ArticleHong Kong public hospital apologises after brain goes missing following autopsy
The management of a Hong Kong public hospital on Friday expressed “deep regret” and apologised over a case in which a brain went missing after an autopsy. Dr Abdul Karim Bin Kitchell, deputising...
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