Full screening for superbug begins as Hong Kong hospitals battle rising...
Hong Kong hospital bosses have started providing full screenings for a type of superbug – dubbed “enemy No 1” – to increase the speed of detection and isolation, after the number of cases increased by...
View ArticleNew York charity teaching Hong Kong’s women the art of self-defence in the...
As the lift goes up to the fourth floor of Connaught Harbourfront House in Sheung Wan, it takes you to a ju-jitsu studio. Oddly enough, the place that is usually filled with grappling athletes is now...
View ArticleHong Kong surgeon who left operation halfway through offered new job by...
A surgeon who left a patient open on an operating table last year while he worked at a different hospital will reportedly take up a job at a mainland Chinese hospital affiliated with a Hong Kong...
View ArticleKMB calls on Hong Kong government to help pay for anti-drowsy system, other...
Hong Kong’s biggest bus operator on Monday called on the government to subsidise technological initiatives as franchised companies plan to roll out a raft of improvements – including a system that can...
View ArticleHong Kong Hospital Authority to make it easier for Hong Kong patients to pay...
Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority is looking at making it easier for the public to pay their bills electronically. A senior official revealed on Monday that the authority is in discussion with third-party...
View ArticleHong Kong doctor Wong Cheuk-yi faces disciplinary panel over death of cancer...
A doctor whose cancer patient died after a breathing hole in his throat was blocked by gauze appeared before the Medical Council on Tuesday for a disciplinary inquiry. Dr Wong Cheuk-yi faced three...
View ArticleHospital Authority, University of Hong Kong team up for big data project to...
The Hospital Authority has teamed up with University of Hong Kong scientists on a pioneering big data analysis project that uses patient records to help doctors better predict severe strokes and...
View ArticleSino Group plans to sell solar energy from its Gold Coast and Skyline Tower...
A popular Hong Kong seaside residential and resort complex will apply to sell solar power to the public grid later this year, in a sign that the upcoming “feed-in tariff” scheme is garnering interest...
View ArticleHong Kong doctor Wong Cheuk-yi found guilty of professional misconduct over...
A Hong Kong doctor was found guilty on Wednesday of two charges of professional misconduct after a 73-year-old cancer patient in his care died when a breathing hole in his throat was blocked by gauze....
View ArticleHong Kong exported more construction waste to mainland China than it sent to...
Hong Kong exported more construction waste to mainland China last year than it sent to the city’s own overflowing facilities, according to government statistics. About 13.5 million tonnes of inert...
View ArticleHong Kong medical union launches petition against decision banning doctor for...
A doctors’ group has launched a petition against a Medical Council verdict, which banned a doctor from practising for six months over a blunder in which a 73-year-old patient died. The Frontline...
View ArticleCan Hong Kong’s street performers get some love ... and more Mong Kok busking...
Sai Yeung Choi Street South in Mong Kok was once a vibrant performing ground for Hong Kong’s unknown artists and street performers. The iconic strip stretches from Prince Edward to Yau Ma Tei, boasting...
View ArticleWhy some Hong Kong buskers prefer playing in Tsim Sha Tsui over Mong Kok
What started out as jamming sessions between Alva Leung Lok-hei and his friends last June has now culminated in 3jammers, a name the seven-member group performs under on Hong Kong’s streets. The...
View ArticleWhy no Mother’s Day card won’t bother this Hong Kong woman on Sunday – or at...
Over the years, Yau Kwan-ying has mastered the art of saving time. To make sure she gets a good six hours of sleep, not only does the 63-year-old go to bed early, she often sleeps in tomorrow’s clean...
View ArticleThe healing power of cricket and religion is perfect mix for one of the many...
Aziz Numan stands at the crease, bat in hand, waiting for the ball to arrive. In that moment there is nothing in his world but this: him at one end of the wicket, the bowler running in at the other,...
View ArticleSmartphone tests for infections could be the next step in global fight...
Scientists are exploring a test involving smartphones to identify if users have a bacterial or viral infection, paving the way for more effective usage of antibiotics to fight the “global crisis” of...
View ArticlePeace at last for mourning parents? Hong Kong officials consider change in...
Hong Kong’s health authority is considering legislative amendments to resolve a long-standing issue that has added to the tears and heartbreak of parents dealing with a miscarriage before the 24th week...
View ArticleMother and child volunteers in Hong Kong show how city’s needy can be served...
Last Saturday starting at 8am, five-year-old Kaishori Crosbie carefully placed cans of meat and fish one by one into goodie bags that also contained toiletries. She and her mother, Sharanya...
View ArticleCall to clearly define roles of Hong Kong doctors and nurses after surgical...
Medical groups and unions in Hong Kong urged their sector’s watchdog and the Hospital Authority on Saturday to clearly define the roles of doctors and nurses after a ruling saw a specialist banned from...
View ArticleCross-border Hong Kong children without fathers are ‘under mental stress’ as...
As Hongkongers celebrate Mother’s Day, a group of children in the city can only send long-distance well wishes or spend limited time with the most important women in their lives. For them, mum is so...
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