Why battle over qualifications means 100 clinical psychologists in Hong Kong...
As many as 100 practising clinical psychologists risk losing their jobs under a Hong Kong government scheme to regulate various professions in the health care sector as arguments rage over the validity...
View ArticleMore resources needed to improve ‘grossly inadequate’ health services for...
To veteran dermatologist Tommy Luk Nai-ming, a 23-year-old Hong Kong woman’s suicide note last month saying her eczema left her feeling she would be better “dead than alive” underscored how distressing...
View ArticleRise of the rats: Hong Kong’s hot weather is forcing rodents up high-rises
Hong Kong pest control experts are reporting a rampant rat problem in the city this summer after an exceptionally early and long hot spell spurred breeding and drove rodents from underground nests....
View ArticleTyphoon standby signal on the cards as tropical depression nears Hong Kong
A tropical depression moved within striking distance of Hong Kong on Monday, raising the likelihood of a standby typhoon signal that evening or on Tuesday morning. The Observatory said an area of low...
View ArticleUniforms in two Hong Kong secondary schools found to contain cancer-causing...
Uniforms from two Hong Kong secondary schools have been found to contain cancer-causing chemicals from dyes banned years ago in Europe and Japan, the Consumer Council revealed on Monday. The girls’...
View ArticleHK$1,000 jar of manuka honey diluted with plant sugar, says Hong Kong...
Two brands of honey sold in Hong Kong contain antibiotic residues which can affect male fertility and cause cancer, the Consumer Council warned on Monday. The council also said seven brands – including...
View ArticleAfternoon kindergarten classes resume as Tropical Storm Son-Tinh moves away...
The skies over Hong Kong remained cloudy on Wednesday morning, with isolated thunderstorms expected despite all storm alerts being cancelled. The strong wind signal was lowered at 9.40am as Tropical...
View ArticleClamp and surgical gauze left inside two surgery patients at Hong Kong...
A Hong Kong private hospital has been asked to explain why it failed to promptly notify the city’s health authorities about two incidents in which medical instruments and material were left inside...
View ArticleHong Kong hairy crab sellers must obtain permit under new hygiene scheme, as...
With peak hairy crab season approaching, Hong Kong vendors selling the popular delicacy will now need a special permit from the city’s food safety authority to confirm they have met hygiene...
View ArticleZenith apologises for supplying Hong Kong secondary school uniforms...
A Hong Kong school uniform company apologised on Tuesday for supplying clothes that contained cancer-causing chemicals, but said it was also a victim. “I have to apologise to the parents, schools and...
View ArticleHong Kong officials bowed to pressure from beauty industry and watered down...
Government officials bowed to pressure from the beauty industry and watered down a proposal to protect customers from salons hawking risky treatments using medical devices, according to lawmakers....
View ArticleMore problem gamblers request bans from Macau’s casinos as gaming hub vows to...
Growing numbers of problem gamblers have asked to be banned from Macau casinos to cure their addiction, new data has revealed. Figures released this week by the city’s Gaming Inspection and...
View ArticleFive rat control solutions cities have used to be rid of the pests, though...
Hong Kong’s rat population is on the rise, the Post reported this week, after an early and prolonged heat snap this year spurred surges in breeding. Worse, the rodents are finding their way to ever...
View ArticleHow bad is Hong Kong’s summer rat problem?
Hong Kong residents and pest control experts have been reporting a rampant rodent problem since the beginning of the summer, with an exceptionally long hot spell possibly encouraging the vermin to...
View ArticleGovernment to miss roadside pollution targets as Hong Kong levels remain 70...
An HK$11.7 billion plan to phase out old diesel vehicles is one of a host of policies an environmental group said had only “minimal impact” on lowering roadside pollution to safer levels in Hong Kong....
View ArticleHong Kong lacks truly independent water quality watchdog, lawmaker says after...
The prospect of lead contamination in Hong Kong drinking water reared its ugly head again on Thursday after samples from a new public housing estate were found to contain excessive levels of the heavy...
View ArticleHong Kong’s Jack Sparrow: a pirate legend behind Cheung Po Tsai cave on...
The recent dramatic operation in Thailand to save 12 boys and their soccer coach who were trapped in a flooded cave since late June has gripped the world. While the mission was a success, the incident...
View ArticleHong Kong spent billions sending construction waste to mainland China instead...
Hong Kong spent HK$7.6 billion (US$968 million) over the past decade disposing of construction waste it could have reused for reclamation and building projects, the Post has discovered. Instead of...
View ArticleSubsidise poor and charge the rich more for medical services: former Hong...
Hongkongers should be prepared to pay more for medical care if they can afford it, the former chief of the city’s main provider of public health care has said, adding that this would solve the problem...
View ArticleRobotics, fashion should lead Hong Kong’s undeveloped silver market for...
From robotics for elderly care to fashion for those in their golden years, Hong Kong needs to grow its underdeveloped silver market to turn active ageing from a buzzword into reality, former public...
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