Fish bladders, bird saliva and a phallic seabed critter: would you eat these...
From stinky roadside tofu to animal innards, scorpions and snake soup, it may seem to outsiders that everything is fair game when it comes to Chinese food. But while those with an adventurous palate...
View ArticleHong Kong must follow Japan’s lead and prepare for the 100-year life
Every six months or so, when I return to the UK to spend some time visiting my now-very-fragile mother in an elderly care home in the Midlands, I am reminded of the inevitable embarrassing indignity of...
View ArticleHong Kong woman dies and baby in serious condition in hospital after induced...
A 24-year-old Hong Kong woman died in a public hospital on Saturday after an induced labour procedure that left her baby in a serious condition. The woman, who was receiving regular antenatal check-ups...
View ArticleLow chance of typhoon signal No 3 despite Tropical Storm Bebinca’s erratic...
The chance of typhoon signal No 1 being upgraded to signal No 3 on Monday night was not high, despite the erratic track of Tropical Storm Bebinca off the coast of Guangdong, the Hong Kong Observatory...
View ArticleTyphoon signal No 1 set to be issued with Tropical Storm Bebinca edging away...
The Hong Kong Observatory said late Tuesday it would cancel the typhoon signal No 3 and issue the standby signal No 1 within hours as Tropical Storm Bebinca was moving in a more westerly direction,...
View ArticleStroke patients who call for emergency ambulance more likely to get medical...
A public campaign to reduce the misuse of ambulance services may have influenced some stroke sufferers not to call emergency services to bring them to hospital when needed, according to a local study....
View ArticleOne in three of Hong Kong’s elderly care home residents carries MRSA superbug...
Hong Kong’s elderly care homes are a hotbed of the superbug MRSA, with close to a third of residents found carrying it in a new study, spurring calls for the institutions to improve infection control....
View ArticleA total of 76 cases of people trapped in lifts reported after sudden voltage...
A total of 76 cases of people trapped in lifts were reported on Tuesday morning following a split-second voltage dip as Tropical Storm Bebinca edged nearer to Hong Kong. That was the number of reports...
View ArticleWe need to get creative to fix Hong Kong’s housing crisis
For many people in Hong Kong, home is not where the heart is. Whether they are stuck on social-housing waiting lists for years, living in potentially dangerous subdivided units, stumping up for a...
View ArticleFish samples in four A S Watson supermarkets found to contain cancer-causing...
Fish samples sold at four A S Watson supermarkets across Hong Kong were found to contain cancer-causing chemicals, with the levels in one batch exceeding European Union food safety standards by more...
View ArticleCalls to protect endangered golden coin turtle, sold in Hong Kong pet shops...
Barely two hours have passed on a hike into a Hong Kong country park and already, two rat traps have been found along a stream by Anthony Lau Yin-kun from the Ocean Park Conservation Foundation. But...
View ArticleMore dengue infections possible, health officials warn, as Hong Kong confirms...
Hong Kong health officials warned of more possible infections on Tuesday after four local cases of dengue fever – an “unusually” high number – were confirmed within a day. Over the past few years, more...
View ArticleHong Kong Consumer Council wants better labelling of essential oils after...
Almost 30 types of essential oils sold in Hong Kong contain at least two fragrance allergens that can trigger reactions in users but these details are not listed on the bottles, the Consumer Council...
View ArticleHK$1,500 government fine on Hong Kong ‘cardboard granny’ waived after appeal...
An elderly cardboard scavenger who was fined HK$1,500 (US$191) for setting down a bag of rubbish on a Hong Kong street last month had the littering penalty waived after a concern group appealed to the...
View ArticleHealth officials in Hong Kong take action to prevent outbreak of dengue fever...
From Thursday, public hospitals will use a real-time monitoring system to alert health authorities if they treat patients suspected of having dengue fever, so fast action can be taken in areas where an...
View ArticleWarnings of ‘exponential growth’ after three more dengue fever cases in Hong...
Three more local cases of dengue fever were confirmed on Thursday, as health authorities warned of a possible “exponential growth” of similar cases. The latest announcement by the Centre for Health...
View ArticleAmber rainstorm warning for Hong Kong cancelled, but thunderstorms forecast...
The Hong Kong Observatory cancelled its amber rainstorm warning at 11.25am on Friday, an hour after issuing it, as it forecast showers and thunderstorms for the rest of the day. The weather authority...
View ArticleHong Kong’s battle against antibiotic resistant superbugs pits it against...
A drug-resistant killer infection is at Hong Kong’s doorstep and if Candida auris arrives, it will add to the list of superbugs already in the city and proving hard to bring under control. The fungal...
View ArticleTo save yourself from superbug infections, wash your hands, Hong Kong hygiene...
Wash your hands. It’s as easy as that when it comes to keeping superbugs at bay in hospitals. Improved hand hygiene helped the private Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital to sharply reduce the spread of...
View ArticleLion Rock Park closed for 30 days to wipe out mosquito breeding sites after...
Hong Kong’s Lion Rock Park will be closed for 30 days starting from Friday evening, as authorities work to wipe out mosquito breeding sites after four more Hongkongers were confirmed to have the dengue...
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