A Hong Kong mother’s struggle to find the right therapist for her autistic son
While it is normal for children to cry, Chan, a Hong Kong mother of an 18-month-old boy, soon realised something was off with her son. His crying would last for hours, day in, day out. She was willing...
View ArticleInnovation such as driverless cars key to overhauling old Hong Kong...
A more innovative approach is necessary to overhaul two of Hong Kong’s oldest districts, the city’s top urban renewal official has declared, as he planned to incorporate the latest technologies such as...
View ArticleCost of proposed artificial island in Hong Kong will more than double if...
The cost of a proposed 1,000-hectare artificial island in Hong Kong could at least double if it is to be properly designed to fend off extreme weather such as super typhoons and heatwaves, scholars and...
View ArticleIndependent tree expert brought in to carry out assessment after Indonesian...
An independent expert will inspect the tree that killed an Indonesian domestic helper two weeks ago, the Housing Authority said, as even more potential conflicts of interest emerged among the companies...
View ArticleExtreme weather drives Hongkongers into vehicles as number unwilling to walk...
A green group has called on the government to improve the city’s walking environment, after a survey found more Hongkongers were using vehicles to travel short distances. Commissioned by the World...
View ArticleDiscovery Bay boat owners in silent protest over marina’s plans to terminate...
Hundreds of residents and boat owners – many of whom live aboard their vessels – marched across the private residential enclave of Discovery Bay on Sunday in silent protest at the local marina’s abrupt...
View ArticlePiling work for offshore Hong Kong gas plant could cause hearing loss in...
Noisy piling works from the construction of a planned offshore gas receiving facility off Hong Kong’s southern Lantau Island could cause hearing loss in finless porpoises, according to a conservation...
View ArticleWWF-Hong Kong fears lack of oversight over offshore natural gas facility as...
A council meeting of government advisers to discuss the environmental impact of a planned offshore natural gas facility near Lantau Island has been scrapped, raising concerns from a green group that...
View ArticleTo reduce youth suicide, teach children self-control and let them to develop...
What kind of child would you like yours to be? Child No 1 studies hard and is top of their class. Child No 2 is an academically average student, but physically active and enjoys outdoor sports such as...
View ArticleIn Hong Kong, it’s cheaper to die in a nursing home than a hospital, study finds
End-of-life care for people spending their last days in a nursing home costs almost a fifth less than for those who die in hospital, a study has found. The findings prompted the head of the Elderly...
View ArticleSignal No 3 to be issued if Tropical Storm Barijat edges closer to Hong Kong...
The Hong Kong Observatory will consider issuing typhoon signal No 3 on Wednesday if Tropical Storm Barijat edges closer to the city and brings strong winds but it also warned Hongkongers to brace...
View ArticleTrash from mainland China ending up on Hong Kong’s shores could be 7 times...
The amount of marine litter from mainland China washing up on Hong Kong’s shores could be seven times higher than government estimates, an environmental advocacy group said on Tuesday. A 2015 study by...
View ArticleStrong winds from Tropical Storm Barijat hit Hong Kong but Observatory says...
Strong winds blew over Hong Kong on Wednesday as Tropical Storm Barijat moved closer to the city but all attention was focused on a larger threat – Super Typhoon Mangkhut – barrelling towards the South...
View ArticleSuper Typhoon Mangkhut predicted to be most powerful storm since records...
Super Typhoon Mangkhut is predicted to be one of the strongest storms to ever hit the city and presents a “great danger to Hong Kong”, a top weather expert said on Tuesday. The storm, which is forecast...
View ArticleHong Kong’s dengue fever outbreak on the wane
Hong Kong’s dengue fever scare appeared to be petering out on Wednesday with no local infections reported for more than a week, but medical experts warned the threat of imported cases remained. In the...
View ArticleSuper Typhoon Mangkhut: engineer warns massive storm could put structural...
The structural safety of the multibillion-dollar Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge could be put to the test by a super typhoon predicted to be the most powerful in Hong Kong’s history, an engineering...
View ArticleWhy the fuss over Super Typhoon Mangkhut, how did it get so big and is your...
As Super Typhoon Mangkhut continues to gather strength in the Western Pacific, Hongkongers are bracing for what may be the most powerful tropical cyclone ever to hit the city. Vegetable prices went up...
View ArticleNew scheme treats Hong Kong’s drug abusers by exploring the mental illnesses...
Twenty years as a drug addict left Ah Kin jobless, mentally ill, and withdrawn from society. At one stage the 38-year-old’s hallucinations became so bad he tried to take a gun from a plain-clothes...
View ArticleSuper Typhoon Mangkhut: Hundreds of thousands flee homes as Philippines...
Hundreds of thousands of people are fleeing their homes in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Mangkhut bears down on the region, while China’s meteorological authority raised a yellow storm alert on...
View ArticleSuper Typhoon Mangkhut: one year on from Hato’s deadly hit, is Macau any...
A year on from the deadly impact of Typhoon Hato and Macau lawmakers are concerned the city is still not prepared to take a pummelling from Super Typhoon Mangkhut. The monster storm is expected to hit...
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