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A bicyclist guards against the cold in Tai Po on Saturday. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong weather

Temperature in Hong Kong to drop to 14 degrees and remain cool till midweek

Cold front is moving across coast of Guangdong province, bringing cooler weather until middle of next week, Observatory says.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hongkongers urged to get Covid vaccine as next infection wave approaches

Hong Kong weather

Chilly weekend ahead for Hong Kong as temperatures set to hit 15 degrees

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Why ‘Hong Kong model’ combining Chinese and Western medicine could go global

German facility says it is exploring potential areas of collaboration and possible joint projects with the city’s new hospital.

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The pharmacy at the new Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong, which opened on Thursday. Photo: Edmond So
The pharmacy at the new Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong, which opened on Thursday. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong should study social media impact on teens, craft own policies: experts

Education experts note difficulties in enforcement and urge further local research following Australia’s social media ban for children under 16.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong’s first Chinese medicine hospital opens to popular demand

Facility, which hopes to bring Chinese medicine development in Hong Kong to the world, adds extra quota slots to meet demand.

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Exclusive | Hong Kong scaffolding net sample ignites in test despite passing safety standards

Findings from test commissioned by Post prompt calls to review standards set for nets and improvements to safety regulations.

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Workers remove scaffolding nets at Sui Wo Court in Fo Tan. Photo: Dickson Lee
Workers remove scaffolding nets at Sui Wo Court in Fo Tan. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong confirms 10th locally acquired case of chikungunya fever

A 67-year-old woman confirmed as the latest case after hiking in Tsing Yi, the Centre for Health Protection says.

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

140 private doctors offering free basic healthcare to Hong Kong fire victims

Scheme grants survivors of Tai Po fire three consultations, plus medication, free of charge between now and February 28 next year.

Banking & finance

Hong Kong’s investment body posts US$300 million income in first year

Every dollar invested by the HKIC has attracted more than six in long-term market capital, Financial Secretary Paul Chan says.

View of Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong environmental issues

Bull shark found stranded in Hong Kong mudflats returned to sea by residents

Despite being caught in Pak Nai fishing nets, scientist says presence of juvenile shark suggests city’s ‘abused’ marine ecosystem is recovering.

The one-metre-long juvenile bull shark found stranded on the mud flats of Pak Nei, Hong Kong. Photo: Swire Institute of Marine Science
The one-metre-long juvenile bull shark found stranded on the mud flats of Pak Nei, Hong Kong. Photo: Swire Institute of Marine Science
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Standard X-rays to stay free despite fee overhaul at Hong Kong public hospitals

Government will still cover 90 per cent of cost of radiological examinations after fee reform next year, according to Hospital Authority.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong mum who gave birth at 58 marks 100-day milestone with happy family

Lilian Chan and her husband Brian Wong celebrate occasion with more than 400 guests and reveal challenges and joys of journey so far.

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Hong Kong society

Chikungunya strikes 2 Hong Kong travellers as infection count rises to 70

Man, 69, and woman, 49, had travelled to mainland China, and Centre for Health Protection has classified the cases as imported.

Chikungunya is spread by bites from infected mosquitoes. Photo: AP
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Broader virus protection urged as 86% of Hong Kong toddlers yet to get flu jabs

Experts urge public to get vaccinated against both influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, citing higher risk of co-infection among high-risk groups this winter.

Students at a primary school in North Point. More than 85 per cent of Hong Kong infants and toddlers remain unvaccinated against the flu, an expert has said. Photo: Jelly Tse
Students at a primary school in North Point. More than 85 per cent of Hong Kong infants and toddlers remain unvaccinated against the flu, an expert has said. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Tech focus for doctors trained at new Hong Kong medical school, HKUST head says

Professor Nancy Ip says university will use its strength in research, especially in AI, to train future doctors to treat patients.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong Medical Council overturns decision to end inquiry into alleged blunder

Panel ended inquiry last month into Dr Sit Sou-chi, who was accused of delaying treatment that left child with cerebral palsy and quadriplegia.

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Hong Kong society

Urgent plea for heart donation as Hong Kong teacher, 44, fights for life

Heart transplant only hope to save husband’s life, says wife, adding their daughters are still young and need their father as they grow up.

Yu Siu-hei with his family in happier times. Photo: Handout
Yu Siu-hei with his family in happier times. Photo: Handout
Banking & finance

Baby boom or bust: Trip.com co-founder launches HK$500 million birth-rate fund

Trip.com co-founder James Liang says Hong Kong is uniquely placed to help solve China’s looming population crunch.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong’s whale of a tale: famous skeleton at Shek O gets new lease of life

Damaged skeleton of infant mammal that wandered into Victoria Harbour in 1955 meticulously recreated and displayed at original resting spot in Cape D’Aguilar.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong’s fourth local chikungunya case unrelated to past 3: health officials

Centre for Health Protection says source of fourth city-based case’s infection genetically distinct from past imported, locally acquired cases.

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Authorities conduct anti-mosquito operations in Tsing Yi. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

HKUST pledges to invest more than HK$7 billion into third medical school project

Plans include a HK$2 billion complex at the university’s Clear Water Bay campus ahead of a long-term site in the Northern Metropolis by 2034.

Dr Leong Che-Hung, left, Professor Harry Shum Heung-yeung, Professor Nancy Ip Yuk-yu and Dr Michael Mak Hoi-hung of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology attend a press conference outlining the strategic vision for establishing the city’s third medical school. Photo: Nora Tam
Dr Leong Che-Hung, left, Professor Harry Shum Heung-yeung, Professor Nancy Ip Yuk-yu and Dr Michael Mak Hoi-hung of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology attend a press conference outlining the strategic vision for establishing the city’s third medical school. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong registers low of 13.2 degrees Celsius, coldest so far this autumn

The Observatory attributes cooler weather to ‘intense’ northeast monsoon, and temperatures could be one to two degrees lower in New Territories.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

What must Hong Kong’s new medical school focus on to succeed?

Experts weigh in after government’s announcement that HKUST, with strong strategic and financial position, will operate city’s third medical school.

Hong Kong society

Hongkongers to pay up to 2.6% less for electricity from 2026 as fuel prices ease

A three-person household would pay about HK$10 less per month with the tariff reductions by CLP Power and HK Electric.

Hong Kong’s two utility providers will reduce electricity prices from January. Photo: Sam Tsang
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