Caritas Hong Kong

One third of young mentally ill stuck in cycle of home-idling

25 Mar 2013

More than one-third of mentally-disturbed young people are trapped in a cycle of idling at home, with nearly a quarter of these suffering from internet addiction, researchers claim.

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On the ground: Caritas Hong Kong and the fight against human trafficking

10 Mar 2013

While the low number of trafficking cases identified each year suggests that the problem is not severe in Hong Kong, the stories social worker Phoebe Lam has heard say otherwise.

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Hong Kong woman finds metal fragment in thigh after 40 years

22 Sep 2012

A fragment of ammunition was removed from the thigh of a 59-year-old woman yesterday after it had remained undetected for almost four decades.

Police are still investigating whether the...

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Medical sector fears impact of a ban

18 Apr 2012

The city's health chief has urged private hospitals to stop accepting 2013 bookings from pregnant mainlanders who do not have Hong Kong husbands, as Leung Chun-ying plans a ban on births by '...

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Murderous minds a symptom of ailing mental health system, say social workers

31 Jan 2012

The grisly killing of a security guard by a mentally ill man yesterday highlights Hong Kong's poor monitoring and treatment of psychiatric outpatients, social workers say.

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100 beds for mainland wives to give birth

28 Jul 2011

Four private hospitals should be able to provide obstetric services to 100 mainland wives of Hong Kong men who are due to give birth this year, under a plan being hammered out by the Private...

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Opinion

Alex Lo

A dangerous demagogue in our midst

Updated 4:18AM

Jake Van Der Kamp

Ferry subsidies to push rents up further

Updated 4:27AM

Cancer care assistant scheme is extended to two more hospitals

A pilot programme that gives cancer patients in public hospitals access to a personal assistant to assist them through the consultation process is being extended.

In the past,...

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Beware hidden costs in private hospital maternity packages

Expectant parents are being advised to check private hospital maternity prices carefully after a survey found they can vary by as much as HK$190,000.

They should also be alert for...

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Caritas worker denies saying 'none of our business'

A receptionist at Caritas Medical Centre denied saying 'it's none of the hospital's business' when a man collapsed in a heart attack outside the hospital, an inquest jury heard.

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Man suffers eye injury from broken glass

A man suffered an eye injury while trying to fix the bulb of a torch in his Sham Shui Po home yesterday. The 40-year-old put too much pressure on the bulb and smashed it, causing pieces of broken...

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Motorcyclist hits monkey

A motorcyclist hit a monkey while riding along Tai Po Road towards Kowloon, near Villa Carlton, yesterday afternoon. Police said the accident occurred shortly after 2pm. The 33-year-old man...

5:32AM

Common sense versus rules

The Hospital Authority makes much of its policies, procedures, rules and regulations. A series of blunders at public hospitals in recent months has meant the protective measures have been...

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