Human Development

A shame to forget the poorest of the poor

25 Mar 2013

All eyes will be on Bali this week as Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono hosts a meeting that will define the next global development agenda. The UN High Level Panel for the post-2015...

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Dancing helps develop a child's imagination

18 Nov 2012

My little boy Tom has started to dance - well, if you can call it that. It's more bouncing up and down accompanied with a bit of arm waving and clapping, plus the occasional maniacal twirl.

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Bernard Chan wants public policy consultations via social networks

20 Sep 2012

An executive councillor has urged the government to extend its consultation on new policies to online social networks to reach more people and avoid calls for endless discussions.

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Mum knows best at well-stocked store

7 Sep 2012

As one of Hong Kong's original baby superstores, Bumps to Babes offers a vast range of goods for expectant mothers, newborns, toddlers and children up to the age of eight. With more than 2,000...

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Indians rethink reluctance to adopt

22 Aug 2012

Hearing Indians talk about adoption has tended to be a distressing affair. It is absolutely the last resort for childless couples. Images of adorable babies and toddlers in orphanages do not melt...

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Relationships: reducing family tensions and stress

19 Aug 2012

"My younger son's bad behaviour in school is driving me crazy. He is undisciplined, incapable of following rules, and has conflicts with his schoolmates and teachers," says Melinda, a...

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Opinion

Alex Lo

A dangerous demagogue in our midst

4 comments

4:18AM

Jake Van Der Kamp

Ferry subsidies to push rents up further

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Another milk formula brand fails iodine test

Another Japanese baby milk brand, Meiji, has been found to contain too little of the nutrient iodine, the Centre for Food Safety said yesterday.

11:23PM

Iodine for infants: ensuring they have the key nutrient

Q: If my baby is found to be suffering from iodine deficiency, what is the treatment?

11:23PM

Baby milk legislation to be speeded up

The government will speed up legislation to close loopholes that exempt baby food from nutrition-labelling rules in the wake of tests that showed two brands of Japanese baby formula lacked a...

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Parents warned on milk formula

Hong Kong health chiefs have urged parents not to feed their babies two brands of Japanese milk formula after they were found to lack the vital nutrient iodine.

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Breastfeeding frenzy raises awareness

Hundreds of new mothers across the mainland participated in breastfeeding flash mobs to mark World Breastfeeding Week, which ends today.

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Paternity leave can improve employee loyalty while helping to increase birth rate

There have been calls for statutory paternity leave to be introduced in Hong Kong.

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