About 2,000 parents flooded into Diocesan Boys' School Primary Division, a prestigious primary school on Argyle Street in Mong Kok, last Saturday for two introductory briefing sessions on Primary One admissions. Most started queuing outside as early as 5am, and some sent their domestic helpers to camp out for the night. Head teacher Phyllis Lo Kam-lai said the school would offer 150 Primary One places in the next school year, but expected to receive more than 3,000 applications.
Children should avoid toys containing aniline, a toxic compound, as it might cause them to develop methaemoglobinaemia, a blood disorder in which the skin changes colour. A doctor at the emergency ward at Caritas Medical Centre in Sham Shui Po said that a few years ago he treated a one-year-old boy who turned completely blue after playing with ink stamps from a US fast-food chain. The boy was saved after several days of detoxification.