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(From left) Anaethesiologist Dr Vansie Kwok, eight-year-old Aidan and operations manager Mok Yi Tan demonstrate the Hong Kong Children’s Hospital’s VR technology, designed to alleviate young patients’ pre-op anxiety. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong hospital uses VR tour to ease children’s fears ahead of operations

Hong Kong Children’s Hospital uses VR tour to reduce traumatic memories and maintain young patients’ trust in medical staff.

Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong issues amber rainstorm warning amid Ching Ming Festival

Hong Kong weather

More rain, some thunderstorms on the way for Hongkongers

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong airport opens sensory space for passengers with invisible disabilities

Room near Gate 10 in Terminal One designed for passengers with autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, claustrophobia and dementia.

Shing Wai-in and her son Justin at the Hong Kong airport’s sensory corner. Photo: Dickson Lee
Shing Wai-in and her son Justin at the Hong Kong airport’s sensory corner. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong society

Rats versus pets: Hong Kong dog owners want rodent poison in boxes, not bags

Pet owners call for environmental authorities to improve rat extermination methods after one dog accidentally consumes poison three times.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong committed to helping mainland China’s health standards ‘go global’

Health minister Lo Chung-mau also hails city’s first time hosting of China Chest Pain Centres Congress as occasion of ‘great significance’.

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Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong set for thunderstorms and showers on Saturday, Observatory says

Forecaster also expects weather to remain ‘unsettled’ for rest of Easter holiday.

Tourists gather at the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront despite the gloomy skies. Photo: Jelly Tse
Tourists gather at the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront despite the gloomy skies. Photo: Jelly Tse
Banking & finance

Hong Kong tycoon-backed start-up raises US$300 million to scale battery push

The California-based firm will use new funding to scale manufacturing and expand globally, with Hong Kong anchoring its regional push.

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Authorities rule out smoking areas at construction sites under proposed ban

Commissioner for Labour Sam Hui tells lawmakers that proposed smoking ban will apply to all areas of construction sites.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Orthopaedist rebuked over performing bunion surgery without informed consent

Medical Council finds Dr Daniel Wu guilty of performing unconventional syndesmosis procedure on patient without describing benefits and concerns.

The Medical Council also issued a gazetted warning letter over the doctor’s actions. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong weather

Amber warning cancelled at 11am after heavy rain in Hong Kong

Despite cancelled warning, weather forecaster urges public to stay away from major watercourses, as risk of flash floods remains.

A resident crosses the road in San Wan on Monday morning. Photo: Karma Lo
A resident crosses the road in San Wan on Monday morning. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong environmental issues

Northern Metropolis data hub may top MTR Corp as Hong Kong’s No 1 power consumer

Environmental experts urge authorities to set energy efficiency standards for data centres to limit carbon emissions.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Boy’s heart stops for 16 minutes after tube comes loose in Hong Kong hospital

Hong Kong Children’s Hospital launches probe as boy remains in intensive care, receiving ventilator support and protective treatment for his brain.

Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong expected to face 4 to 7 typhoons in 2026

Observatory director Chan Pak-wai says city will also be hotter than average in 2026 due to El Nino weather phenomenon.

People at the Avenue of Stars in Tsim Sha Tsui during a typhoon signal No 3. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

HKUST launches programme offering blood-based Alzheimer’s test for elderly

‘NeuroCare Community Project’ will offer free screening to 6,000 underprivileged elderly residents over five years.

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, affecting one in 10 Hongkongers aged 60 or above. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, affecting one in 10 Hongkongers aged 60 or above. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong bracing for a hot, damp spell with humidity reaching 95% by midweek

Observatory says temperatures will reach 28 degrees Celsius as seasonal coastal mist moves in under weakening winds.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong’s first MRI-guided ultrasound offers relief for Parkinson’s tremors

Non-invasive treatment at Tuen Mun Hospital offers new option, with 40 patients to be treated within two years.

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Veteran activist warns of ‘shrinking space’ for green advocacy in Hong Kong

Edwin Lau, The Green Earth founder, looks back at triumphs and setbacks of his 36-year career after resigning from director role last August.

Green Earth founder Edwin Lau says Hongkongers are living at the expense of next generations. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Green Earth founder Edwin Lau says Hongkongers are living at the expense of next generations. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong to test new campsite booking system amid overcrowding, litter concerns

Authorities also reveal 32 people had been prosecuted for offences in Sai Kung’s country parks over Chinese New Year holiday.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong researcher sounds alarm after toxic electronic waste found in dolphins

Toxic pollutants from laptops, televisions and smartphones found in bodies and brains of endangered dolphins and porpoises that washed up on city’s beaches.

Hong Kong weather

Damp days ahead in Hong Kong, with 95% humidity expected in midweek

Observatory says temperatures will reach 26 degrees Celsius in the middle of the week, with moisture from a seasonal coastal mist.

Humidity in Hong Kong is expected to hit 95 per cent by midweek. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Funding cuts trigger calls for help on jobs from Hong Kong’s physiotherapists

Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association alarmed by hiring freezes and job losses at NGOs despite rising demand for services.

Hong Kong has about six physiotherapists for every 10,000 residents. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong has about six physiotherapists for every 10,000 residents. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong society

Group warns plain packs hinder Hongkongers’ efforts to detect smuggled cigarettes

Survey finds 88 per cent of smokers cannot tell smuggled from taxed cigarettes under proposed plain pack design as advocates call for better QR code system.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong to expand scheme cutting stroke patient transfer time by 80 minutes

Before pilot scheme, ambulances would take patients to nearest public hospital regardless of whether it could handle stroke cases.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong wetland records 40 times more petroleum after oil spill: Greenpeace

Environmental group says high concentration may cause long-term damage to local ecology of South Lantau’s Pui O.

Seventy per cent of the 18 soil and water samples collected from affected wetlands in South Lantau’s Pui O showed significantly higher petroleum hydrocarbon levels, a study has found. Photo: Handout
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