https://www.scmp.com/rss/510036/feed Sammy Heung joined the Post in 2021 after graduating from The University of Hong Kong with a degree in Journalism and a second major in Language and Communication. Her works were seen on Radio Television Hong Kong and HOY International Business Channel. She specialises in healthcare issues in Hong Kong. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Sammy Heung Sammy Heung As a cloud of steam billows from the kitchen of Hoi Lin Restaurant, Chung King-pui, 56, places a large bamboo steamer stacked with colourful and fragrant dim sum on her silver trolley. “Pretty girls and boys, har gow and siu mai are out!” Chung, who has worked as a waiter in the traditional Chinese teahouse for 13 years, shouts as she pushes the trolley around the tables. Dim sum trolleys are a decades-old tradition and hallmark at Chinese restaurants where servers move around with carts laden... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3322849/hong-kong-teahouses-cherish-their-dim-sum-trolleys-how-long-can-they-last?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3322849/hong-kong-teahouses-cherish-their-dim-sum-trolleys-how-long-can-they-last?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 23 Aug 2025 01:00:17 +0000 Danny Mok,Sammy Heung Danny Mok,Sammy Heung Hong Kong police have arrested a woman on suspicion of murder after the bodies of her mother and middle-aged brother were found in a flat in Cheung Sha Wan. The case came to light at around 3.50pm on Monday when authorities received a call that a man, 47, had been found unconscious in a flat in the Hang Moon Building on Cheung Sha Wan Road. Firefighters arrived and broke into the flat, where they found the bodies of the man and his mother, 85. A police source said the mother had injuries on her... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3321466/bodies-woman-middle-aged-son-found-hong-kong-flat?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3321466/bodies-woman-middle-aged-son-found-hong-kong-flat?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Aug 2025 10:10:26 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung The new head of Hong Kong’s public hospitals has pledged to slash waiting times and queues for patients while considering extending the operating hours of general outpatient clinics. Libby Lee Ha-yun, who took over on Friday as the new chief executive of the Hospital Authority, also said she hoped to deliver medical services with “warmth” during her three-year term. “In the past few years, we have seen a certain level of fatigue over hospitals’ waiting times and medical incidents. In the future,... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3320394/new-head-hong-kong-hospital-authority-pledges-cut-wait-times-queues?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3320394/new-head-hong-kong-hospital-authority-pledges-cut-wait-times-queues?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Aug 2025 06:13:25 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung Hong Kong’s Sha Tau Kok Control Point will undergo demolition from Friday as part of redevelopment works, a lawmaker has revealed, while suggesting authorities should include travel and commercial facilities on the city’s side of the new complex. Lawmaker Edward Lau Kwok-fan, who represents New Territories North, on Wednesday said the redevelopment was initially expected to be finished in 2031, but Shenzhen authorities had expressed wishes that works be completed in 2029. “The current building... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3320169/hong-kong-start-demolishing-sha-tau-kok-checkpoint-friday-upgrade-plan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3320169/hong-kong-start-demolishing-sha-tau-kok-checkpoint-friday-upgrade-plan?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Jul 2025 11:15:29 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung Hong Kong police are investigating the case of a 14-year-old girl who was blackmailed by a stranger on a mobile chat app, who claimed to have taken an indecent video of her. The force said on Tuesday it received a report from the girl at 10.49pm the day before at Tsz Hong Estate in Tsz Wan Shan. According to a police spokesman, the girl met the stranger on a voice chat app called Wefun and her indecent video was filmed via WhatsApp. There was no monetary loss reported. After a preliminary... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3319942/girl-14-blackmailed-hong-kong-chat-app-user-who-took-video-her?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3319942/girl-14-blackmailed-hong-kong-chat-app-user-who-took-video-her?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Jul 2025 05:24:13 +0000 Sammy Heung,Connor Mycroft Sammy Heung,Connor Mycroft Hong Kong is allowing doctors to hold positions at both public hospitals and the city’s two medical schools under a new “dual-track” pathway that the government has called a “breakthrough” in recruiting clinical, education and research talent from both local and overseas. The Health Bureau said on Monday that the mechanism provided a a development pathway that was “more fitting”, “certain” and “clearer” for talent to engage in medical, teaching and research work compared with previous... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3319827/hong-kong-doctors-get-go-ahead-hold-hospital-medical-school-jobs-same-time?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3319827/hong-kong-doctors-get-go-ahead-hold-hospital-medical-school-jobs-same-time?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Jul 2025 07:55:43 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. Hong Kong can expect to see rainy and unsettled weather next week, but the city is unlikely to be directly affected by three tropical cyclones that have formed in the Pacific. The Observatory said on Saturday that showers would increase on Monday and Tuesday. “The weather will be very hot over... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3319692/rainy-unsettled-weather-hong-kong-next-week-observatory-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3319692/rainy-unsettled-weather-hong-kong-next-week-observatory-says?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 26 Jul 2025 09:32:19 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung Hong Kong authorities are planning to engage the Jockey Club for discussions on adjusting the maximum betting limits for basketball to provide a regulated channel for such activities, as the government moves to legalise wagering for the sport. Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak Mei-kuen said on Saturday that lawmakers had previously suggested the government review the maximum wagers for basketball as they scrutinised the Betting Duty (Amendment) Bill 2025. She said the Jockey Club,... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3319680/hong-kong-officials-discuss-adjusting-basketball-betting-limits-jockey-club?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3319680/hong-kong-officials-discuss-adjusting-basketball-betting-limits-jockey-club?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 26 Jul 2025 06:38:30 +0000 Natalie Wong,Sammy Heung,Jess Ma Natalie Wong,Sammy Heung,Jess Ma The city’s national security police have placed a new round of bounties on 15 overseas activists wanted for their involvement in a group called “Hong Kong Parliament”, which the force has deemed subversive and has accused it of violating the Beijing-imposed security law. The HK$200,000 (US$25,640) reward offered for each fugitive was supported by the Office for Safeguarding National Security in Hong Kong, which said the group’s actions, including holding an unlawful election “posed a serious... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3319549/police-place-bounties-19-members-subversive-group-hong-kong-parliament?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3319549/police-place-bounties-19-members-subversive-group-hong-kong-parliament?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 25 Jul 2025 04:49:13 +0000 Sammy Heung,Leopold Chen Sammy Heung,Leopold Chen The UK government is planning to reinstate some form of extradition cooperation with Hong Kong on a “case-by-case basis” after suspending arrangements five years ago, triggering fears that activists seeking refuge in Britain could be sent back to the city. But UK security minister Dan Jarvis told the Post on Friday that the legislation was simply a move to complete “the severing of ties” between the extradition systems of the two jurisdictions and said the British government remained committed... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3319527/uk-plans-restart-extraditions-hong-kong-sparking-fears-among-activists?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3319527/uk-plans-restart-extraditions-hong-kong-sparking-fears-among-activists?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 25 Jul 2025 03:08:48 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung Hong Kong police and rescue personnel have found the body of a teenager who went missing for a week in Lion Rock Country Park. The force said Daisy Kwok Oi-kwan, 18, who went missing on July 14, was found dead at the park on Wednesday. Her body was found by Civil Aid Service staff at around 12.30pm near the peak of Lion Rock, according to the Fire Services Department. Authorities mobilised 24 fire engines and ambulances, as well as 83 rescue personnel, including officers from the mountain search... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3319243/hong-kong-police-find-body-missing-teenage-girl-lion-rock-country-park?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3319243/hong-kong-police-find-body-missing-teenage-girl-lion-rock-country-park?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Jul 2025 06:27:47 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung An expert has stressed the importance of buying insurance coverage for the structure and content of Hongkongers’ homes after a Cheung Sha Wan flat’s window wall was among those shattered when Typhoon Wipha struck the city. Selina Lau Pui-ling, CEO of the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers, on Monday called on flat owners to ensure that their homes were insured to reduce financial losses, especially as extreme weather could become more common in the coming years. Wipha struck the city on Sunday,... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3319044/how-insurance-can-help-hong-kong-homeowners-weather-typhoons-aftermath?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3319044/how-insurance-can-help-hong-kong-homeowners-weather-typhoons-aftermath?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Jul 2025 12:15:59 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung A man died after falling from a residential building during a fire on Friday in Hong Kong’s Tsuen Wan, with authorities later saying the blaze was suspicious and had occurred after a dispute. Police said they had received reports of a fire at Shek To House in Shek Wai Kok Estate at around 4.05pm. The man fell from the building and was sent to Yan Chai Hospital in Tsuen Wan, police said. He was certified dead in hospital. Lee Ho-yin, the Fire Services Department’s deputy divisional commander for... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3318794/man-dies-after-plunging-building-during-blaze-hong-kongs-tsuen-wan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3318794/man-dies-after-plunging-building-during-blaze-hong-kongs-tsuen-wan?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Jul 2025 11:53:35 +0000 Sammy Heung,Leopold Chen Sammy Heung,Leopold Chen This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. The Hong Kong Observatory has said it will issue a No 3 typhoon signal at 2.20pm on Saturday and will consider whether to upgrade the warning to a No 8 the next day. The forecaster warned of strong winds and torrential rain over the weekend, as it expected Tropical Storm Wipha to be “rather... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3318675/hong-kong-issues-amber-rainstorm-warning-tropical-cyclone-wipha-nears?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3318675/hong-kong-issues-amber-rainstorm-warning-tropical-cyclone-wipha-nears?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Jul 2025 03:23:21 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung Hong Kong researchers have developed artificial intelligence (AI) technology that generates 3D bone and organ models for implants from X-ray images, which they claim reduces patients’ radiation exposure by up to 99 per cent compared to computed tomography (CT) scans. The team at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) said they hoped that the technology would be adopted in the city’s public healthcare system as it could lead to substantial cost savings and shorter wait times for... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3318634/new-ai-medical-imaging-cuts-x-ray-radiation-99-hong-kong-researchers-claim?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3318634/new-ai-medical-imaging-cuts-x-ray-radiation-99-hong-kong-researchers-claim?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Jul 2025 13:01:54 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung Hong Kong universities should put more effort into instilling values and moral education among students, a minister has said, after an undergraduate was accused of using AI to generate pornographic images of his classmates and other women. Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin made her remarks on Wednesday, a day after the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data launched a criminal investigation into the law student, who had only received a warning from the University of... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3318410/hong-kong-minister-calls-stronger-moral-education-after-ai-porn-case-hku?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3318410/hong-kong-minister-calls-stronger-moral-education-after-ai-porn-case-hku?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 Jul 2025 07:19:25 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung Around half of Hongkongers with pre-hypertension who joined a personalised healthy lifestyle coaching programme have seen their blood pressure return to normal after six months, a local university has found. The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) on Tuesday released the findings of a study focused on its Jockey Club We WATCH Healthy Lifestyle Project, which targets middle-aged people to help them prevent chronic diseases. The study, conducted from 2022 to 2025, covered 4,399 participants... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3318314/hong-kong-study-finds-lifestyle-coaching-helps-residents-lower-blood-pressure?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3318314/hong-kong-study-finds-lifestyle-coaching-helps-residents-lower-blood-pressure?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 Jul 2025 10:30:40 +0000 Sammy Heung,Emily Hung Sammy Heung,Emily Hung Singaporean singer-songwriter JJ Lin shocked fans by revealing at the end of his world tour on Sunday that he was suffering from a “heart problem”. Lin, 44, also told concertgoers in Beijing that he feared for the future and sensed the countdown of his career. The Mandopop star performed two concerts at Hong Kong’s new Kai Tak Stadium in May as part of his 27-date “JJ20 Final Lap World Tour” and showed no signs of illness. The Post looks at the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases in Hong Kong... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3318183/singer-jj-lins-heart-problem-shocks-fans-how-common-such-illness?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3318183/singer-jj-lins-heart-problem-shocks-fans-how-common-such-illness?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 14 Jul 2025 12:47:32 +0000 Fiona Sun,Sammy Heung Fiona Sun,Sammy Heung Hong Kong’s oldest university has issued a warning letter to a male law student accused of making pornographic images of fellow classmates and other women by using artificial intelligence (AI). The University of Hong Kong said on Saturday that it was aware of the accusations, adding the student in question had received a warning letter and was asked to issue a formal apology to the affected classmates. “The university has kept in communication with the affected students and with the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3318010/university-hong-kong-warns-student-over-ai-generated-porn-pics-classmates?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3318010/university-hong-kong-warns-student-over-ai-generated-porn-pics-classmates?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Jul 2025 15:51:14 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung Hong Kong recorded 1,138 suicides last year, the highest number since 2003, with the rate for men aged 30 to 49 jumping sharply in a 12-month period, an NGO said on Saturday. The Samaritan Befrienders Hong Kong released the findings of its analysis of the Coroner’s Court’s data, which showed a 4 per cent rise in the number of deaths from suicide compared with 2023. It urged society to maintain its focus on mental health and called for enhanced preventive efforts and support services. Heymans... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3318003/hong-kong-recorded-1138-suicides-last-year-highest-number-2003?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3318003/hong-kong-recorded-1138-suicides-last-year-highest-number-2003?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Jul 2025 14:15:21 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung On a Saturday afternoon, a vintage double-decker bus rolled into Hong Kong’s Wah Fu Estate, dubbed the “luxury residence for ordinary people”, piquing the curiosity of residents. The beige and red Leyland Fleetline bus was carrying members of a walking tour organised by Henry Chai Man-hon, who served as the district councillor for the estate from 2004 to 2019, and community group Wah Fu Hub. The public housing estate will soon join the bus and become a relic of old Hong Kong as it will be... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3317940/walk-through-history-soon-be-demolished-hong-kong-sea-view-public-estate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3317940/walk-through-history-soon-be-demolished-hong-kong-sea-view-public-estate?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Jul 2025 04:00:12 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has launched a clinical trial for a gene-related therapy aimed at treating chronic hepatitis B infection, giving patients hope for a cure in the future. Professor Yuen Man-fung, chief of the division of gastroenterology and hepatology at HKU’s medical faculty, said on Thursday that existing medication for hepatitis B patients could only suppress the virus and had to be taken for decades. He expected that the new treatment could enable patients to discontinue... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3317755/hku-launches-clinical-trial-hong-kong-treat-chronic-hepatitis-b-patients?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3317755/hku-launches-clinical-trial-hong-kong-treat-chronic-hepatitis-b-patients?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Jul 2025 14:12:13 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung Hong Kong experienced the hottest Xiaoshu on record on Tuesday, with the mercury at the Observatory hitting 34.3 degrees Celsius (93.7 Fahrenheit). But the hottest weather was still yet to come, the forecaster warned. The Post explains what Xiaoshu is and shares traditional Chinese remedies for coping with the heat. 1. What is Xiaoshu? Xiaoshu, the 11th of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunisolar calendar, means minor or moderate heat and signifies the onset of summer, but not in full force.... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3317384/hong-kongs-hottest-xiaoshu-what-does-it-mean-and-how-can-you-cope?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3317384/hong-kongs-hottest-xiaoshu-what-does-it-mean-and-how-can-you-cope?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Jul 2025 08:44:22 +0000 Sammy Heung,Edith Lin Sammy Heung,Edith Lin A restaurant known for serving dim sum from traditional trolleys will close at the end of September after the venue was acquired by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) for HK$354.4 million (US$45 million). In a reply to the Post, HKUST confirmed on Tuesday that it recently reached an agreement to purchase a property at United Centre in Admiralty for teaching purposes. Records showed the location was the fourth floor, which had been occupied by Metropol Restaurant for more... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3317315/hong-kongs-metropol-restaurant-known-dim-sum-trolleys-will-close-september?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3317315/hong-kongs-metropol-restaurant-known-dim-sum-trolleys-will-close-september?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Jul 2025 03:56:03 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung Retail rents in Hong Kong are expected to remain under pressure, as the trend of residents travelling to mainland China for leisure has led many businesses to opt for short-term leases, experts have said after the vacancy rate in the city’s busiest districts hit a 4½-year high. Analysts on Monday also attributed the mounting vacancies to shifting consumer preferences and the difficulty landlords faced in securing high-value tenants once luxury goods shops, such as watch and jewellery stores, had... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3317200/retail-rents-hong-kong-under-pressure-after-vacancy-rate-hits-4-1/2-year-high?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3317200/retail-rents-hong-kong-under-pressure-after-vacancy-rate-hits-4-1/2-year-high?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Jul 2025 05:51:49 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung The number of students taking the International Baccalaureate (IB) programme in Hong Kong has increased by nearly 20 per cent over the past five years, with more students and parents preferring its flexibility to the city’s traditional, exam-oriented university entrance system. More than 2,600 students taking the IB exam will learn their results on Sunday, while those of nearly 55,800 Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) candidates will be out the week after on July 16. According to figures... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3317030/why-are-more-hong-kong-pupils-opting-ib-programme-over-dse?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3317030/why-are-more-hong-kong-pupils-opting-ib-programme-over-dse?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 05 Jul 2025 06:00:15 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung The plot of a Japanese manga has played a big role in fuelling online rumours about a “megaquake” striking Japan on Saturday, triggering fear among some Hongkongers and a decline in interest in trips to the country, a hugely popular destination for residents. But are the claims made by the comic book artist, based on her dreams, possible? The Post has gathered expert opinions to debunk the speculation. 1. Why have concerns about megaquakes arisen? The Japan Meteorological Agency last August... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3317043/japanese-manga-megaquake-possible-july-5-or-have-hongkongers-lost-plot?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3317043/japanese-manga-megaquake-possible-july-5-or-have-hongkongers-lost-plot?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Jul 2025 14:45:47 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung The Hong Kong Observatory will consider issuing the No 1 typhoon warning on Friday or Saturday, with the forecaster urging the public to stay away from the shoreline and refrain from doing water sports. An area of low pressure to the north of Luzon would develop into a tropical cyclone in the coming few days and come within 800km (497 miles) of Hong Kong, the Observatory said on Thursday. It added that the cyclone would remain near the northeastern part of the South China Sea and... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3316768/hong-kong-may-issue-t1-warning-friday-potential-cyclone-develops?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3316768/hong-kong-may-issue-t1-warning-friday-potential-cyclone-develops?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Jul 2025 05:48:11 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung A 41-year-old man was found dead on the balcony of a Hong Kong building in the aftermath of a fire in Sham Shui Po on Thursday, police said. The Post learned that the deceased was a cameraman at free-to-air broadcaster TVB’s news department and has reached out to the company for comment. A police spokesman said the force received reports of a fire at 4.08am on Thursday, with the blaze breaking out on the 28th floor of a residential building on Yee Kuk Street. He added that one of the people who... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3316755/man-found-dead-balcony-hong-kong-flat-aftermath-blaze?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3316755/man-found-dead-balcony-hong-kong-flat-aftermath-blaze?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Jul 2025 04:29:29 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung Scientists from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) are attempting to integrate 3D-printed respiratory tissue with lab-grown “mini-organs” to help patients in need of transplants in the future. Professor Michael Chan Chi-wai from HKU’s Centre for Immunology and Infection said his team was looking to produce personalised 3D-printed airways for burn victims using organoids or “mini-organs” grown from patients’ own cells collected through a single oral swab. “Airways are one of our strengths and an... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3316510/university-hong-kong-scientists-explore-growing-organs-3d-printing-tech?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3316510/university-hong-kong-scientists-explore-growing-organs-3d-printing-tech?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Jul 2025 02:00:21 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung A woman has been arrested on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon after brandishing a knife while looking for her husband at City University of Hong Kong in Kowloon Tong. Police said a security guard reported that the wife of a colleague was seen holding a knife on a campus bridge at around 9.53am on Tuesday. A spokesman for the force said the 45-year-old woman arrived at the bridge claiming that she could not find her husband. She left the campus and bought a 21cm-long (8.2 inches)... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3316504/woman-45-arrested-hong-kong-after-brandishing-knife-city-university?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3316504/woman-45-arrested-hong-kong-after-brandishing-knife-city-university?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Jul 2025 08:26:12 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung Two men issued with two-way exit permits have been arrested for allegedly stealing 32 bags of copper wire and tools worth HK$30,000 (US$3,820) from a construction site in Hong Kong’s Kwun Tong. Police said on Tuesday that a security guard at a construction site located at 11-15 On Yu Road in Sau Mau Ping discovered the men, aged 47 and 49, at around 3.48am and suspected them of stealing building materials and tools. Officers arrived at the scene and located the two individuals, but they fled,... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3316477/2-men-arrested-over-hk30000-construction-site-theft?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3316477/2-men-arrested-over-hk30000-construction-site-theft?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Jul 2025 05:46:56 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung Hong Kong police are investigating a burglary in which luxury goods and cash worth about HK$2.14 million (US$272,610) in total, including 10 Rolex, Cartier and Patek Philippe watches, were stolen from a flat in Tuen Mun. Police said that they received a report at around 1.30am on Tuesday from a man, 28, who discovered the living room window in his flat at 28 Castle Peak Road had been opened. The man suspected there had been a burglary as there were signs of ransacking, a police spokesman... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3316471/rolex-cartier-and-patek-philippe-watches-stolen-hk21-million-hong-kong-burglary?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3316471/rolex-cartier-and-patek-philippe-watches-stolen-hk21-million-hong-kong-burglary?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Jul 2025 05:10:59 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung Hongkonger Lo Wai-shing, 45, was diagnosed with drug-resistant epilepsy when he was 15 and says he once suffered from 10 seizures in a single month and might still experience one or two episodes a month despite taking medication. Holding down a regular job proved difficult due to his condition, he said, adding that he had only ever worked for his uncle’s company and a supermarket that also employed his aunt. Lo underwent minimally invasive surgery at Queen Mary Hospital in April that involved a... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3316266/how-hong-kong-mans-drug-resistant-epilepsy-was-relieved-using-robotics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3316266/how-hong-kong-mans-drug-resistant-epilepsy-was-relieved-using-robotics?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Jun 2025 02:00:17 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung The senior management of Hong Kong’s public hospitals will be held accountable for medical incidents, in addition to frontline staff, the Hospital Authority has said, as part of measures to ensure patient safety. The authority said on Thursday that the power to appoint and dismiss staff would be assigned to hospital chief executives and department heads instead of headquarters, streamlining the process for replacing underperforming employees. “This means if a manager identifies an... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3315990/hong-kong-hold-public-hospital-executives-accountable-medical-incidents?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3315990/hong-kong-hold-public-hospital-executives-accountable-medical-incidents?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:06:20 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung The founding chairman of the Malaysian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong is expected to move into a new role in the coming weeks, a change he says will revitalise the organisation. Gan Khai Choon, the head of the Malaysian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and Macau since its inception in 2014, told the Post on Monday he might switch to a senior but less hands-on role. Gan spoke to the Post after the chamber’s annual general meeting. He was reelected to the executive committee, but a leadership... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3315543/head-malaysian-chamber-commerce-hong-kong-expected-move-new-role?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3315543/head-malaysian-chamber-commerce-hong-kong-expected-move-new-role?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:59:39 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung Hong Kong police have received 170 reports of scams centred on compensated dating or naked chats involving more than HK$4.5 million (US$573,250) in losses so far this year, with students accounting for about a third of the victims. The force on Monday urged the city’s young people to develop awareness and protect themselves, especially during the summer holidays, to ensure they did not fall into “sexual exploitation traps”. “Most victims were lured into engaging in nude chats or sending explicit... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3315480/over-170-compensated-dating-naked-chat-scams-hong-kong-so-far-year?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3315480/over-170-compensated-dating-naked-chat-scams-hong-kong-so-far-year?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Jun 2025 08:29:15 +0000 Jess Ma,Sammy Heung Jess Ma,Sammy Heung Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong affairs held discussions with the heads of several universities in the city on Thursday, in his first publicly known meeting with leaders of local tertiary institutions. Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, also visited The Peak and Kai Tak Sports Park and met politicians. His discussions with the heads of the institutions came on the heels of six publicly funded universities climbing the ranks of an influential league table produced... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3315096/beijings-point-man-hong-kong-affairs-meets-local-university-heads?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3315096/beijings-point-man-hong-kong-affairs-meets-local-university-heads?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Jun 2025 11:02:03 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung A man who fled to Thailand after allegedly stealing 14 pre-owned Hermes bags, a Van Cleef & Arpels necklace and two mobile phones worth nearly HK$3 million (US$382,170) in total, has been apprehended and sent back to Hong Kong. On Wednesday, a man entered a shop at Supreme House on Hart Avenue in Tsim Sha Tsui, rendered a staff member unconscious and tied her up before escaping with the items, police said. Confirming the Post’s report earlier, police said on Thursday that the suspect, a... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3315067/robber-who-stole-hermes-bags-hong-kong-caught-thailand-be-extradited?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3315067/robber-who-stole-hermes-bags-hong-kong-caught-thailand-be-extradited?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Jun 2025 09:02:01 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung The water pipe believed to have introduced black particles of bitumen into the freshwater supply at two public housing estates in Hong Kong last month will be replaced by early July, the development minister has pledged. Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-ho also said on Wednesday that authorities had completed more than 1,500 requests from residents at Queens Hill Estate and Shan Lai Court in Fanling to flush their water meters within one to two days, and most people reported... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3314897/bitumen-lined-water-pipe-hong-kong-be-replaced-early-july-minister?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3314897/bitumen-lined-water-pipe-hong-kong-be-replaced-early-july-minister?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Jun 2025 08:07:40 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung The Hong Kong Red Cross has banned anyone who has been locked up for 72 hours or more in the past 12 months from donating blood for a year, citing the risk of infections such as hepatitis C and HIV. The Hong Kong Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service said on Wednesday that the guidelines had been revised based on suggestions made by the internationally recognised certification bodies that conducted a review of the centre last year. A spokeswoman for the service, which is operated by the Hospital... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3314039/hong-kong-red-cross-tightens-blood-donor-rules-recent-inmates-over-health-risks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3314039/hong-kong-red-cross-tightens-blood-donor-rules-recent-inmates-over-health-risks?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Jun 2025 11:17:03 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung Hong Kong should capitalise on the opportunities arising from US-China tensions to attract more talent to its academic and tech sectors, heads of the city’s top medical schools have said, ahead of a visit to the world’s largest biotechnology event in Boston. Representatives from the medical faculties of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) will join the delegation of the government-funded Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP)... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3313884/hong-kong-must-seize-opportunities-attract-talent-amid-us-student-visa-woes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3313884/hong-kong-must-seize-opportunities-attract-talent-amid-us-student-visa-woes?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Jun 2025 23:00:27 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung Hong Kong authorities have been urged by lawmakers to disclose the locations of pipes lined with bitumen and to install sensors to monitor water quality after the substance was discovered in the freshwater supply at two public housing estates. The government previously stated that 700km (434 miles) of water pipes, accounting for 8 per cent of the city’s total water pipe network, had an inner protective coating of bitumen. Lawmaker and engineer Lo Wai-kwok said on Monday the pipes in question... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3313653/hong-kong-lawmakers-push-bitumen-lined-water-pipe-replacement-and-disclosure?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3313653/hong-kong-lawmakers-push-bitumen-lined-water-pipe-replacement-and-disclosure?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Jun 2025 07:25:39 +0000 Joshua Kwok,Sammy Heung Joshua Kwok,Sammy Heung More than 30 of about 120 employees hit by the sudden closure of nine restaurants operated by a large Hong Kong catering group have sought help from labour authorities, with a representative saying the debt involved has increased to HK$5 million (US$637,155). The workers sought help on Monday after the 33-year-old King Parrot Group closed its nine eateries on Friday. At its peak, the company operated more than 20 brands and over 30 themed restaurants. The manager of China House restaurant in Mei... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3313620/its-tough-30-hong-kong-workers-complain-king-parrot-group-debt-hits-hk5-million?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3313620/its-tough-30-hong-kong-workers-complain-king-parrot-group-debt-hits-hk5-million?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Jun 2025 05:50:10 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung One in four Hongkongers is unaware of the expansion of a medical fee waiver mechanism, a survey has found, with lawmakers urging the government to ramp up efforts to promote the public healthcare subsidy regime reform set to be implemented in six months. The survey, involving 724 respondents and conducted by the city’s largest workers’ union between April 22 and May 13, showed that some participants lacked a clear understanding of the measures that were aimed at broadening the safety net in... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3313345/1-4-hongkongers-unaware-public-healthcare-fee-waiver-expansion-survey?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3313345/1-4-hongkongers-unaware-public-healthcare-fee-waiver-expansion-survey?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Jun 2025 07:55:28 +0000 Sammy Heung,Connor Mycroft Sammy Heung,Connor Mycroft Hong Kong authorities have proposed a 50 per cent duty on the operators’ net betting profits from basketball gambling, while a public consultation found that 94 per cent of respondents supported legalising such activities. In a paper submitted to the Legislative Council on Thursday, the government said that the existing calculation and collection methods for football betting tax could be adopted for basketball gambling as one of the amendments to the Betting Duty Ordinance. The duty on football... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3313242/hong-kong-proposes-50-duty-net-profits-basketball-betting?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3313242/hong-kong-proposes-50-duty-net-profits-basketball-betting?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:11:47 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung In a makeshift hospital ward in Rafah, Gaza, reserved for the most severely wounded and dying patients, Hong Kong nurse Walter Leung Wai-yin, 66, walked up to a woman who had lost part of her face in an explosion. The woman was classified as a “blue case”, indicating catastrophic injuries and considered beyond saving. Medical professionals instead shift to end-of-life care, focusing on reducing pain with the heaviest dosage of morphine. “Her skull was gone and her brain was visible. Blood was... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3312578/sichuan-quake-gaza-war-hong-kong-nurse-wins-top-medal-life-saving-work?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3312578/sichuan-quake-gaza-war-hong-kong-nurse-wins-top-medal-life-saving-work?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 31 May 2025 06:52:57 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung Hong Kong’s public hospitals are offering more patients with a degenerative knee condition an extra treatment option combining Western and Chinese medicine to relieve pain and slow down deterioration amid a long queue for joint replacement surgery. The Hospital Authority said the pilot scheme targeting knee osteoarthritis, which was launched in May last year, was its first integrated Chinese-Western medicine outpatient service and had been expanded to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern, Queen... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3312031/pilot-scheme-offers-hope-hong-kong-patients-degenerative-knee-disease?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3312031/pilot-scheme-offers-hope-hong-kong-patients-degenerative-knee-disease?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 27 May 2025 23:00:09 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung Hong Kong will help internationalise mainland China’s advanced standards for chest pain treatment centres, authorities have revealed, with Beijing pledging to support the city in providing healthcare services to the world amid rising unilateralism. The Hospital Authority said on Monday the centres, including the city’s first at Queen Mary Hospital in Pok Fu Lam which received national accreditation this month, can speed up treatment for patients suffering acute heart-related diseases and reduce... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3311788/chinas-advanced-chest-pain-centre-standards-go-global-through-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3311788/chinas-advanced-chest-pain-centre-standards-go-global-through-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 26 May 2025 05:37:48 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung Followers of a rural Hong Kong village church have expressed concerns over the loss of their community building set to be demolished for the government’s ambitious Northern Metropolis project. About 100 Christians, who gathered at the Communion Lutheran Church – the only church in the Kwu Tung North area – for the Sunday service wrote petition letters on the spot to express their concerns about the relocation arrangement. The church is located in the Kwu Tung North village slated for... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3311745/hong-kong-village-church-members-wonder-where-next-after-relocation-order?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3311745/hong-kong-village-church-members-wonder-where-next-after-relocation-order?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 25 May 2025 14:51:03 +0000