https://www.scmp.com/rss/512781/feed Angel Woo joined the Post in 2025 after working at Mingpao Weekly and interning at both the Post and Reuters. She graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong with a degree in Global Communication. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Harvey Kong,Angel Woo Harvey Kong,Angel Woo Most people may be familiar with the unwritten norms of workplace etiquette, but a company in Hong Kong has decided to offer courses on office manners, including tips on dress codes and body language, for the “digital natives” of Gen Z. Online platforms have been buzzing with discussions about the work culture of Gen Z people born between 1997 and 2012, who grew up in the internet age and were forced to attend school classes online during the Covid-19 pandemic. On Threads, one user who... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3327087/gen-z-hongkongers-conditioned-internet-offered-office-etiquette-classes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3327087/gen-z-hongkongers-conditioned-internet-offered-office-etiquette-classes?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Sep 2025 07:53:13 +0000 Angel Woo Angel Woo Hong Kong’s estimated suicide rate increased last year, with men aged between 25 and 39 emerging as the most vulnerable group, according to the latest data from a local university, with experts attributing the rise in male victims to the city’s sluggish economy. Figures published by the Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) on Wednesday showed that the estimated suicide rate in 2024 stood at 14.1 deaths per 100,000 people, compared with 13.5... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3325056/hong-kongs-estimated-suicide-rate-rose-last-year-who-was-most-risk-and-why?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3325056/hong-kongs-estimated-suicide-rate-rose-last-year-who-was-most-risk-and-why?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Sep 2025 10:03:11 +0000 Angel Woo Angel Woo Two more health centres for women are opening in Hong Kong after the first was launched in June, authorities have announced, adding that patients referred by family doctors can also receive services in the future. The Women Wellness Satellites open in Lam Tin and Tuen Mun on Wednesday after the first, located in Chai Wan, began operations on June 12 to provide women aged 64 or below with more personalised, prevention-based healthcare services. Earlier this year, the government announced that... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3324952/2-more-womens-health-centres-opening-hong-kongs-lam-tin-tuen-mun?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3324952/2-more-womens-health-centres-opening-hong-kongs-lam-tin-tuen-mun?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Sep 2025 23:00:15 +0000 Angel Woo,Oscar Liu Angel Woo,Oscar Liu Two Hong Kong lawmakers representing the business sector have made a last-ditch effort to delay and partially lift the implementation of the government’s tobacco control measures by moving amendments to a bill set to be discussed on Wednesday at the earliest. The amendments by lawmakers Michael Lee Chun-keung and Peter Shiu Ka-fai, both from the pro-business Liberal Party, included a call for the government to lift a proposed ban on selling flavoured conventional smoking products. They also... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3324927/2-hong-kong-lawmakers-seek-delay-partial-lifting-tobacco-control-measures?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3324927/2-hong-kong-lawmakers-seek-delay-partial-lifting-tobacco-control-measures?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Sep 2025 12:56:56 +0000 Angel Woo Angel Woo A team of Hong Kong scientists is developing an injectable treatment that could potentially improve blood flow in diabetes patients’ feet, in the hopes that it will reduce the need for amputation by rebuilding tissue in the arteries. They also hope to apply the treatment to peripheral artery disease or PAD, a condition caused by the build-up of fatty deposits in arteries that affect blood circulation in the feet. Jack Wong Wing-tak, associate professor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3324671/hong-kong-scientists-developing-new-blood-flow-treatment-aid-diabetes-patients?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3324671/hong-kong-scientists-developing-new-blood-flow-treatment-aid-diabetes-patients?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Sep 2025 02:00:14 +0000 Angel Woo Angel Woo Hong Kong police will for the first time deploy drones to detect traffic violations starting on Sunday, with the aim of enhancing road safety in accident-prone areas. Police announced the initiative on Thursday during a briefing in which they also revealed that the number of fatal crashes in the first seven months of this year had dropped by 47 per cent compared with last year, totalling 288 cases. Similarly, the number of people seriously injured in these accidents fell by 45 per cent, from 587... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3324376/hong-kong-police-deploy-drones-enhance-road-safety-accident-prone-areas?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3324376/hong-kong-police-deploy-drones-enhance-road-safety-accident-prone-areas?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Sep 2025 11:54:49 +0000 Angel Woo Angel Woo A video of two young skateboarders speeding down a curvy highway in Hong Kong has gone viral online, prompting transport authorities to warn that the pair may have broken the law and that they should stick to skateparks. A video of two young people skateboarding on the Hill Road flyover in Shek Tong Tsui has gained 312,000 views on the social media platform Threads. The pair are wearing helmets and gloves while travelling at high speeds on the flyover, which goes one-way through densely packed... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3324329/viral-video-skateboarders-hong-kong-highway-sparks-debate-over-road-safety?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3324329/viral-video-skateboarders-hong-kong-highway-sparks-debate-over-road-safety?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Sep 2025 08:26:12 +0000 Angel Woo Angel Woo Hong Kong police have arrested two men for allegedly stealing property worth HK$40,000 (US$5,100) from passengers on two inbound flights from Malaysia and Switzerland, including both local and foreign currency. The force said on Wednesday that the arrests were made at Hong Kong International Airport on Tuesday following reports from three passengers. According to the passengers from the two flights, they had placed their carry-on bags in the overhead compartments in their cabins, but later found... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3324139/2-arrested-alleged-theft-hk40000-cash-hong-kong-bound-flights?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3324139/2-arrested-alleged-theft-hk40000-cash-hong-kong-bound-flights?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Sep 2025 04:59:10 +0000 Angel Woo Angel Woo The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) has said it respects Candace Chong Mui-ngam’s contributions and reached out to her after the outspoken playwright accused it of censoring her remarks for an anniversary promotion drive. But the academy did not explain on Tuesday why it refrained from publishing an interview with Chong for a social media campaign to mark its 40th anniversary this year, prompting the award-winning playwright to write an open letter. In the letter, which was... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3324015/hong-kong-drama-school-affirms-respect-candace-chong-over-red-lines-concern?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3324015/hong-kong-drama-school-affirms-respect-candace-chong-over-red-lines-concern?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Sep 2025 06:15:36 +0000 Angel Woo Angel Woo Parents of pupils attending a new Hong Kong government school with unfinished construction projects expressed concern over safety on the first day of the new academic year on Monday, with the principal saying it was unclear when the work would be finished. They also raised concerns about poor transport connections for Erudite Government Primary School, which is located in a new development area on Anderson Road in Kwun Tong district and has started running classes. The school campus was still... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3323866/unfinished-construction-works-hong-kong-school-trigger-safety-concerns?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3323866/unfinished-construction-works-hong-kong-school-trigger-safety-concerns?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:32:57 +0000 Angel Woo Angel Woo Hong Kong police have intensified their crackdown on shoplifting following a rise in cases in Tseung Kwan O district, with some thieves testing the market by posting items on online shopping platforms before stealing them. Between August 1 and 27, the force dealt with 39 shoplifting-related cases, 28 of which occurred in the district, according to a police statement on Friday. Thirteen people aged between 22 and 69 were arrested, including four non-ethnic Chinese individuals and one person from... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3323609/hong-kong-police-arrest-13-tseung-kwan-o-shoplifting-and-resale-crackdown?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3323609/hong-kong-police-arrest-13-tseung-kwan-o-shoplifting-and-resale-crackdown?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Aug 2025 06:24:19 +0000 Angel Woo Angel Woo Nearly 340 etomidate drug users were reported in Hong Kong in the first half of this year, exceeding the 300 recorded for all of 2024, with the youngest user among the latest batch aged just 11. Commissioner for Narcotics Kesson Lee also said on Wednesday that 250,000 vape cartridges containing etomidate were seized in the first six months of 2025, 35 times higher than the same period last year. In February, the government classified etomidate and three related chemicals as dangerous under the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3323566/etomidate-abuse-surges-hong-kong-338-users-reported-first-half-2025?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3323566/etomidate-abuse-surges-hong-kong-338-users-reported-first-half-2025?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Aug 2025 02:00:13 +0000 Oscar Liu,Angel Woo Oscar Liu,Angel Woo Tickets for National Games events, including those held in Hong Kong, went on sale on Thursday morning, but the Post found that the online purchasing system did not provide an English-language version. Some expats in the city also complained to the Post that they were unable to secure tickets for the National Games’ rugby sevens event because the sales channel interface was only in Chinese. They highlighted that while the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens attracted tens of thousands of fans from... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3323435/national-games-ticket-sales-open-hong-kong-online-portal-lacks-english-option?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3323435/national-games-ticket-sales-open-hong-kong-online-portal-lacks-english-option?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 Aug 2025 04:04:35 +0000 Angel Woo Angel Woo Two workers were injured when bamboo scaffolding suddenly collapsed at a residential complex in Hong Kong’s Mid-Levels on Wednesday. Police said they received a report at around noon that scaffolding covering the second and third floors of Elegant Terrace on Conduit Road had collapsed while the two workers were dismantling it. One of the workers suffered a lower back injury, while the other sustained a wound to the face. Both were taken to Queen Mary Hospital in Pok Fu Lam for treatment. The... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3323330/2-workers-injured-bamboo-scaffolding-collapse-hong-kongs-mid-levels?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3323330/2-workers-injured-bamboo-scaffolding-collapse-hong-kongs-mid-levels?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Aug 2025 08:18:53 +0000 Angel Woo Angel Woo A team of Hong Kong researchers has developed an artificial intelligence model that can identify fertile sperm more accurately compared with traditional methods, paving the way for faster and more effective fertility treatments. Researchers from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) said on Monday that the AI model had an accuracy rate of more than 96 per cent when it came to identifying fertile sperm after being trained with over 1,000 images of male sex cells. The team further developed the model... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3323071/hong-kong-researchers-develop-ai-model-detects-fertile-sperm-96-accuracy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3323071/hong-kong-researchers-develop-ai-model-detects-fertile-sperm-96-accuracy?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Aug 2025 09:36:17 +0000 Angel Woo Angel Woo Hong Kong police have arrested more than 200 people in a crackdown on illegal gambling, with the force warning that operators are attracting patrons with easy e-payment options and all-day free catering. The force said on Friday that those arrested included 15 property owners, four building tenants and a person holding an account used to receive the e-payments. Officers also seized gambling chips valued at HK$700,000 (US$89,600) and HK$60,000 in cash. “Operators provided QR codes for gamblers to... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3322767/hong-kong-police-arrest-200-after-targeting-gambling-hubs-offering-e-payments?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3322767/hong-kong-police-arrest-200-after-targeting-gambling-hubs-offering-e-payments?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Aug 2025 06:09:32 +0000 Angel Woo Angel Woo Hong Kong scientists have identified an HIV drug that could be used to treat a common condition behind age-related muscle loss, with researchers hoping to start clinical trials next year. Researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) said on Wednesday that they had tested the HIV drug, known as Maraviroc, on 18-month-old mice suffering from sarcopenia, a progressive age-related condition that causes loss of muscle mass and strength. The study found that mice saw significant... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3322543/could-hong-kong-scientists-fight-age-related-muscle-loss-help-hiv-drug?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3322543/could-hong-kong-scientists-fight-age-related-muscle-loss-help-hiv-drug?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 20 Aug 2025 11:23:12 +0000 Lo Hoi-ying,Lorraine Chiang,Angel Woo Lo Hoi-ying,Lorraine Chiang,Angel Woo Hong Kong’s treasury chief has admitted to “shortcomings” in procurement processes after a scandal erupted over a HK$52.9 million (US$6.8 million) contract to supply bottled drinking water to some government offices, as authorities confirmed that the allegedly fraudulent winning bid was the lowest they received. But Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui Ching-yu stressed on Tuesday that price was not the sole consideration in granting the contract to a company later... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3322334/hong-kong-businessman-charged-fraud-wife-bailed-water-procurement-scandal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3322334/hong-kong-businessman-charged-fraud-wife-bailed-water-procurement-scandal?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 Aug 2025 06:17:28 +0000 Angel Woo Angel Woo Ruby Yip Tsz-ying showed an interest in filmmaking when she was still in primary school. She went to Dragon Centre in Sham Shui Po one day and took out her iPhone 4 to shoot a vlog – her first video as she embarked on her journey as a young director. Ruby, who entered Good Hope School for her secondary education, kept on filming YouTube videos and after about a year decided to study filmmaking. “When I was in Secondary Two, I made a CV and sent it to different production houses which were... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3203872/soty-21/22-how-hong-kong-teen-artist-went-making-youtube-videos-directing-short-film?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3203872/soty-21/22-how-hong-kong-teen-artist-went-making-youtube-videos-directing-short-film?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 25 Dec 2022 03:00:10 +0000 Angel Woo Angel Woo When Kenny Lau Kin-gi was a baby, he would spend a lot of time in the art studio owned by his parents, who worked there as teachers. The baby boy would watch his parents and get excited whenever he saw colourful paintings. As he grew older, his parents taught him how to draw, and the little boy began to create artwork. When he went to restaurants, he would use soy sauce to draw on the tablecloth. At the age of four, Kenny drew a painting titled Tiger and won a prize in The International... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/lifestyle/article/3203026/soty-21/22-visual-artist-winner-shares-how-his-love-drawing-has-inspired-his-desire-become-architect?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/lifestyle/article/3203026/soty-21/22-visual-artist-winner-shares-how-his-love-drawing-has-inspired-his-desire-become-architect?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Dec 2022 00:00:08 +0000 Angel Woo Angel Woo Wong Ka-yu enjoyed memorising the multiplication table with her mother when she was just two years old. “I was very content. To me, reciting the multiplication table was just like playing games,” said Ka-yu, 17, a Form Six student from Diocesan Girls’ School, who was first runner-up in the Scientist & Mathematician category of this year’s Student of the Year (SOTY) awards. Since the little girl had already shown a great interest in numbers during her preschool years, her mother decided to send... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3202100/soty-21/22-scientist-mathematician-runner-discusses-why-maths-crucial-tool-solving-social-issues?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3202100/soty-21/22-scientist-mathematician-runner-discusses-why-maths-crucial-tool-solving-social-issues?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 06 Dec 2022 02:00:14 +0000 Angel Woo Angel Woo Since primary school, Heison Cheung Ka-hei was seen as a troublemaker. The Hong Kong pupil was chatty and never handed in his assignments; sometimes, he would even run around the classroom during lessons. In secondary school, he would get his whole class suspended because of his bad behaviour. His teachers would send him to an empty classroom to finish up all his overdue assignments – he got more than 70 demerits in Form One and more than 50 the next year just because he didn’t hand in his... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3201442/soty-21/22-student-went-97th-13th-his-class-help-social-worker-who-found-root-his-misbehaviour?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3201442/soty-21/22-student-went-97th-13th-his-class-help-social-worker-who-found-root-his-misbehaviour?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Nov 2022 00:00:11 +0000 Angel Woo Angel Woo Ceon Yan Tsz-soen faced the biggest challenge of her young life when she was just 16 years old – she was diagnosed with lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system. Ceon, a Form Five student at St Mark’s School at the time, found a bump on her collarbone in November 2019. The bad news came in early 2020. “Sometimes you would see people saying they have cancer on television. Yet it feels so unreal when it happens to you,” said Ceon, now 19, one of five winners in the Best Improvement category of... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/lifestyle/article/3200402/soty-21/22-teen-cancer-survivor-shares-how-she-endured-physical-mental-challenges-chemotherapy-while?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/lifestyle/article/3200402/soty-21/22-teen-cancer-survivor-shares-how-she-endured-physical-mental-challenges-chemotherapy-while?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Nov 2022 00:00:22 +0000 Angel Woo Angel Woo Karndeep Singh was excited in Form One when he saw his schoolmates running for the student council election. Even though he was still a newcomer to his school at the time, he already had dreams of serving his fellow students. “When I saw them promoting the election in the classroom, I got excited. I was like, ‘oh my God, this is so cool’. They can lead the whole school,” he said. SOTY 21/22: Winner of Best Improvement award overcame challenges of online learning, health issues amid... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3199932/soty-21/22-teen-shows-devotion-school-organising-esports-contests-talent-show-schoolmates-amid-covid?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3199932/soty-21/22-teen-shows-devotion-school-organising-esports-contests-talent-show-schoolmates-amid-covid?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Nov 2022 08:00:11 +0000 Angel Woo Angel Woo Areeba Afrah was sitting alone in her room to have Zoom class, and all of a sudden her laptop blacked out. She had been cut off in the middle of the class again, since the electricity supply was inconsistent in her country Bangladesh. She entered the Li Po Chun United World College of Hong Kong in September last year for the International Baccalaureate diploma programme, but Areeba could not fly to the city due to the stringent Covid policies. While all of her classmates were having classes on... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3199258/soty-21/22-winner-best-improvement-award-overcame-challenges-online-learning-health-issues-amid?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3199258/soty-21/22-winner-best-improvement-award-overcame-challenges-online-learning-health-issues-amid?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Nov 2022 09:00:09 +0000 Angel Woo Angel Woo It warmed Chan Tsz-yiu’s heart when she read all the messages sent by her schoolteachers and schoolmates, who thanked her student union for organising activities during the pandemic. Chan, 18, served as the chairperson of the student union at her school, CCC Chuen Yuen College, in Form Five. Even though she graduated this year, she said those moments would live long in her memory. “It was more difficult [to work for the student union] because of the pandemic. A lot of our plans were affected and... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3197905/soty-21/22-winner-best-devotion-school-award-got-creative-brighten-classmates-dull-days-under-covid?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3197905/soty-21/22-winner-best-devotion-school-award-got-creative-brighten-classmates-dull-days-under-covid?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Nov 2022 00:00:19 +0000 Angel Woo Angel Woo When Amber Wong Seng-ying was in Primary Five, her mother gave her a Chinese book that changed her life – The Deer and the Cauldron by renowned Hong Kong martial arts novelist Louis Cha Leung-yung. The little girl could not put it down until she finished it. Amber spent more than a year reading the rest of the 14 popular novels written by Cha. The martial arts world created by the literary giant had captivated her and opened new doors for her. “When I read more and more, I started to think –... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3197159/soty-21/22-hong-kong-teen-shares-why-she-passionate-about-preserving-cantonese-culture-through?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3197159/soty-21/22-hong-kong-teen-shares-why-she-passionate-about-preserving-cantonese-culture-through?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Oct 2022 00:00:07 +0000 Angel Woo Angel Woo Seeing pictures of underprivileged children in the Philippines reading books donated by her self-funded bookstore Rebooked, Hannah Bailey Cherry is delighted that she has been able to provide much-needed resources to the needy while promoting sustainable consumption and waste reduction. Hannah, who is now 17 and studying at Li Po Chun United World College, first started her bookstore online in August 2019, mainly selling second-hand English children’s books. Two years later, her business has... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3196232/soty-21/22-teens-contributions-hong-kong-and-abroad-second-hand-bookstore-podcast-sustainable-shop?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3196232/soty-21/22-teens-contributions-hong-kong-and-abroad-second-hand-bookstore-podcast-sustainable-shop?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Oct 2022 00:00:09 +0000 Angel Woo Angel Woo Icy Ku Ping-sum never knew the importance of knowing Mandarin until she went on an exchange programme to Nanjing – the capital of China’s Jiangsu province – in Form Two. While her schoolmates stuttered when they ordered food, she became their saviour as she was the only person who was fluent in the language. “My mother came from the mainland, so she started to speak Mandarin to me when I was little. After I grew older, I realised it is an advantage to know one more language,” said the Hong... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3195430/winner-soty-21/22-linguist-mandarin-award-developed-her?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3195430/winner-soty-21/22-linguist-mandarin-award-developed-her?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Oct 2022 00:00:13 +0000 Angel Woo Angel Woo Joyce Kei Sum-yee once thought dancing was just a form of entertainment that made people happy. But she realised the real power of the medium when, aged 12, she choreographed her own dance. “A lot of people told me that they were touched by my performance. That was the time I realised that dancing could be more than happy, it could convey so many emotions and meanings,” said Joyce, 16, a Year 12 student at Renaissance College. She is the first runner-up in the Performing Artist category of the... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/lifestyle/article/3193954/moving-message-soty-performing-artist-finalist-choreographs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/lifestyle/article/3193954/moving-message-soty-performing-artist-finalist-choreographs?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Sep 2022 00:00:11 +0000 Angel Woo Angel Woo Enoch Li Yui-ching was only three when he first grasped the beauty in music – while his mother was playing the Les Miserables’s live orchestra concert at home, the little boy was pretending to be the conductor by waving a chopstick in the air. The boy, once with a chopstick in his hand, never thought he could hold a baton one day to conduct an orchestra that was founded by him and his friends. “The passion that I have for orchestral music makes me want to become a conductor … it is an interest... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3192292/soty-21/22-performing-artist-winner-co-founded-youth?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3192292/soty-21/22-performing-artist-winner-co-founded-youth?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Sep 2022 10:00:16 +0000 May burst into tears recalling the day three years ago when she waited outside a Hong Kong hospital operating theatre while her seriously-ill husband underwent surgery. Diagnosed with a rare type of cancer, he had a large part of his right thigh muscle removed, replaced by some of his abdominal muscle. “I was like a soulless body wandering along the corridor in the hospital and I lost my ability to think,” recalled May, who declined to give her full name. Her husband, now 63, remained in... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3189606/when-carers-need-care-hong-kong-welfare-group-offers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3189606/when-carers-need-care-hong-kong-welfare-group-offers?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Aug 2022 02:00:29 +0000 Singer-songwriter Terence Lam Ka-him started a six-night concert run under tightened rules with a stripped down set at the Hong Kong Coliseum on Friday, the first show at the venue since an accident during a performance by boy band Mirror last month. Unlike usual entrances on an elevated platform, Lam walked up the stage to the piano, where he performed with minimal stage effects for the crowd. Dancers joined Lam on stage for songs later in the show, but he remained mostly stationary, only... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3189552/singer-terence-lam-takes-hong-kong-coliseum-stage-6-night?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3189552/singer-terence-lam-takes-hong-kong-coliseum-stage-6-night?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Aug 2022 12:15:41 +0000 A new smartphone app created by a team of Hong Kong scientists will allow people to check their coronavirus infection risk with a hi-tech assessment based on their movements over the previous three days. CovidInArea, designed by researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), features a map that shows places with coronavirus cases over the previous 14 days and calculates an individual’s infection risk using big data and GPS. “The government also has a website which... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3188559/hong-kong-research-team-creates-hi-tech-app-designed-assess-exposure?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3188559/hong-kong-research-team-creates-hi-tech-app-designed-assess-exposure?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Aug 2022 10:08:10 +0000 Several travellers flying into Hong Kong on Tuesday said they felt fortunate to be among the first people set to undergo quarantine for only three days as part of the government’s “3+4” scheme. Authorities on Monday announced they would slash the week-long hotel isolation period to three days from Friday, with inbound arrivals allowed to spend the remaining four days at home or in other accommodation with limited freedom of movement. Businessman James Luk, 47, who works for a firm with... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3188329/travellers-hong-kong-say-they-feel-lucky-qualify-reduced?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3188329/travellers-hong-kong-say-they-feel-lucky-qualify-reduced?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Aug 2022 12:39:44 +0000 For Daniel Chan, a Hong Kong university student who is currently travelling in the United Kingdom, news of the city relaxing its quarantine rules came as a massive relief. “It feels like I have been told that I will not be going to prison for a few days … I am now more at ease,” he said. The 20-year-old originally planned to return to the city in mid-August ahead of the start of his university classes on September 1, but he ended up delaying his trip to wait for a potential shortening of the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3188202/coronavirus-young-hongkongers-express-relief-over?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3188202/coronavirus-young-hongkongers-express-relief-over?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Aug 2022 14:02:31 +0000 Walking past a dilapidated building in Hong Kong Island’s Fortress Hill neighbourhood two years ago, long-time resident Hwang Wai, 48, was distressed by what he saw. Most of the shops in the three-storey Fu Lee Loy Shopping Centre were empty, and a deadly silence hung over the once bustling place he used to frequent with friends as a boy. Built in 1980, it had 199 units and many used to be occupied by book publishers, grocery stores, hardware shops and traditional Chinese medicine clinics. “I... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3187929/how-revive-dying-hong-kong-shopping-centre-lower?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3187929/how-revive-dying-hong-kong-shopping-centre-lower?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 06 Aug 2022 04:00:19 +0000 Education authorities have spelled out in their clearest terms yet the “correct and accurate understanding” of Hong Kong’s history, stating the city was never a colony despite having been under colonial rule during the British “occupation”. In an article posted on its website on Tuesday, the Education Bureau said it was not seeking to deny the city’s history but that students needed to have an accurate understanding of the basic facts of important past events of China. The bureau also stated the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3187485/hong-kong-was-ruled-britain-during-occupation-was-never?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3187485/hong-kong-was-ruled-britain-during-occupation-was-never?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Aug 2022 13:37:34 +0000 The number of heatstroke cases in Hong Kong linked to outdoor activities during the first three weeks of July is almost double the figure reported last month, the Fire Services Department has warned, amid recent sweltering temperatures. According to the department, 122 cases of heatstroke were reported as a result of hiking and other outdoor activities from July 1 to 21, compared to 65 incidents in June. Law Man-kit, a senior station officer of the department, urged residents to avoid hiking at... https://www.scmp.com/weather/hong-kong/article/3187095/hong-kongs-fire-services-department-reports-rise-heatstroke-cases?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/weather/hong-kong/article/3187095/hong-kongs-fire-services-department-reports-rise-heatstroke-cases?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Jul 2022 23:30:22 +0000 Outraged fans are demanding answers and action while the government has promised a full investigation along with a comprehensive assessment of safety at future concerts after a shocking accident on stage during a sold-out show by Hong Kong boy band sensation Mirror left a dancer in a critical condition. Mo Lee Kai-yin, 27, was said to be in danger of becoming paralysed from the neck down on Friday after he was hit on the head by a giant screen that came crashing down the night before, also... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3187000/mirror-concert-mishap-caused-snapped-metal-cord-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3187000/mirror-concert-mishap-caused-snapped-metal-cord-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Jul 2022 04:52:21 +0000 More than 100 customers queued up at Happy Cake Shop in Wan Chai on Thursday morning, after the popular 45-year-old bakery announced it would close for good next week. A notice posted online on Wednesday said the shop on Queen’s Road East would serve its last customer on August 2 because it had failed to renew its rental agreement with the building’s owner. Customers are urged to visit a remaining branch in Ma On Shan. “Thank you for the support of all customers over the past 45 years,” the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3186851/more-100-customers-show-hong-kongs-happy-cake-shop?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3186851/more-100-customers-show-hong-kongs-happy-cake-shop?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 Jul 2022 04:04:27 +0000 Nicholas Yeung Chin-wang and his classmates shouted for joy when they learned they got into their secondary schools of choice in Hong Kong on Tuesday morning, saying their hard work had paid off after months of switching between campus and remote learning because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The 12-year-old pupil at Yaumati Catholic Primary School (Hoi Wang Road) said he could not sleep on Monday night. “When I was taking the lift back to my classroom [on Tuesday morning], I started getting... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3186610/most-hong-kong-pupils-thrilled-get-secondary-school-choice?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3186610/most-hong-kong-pupils-thrilled-get-secondary-school-choice?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 26 Jul 2022 05:33:03 +0000 Ceon Yan Tsz-soen stopped attending school in November 2019 after the youngster, then 16, was given a life-changing piece of news when she was diagnosed with lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system. Her parents cried when they were told, but Yan, now 18, stayed strong and did not shed a tear. “I was somehow prepared for it as the doctor said my situation was a bit abnormal after several checks. When I really knew it, I was like, okay, I have to face the truth,” she said. She is one of five... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3186140/hong-kong-teenager-who-kept-studies-despite-cancer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3186140/hong-kong-teenager-who-kept-studies-despite-cancer?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Jul 2022 01:00:15 +0000 Hong Kong residents in the city’s infamous subdivided flats and rooftop huts are bearing the brunt of a sweltering heatwave, with temperatures hitting 35 degrees Celsius or more in some areas on Thursday. The Observatory recorded “very hot” days from July 8 to 16, as well as on July 19 and 20, with the nine-day streak ranking as the sixth-longest for the city since 1884. To upgrade precautionary actions, the forecaster also introduced a new “prolonged heat alert” on July 16, reminding the public... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3186055/hong-kong-heatwave-residents-citys-subdivided?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3186055/hong-kong-heatwave-residents-citys-subdivided?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 21 Jul 2022 06:29:47 +0000 A 17-year-old schoolgirl’s dream of adding more gender and ethnic diversity to the financial sector in Hong Kong took a step closer to reality after she was admitted to the business school at one of the city’s top universities. Janita Farooq, from the Hong Kong Taoist Association The Yuen Yuen Institute No 3 Secondary School, has secured a place on the accounting and finance programme at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) through the school nominations direct admission route in late June. The... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3185982/high-flier-schoolgirl-aims-add-dash-diversity-hong-kongs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3185982/high-flier-schoolgirl-aims-add-dash-diversity-hong-kongs?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 20 Jul 2022 12:28:58 +0000 When two of Hong Kong’s franchised bus operators announced their merger earlier this week, a 16-year-old fan decided to ride on the New World First Bus and take a picture of it every day. “I will treasure the time I can still ride on the New World First Bus and will definitely have more rides on it in the coming year,” said Thomas Lee, a Form Four student who has been a fan of the company since he was three. Lee wants to have as many rides as he can in the two years before the roughly 650-strong... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3185496/new-world-first-bus-fans-vow-take-photos-and-many?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3185496/new-world-first-bus-fans-vow-take-photos-and-many?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Jul 2022 06:30:18 +0000 Nearly half of members of ethnic minority groups in Hong Kong were jobless during the fifth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, with some having to survive on savings or by borrowing money, according to a survey released on Tuesday. In a survey conducted by Hong Kong Unison, an organisation that advocates for ethnic minority groups, 48.9 per cent of 937 people in the demographic interviewed between early March and mid-April said they were unemployed. “The unemployment problem is very serious,”... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3185058/nearly-half-ethnic-minority-groups-hong-kong-jobless-during?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3185058/nearly-half-ethnic-minority-groups-hong-kong-jobless-during?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 Jul 2022 13:26:45 +0000 Care homes hard hit by the fifth wave of infections are better prepared for a sixth wave – but operators are struggling to hire enough staff, the sector has warned. There were 11,000 vacancies in care homes in April and a recruitment drive was launched on the mainland, but only 1,000 staff had been recruited so far. Kenneth Chan Chi-yuk, the chairman of the Elderly Services Association of Hong Kong, said on Monday that care homes had learned from the fifth wave and that is was believed that the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3184920/coronavirus-care-homes-hong-kong-struggle-find?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3184920/coronavirus-care-homes-hong-kong-struggle-find?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Jul 2022 14:31:39 +0000 Hong Kong’s largest dinosaur exhibition, “The Big Eight – Dinosaur Revelation”, officially opened at the Science Museum on Friday, showcasing eight original and reconstructed fossils of the giant reptiles. The exhibition is among the activities sponsored by the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s donation of HK$630 million (US$80.3 million) to the government to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to Chinese rule. It will run until November 16. Here is what you need to know about the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3184772/hong-kong-science-museums-dinosaur-exhibition-what-you?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3184772/hong-kong-science-museums-dinosaur-exhibition-what-you?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 Jul 2022 10:00:27 +0000 Ian Wan Tsz-ho was 15 and in his school uniform when he sat enthralled at the Hong Kong Coliseum in 2016, watching a concert by Canto-pop legend Paula Tsui Siu-fung. The singer was 67 at the time, and the thousands of people in the audience singing along to her hits were mostly in their 50s and 60s. “Those grannies kept looking at me and some even asked if I was forced to go there,” recalled Wan, now 21 and a university student. In fact, he was a big fan too. He was drawn to Canto-pop classics... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3184685/k-pop-j-pop-or-mando-pop-no-thanks-say-young-fans-drawn-hong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3184685/k-pop-j-pop-or-mando-pop-no-thanks-say-young-fans-drawn-hong?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 Jul 2022 01:00:18 +0000