https://www.scmp.com/rss/519812/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Eric Ng Eric Ng Shenzhen surgical robot start-up Yuanhua Tech plans to set up an assembly facility in Hong Kong to grow overseas sales and aims to float shares on the city’s bourse to fund development, according to its founder. In 2022, the company received approval from China’s National Medical Products Administration to sell self-developed orthopaedic robot systems for total and partial knee and hip joint replacement surgeries, founder and chairwoman Li Aili said in an interview. She expected that the firm,... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3321189/shenzhens-yuanhua-eyes-hong-kong-assembly-plant-ipo-overseas-surgical-robot-push?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3321189/shenzhens-yuanhua-eyes-hong-kong-assembly-plant-ipo-overseas-surgical-robot-push?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 Aug 2025 03:30:07 +0000 A 67-year-old woman was suspected to have fallen from her flat to her death while collecting laundry hanging near a window in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Police received a report from security personnel at Heng Shan House at Heng On Estate in Ma On Shan at 2.17pm that a woman was found lying on a platform of the building. The woman was unconscious when officers and paramedics arrived and was sent to Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin where she was pronounced dead. An initial investigation suggested... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3279043/hong-kong-woman-may-have-been-gathering-laundry-window-when-she-fell-her-death?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3279043/hong-kong-woman-may-have-been-gathering-laundry-window-when-she-fell-her-death?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:36:09 +0000 A psychiatric outpatient hacked to death his elderly neighbour at a Hong Kong public housing estate three years ago to stop him from making “irritating noises”, a court has heard. Ho Sai-yu on Tuesday admitted killing Wong Hang-lam, 84, at Heng On Estate in Ma On Shan on September 27, 2021, despite holding no personal grudges against him. The 38-year-old told police he intended to kill anyone coming out from the flat near his 19th-floor home, claiming he could no longer bear the purported... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3278853/mentally-ill-hongkonger-admits-hacking-neighbour-84-death-over-irritating-noise?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3278853/mentally-ill-hongkonger-admits-hacking-neighbour-84-death-over-irritating-noise?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Sep 2024 06:28:36 +0000 An Indian doctor who was acquitted in an indecent assault case in Hong Kong seven years ago has reportedly been arrested in the country over alleged corruption uncovered during an investigation into the rape and murder of a student at a hospital. Indian media reported Dr Sandip Ghosh, who is believed to have only worked in Hong Kong for a few days, was arrested last week by the country’s Central Bureau of Investigation on suspicion of corruption linked to his tenure as a principal of RG Kar... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3277983/doctor-cleared-hong-kong-case-held-india-amid-rape-murder-probe-worked-few-days-city?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3277983/doctor-cleared-hong-kong-case-held-india-amid-rape-murder-probe-worked-few-days-city?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Sep 2024 11:54:56 +0000 A senior field assistant with the conservation department died on Wednesday after he was reportedly bitten by an insect and injured one of his hands collecting plant specimens in a Hong Kong country park. While the Post learned Lam Kin-wai, 46, also showed signs of heatstroke, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said the cause of death of the senior field assistant would be investigated. It did not reveal what plant specimens he was collecting at Tai Mo Shan Country... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3276237/hong-kong-conservation-officer-dies-hospital-after-being-bitten-insect?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3276237/hong-kong-conservation-officer-dies-hospital-after-being-bitten-insect?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Aug 2024 08:07:54 +0000 A Hong Kong cabby has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after his taxi knocked down a woman and trapped her underneath near the Science Park in Tai Po. The man, 63, was turning left from Chong San Road onto Fo Yin Road when his vehicle struck the woman, 45, soon after 7.30am on Tuesday, police said. “The woman was trapped under the vehicle and had to be freed by firefighters,” the force said. She suffered injuries to her head and all four limbs and was transported to Prince of... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3275151/hong-kong-taxi-driver-63-arrested-allegedly-hitting-woman-trapping-her-underneath?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3275151/hong-kong-taxi-driver-63-arrested-allegedly-hitting-woman-trapping-her-underneath?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Aug 2024 05:43:38 +0000 A Hong Kong delivery van driver died on Monday afternoon after his vehicle slammed into the back of a lorry along a highway. Police officers and firefighters were called to the scene in Tai Po after the collision happened on the Sha Tin-bound lane of Tolo Highway at around 2.16pm. A video posted online shows the van crashing into the back of the lorry, which appeared to have stopped on the highway’s slow travel lane at the time. According to the force, the van driver, a 59-year-old man, was... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3273270/hong-kong-delivery-van-driver-killed-after-slamming-back-lorry-highway?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3273270/hong-kong-delivery-van-driver-killed-after-slamming-back-lorry-highway?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 Aug 2024 10:03:31 +0000 A study led by a Hong Kong team covering 10 Asian regions has found that early screening and low doses of aspirin can lower the risk of pregnant women developing a serious complication that causes high blood pressure. Researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) on Thursday said those interventions could reduce the risk of preterm pre-eclampsia by more than 40 per cent, and could also reduce by over 60 per cent the risk of perinatal mortality – deaths occurring between 24 weeks of... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3272835/hong-kong-researchers-say-aspirin-can-lower-risk-pregnancy-condition-causing-hypertension?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3272835/hong-kong-researchers-say-aspirin-can-lower-risk-pregnancy-condition-causing-hypertension?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:40:40 +0000 Hong Kong needs a new “high quality” medical school that will have a “positive impact” on healthcare talent and innovation, the city’s health minister has said after three city universities started a race to tackle a staffing shortfall in the profession. Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau on Saturday said the new medical school must be fully prepared and ensure students would fulfil the standards of the city’s licensing council. “Setting up the third medical school will have a positive impact on... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3272128/hong-kong-must-establish-high-quality-new-medical-school-train-top-talent-health-chief?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3272128/hong-kong-must-establish-high-quality-new-medical-school-train-top-talent-health-chief?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Jul 2024 07:36:54 +0000 A Hong Kong man was injured after he was attacked by two people wielding 12-inch knives on Sunday night after his truck was followed by two people in a car. Police said the man remained conscious after the attack and was able to contact them to report the incident. He was taken to Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin for treatment. The man was attacked after he spotted his truck was being tailed by a car as he drove to a bicycle storehouse. He pulled over and got out to check the vehicle behind... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3269519/hong-kong-man-attacked-knives-after-stopping-truck-check-car-following-him?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3269519/hong-kong-man-attacked-knives-after-stopping-truck-check-car-following-him?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Jul 2024 14:34:09 +0000 A man was arrested on Sunday after he allegedly drove on the wrong side of the road in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district, with his seven-seater vehicle colliding head-on with a Tesla car, leaving a passenger, his elderly mother-in-law, dead and five injured including himself. The woman, 79, lost consciousness at the scene and was certified dead at Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital in Tai Po about an hour later around 2.20pm. At around 1.15pm, the seven-seater with five family members, aged 18 to... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3265949/hong-kong-driver-arrested-over-traffic-accident-killed-79-year-old-woman?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3265949/hong-kong-driver-arrested-over-traffic-accident-killed-79-year-old-woman?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 09 Jun 2024 08:05:24 +0000 A woman cycling in northern Hong Kong crashed into a boom barrier and died from her injuries on Sunday. The expat woman in her 30s was cycling along Tai Mei Tuk Road in Tai Po and began going down a slope towards a barbeque pit in an area popular with cyclists. As she approached the YHA Bradbury Jockey Club Tai Mei Tuk Youth Hostel, she crashed into the lowered boom barrier and fell to the ground at about 7pm, police said. The Indian woman sustained injuries to her chest and was taken... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3264182/woman-cycling-northern-hong-kong-crashes-boom-barrier-dies-chest-injuries?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3264182/woman-cycling-northern-hong-kong-crashes-boom-barrier-dies-chest-injuries?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 26 May 2024 15:52:30 +0000 Passers-by and a shop owner who grabbed what they could to fight off a man armed with a knife in a Hong Kong fast-food shop have been hailed as heroes. Lui King-hoi, the owner of 138 Shoes, next to the fast-food shop run by the Fairwood chain, said on Thursday he acted on instinct. “I did not think about it much,” he told the Post. “All I wanted to do was to help and stop the attacker from hurting other people.” Lui, 37, along with several others, helped to subdue a 43-year-old man alleged to... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3263817/bystanders-shop-owners-defend-against-knifeman-hong-kong-fast-food-outlet-earning-praise-witnesses?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3263817/bystanders-shop-owners-defend-against-knifeman-hong-kong-fast-food-outlet-earning-praise-witnesses?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 May 2024 10:03:12 +0000 A Hong Kong man said to be armed with a knife was arrested on suspicion of injuring two people in an attack at a shopping centre in Kowloon on Thursday. Emergency personnel raced to Kai Tin Shopping Centre on Kai Tin Road in Lam Tin after police were alerted to the incident by several calls at around 1.21pm. The two injured men, aged 25 and 48, were workers at a vegetable stall in a market on the ground floor of the shopping centre and they did not know the 19-year-old suspect, according to... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3263769/hong-kong-man-arrested-after-2-injured-knife-attack-shopping-centre-just-18-hours-after-another?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3263769/hong-kong-man-arrested-after-2-injured-knife-attack-shopping-centre-just-18-hours-after-another?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 May 2024 07:15:45 +0000 A 61-year-old worker suffered burns to more than 50 per cent of his body in a factory fire in northwestern Hong Kong that took about 140 firefighters three hours to extinguish on Friday. The blaze ignited a two-storey plastics factory in the rural village of Wing Ning Tsuen on Yung Yuen Road in Yuen Long at around 12.39am. Chief Inspector Mak Sze-wai, an assistant Yuen Long divisional commander, said the factory worker was in the first-floor resting room when the fire broke out. “He attempted to... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3262147/hong-kong-worker-61-seriously-injured-factory-fire-3-others-escape-unscathed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3262147/hong-kong-worker-61-seriously-injured-factory-fire-3-others-escape-unscathed?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 May 2024 06:12:54 +0000 Musicians often trawl their hearts and souls when seeking inspiration for lyrics. Hong Kong singer-songwriter Xavian Wu Siu-yin, who goes by the artist name SY, dug extra deep. In his song “Obstacle Course”, released in February, SY explores his transition journey. Assigned female at birth, SY transitioned to male in his early 20s. What makes the song so unique is that the Chinese version features lyrics sung by SY before and after his transition. “It starts with a female voice because it was... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3260873/hong-kong-singers-transgender-journey-and-new-song-lyrics-sung-and-after-gender-transition-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3260873/hong-kong-singers-transgender-journey-and-new-song-lyrics-sung-and-after-gender-transition-and?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 May 2024 23:15:24 +0000 Hong Kong unions and concern groups have accused government departments of failing to take timely action to prevent fatal industrial accidents before a revised safety code for working in confined spaces is launched, with at least seven workers killed in less than three years in similar cases. They urged authorities to plug gaps in supervision at construction sites and make immediate improvements, including requiring contractors to report details of work content, dates and safety plans in advance... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3260056/death-2-hong-kong-sewer-workers-triggers-renewed-calls-action-plug-safety-gaps-sites?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3260056/death-2-hong-kong-sewer-workers-triggers-renewed-calls-action-plug-safety-gaps-sites?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Apr 2024 09:31:29 +0000 Two Hong Kong sewer workers have died after suspected exposure to hydrogen sulphide while underground, prompting authorities to temporarily suspend related cleaning operations. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Tuesday morning a full investigation was needed to understand why the workers, employed by a subcontractor of the Drainage Services Department, had ventured underground and whether safety regulations were followed. “Everyone has a responsibility to improve industrial safety,... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3259982/2-hong-kong-sewer-workers-die-after-suspected-exposure-hydrogen-sulphide-while-underground?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3259982/2-hong-kong-sewer-workers-die-after-suspected-exposure-hydrogen-sulphide-while-underground?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Apr 2024 03:17:37 +0000 A six-year-old girl is in a critical condition after contracting the flu in Hong Kong, with health authorities investigating the case and underscoring the need for members of the public to get vaccinated. The case emerged after an unvaccinated eight-year-old girl died last week after being infected with influenza A. The Centre for Health Protection said on Monday the six-year-old girl, who was in good health previously, had developed a fever and cough on Friday and was brought to Union Hospital... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3259954/girl-6-critical-condition-after-contracting-flu-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3259954/girl-6-critical-condition-after-contracting-flu-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 22 Apr 2024 14:46:17 +0000 An off-duty Hong Kong paramedic has died two days after his car slammed into another vehicle on Tolo Highway in the New Territories. Authorities told the Post on Sunday that he had died the night before at around 9.33pm. The 31-year-old paramedic surnamed Chen was driving on Tolo Highway near Chinese University at around 7pm on Thursday when he reportedly failed to stop in time before crashing into the rear of a van, according to a source. Chen suffered serious neck injuries and was taken... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3258955/duty-hong-kong-paramedic-dies-2-days-after-crashing-his-car-van?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3258955/duty-hong-kong-paramedic-dies-2-days-after-crashing-his-car-van?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 14 Apr 2024 06:58:14 +0000 An 84-year-old dementia sufferer was found dead with tape covering his nose and mouth while his wife was discovered injured and unconscious in the bedroom of their upscale Hong Kong flat on Wednesday after a suspected murder-suicide attempt. Preliminary investigations revealed that the woman, 71, had been considering taking her own life around two weeks earlier because she was concerned about not being able to take care of her husband, a source familiar with the case said. The Post learned that... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3256886/elderly-hong-kong-man-mouth-nose-taped-shut-found-dead-wife-hospitalised-suspected-murder-suicide?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3256886/elderly-hong-kong-man-mouth-nose-taped-shut-found-dead-wife-hospitalised-suspected-murder-suicide?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Mar 2024 05:26:19 +0000 Hong Kong’s health authorities plan to step up efforts to form collaborations with life sciences institutions and pharmaceutical companies and create a one-stop shop in a bid to burnish the city’s credentials as a clinical trial and research centre. Dr Venus Siu Wing-sze, the Hospital Authority’s chief manager of clinical effectiveness and technology management, said a new Central Clinical Research and Innovation Office would be up and running in the second quarter of the year. “This office will... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3254281/hong-kong-promote-collaboration-institutions-and-pharmaceutical-firms-boost-city-clinical-trial-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3254281/hong-kong-promote-collaboration-institutions-and-pharmaceutical-firms-boost-city-clinical-trial-and?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Mar 2024 23:00:15 +0000 A male driver of a private car died and a cabby was injured after a truck crashed into their stationary vehicles on a Hong Kong highway on Monday. The accident happened after the two men pulled over and got out of their vehicles to check the damage after their cars collided. A police spokesman said a “a private car and a taxi collided and two drivers got out of the vehicles” before the truck ploughed into the accident scene. “When emergency personnel arrived, the two injured drivers were found... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3254091/truck-slams-2-stationary-vehicles-hong-kong-highway-killing-1-motorist-who-alighted-inspect-damage?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3254091/truck-slams-2-stationary-vehicles-hong-kong-highway-killing-1-motorist-who-alighted-inspect-damage?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 04 Mar 2024 08:28:28 +0000 A doctor has died after he was hit by a boat which tore off one of his legs as he swam in Hong Kong waters on Thursday morning. Police said the man, who was 37, was swimming alone in the waters between Sam Mun Tsai in Tai Po and Ma On Shan when he was struck by the small boat, powered by an outboard motor, at about 8.20am. The Post has learned that the victim was Joshua Law Chun, who worked for aesthetic medicine clinic Beauskin Medical Group. He was said to be a regular swimmer and lived in the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3252014/hong-kong-swimmer-30-dies-after-sampan-boat-rips-leg-waters-near-tai-po?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3252014/hong-kong-swimmer-30-dies-after-sampan-boat-rips-leg-waters-near-tai-po?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Feb 2024 03:32:50 +0000 Hong Kong has welcomed the arrival of at least six newborns on the first day of Lunar New Year, with a boy and a girl being the first “dragon babies” of 2024. Miles, the second child of Kelvin and Judy Chan, was born at midnight, weighing 3.1kg (6.8 pounds), at the CUHK Medical Centre in Sha Tin. His mother said she was surprised he was among the first “dragon babies” of the year as little Miles’ expected delivery date was next Saturday. “We never planned it. It just so happened I started... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3251617/lucky-start-hong-kong-welcomes-6-dragon-babies-first-day-lunar-new-year-boy-and-girl-born-stroke?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3251617/lucky-start-hong-kong-welcomes-6-dragon-babies-first-day-lunar-new-year-boy-and-girl-born-stroke?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 10 Feb 2024 06:26:59 +0000 A middle-aged Hong Kong tuberculosis patient has been left in a critical condition after his heart stopped when a tube detached from his ventilator machine in a suspected medical blunder. Kwong Wah Hospital in Yau Ma Tei revealed on Thursday that the patient, 51, who had been diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis and was alone in an isolation ward, fell unconscious on February 5 and his heart stopped when the ventilator tube detached. The man was resuscitated, regained a pulse and was sent to an... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3251437/hong-kong-patient-critical-condition-after-tube-detaches-ventilator-machine-isolation-ward?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3251437/hong-kong-patient-critical-condition-after-tube-detaches-ventilator-machine-isolation-ward?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Feb 2024 11:26:00 +0000 An 80-year-old Hong Kong man has died in an alleged murder-suicide attempt inside an MTR station toilet, while his disabled wife with dementia has survived. Staff at Shek Mun MTR station in Sha Tin contacted police at around 4.30pm on Tuesday after finding the couple unconscious inside a public toilet with their heads covered by plastic bags tied with strings. The 71-year-old woman, who uses a wheelchair, regained consciousness after emergency services personnel attended the scene. Hong Kong... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3250368/elderly-hong-kong-man-dies-after-alleged-murder-suicide-attempt-mtr-toilet-disabled-wife-dementia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3250368/elderly-hong-kong-man-dies-after-alleged-murder-suicide-attempt-mtr-toilet-disabled-wife-dementia?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Jan 2024 02:13:51 +0000 Child leukaemia patients whose bone marrow samples contain a particular protein are at greater risk of relapse, which could pave the way for medical intervention and increased survival rates, a Hong Kong study has found. Researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong on Wednesday said children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) were found to be twice as likely to relapse if their bone marrow samples had the CD9 protein. The CD9 protein, found on the surface of several cell types, has... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3249641/hong-kong-researchers-make-breakthrough-discovery-identifying-child-leukaemia-patients-greater-risk?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3249641/hong-kong-researchers-make-breakthrough-discovery-identifying-child-leukaemia-patients-greater-risk?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Jan 2024 10:09:21 +0000 Peers of renowned Hong Kong plastic surgeon Dr Wilson Ho Wai-sun, who was killed in a taxi crash in Wan Chai on Sunday night, have expressed sorrow over his death while recognising his contributions to the cosmetic surgery sector. Those who were saddened by the news included a survivor of the deadly Pat Sin Leng hill fire in 1996, who remembered the doctor for being kind and caring during his painful treatments in hospital almost 20 years ago. Ho, 59, and a female passenger, 47, died after the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3248672/distinguished-hong-kong-plastic-surgeon-killed-wan-chai-collision-credited-putting-city-map-industry?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3248672/distinguished-hong-kong-plastic-surgeon-killed-wan-chai-collision-credited-putting-city-map-industry?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 16 Jan 2024 12:50:28 +0000 Hong Kong’s first Catholic university plans to raise up to HK$800 million (US$102 million) to fund the construction of a new campus in Sha Tin, days after receiving its varsity status from the government. Professor Lo Tit-wing, vice-president of Saint Francis University, on Monday said the current campus in Tseung Kwan O had reached full capacity and the institution needed to expand its facilities to help bring in more students. The proposed site belongs to the university’s operator, Caritas... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3248534/hong-kongs-first-catholic-university-seeks-hk800-million-build-new-sha-tin-campus?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3248534/hong-kongs-first-catholic-university-seeks-hk800-million-build-new-sha-tin-campus?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Jan 2024 13:02:22 +0000 At least 10 people suffered minor injuries on Monday morning when a Hong Kong double-decker bus crashed into a kerb in Sha Tin. The KMB bus mounted the road divider on Sha Tin Central Street near New Town Plaza at around 7.15am as it was heading towards Tai Wai. The impact of the collision cracked the vehicle’s windscreen, while a metal railing was also dislodged from the divider. Firefighters attended the scene and helped rescue those on board. The driver and nine injured passengers –... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3247603/10-passengers-hurt-hong-kong-double-decker-bus-crashes-kerb-sha-tin?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3247603/10-passengers-hurt-hong-kong-double-decker-bus-crashes-kerb-sha-tin?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Jan 2024 01:30:12 +0000 Hong Kong’s seasonal peak in flu and Covid-19 infections may stretch into March, but the government has no plans to revive the mask mandate or a testing regime at border control points, the health chief has said. The city is bracing for an expected surge of flu and coronavirus cases next week, and the healthcare system is already showing signs of strain. The waiting time at the accident and emergency departments of 10 public hospitals, out of 18 providing the services, occasionally stretched... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3247511/no-plans-revive-mask-mandate-or-border-tests-hong-kong-braces-flu-season-peak-and-rise-covid?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3247511/no-plans-revive-mask-mandate-or-border-tests-hong-kong-braces-flu-season-peak-and-rise-covid?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 06 Jan 2024 07:21:27 +0000 Hong Kong public hospitals welcomed four newborn babies in the early hours of the first day of 2024, with their parents set to receive a one-time government subsidy of HK$20,000 (US$2,561). The first baby of the New Year, a girl, was born in Queen Mary Hospital in Pok Fu Lam at 12.05am, followed by a baby boy at 12.32am in Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung and another girl at 12.36am in Queen Mary Hospital. The fourth baby, a girl weighing 2.86kg (6.3lbs), was born in Prince of Wales... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3246870/im-very-happy-hong-kong-public-hospitals-welcome-first-4-babies-2024-parents-set-receive-hk20000?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3246870/im-very-happy-hong-kong-public-hospitals-welcome-first-4-babies-2024-parents-set-receive-hk20000?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Jan 2024 06:46:46 +0000 Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words, and must include your full name and address, plus a phone number for verification. I refer to the article, “Hong Kong’s transgender teens struggle with confusion and pain as specialised healthcare is for over-18s only” (June 25). I have become one of the patients of the Gender... https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/3246650/timely-medical-care-human-right-trans-or-not?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/3246650/timely-medical-care-human-right-trans-or-not?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 30 Dec 2023 03:30:10 +0000 I was born in Fujian, China, in 1976. When I was one year old, my mother brought me and my older brother to Hong Kong to join our father. We lived in North Point where there is quite a big Fujian community. It was a happy time. My mother got a job in a factory manufacturing electronic parts and my father was a delivery man for Dairy Farm. When I was four, my little sister was born. Because my parents were both working, she was looked after by relatives in China. She came back to Hong Kong four... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3244361/miracle-i-didnt-go-jail-recovering-hong-kong-drug-user-finds-cause-hope-after-heartbreak?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3244361/miracle-i-didnt-go-jail-recovering-hong-kong-drug-user-finds-cause-hope-after-heartbreak?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 Dec 2023 23:15:13 +0000 An eight-month-old Hong Kong boy remained in a critical condition on Monday after he and a domestic helper were flung from a car which hit a concrete road barrier the previous day, prompting police to arrest his father on suspicion of dangerous driving. Police said they received a report on Sunday afternoon that a vehicle had slammed into a road barrier while it was travelling along Tolo Highway towards Sheung Shui. The father, 52, was driving the car and travelling with the child’s mother, the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3242928/8-month-old-hong-kong-baby-flung-car-during-accident-critical-condition-police-arrest-father?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3242928/8-month-old-hong-kong-baby-flung-car-during-accident-critical-condition-police-arrest-father?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Nov 2023 06:02:26 +0000 Two superbugs are on the rise among patients in Hong Kong, the Hospital Authority has warned while announcing a pilot scheme that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to combat antibiotic overuse. Dr Raymond Lai Wai-man, the authority’s chief infection control officer, said the number of patients carrying vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) and Candida auris had increased in the first three quarters of 2023 compared with previous years. Lai attributed the trend to fewer resources allocated to... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3242631/hong-kong-hospital-authority-warns-surge-2-superbugs-turns-ai-fight-against-antibiotic-overuse?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3242631/hong-kong-hospital-authority-warns-surge-2-superbugs-turns-ai-fight-against-antibiotic-overuse?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Nov 2023 01:30:12 +0000 Hong Kong police are investigating a crash that killed a 73-year-old minibus driver who appeared to faint before his vehicle slammed into a wall at a junction in Tai Po. A police spokesman on Thursday night said the green minibus, operating route 20P, was believed to have lost control and crashed into a wall at the junction of Kwong Fuk Road and Nam Wan Road at around 8.30pm. Hong Kong minibus driver, 75, dies after being hit by sliding parked vehicle Firefighters freed the driver, who was... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3242650/hong-kong-police-investigate-crash-involving-minibus-driver-73-who-died-after-vehicle-slammed-wall?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3242650/hong-kong-police-investigate-crash-involving-minibus-driver-73-who-died-after-vehicle-slammed-wall?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Nov 2023 00:33:52 +0000 The “yoga ball” case of university professor and anaesthesiologist Khaw Kim Sun, who was found guilty of killing his daughter and wife, has been sent back to the High Court for retrial after Hong Kong’s top court quashed his conviction on Tuesday. The alleged murder took the lives of Khaw’s wife Wong Siew Fing, 47, and their second child Lily Khaw Li Ling, 16, in May 2015. The two died of carbon monoxide poisoning in a Mini Cooper car after a leaking inflatable yoga ball filled with a lethal... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3242375/university-professors-hong-kong-conviction-murder-wife-and-daughter-quashed-what-happens-next?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3242375/university-professors-hong-kong-conviction-murder-wife-and-daughter-quashed-what-happens-next?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:08:48 +0000 Setting up a third medical school in Hong Kong could boost the city’s status as an international research hub in the field, but a lack of teaching hospital capacity could present challenges, a lawmaker and the head of a patients’ group said on Friday. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) earlier this week unveiled plans to open a new medical school, which it said would focus more on research. Under the proposal aiming to align with the city’s vision to become a regional... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3237800/third-hong-kong-medical-school-can-boost-citys-research-hub-status-teaching-hospital-shortage-may?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3237800/third-hong-kong-medical-school-can-boost-citys-research-hub-status-teaching-hospital-shortage-may?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Oct 2023 05:45:08 +0000 Researchers from Hong Kong, Beijing and South Korea have created an AI-powered tool and a web portal that can predict the prognosis for brain cancer patients, while providing publicly accessible information on the aggressiveness of individual cases. The team led by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology on Tuesday said the predictions could shed light on more precise treatments for patients to help improve their survival rate. “The current treatment can usually only prolong patients’... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3237494/scientists-hong-kong-beijing-south-korea-create-ai-tool-predict-brain-cancer-prognosis?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3237494/scientists-hong-kong-beijing-south-korea-create-ai-tool-predict-brain-cancer-prognosis?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Oct 2023 16:47:04 +0000 A man was killed and another rushed to hospital in Hong Kong on Saturday after their motorcycle crashed on a major highway. The accident took place at 1.09pm along the northbound lanes of Tai Po Highway, at a section near the Sha Tin MTR station, when the motorcycle lost control and rammed into a roadside barrier. Images posted on social media show the damaged vehicle leaking fuel, the riders’ helmet lying scattered nearby and bloodstains on the roadside. 4 crashes in 15 minutes on Hong Kong’s... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3237160/hong-kong-man-killed-another-hospital-after-duos-motorbike-crashes-major-highway?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3237160/hong-kong-man-killed-another-hospital-after-duos-motorbike-crashes-major-highway?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Oct 2023 08:13:38 +0000 A man was killed in an industrial accident at the Hong Kong Science Park in a suspected case of electrocution as he connected some solar panels to a power supply amid rainfall on Sunday morning. The 38-year-old electrician was found unconscious at around 11.30am in a room at the top of a building on Science Park East Avenue. The site spans 22 hectares (54 acres) in Sha Tin and Tai Po, and offers laboratories and shared facilities to technology companies. An ambulance was dispatched after his... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3234047/hong-kong-man-38-dies-while-connecting-solar-panels-power-supply-amid-rainfall-citys-science-park?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3234047/hong-kong-man-38-dies-while-connecting-solar-panels-power-supply-amid-rainfall-citys-science-park?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 Sep 2023 12:37:20 +0000 A veteran nurse’s negligence contributed to a fatal blunder involving a premature baby with heart problems who died in a Hong Kong hospital after a valve on an infusion line for medicine was not opened, an inquiry has found. In response to the findings, Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin on Friday pledged to explore ways to improve the sensitivity of the alarm system for the injection device, which was responsible for delivering drugs to the patient. The nurse, who had more than 20 years of... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3230856/veteran-hong-kong-nurses-negligence-contributed-blunder-premature-baby-who-died-after-valve-device?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3230856/veteran-hong-kong-nurses-negligence-contributed-blunder-premature-baby-who-died-after-valve-device?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Aug 2023 15:01:33 +0000 A cluster of 55 Hong Kong camp-goers, mostly teenagers, were hit by food poisoning and suffered diarrhoea and vomiting at a site in the New Territories on Monday, prompting an investigation by authorities. A source familiar with the case said the group had eaten penne carbonara for dinner at the Jockey Club Duke of Edinburgh Training Camp in Tai Po at about 6.30pm on Sunday. This 5-star resort in Bali is not your typical summer camp for kids The source said the patients were among 72 from a... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3230213/hong-kong-authorities-investigate-after-44-camp-goers-mostly-teens-admitted-hospital-diarrhoea-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3230213/hong-kong-authorities-investigate-after-44-camp-goers-mostly-teens-admitted-hospital-diarrhoea-and?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Aug 2023 06:01:19 +0000 A wild boar was caught and put down after it bit two passers-by outside a railway station in Hong Kong on Friday. The attack took place outside the Lok King Street exit of Fo Tan MTR Station in Sha Tin district soon after 11.15am. According to police, the wild pig attacked a 15-year-old boy and a woman. A police spokesman said the teenager was bitten on the hand and the woman on the leg. The pair were taken to Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin for treatment. According to the force, officers... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3229237/boar-attacks-hong-kong-boy-15-and-woman-outside-mtr-station-sparking-hunt-wild-pig?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3229237/boar-attacks-hong-kong-boy-15-and-woman-outside-mtr-station-sparking-hunt-wild-pig?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Jul 2023 06:41:48 +0000 A second Hong Kong woman has died of injuries suffered in a fire at a public housing flat after an argument started among four sisters over the sale of a property. The youngest, 46, who suffered major burns and whose condition was listed as “serious” died at 5.41pm on Tuesday in the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin. The 58-year-old oldest sister, surnamed Wong, was certified dead at 11.34pm on Monday in the same hospital, after she suffered burns to 70 per cent of her body. The second and... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3228803/hong-kong-woman-dies-flat-fire-after-quarrel-sisters-over-sale-property?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3228803/hong-kong-woman-dies-flat-fire-after-quarrel-sisters-over-sale-property?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 Jul 2023 03:25:42 +0000 An argument over whether to sell a flat owned by their late father led to the blaze and subsequent knife attack that left four Hong Kong sisters in hospital, the Post has learned. On Monday, three of the women, aged 46, 51 and 58, were in a coma and listed in critical condition in hospital, while their 53-year-old sister was in serious condition, according to a source familiar with the case. A preliminary investigation suggested the four sisters were doused with a flammable solution and suffered... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3228773/property-quarrel-led-hong-kong-flat-fire-knife-attack-left-4-sisters-severely-injured-hospital?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3228773/property-quarrel-led-hong-kong-flat-fire-knife-attack-left-4-sisters-severely-injured-hospital?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Jul 2023 13:00:13 +0000 Four sisters suffered serious burns, with one in critical condition, after a flat blaze in Hong Kong’s Wong Tai Sin on Sunday afternoon. Police arrested a partially-clothed woman, the oldest sister, in a corridor next to the 35th-floor flat in Lok Shun House in Tsz Lok Estate at 3.34pm after they fielded several emergency calls. The four sisters all suffered burns and one also had knife wounds. They were all taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Ho Man Tin for treatment. Firefighters put out the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3228644/hong-kong-police-launch-investigation-after-women-injured-flat-fire-public-housing-estate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3228644/hong-kong-police-launch-investigation-after-women-injured-flat-fire-public-housing-estate?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 23 Jul 2023 09:04:51 +0000 Hong Kong authorities have launched an investigation after an electric water heater exploded in a Sha Tin flat on Tuesday, injuring two people. The incident occurred at 10.39am, soon after a 17-year-old girl turned on the heater in the bathroom of a top-floor flat of the six-storey Fu Cheong House on Tai Wai Road in Sha Tin. According to police, the girl was waiting in the living room for the water to heat up when the blast happened. “The heater exploded, causing domestic items to fly and hit... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3228093/two-hongkongers-injured-when-electric-water-heater-explodes-top-floor-flat?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3228093/two-hongkongers-injured-when-electric-water-heater-explodes-top-floor-flat?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Jul 2023 08:26:27 +0000