https://www.scmp.com/rss/522302/feed Pok Oi Hospital: A prominent Hong Kong-based charitable healthcare institution, Pok Oi Hospital was founded in 1919 in Yuen Long, New Territories. Its mission, "We Love, We Care, We Serve," drives its commitment to providing quality medical, social, and educational services. Beyond its 24-hour acute hospital and specialist clinics, it operates over 100 service units across Hong Kong, encompassing Chinese medicine, elderly care, youth and family support, and schools. Recognised for its... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Lam Ka-sing Lam Ka-sing Police have arrested a domestic helper on suspicion of child neglect following the death of a six-month-old baby in northern Hong Kong. The force said it received a report from the baby girl’s family at 11.39am on Friday that she had been found unconscious on a bed at home in the Fairview Park development in Yuen Long. Emergency personnel rushed the infant to Pok Oi Hospital in Yuen Long for treatment, police said. She was transferred to Tuen Mun Hospital, where she was later certified dead. A... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3349003/domestic-helper-arrested-after-6-month-old-girl-dies-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3349003/domestic-helper-arrested-after-6-month-old-girl-dies-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:24:46 +0000 Fiona Sun Fiona Sun Twenty-one people have been injured in a crash involving two double-decker buses, a truck and a car on Yuen Long Highway in Hong Kong. Police said on Friday that the force was alerted to the traffic accident at 6.35pm. As of 8pm, 12 women and nine men had suffered minor injuries, police said. Among them was the driver of the private car, the force added. Franchised bus firm KMB said two double-deckers on routes 276B and 269B were involved in the accident with the two other vehicles while... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3346548/21-hurt-4-vehicle-crash-hong-kongs-yuen-long-highway?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3346548/21-hurt-4-vehicle-crash-hong-kongs-yuen-long-highway?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:59:05 +0000 Edith Lin Edith Lin A 65-year-old woman died after being trapped inside a taxi that crashed into a private car and overturned early on Sunday in northern Hong Kong, police said. A subsequent police investigation led to the arrest of the driver and passenger of the car involved in the collision in Pat Heung in the New Territories. They were suspected of possessing offensive weapons after officers found a knife and an extendable baton at the scene. The crash occurred at around 12.30am when the driver of the taxi... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3341147/65-year-old-hong-kong-woman-dies-after-taxi-overturns-early-morning-crash?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3341147/65-year-old-hong-kong-woman-dies-after-taxi-overturns-early-morning-crash?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 25 Jan 2026 06:17:43 +0000 Themis Chen Themis Chen A Hong Kong man who went missing for more than 12 hours during a hike in Yuen Long was found by an employee of Tai Lam Tunnel on Monday morning. The force received a report from a 57-year-old woman, surnamed Lee, at 5.22pm on Sunday, saying that her 28-year-old son was missing after going off to relieve himself while the pair were on a hike in Tai Tong. The man, surnamed Tang, had an intellectual disability, according to police. The Government Flying Service dispatched helicopters overnight to... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3337286/hong-kong-man-who-went-missing-overnight-hike-mother-found-yuen-long?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3337286/hong-kong-man-who-went-missing-overnight-hike-mother-found-yuen-long?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 22 Dec 2025 06:33:10 +0000 Ng Kang-chung Ng Kang-chung Hong Kong has recorded two more imported cases of the mosquito-borne viral disease chikungunya involving a man and a woman who had both recently travelled to mainland China. The latest cases pushed the total number of confirmed infections in the city to 70 so far this year, of which four were locally acquired, the Centre for Health Protection said on Sunday. The man, 69, lives in Yuen Long. He visited Yunnan province with three other friends between November 9 and 16. According to preliminary... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3333864/chikungunya-strikes-two-hong-kong-travellers-infection-count-rises-70?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3333864/chikungunya-strikes-two-hong-kong-travellers-infection-count-rises-70?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 23 Nov 2025 14:42:18 +0000 Leopold Chen Leopold Chen Hong Kong authorities will offer a one-time HK$20,000 (US$2,570) subsidy to more than 200 community centres serving the elderly and disabled to help more voters cast their ballots in the coming Legislative Council election, expanding on an arrangement in place during a previous citywide poll two years ago. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han said on Tuesday that the subsidies would be used to provide transport arrangements to elderly residents and people with disabilities, as well... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3332325/hong-kong-offer-hk20000-subsidies-help-elderly-and-disabled-voters?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3332325/hong-kong-offer-hk20000-subsidies-help-elderly-and-disabled-voters?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Nov 2025 08:06:55 +0000 Danny Mok Danny Mok A resident of a care home for the mentally disabled in Hong Kong has been arrested on suspicion of murder after another man in the facility died following a fight. A dispute broke out between two male residents, both in their fifties, at Ming Sum Home for the SEN in Wong Uk Tsuen, Yuen Long, and the confrontation turned physical at about 5.40pm on Monday. One of the men was believed to have hit and kicked the other, a police source said. The injured resident was rushed to Pok Oi Hospital in Yuen... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3318197/hong-kong-care-home-resident-arrested-suspicion-murder-after-man-dies?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3318197/hong-kong-care-home-resident-arrested-suspicion-murder-after-man-dies?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 14 Jul 2025 16:28:16 +0000 Jess Ma Jess Ma Hong Kong police have arrested two people over a suspected hit-and-run accident that killed a 71-year-old man on a bicycle on Tuesday, with the driver still at large, the Post has learned. A source familiar with the matter said a 57-year-old woman, suspected to be the owner of the car that killed the victim, and her 67-year-old husband, were arrested on Wednesday morning. “Police suspect preliminarily that the driver was the arrested person’s grandson,” an insider said. The driver allegedly... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3316606/2-arrested-hong-kong-over-alleged-hit-and-run-kills-cyclist-71?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3316606/2-arrested-hong-kong-over-alleged-hit-and-run-kills-cyclist-71?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Jul 2025 05:29:41 +0000 Danny Mok Danny Mok Hong Kong police are searching for the motorist involved in a suspected hit-and-run in Yuen Long that resulted in the death of a cyclist. A private car was travelling on Long Ping Road in the direction of Tin Shui Wai when the vehicle struck the man riding the bicycle near Fung Chi Tsuen at about 6.20pm on Tuesday, police said. The driver allegedly did not attend to the injured cyclist and instead left the scene. Emergency responders discovered the cyclist unconscious and took him to Pok Oi... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3316546/hong-kong-police-search-motorist-over-fatal-hit-and-run-yuen-long?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3316546/hong-kong-police-search-motorist-over-fatal-hit-and-run-yuen-long?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:44:39 +0000