https://www.scmp.com/rss/522429/feed Caritas Medical Centre is a Roman Catholic-founded district general hospital located in Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Established in 1964 and co-managed by the Hospital Authority and Caritas Hong Kong, its mission is to provide humanising, patient-centred care with the motto "Love in the Service of Hope". The centre offers a comprehensive range of acute, rehabilitative, ambulatory, and community medical services, including a 24-hour accident and emergency department. It is notable for... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Wynna Wong Wynna Wong A man has been arrested in Hong Kong for allegedly indecently assaulting a woman in a stairwell before fighting with her husband. Police said the incident occurred at about 12.54am on Monday in a stairwell outside a building on Apliu Street in Sham Shui Po. A woman, 30, surnamed Lai reported that she was indecently assaulted by a man. Her husband, 34, subsequently became involved in a dispute with the suspect. During the altercation, the husband was allegedly attacked by the man, according to... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3345930/hong-kong-police-arrest-man-over-alleged-indecent-assault-and-fight?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3345930/hong-kong-police-arrest-man-over-alleged-indecent-assault-and-fight?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Mar 2026 05:08:08 +0000 Theodora Yu Theodora Yu Some elderly residents facing eviction from a block of subdivided flats in Hong Kong have expressed concerns that they could lose their jobs if forced to relocate to enable their landlords to upgrade the homes to comply with new regulations. Residents of Sham Shui Po’s Yee Wa Building were previously told they would need to leave sometime between March and December. The renovations were prompted by a clampdown on substandard housing that is set to take effect in March. Landlords who immediately... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3340603/elderly-hongkongers-facing-eviction-over-subdivided-flat-revamp-fear-upended-lives?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3340603/elderly-hongkongers-facing-eviction-over-subdivided-flat-revamp-fear-upended-lives?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:19:14 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial The damage caused by scammers has long been measured in financial terms. Around HK$14 million (US$1.8 million) was lost to internet fraud in the first week of this year alone. However, an alarming new study indicates that Hong Kong must widen its response to address the mental welfare of scam victims. Nearly a third of the victims who sought counselling through crisis hotlines last year had possible suicidal tendencies, the Caritas Family Crisis Support Centre said on Sunday. The welfare group... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3339827/hong-kongs-victims-online-scams-need-psychological-safety-nets?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3339827/hong-kongs-victims-online-scams-need-psychological-safety-nets?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Jan 2026 22:45:08 +0000 Ng Kang-chung Ng Kang-chung Nearly a third of scam victims who sought counselling through a Hong Kong welfare group’s crisis hotlines last year had possible suicidal tendencies, according to a study by the organisation. The Caritas Family Crisis Support Centre said on Sunday that its hotline service handled 3,983 debt-related cases in 2025, with more than 31 per cent involving individuals at risk of suicide and requiring crisis intervention. “Many who fall victim to scams feel shame and guilt,” the centre said in its... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3339508/31-scam-victims-calling-hong-kong-helpline-had-possible-suicidal-tendencies?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3339508/31-scam-victims-calling-hong-kong-helpline-had-possible-suicidal-tendencies?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Jan 2026 12:16:06 +0000 Oscar Liu,Edith Lin,Natalie Wong,Leopold Chen Oscar Liu,Edith Lin,Natalie Wong,Leopold Chen Hong Kong firefighters are investigating the cause behind a fire, including a possible electrical fault, at a public housing flat that left one man dead, injured eight others and forced more than 250 residents to evacuate. Authorities received multiple reports on Sunday morning of thick smoke billowing from the flat, with 91 firefighters deployed to Mei Yue House in Kowloon’s Shek Kip Mei Estate. The blaze was largely under control by 8.54am, about 40 minutes after it was first reported. The... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3338648/1-dead-more-200-evacuated-after-fire-breaks-out-hong-kong-flat?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3338648/1-dead-more-200-evacuated-after-fire-breaks-out-hong-kong-flat?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 04 Jan 2026 02:39:06 +0000 Susan Su,Elizabeth Cheung Susan Su,Elizabeth Cheung Most patients visiting Hong Kong emergency departments at public hospitals at night for minor ailments were not aware they could go to evening clinics instead, although securing a booking was difficult and multiple calls were needed before a successful slot could be confirmed. With a new fees regime in public hospitals beginning on Thursday, authorities aimed to divert less urgent cases away from accident and emergency (A&E) departments, encouraging patients to visit public clinics for minor or... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3338606/most-patients-hong-kong-ae-departments-unaware-evening-clinics-alternative?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3338606/most-patients-hong-kong-ae-departments-unaware-evening-clinics-alternative?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 03 Jan 2026 07:28:48 +0000 Edith Lin Edith Lin A Hong Kong student has been arrested after he allegedly stabbed his classmate following a dispute at a public housing estate, with police investigating the cause of the incident. Police said on Wednesday that the 17-year-old victim suffered knife wounds to his eyes, ears, hands, waist and back. The case was reported at around 7pm on Tuesday at Mei Yue House in Shek Kip Mei Estate in Sham Shui Po. “After our preliminary investigation, we suspect that the pair had a dispute over a trivial matter... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3334199/2-hong-kong-students-stabbed-after-birthday-celebration-police-investigating?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3334199/2-hong-kong-students-stabbed-after-birthday-celebration-police-investigating?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Nov 2025 07:09:38 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong Three Hongkongers have been jailed for up to 18 years for their roles in a conspiracy to carry out bomb attacks during the 2019 anti-government protests. The defendants were escorted to the High Court on Monday for sentencing on a count of conspiracy to cause an explosion likely to endanger life or cause serious injury to property. Fishing-gear seller Lukas Ho Cheuk-wai, 41, received the heaviest sentence of 18 years for masterminding the attacks, including providing a rental flat for producing... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3330418/3-hongkongers-jailed-18-years-conspiracy-over-2019-20-bomb-plots?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3330418/3-hongkongers-jailed-18-years-conspiracy-over-2019-20-bomb-plots?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Oct 2025 03:36:35 +0000 Jess Ma Jess Ma Hong Kong police are searching for a 17-year-old girl who allegedly threw knives at her 18-year-old ex-girlfriend during a fight, injuring her head, neck, waist and legs. A source said on Wednesday that the dispute stemmed from relationship issues between the victim and the suspect, who fled the scene. “The victim and suspect were ex-girlfriends and the dispute arose from relationship issues,” the insider said. Police received a report shortly after 10pm on Tuesday from a neighbour at 10... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3329888/hong-kong-police-hunt-17-year-old-girl-who-threw-knives-ex-girlfriend?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3329888/hong-kong-police-hunt-17-year-old-girl-who-threw-knives-ex-girlfriend?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Oct 2025 04:51:54 +0000 Lo Hoi-ying Lo Hoi-ying One of the greatest wishes of Fung, an elderly patient hospitalised at Hong Kong’s Caritas Medical Centre for the past three months, is to see her pet cat, Silver. The internal medicine patient said it would be a “precious memory” if she could be reunited with her 13-year-old calico cat. “I miss Silver very much. My daughter will show me videos, but if I can see it face to face, I can hug and kiss it and say goodbye,” she said. “If we can have a final reunion, I can tell it to be obedient and... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3329455/perfect-purr-scription-how-pet-doctors-can-help-hong-kong-hospital-patients?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3329455/perfect-purr-scription-how-pet-doctors-can-help-hong-kong-hospital-patients?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Oct 2025 00:00:19 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong Three Hongkongers were found guilty on Thursday of conspiring to carry out bomb attacks during the anti-government protests of 2019, but they were cleared of terrorism charges along with four others. A High Court jury of seven women and two men returned the verdict on Thursday afternoon to conclude a 163-day trial involving eight defendants linked to three bomb plots, after closed-door deliberations began on Monday morning. The case centred on plots to trigger explosions at three public... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3324306/7-hongkongers-acquitted-terrorism-charges-over-2019-20-bomb-plots?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3324306/7-hongkongers-acquitted-terrorism-charges-over-2019-20-bomb-plots?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Sep 2025 07:22:03 +0000 Jess Ma Jess Ma Hong Kong has recorded a new imported case of Chikungunya fever involving a woman who travelled to Foshan in Guangdong province, bringing the total to 13. Centre for Health Protection controller Edwin Tsui Lok-kin on Saturday urged schools to follow the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department’s anti-mosquito guidelines to prevent the spread of mosquito-borne diseases on campus, with full-time teaching resuming next week. “Although the number of new Chikungunya fever cases in Foshan has... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3323773/hong-kong-confirms-13th-imported-chikungunya-fever-case?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3323773/hong-kong-confirms-13th-imported-chikungunya-fever-case?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 30 Aug 2025 12:14:20 +0000 Connor Mycroft Connor Mycroft Hong Kong authorities believe a woman’s smoking habit caused a fire in her flat on Sunday morning that led to her death. Police said they had received a call around 7.43am from a security officer at Hoi Tat Estate in Cheung Sha Wan that smoke was emanating from one of the building’s flats. The Fire Services Department said it sent 35 firefighters and ambulance personnel to the scene. The blaze was put out by 7.58am. Firefighters forced entry into the flat and found a 59-year-old resident,... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3322957/hong-kong-police-probe-fatal-flat-fire-suspect-womans-smoking-linked-blaze?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3322957/hong-kong-police-probe-fatal-flat-fire-suspect-womans-smoking-linked-blaze?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 24 Aug 2025 03:52:06 +0000 Emily Hung,Jess Ma Emily Hung,Jess Ma Hong Kong police officers drew their guns and pepper spray bottles to subdue a man who allegedly attacked two women in Sham Shui Po early on Monday. The man, 19, was subsequently arrested on suspicion of attacking a 56-year-old woman with a knife and broom at the intersection of Pei Ho Street and Yu Chau Street, injuring her arm. Upon receiving a report, officers rushed to the scene and located the suspect in Pei Ho Street Market. He was pulling the hair of a 65-year-old woman, who later... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3319813/hong-kong-policemen-draw-guns-subdue-man-19-who-allegedly-attacked-2-women?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3319813/hong-kong-policemen-draw-guns-subdue-man-19-who-allegedly-attacked-2-women?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Jul 2025 06:12:58 +0000 Sammy Heung Sammy Heung A woman has been arrested on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon after brandishing a knife while looking for her husband at City University of Hong Kong in Kowloon Tong. Police said a security guard reported that the wife of a colleague was seen holding a knife on a campus bridge at around 9.53am on Tuesday. A spokesman for the force said the 45-year-old woman arrived at the bridge claiming that she could not find her husband. She left the campus and bought a 21cm-long (8.2 inches)... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3316504/woman-45-arrested-hong-kong-after-brandishing-knife-city-university?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3316504/woman-45-arrested-hong-kong-after-brandishing-knife-city-university?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Jul 2025 08:26:12 +0000