The Hong Kong Observatory issued the amber rainstorm signal at 12.15pm on Friday. The signal indicates heavy rain of more than 30mm has fallen in an hour or is expected to fall generally over the city. The Observatory warned the public of a risk of ... ( read original story ...)
Fears of underage drinking as flagship Hong Kong Starbucks that sells beer and cocktails opens in Causeway Bay
Starbucks will serve an expanded alcoholic drinks menu when it opens its new flagship store in Hong Kong’s teeming Causeway Bay on Friday, raising fears among some youth groups that the shop could be a haven for underage drinking. The 5,500 sq ft store ... ( read original story ...)
Fears of underage drinking as Starbucks opens Hong Kong flagship in Causeway Bay
Starbucks will serve an expanded alcoholic drinks menu when it opens its new flagship store in Hong Kong’s teeming Causeway Bay on Friday, raising fears among some youth groups that the shop could be a haven for underage drinking. The 5,500 sq ft store ... ( read original story ...)
Can Hong Kong’s tech hubs and new towns coexist with squatter huts in rural New Territories?
The 400 sq ft squatter home in Ping Yeung San Tsuen in the rural New Territories is nestled among large swathes of abandoned farmland and scrapyards, in an area the Hong Kong government has been eyeing for years as the site of a planned new town. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong health authorities probe digestion drug after cancer patient’s medication found to be contaminated with mould
Hong Kong’s Department of Health is investigating a drug used to aid digestion after the medication taken by a cancer patient was found to be contaminated with a type of mould. The move follows the recent death of a lymphoma patient in her 30s at Queen ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s small firms raging at leading business groups for ‘betrayal’ over MPF offsetting subsidies
Hong Kong’s small and medium-sized enterprises have condemned the city’s five biggest business chambers for “betraying” them after they failed to insist the government provide indefinite subsidies to help employers build up workers’ nest eggs. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong driver arrested after school bus hits and kills elderly woman
The driver of a school bus was arrested in Hong Kong on Thursday after his vehicle hit and killed an elderly woman – the city’s fourth road fatality in eight days. The accident happened on Ap Lei Chau Main Street, Ap Lei Chau, soon after 8am. ( read original story ...)