We refer to the letter from Ho Tsz Ying and He Tsz Yuk urging the Legislative Council to communicate with young people, and the letter from Chris Stubbs questioning the government's willingness to ... ( read original story ...)
How to better promote green burials in Hong Kong
Considering the limited number of families who have used the services, however, the department must target its promotional efforts at the elderly and collaborate with the Department of Health, which ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong salon operators, bars plead for shutdown to end, warning workers’ livelihoods have been ruined
Operators of beauty salons and bars in Hong Kong have called on the government to urgently lift social-distancing restrictions, and warned that the livelihoods of thousands of workers have already ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong construction site hit by second Covid-19 outbreak as city confirms 41 new cases
Hong Kong recorded 41 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, as a fresh outbreak among 11 construction workers at the Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin tunnel prompted authorities to issue mandatory testing orders ... ( read original story ...)
Ensuring all Hong Kong residents take coronavirus vaccine will be challenge, health expert says, as city faces ‘about 40’ new cases
Vaccinating all Hongkongers against the coronavirus will be a huge challenge but residents will hopefully be motivated to take the step by a desire for life to return to normal, a member of the ... ( read original story ...)
When friends fall out: The messages that fuel mutual mistrust in Hong Kong
Last year, as the height of the Hong Kong protests, I received a message from an old friend in Hong Kong. For 20 years we had played tennis together and our families had always got on well. He ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: when Covid-19 hit, many jumped on the mask-making bandwagon. Where are they now?
Nearly a year since Hong Kong came under the spectre of the coronavirus, local mask manufacturers, who jumped on the supply bandwagon at the start of the pandemic amid a frenzied demand for the ... ( read original story ...)
No soup for Hong Kong’s young snake catcher
Unlike commercial snake catchers of yesteryear, whose catch often winds up in soup served at shops, a new breed of catchers strives to release the reptiles into nature. ( read original story ...)
After years of financial difficulties, Hong Kong boarding school for troubled teens is seeking donations to stay afloat
A Hong Kong boarding school catering to teenagers with drug and behavioural problems has put out a plea for donations to sustain its ailing model, but years of shrinking enrolment and stubbornly high ... ( read original story ...)
No snake soup for Hong Kong’s young snake catcher
Hong Kong is home to a variety of snakes — from the venomous king cobra to larger species such as the Burmese python ... ( read original story ...)
Self-exiled former Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui accuses HSBC of ‘embezzling’ his money by freezing his credit cards
Self-exiled former opposition lawmaker Ted Hui Chi-fung has accused banking giant HSBC of abruptly cancelling credit cards belonging to him and his family due to "political considerations" and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong in Talks to Use Vaccine Records for Travel, HKET Says
Hong Kong will complete an e-booking system for Covid-19 vaccine inoculations this month and is in talks with other countries to allow the records to be used for travel, local media including Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong national security law: media tycoon Jimmy Lai sent back behind bars as top court allows prosecutors to appeal against release on HK$10 million bail
Hong Kong's highest court sent media tycoon and outspoken Beijing critic Jimmy Lai Chee-ying back behind bars on Thursday, allowing prosecutors to appeal against his release last week on HK$10 million ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong confirms 42 Covid-19 cases, lowest since fourth wave started, but experts warn of possible holiday spike
Hong Kong confirmed 42 new Covid-19 infections on New Year's Day, the lowest daily caseload since the start of the fourth wave about six weeks ago, but health officials and experts warned numbers ... ( read original story ...)