Three former public eye doctors in Hong Kong have been arrested and charged for allegedly referring patients to a private clinic operated by two of them, the city’s corruption commission disclosed on ... ( read original story ...)
Five dead, 32 injured in Hong Kong coach crash
Five people were killed and 32 injured when a coach carrying Cathay Pacific staff to Hong Kong’s airport collided with a taxi on Friday, police said, with passengers thrown from the coach’s ... ( read original story ...)
Uphold Hong Kong’s rule of law, city’s first post-handover chief justice Andrew Li tells legal graduates
Hong Kong’s first post-handover chief justice has urged fresh graduates to uphold the rule of law, while calling for a redress to the balance between rights and responsibilities. Andrew Li Kwok-nang a... ( read original story ...)
Coach driver in Hong Kong crash that claimed five lives had been suspended for accident earlier this year
The driver involved in a fatal coach crash in Hong Kong had been suspended for careless driving following an accident earlier this year, his employer revealed on Friday. The previous incident took pla... ( read original story ...)
5 dead, 32 injured after bus and taxi collide in Hong Kong
Emergency crew at the scene of an accident between a coach and taxi in Hong Kong on Nov 30, 2018. (Screengrab: i-CABLE News) Debris including glass and personal belongings was strewn across the road, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks end higher; energy shares lead gains
HONG KONG, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Stocks in Hong Kong ended higher on Friday as energy stocks, driven by news that oil-producing nations are set to trim supplies, helped lift the market. Expectations of s... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong flu vaccine samples found clear of impurities after white particles were detected in Taiwan
Flu vaccine samples in Hong Kong were tested and cleared by local health authorities after white particles were found in doses from the same batch that had been supplied to Taiwan. The update from the ... ( read original story ...)
Lawyer for Snowden in Hong Kong Says He Left City Under Pressure
I want to help my clients, but I can’t do that from jail.” Image Hong Kong commuters in 2013 watching a news report about Mr. Snowden, who leaked top-secret information on United States surveillance p... ( read original story ...)
HONG KONG | China halts work by team on gene-edited babies
HONG KONG — China’s government ordered a halt Thursday to work by a medical team that claimed to have helped make the world’s first gene-edited babies, as a group of leading scientists declared that i... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong authorities urge credit bureau TransUnion to tighten online security after local newspaper says it easily obtained data on public figures
Hong Kong’s Monetary Authority and privacy watchdog have called on major international credit bureau TransUnion to improve its online authentication procedures after a local newspaper claimed that it ... ( read original story ...)
Explicitly recognise Communist Party as China’s rulers, Hong Kong legislators tell government
The Hong Kong government should openly recognise the Communist Party ... City University responded to the reports by saying it was surprised by the news, and that it had told the college not to host s... ( read original story ...)
HONG KONG | The Latest: Scientist reports 2nd gene-edited pregnancy
HONG KONG — The Latest on a scientist’s claim to have made the world’s first gene-edited babies (all times local): 4:30 p.m. A Chinese researcher who claims to have helped make the world’s first genet... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong health chief moves to allay safety fears after 175,000 French-made Sanofi Pasteur flu vaccines from batch with impurities imported to city
Hong Kong’s health chief on Wednesday moved to allay concerns about a possible medical scare involving substandard flu vaccines by saying there was no evidence to suggest the batch in question posed a ... ( read original story ...)
HONG KONG | Worries, questions grow on claim of gene-edited babies
HONG KONG — Leading scientists see even more reasons to worry and have more questions than answers after a Chinese scientist attended an international conference Wednesday and repeated his claim to ha... ( read original story ...)