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The warning comes amid reports that the city recorded 10 flu-associated deaths in the first nine days of 2018. Every year Hong Kong is hit by seasonal flu outbreaks, most commonly occurring from January to March and July to August. On top of that ... ( read original story ...)

In a recent interview with the Post, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor revealed that she only gets three to five hours of sleep per night due to her taxing schedule. For many Hongkongers, this is a familiar complaint that is often seen as part ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong authorities should consider allowing more public access to the city’s drainage channels at water level during certain times of the dry season, an international expert has suggested. Dr Nobuyuki Tsuchiya, secretary general of the Asian River ... ( read original story ...)

much has changed for Hong Kong’s small but significant LGBT population. “Discrimination against LGBT people was very serious, especially 20 years ago. In the news, there was no coverage of LGBT topics outside HIV and cruising in public toilets,” Chen ... ( read original story ...)

Before he gave up his US citizenship to run for the Legislative Council in 2004 and winning a seat that year, Cheung decided to move back to Hong Kong with his family thinking they could benefit from a stronger family network to help share their burden of ... ( read original story ...)

And that means, in 52 months. Almost 4 and a half years. Sputnik: This was damning news to Tibbo and Snowden’s refugees, who were facing harsh retaliation in Hong Kong, where their resources had been cut, and two of the children denied basic educational ... ( read original story ...)

For several decades, the Hong Kong government has relied on citywide vaccination programmes to keep infectious diseases in check. The Childhood Immunisation Programme protects children against illnesses including hepatitis B, measles and tetanus ... ( read original story ...)

A Hong Kong localist lawmaker is set to lose his job as a university lecturer in disciplinary action over his court conviction for desecrating the Chinese and Hong Kong flags in the city’s legislature. Cheng Chung-tai, of pro-democracy party Civic ... ( read original story ...)

Mainland China and Hong Kong not only operate under two political systems, they also have legal codes based on separate traditions. Two master of law programmes run by local universities aim to provide their students with an understanding of aspects of the ... ( read original story ...)

To remain relevant, Hong Kong must go beyond connecting the mainland to international markets and help establish an “international narrative” to advance China’s Belt and Road global trade development strategy, the city’s top liaison officer for the ... ( read original story ...)

This article Hong Kong kindergarten launches internal investigation after girl, 5, dies of suspected abuse by parents first appeared on South China Morning Post For the latest news from the South China Morning Post download our mobile app. Copyright 2018. ( read original story ...)

A shipment of illegal ivory confiscated by Hong Kong's port authorities on display at city docks The Government of Hong Kong A Hong Kong ivory trader fined this week for illegal ivory possession sits on a government advisory group for protecting endangered ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s leader has called for more tolerance towards her new justice minister over the brewing scandal over illegal structures in her house. Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor told the legislature on Thursday at her first question-and-answer ... ( read original story ...)

Ample liquidity has spurred rallies in H.K. stocks, property Don’t expect interest rates to spike anytime soon in Hong Kong, where abundant liquidity has fueled spectacular rallies in the stock and property markets. That’s according to Hong Kong’s ... ( read original story ...)