Rising cancer rates and a dire shortage of blood and organ donors are among Hong Kong’s big health care problems, and the arrival of one of China’s best research centres is expected to provide solutio... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong students cautioned about independence debate as academic year begins
Two of Hong Kong’s top officials cautioned youngsters against independence talk on university campuses as classes resumed on Monday, saying that while the city enjoyed freedom of speech, debate about ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong baggage security rules at odds with procedures at top airports and all US hubs
Hong Kong airport’s decision to allow carry-on bags to be screened without the owner present is at odds with the practice at three of the world’s top airports and the rules that cover all of the US. L... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s North District Hospital to probe patient death after nurse forgets medication
Hong Kong’s North District Hospital will set up an expert panel to probe the death of a 64-year-old diabetic with pancreatic cancer and a heart condition who died in May after a nurse forgot to hand o... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong dim sum favourite faces uncertain future
Impatient diners crowd around carts of steaming dim sum steered by fierce "trolley aunties" at Hong Kong's Lin Heung Tea House, one of the city's most famous restaurants, now fearing for its future. ( read original story ...)
A Hong Kong woman was ‘tricked’ into marrying a stranger — and she’s not the first one
A 21-year-old Hong Kong woman, who does not want to be identified, claims that a false posting for an apprenticeship acted as a ruse to marry her off to a stranger in mainland China. Officials say ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong professor charged with murder after wife’s body found in suitcase
Hong Kong University mechanical engineering associate professor Cheung Kie-chung was taken away by police on Tuesday, according to the South China Morning Post and other news media. Cheung, 53, had re... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong woman marries stranger after being ‘tricked’ by work
A 21-year-old Hong Kong woman has said she was tricked into marrying a complete stranger on the mainland while taking part in a "mock" wedding. The woman has said she was told that she had to play the ... ( read original story ...)
Former Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying threatened me with legal action too, says scholar
Hong Kong’s law guarantees freedom of speech and thought ... But, having read the legal letters sent to Chung and Stand News, he said Leung seemed to be unaware of the legal defence of fair comment. H... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong pro-democracy group denounces Chinese agents ‘scare tactics’
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's leading youth pro-democracy party, Demosisto, accused Chinese State Security agents of using "scare tactics" to intimidate two activists briefly detained for question... ( read original story ...)
Amid the joy of motherhood: the forgotten Hong Kong women left behind by crushing depression
About one in 10 new mums in Hong Kong struggle with the condition, and the prevalence rate worldwide is between 13 and 19 per cent, according to the city’s Centre for Health Protection. But the local ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong doctor killed his family using a yoga ball filled with toxic gas, prosecutors say
Khaw, who is charged with two counts of murder, pleaded not guilty, according to BBC News. Prosecutors said that Khaw, a professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, had been cheating on his wife ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong doc accused of killing family with gas-filled yoga ball
HONG KONG — An anesthesiologist is on trial in Hong Kong charged with killing his wife and daughter by placing a leaking yoga ball filled with carbon monoxide in their car. Malaysian citizen Khaw Kim- ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong doctor accused of killing his family with gas-filled yoga ball
HONG KONG — An anesthesiologist is on trial in Hong Kong charged with killing his wife and daughter by placing a leaking yoga ball filled with carbon monoxide in their car. Malaysian citizen Khaw Kim- ... ( read original story ...)