Professor David Hui says vaccine panel will consider advising government to lower the age threshold for getting the fourth shot in autumn. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong research points to new route to treatments for coronavirus infection
Hong Kong study published in top UK science journal shows for first time how coronavirus exploits victims' antiviral defences University of Hong Kong team says discovery could help create more ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant is stuck upside down on a coral reef after capsizing earlier this summer
Jumbo Floating Restaurant, which closed in 2020 as the coronavirus reduced tourism in the area, capsized in the South China Sea after being towed from Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Beating the odds: Hong Kong teacher’s timely advice made the difference for boy from ethnic minority group
Many from minority groups face school and workplace challenges, but persistence, hard work pays Aside from more government, community support, those from ethnic minority groups 'need good mentors too' ... ( read original story ...)
3 injured in gang fight involving 30 people outside Hong Kong restaurant
Fight started as argument involving two groups of diners before someone summoned several people to join, police spokesman says. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reports more than 30 imported malaria cases, but health officials tell public not to worry about local transmission
Additional infections identified a day after authorities announced total of 30 imported cases reported between July 1 and Thursday Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan says residents do not need to worry about disease ... ( read original story ...)
Victim ‘appalled’ by Hong Kong’s refusal to outlaw forced labour
A sex-abuse victim whose case led to a judicial rebuke of Hong Kong’s failure to outlaw forced labour has said she is appalled by the government’s decision to appeal the landmark ruling. In April, a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong dying trade: 70-year-old mahjong carver struggling to keep the art of traditional handcrafted tiles alive
Eyebrows furrowed in careful concentration as he chisels images and Chinese characters onto mahjong tiles, 70-year-old Cheung Shun-king is one of the last craftsmen of his kind in Hong Kong. Hand ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong security minister unveils new Covid isolation facility with 3,000 units, sea views and connected family rooms
Secretary for Security Chris Tang showcases new isolation facility in Kai Tak, says he hopes coronavirus patients can find ‘a little sweetness in the bitterness’. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reports ‘over 30 additional malaria cases’ amid concerns over increasing strain on public hospitals
Medical source says over 30 additional important malaria cases detected after authorities test nearly 100 arrivals from Africa Government health experts, meanwhile, call inoculation rate for toddlers ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s last sawmill faces closure amid development plan
Chi Kee Sawmill & Timber, Hong Kong’s last operating sawmill, has been processing timber in the city for 75 years. Soon the family-run factory near the territory's border with mainland China might be ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Happy Cake Shop may be gone, but bakeries are everywhere around it in Wan Chai, on Queen’s Road East and side streets
While Happy Cake Shop in Wan Chai has closed, nearby on Queen's Road East and side streets can be found more bakeries than you can shake a French stick at Eric Kayser has two French bakeries, then ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s homeless numbers surge to 10-year high as pandemic travel restrictions, job losses take their toll
Official count shows 1,581 sleeping rough, with a big jump in the number of homeless women Housing issues such as the lack of subsidised rental flats need addressing, concern groups say Hongkonger To ... ( read original story ...)
How a Tiny Hong Kong Firm Grew Bigger Than Goldman, Then Began to Plunge
AMTD Digital’s eye-popping stock gains have left people from Hong Kong to New York baffled. Before this week, you probably had never heard of AMTD Digital Inc., the firm that got so big that its ... ( read original story ...)