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Hong Kong restaurants may start testing alternatives to plastics in next 2 months
Food containers among items in second phase of single-use plastics ban, as environment minister first looks to gauge feedback.
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Hong Kong weather
Severe Tropical Storm Wutip: Hong Kong issues T3 signal as winds intensify
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Hong Kong property
Jane Street to pay US$3.9m a month in record Hong Kong office lease
14 Jun 2025 - 11:45AM
Hong Kong weather
Tropical Storm Wutip: Hong Kong’s T1 alert to stay in effect until at least Friday
Observatory says city will be hit by heavy showers and potential violent gusts on Thursday night.
12 Jun 2025 - 10:49PM
The Hong Kong Observatory has said it will assess whether to raise the signal to No 3 on Friday. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals
Hong Kong Red Cross tightens blood donor rules for recent inmates
Anyone who has been locked up for 72 hours or more in past 12 months cannot donate blood for a year, as organisation cites risks of infections such as HIV.
11 Jun 2025 - 8:54PM
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals
How Hong Kong’s pilot disease scheme can help save HK$2.7 billion in expenses
Health Bureau says if 200,000 people join scheme, 9,000 cardiovascular diseases and 11,000 deaths could be prevented, leading to medical cost savings.
11 Jun 2025 - 10:47PM
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Hong Kong T1 signal to remain in force on Thursday morning as Wutip brings rain
Forecaster says temperatures are expected to reach 33 degrees Celsius on Wednesday.
11 Jun 2025 - 6:27PM
The No 1 typhoon signal is expected to remain in effect throughout Wednesday. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals
Hong Kong must ‘seize opportunities’ to attract talent amid US student visa woes
Academics say US-China rivalry offers incentives for talent to come to Hong Kong, ahead of visit to world’s largest biotech event in Boston.
11 Jun 2025 - 7:00AM
Hong Kong weather
Hong Kong Observatory issues No 1 typhoon signal at 12.40am on Wednesday
Mercury hits 35 degrees Celsius in Tsim Sha Tsui, marking hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures a couple of degrees higher in other areas.
11 Jun 2025 - 1:11AM
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Hong Kong to issue No 1 typhoon warning signal as early as Tuesday night
Residents have also been warned to brace for very hot weather in coming days, with temperatures expected to hit 34 degrees Celsius.
9 Jun 2025 - 7:56PM
Hong Kong environmental issues
Why is Hong Kong releasing 83,500 young fish into its waters?
Airport Authority also says it has finished deploying 500 artificial reefs as ‘housing’ for fish in waters surrounding facility.
9 Jun 2025 - 9:00AM
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The Airport Authority releases juvenile fish into the waters to the west of the airport. Photo: Nora Tam
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Hong Kong water safety saga: what happened and how to protect yourself
The Post explores the cause behind water supply concerns at two public housing estates and how the government is responding.
10 Jun 2025 - 5:05PM
Hong Kong society
Hong Kong private estate pool told to close over suspect lifeguard credentials
Environmental hygiene authorities also reported case to police after allegations raised concerns about insufficient number of qualified staff.
7 Jun 2025 - 4:14PM
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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals
1 in 4 Hongkongers unaware of coming public healthcare fee changes: survey
Lawmakers call on authorities to ramp up efforts to promote reform, set to come into force in January 2026.
6 Jun 2025 - 6:34PM
Hong Kong society
Hong Kong leader orders ageing water pipes lined with bitumen to be replaced
John Lee outlines 10 measures to address concerns over black particles found in water supply at two public housing estates.
7 Jun 2025 - 7:53AM
Staff from the Housing Department and Water Supplies Department visit Queens Hill Estate and Shan Lai Court. Photo: handout
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals
Can Hong Kong convince private hospitals to be clear and upfront with fees?
Health authorities begin consulting on proposals aimed at improving transparency in private hospital bills.
6 Jun 2025 - 8:30AM
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Hong Kong society
Banned substance found in water supply of 2 Hong Kong housing estates
Black particles in supply at two Fanling estates are mainly bitumen, government says, while stressing the water is safe to drink.
5 Jun 2025 - 11:05PM
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Hong Kong investigates 2 suspected botulism cases from injections in Shenzhen
One woman critically ill after receiving injections, as authorities warn over unregistered practitioners.
5 Jun 2025 - 2:19AM
One woman sought medical attention at North District Hospital in Sheung Shui on May 28 due to persistent symptoms of botulism poisoning. Photo: Roy Issa
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals
Faulty prostate cancer tests leave 406 Hong Kong patients with nervy wait
Caritas Medical Centre tested blood samples of 406 patients with reagent that could produce false positive results, Hospital Authority says.
4 Jun 2025 - 1:00AM
Hong Kong environmental issues
Groups warn poorly planned Hong Kong tourism projects will damage eco sites
Development Bureau says Planning Department has taken appropriate and serious actions on illegal developments in the areas.
3 Jun 2025 - 12:15AM
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals
Hong Kong public hospitals to step up testing for rotavirus: disease expert
Dr Yuen Kwok-yung reveals latest move after his team looked into case of doctor who died in February after getting severe diarrhoea.
2 Jun 2025 - 8:10PM
Hong Kong society
Source of black particles in Hong Kong estate’s water supply remains mystery
But official says that samples taken before and after tanks were cleaned confirm the water is normal and safe to drink.
2 Jun 2025 - 4:30PM
Authorities have advised residents of Queen’s Hill Estate in Fanling to run their taps for two minutes every day before use. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong society
Hong Kong pulls Haribo cola sweets after cannabis traces found in Netherlands
Centre for Food Safety orders removal of Haribo Happy Cola F!ZZ sweets from shelves as precautionary measure after Taiwan suspends imports.
1 Jun 2025 - 11:22PM
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals
Hong Kong nurse honoured with top medal for 15 years of life-saving work
Walter Leung’s volunteer work with the Red Cross in disaster situations has earned him the Florence Nightingale Medal, the highest international distinction for nurses.
31 May 2025 - 7:21PM
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Hong Kong student with TB forced into medical isolation after declining treatment
Teachers and classmates of secondary school student to be screened for contagious disease after he left hospital against medical advice.
31 May 2025 - 1:36AM
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