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Hong Kong lowered the red rainstorm warning to amber within two hours. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong cancels amber rainstorm warning after heavy showers disrupt classes

Education Bureau says students attending morning and whole-day schools are not required to go to class, adding afternoon classes will proceed as usual.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

CUHK launches first cross-border clinical trial centre in Nansha

Animal welfare in Hong Kong

Watchdog urges pet owners to be mindful of terms and conditions of insurance plans

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Baby Rufus in urgent need of heart donation, Hong Kong health authorities say

Hospital Authority will also seek assistance from mainland China under cross-boundary organ donation and matching mechanism.

Six-month-old Rufus is in the paediatric intensive care unit at Hong Kong Children’s Hospital. Photo: Jelly Tse
Six-month-old Rufus is in the paediatric intensive care unit at Hong Kong Children’s Hospital. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong economy

Northern Metropolis fast-track laws will ‘run parallel’ with environmental rules

Contractors must comply with noise and environmental standards of both regulations, official says.

Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong Observatory may issue T1 signal between Monday night, Tuesday morning

Heavy rains expected as low pressure trough in northern South China Sea could skirt within 100km of city on Tuesday morning, forecaster says.

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Hong Kong society

‘I’m lonely’: why do city’s elderly feel isolated – and how can they be helped?

While elderly loneliness can be as harmful as heavy smoking, experts point to community solutions to tackle growing health risk.

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
Hong Kong weather

Brace for heavy rain and squally thunderstorms, Hong Kong Observatory warns

Broad trough of low pressure affecting central South China Sea expected to bring heavy rain and thunderstorms to the city on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong probes civil service negligence in 15-year delay over baby blunder case

Health minister Lo Chung-mau says delays occurred in different areas throughout the process of handling the case that left boy disabled for life.

Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong set for ‘extremely hot’ weather over the weekend as typhoon subsides

Occasional showers expected, with temperatures set to hit 35 degrees Celsius on Saturday, according to Observatory.

A resident shields himself from the sun at the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Parent company of Hong Kong IVF clinic says sorry for embryo specimen mix-up

New Frontier Group vows to launch sweeping internal review into cause of mix-up at Heal Fertility’s clinic in Central.

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Heal Fertility has also been criticised for its delayed reporting of the incidents. Photo: Jelly Tse
Heal Fertility has also been criticised for its delayed reporting of the incidents. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Disciplinary cases involving intern and resident doctors triple over 4 years

Hong Kong recorded 35 cases during past financial year, compared with 12 in 2022-23, health chief Lo Chung-mau tells lawmakers.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Embryo specimen mix-up: what happened and how is IVF regulated in Hong Kong?

The SCMP looks into rules governing treatments after rare fertility clinic blunder triggers investigations by authorities.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong lawmakers push for 24-hour mandate after IVF embryo specimens blunder

Health minister Lo Chung-mau says government may consider imposing time limit for reporting after completing investigation into mix-up of specimens.

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Heal Fertility has mishandled embryo biopsy specimens from two patients and failed to promptly report the incident to health authorities. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong IVF clinic ordered to halt most services after embryo specimen errors

Clinic apologises to affected clients and says it has set up an internal task force to conduct a review to improve procedures.

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Heal Fertility has a clinic in Central. Photo: May Tse
Heal Fertility has a clinic in Central. Photo: May Tse
Hong Kong weather

Amber rainstorm warning cancelled, 11 flooding cases recorded in Hong Kong

More than 60 teams deployed after emergency control centre activated at 7.30am, drainage department says.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Lawmaker slams ‘unsatisfactory’ past bid to scrap 16-year probe against doctor

David Lam says guilty verdict in misconduct case that left boy disabled for life shows medical watchdog’s bid to end probe on fairness grounds was unfounded.

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Commercial fish farm encroaches on government land, deemed ecological threat

New network of more than 20 ponds spills onto government land and uses thick plastic liners, which conservationist says disrupts wetlands.

The ponds are near the Mai Po Nature Reserve and the Inner Deep Bay wetlands in San Tin. Photo: Edmond So
The ponds are near the Mai Po Nature Reserve and the Inner Deep Bay wetlands in San Tin. Photo: Edmond So
Disease

Can you get cancer? Hong Kong doctors say it takes more than 1 mistake

Although about 90 per cent of cancers are sporadic and can affect anyone regardless of genetics, experts say small, sustained lifestyle changes can still significantly reduce risk.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Nearly 60% of Hong Kong parents mistake deadly disease for a cold, survey finds

Doctors urge greater public awareness of deadly meningococcal disease as survey exposes low knowledge and vaccine uptake.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Doctor given 9‑month ban for misconduct in case that left boy disabled for life

Paediatrician Sit Sou-chi removed from General Register over a mishandled 2009 seizure case that left newborn with cerebral palsy and quadriplegia.

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Doctor Sit Sou-chi leaves after the medical hearing after being removed from the General Register for nine months over his handling of a newborn’s seizure that left a boy disabled for life. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong lifts amber rainstorm warning, but wet weather to remain

Strong winds, swells and heavy showers expected until middle of next week, Observatory says.

A woman and a child take shelter from strong winds and rain in Tsim Sha Tsui. Photo: Jelly Tse
A woman and a child take shelter from strong winds and rain in Tsim Sha Tsui. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

‘I’m so scared’: parents of dying Hong Kong girl, 13, pray for organ ‘miracle’

Parents of Ching Ching, who needs new heart and lungs, ask families who recently lost loved ones to help her fulfil wish of returning home.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong moves antenatal care to public hospitals in reform push

Public hospitals to offer one-stop antenatal services after integration from maternal health centres as part of two-phase plan starting on Monday.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong enters summer flu season as Covid infections also climb

Most of 23 adults with severe flu infections recorded last week had not received protective flu jabs under latest vaccination programme.

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Dr Leung Yiu-hong, head of the Centre for Health Protection's emergency response and programme management branch, has urged the public to get vaccinated. Photo: Karma Lo
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