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Customers at a bar in Lan Kwai Fong. Consuming two standard drinks can raise a person’s breath alcohol concentration to near the legal limit. Photo: Sam Tsang
Education in Hong Kong

AI app to detect drunk drivers through Cantonese speech analysis in the works

Hong Kong Metropolitan University to develop app that allows users to assess alcohol’s effects in real time to determine whether they are fit to drive.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Shenzhen nuclear plant glitch posed no safety risk, Hong Kong authorities say

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

CUHK hospital to repay HK$4 billion public loan early using growing reserves

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong seeks more details from WHO on hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship

Health authorities say they are taking a ‘proactive and precautionary’ approach to safeguarding city despite low global health risk.

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Early signs of the virus include flu-like symptoms such as fever, headaches and muscle pain. Photo: Hans R. Gelderblom/RKI/dpa
Early signs of the virus include flu-like symptoms such as fever, headaches and muscle pain. Photo: Hans R. Gelderblom/RKI/dpa
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hongkongers to pay only HK$240 a year for leukaemia drug after system shake-up

Hospital Authority says it began subsidising Dasatinib in April, with patients previously paying up to HK$500,000 annually for treatment.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong researchers develop ‘world-first’ nasal spray for rapid stroke aid

Treatment intended for initial use by paramedics, before being rolled out to high-risk groups in care facilities and eventually the general public through pharmacies.

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Hong Kong tourism

Authorities vow action after woman poses with detached MacLehose Trail sign

Conservation department pledges to follow up case after wooden sign became dislodged from stand along first section of popular hiking trail.

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A viral photo of a woman holding a detached MacLehose Trail sign in Sai Kung has drawn criticism online. Photo: Handout
A viral photo of a woman holding a detached MacLehose Trail sign in Sai Kung has drawn criticism online. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong environmental issues

‘Golden week’ crush shows Hong Kong needs top-down ecotourism policy: experts

Former chairman of Hong Kong Countryside Foundation Lam Chiu-ying says ecotourism is fundamentally incompatible with mass tourism.

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Hong Kong society

Green group warns of disturbance to uninhabited island known for breeding seabirds

Green Hope Hong Kong says several people landed on island near Po Toi Island and warns birds may abandon nests if disturbed.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

60% of Hong Kong’s homeless plan to cut medical visits amid higher fees: survey

Lack of documents and lengthy process cited as barriers for homeless residents in applying for fee waivers.

Many street sleepers face significant hurdles in applying for medical fee waivers due to their unstable circumstances, NGO Impact HK says. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong set for cloudy skies, showers and thunderstorms in coming days

Observatory says showers to ease off over coast of southern China midweek this week when upper-air disturbances depart.

The Observatory earlier said the weather was likely to remain slightly cooler over Guangdong province for the next couple of days. Photo: Sam Tsang
The Observatory earlier said the weather was likely to remain slightly cooler over Guangdong province for the next couple of days. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong tourism

How unlicensed mainland Chinese tour groups cash in on Hong Kong campsites

Unlicensed guide admits to regularly crossing border as tourist for illegal work, while another insists 30-member group ‘just friends’.

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Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong set for thunderstorms on Sunday as cold front approaches city

‘Showers will increase with squally thunderstorms later [on Sunday], and will be heavier in some areas,’ Observatory says.

Hong Kong environmental issues

300 verbal warnings issued to Sharp Island visitors on Labour Day

Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department also says number of visitors to island on Saturday had ‘exceeded expectations’.

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Visitors flock to Sharp Island in Sai Kung on the first day of mainland China’s Labour Day holiday. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong public hospitals to extend time for daily visits from 5 to 9 hours by July 31

Those in two districts will begin new arrangement this month, while visitors at paediatric wards will also get 24-hour access by end of July.

Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Yau Ma Tei will offer longer visiting hours from May 2. Photo: Jelly Tse
Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Yau Ma Tei will offer longer visiting hours from May 2. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Law allowing terminally ill to refuse life-sustaining care set for July 31 start

Hong Kong law passed in November 2024 will aid patients’ advance care planning while protecting healthcare and rescue personnel, authorities say.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Watchdog urges Hong Kong Observatory to better explain typhoon warning decisions

Audit Commission says timetable on review of rainstorm warning system should also be set up, amid rise in extreme weather events.

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Hong Kong weather

Amber rainstorm warning issued as thunderstorms hit Hong Kong

Forecaster earlier warned that flooding could occur in some low-lying and poorly drained areas.

Hong Kong’s weather forecaster issued an amber rainstorm warning on Wednesday. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong’s weather forecaster issued an amber rainstorm warning on Wednesday. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong society

Will Hong Kong vapers go underground as public possession ban kicks in?

Survey finds that among 301 alternative tobacco users, 55 per cent intend to continue vaping discreetly, while 35 per cent plan to switch back to traditional cigarettes.

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Hong Kong courts

Homeowner at Redhill Peninsula fined nearly HK$1 million for illegal structures

Court says defendant showed ‘total disregard for law and safety’ by failing to remove illegal works despite authorities issuing order two years ago.

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Education in Hong Kong

City breaks ground on third medical school’s interim complex, 7 academics hired

Chief Executive John Lee hails school’s strategic role in turning city into healthcare and talent hub and aligning with country’s 15th five-year plan.

(From left) Health minister Lo Chung-Mau; Zhou Ji, director of Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong; city leader John Lee; Deputy Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong Li Yongsheng; HKUST council chairman Harry Shum; and HKUST president Nancy Ip. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong environmental issues

Calls to turn HK$30 billion waste facility into tourism, education hub

I·PARK2 to operate alongside I·PARK1, jointly processing 9,000 tonnes of waste a day for renewable energy.

I·PARK2 would have a daily processing capacity of 6,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste. Photo: Handout
I·PARK2 would have a daily processing capacity of 6,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong to block off parts of Sharp Island shore to protect corals over break

Authorities expect 1,000 visitors in the area each day during the coming Labour Day ‘golden week’ holiday.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Doctor in long-delayed hearing over alleged blunder ‘thought baby was choking’

Dr Sit Sou-chi reveals for first time his initial diagnosis for Li Yuanjian, who was left disabled, but parents refuse to accept his testimony.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong boosts e-cigarette ban awareness in mainland China before ‘golden week’

Authorities ramp up promotion and enforcement before public possession ban on alternative smoking products begins on April 30.

Hong Kong has stepped up outreach and enforcement as a ban on possessing e-cigarettes in public takes effect ahead of the Labour Day “golden week”. Photo: Jonathan Wong
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