8 h. ago Hong Kong urged to speed up adoption of electric lorries and taxis

Civic Exchange also stresses importance of catching up with country’s environmental goals to ensure carbon emissions peak before 2030.

Politics

10 h. ago Could indefinite embryo storage lead to a baby boom in Hong Kong?

Proposal would not only offer more flexibility for working women but could also tap into economic potential of the industry.

Politics

14 h. ago Hong Kong health chief confirms patients may pay separate fees for scans like MRI

Health minister Lo Chung-mau says separate fees will be part of ‘significant’ reforms to healthcare subsidy model.

Science

14 h. ago Hong Kong health chief confirms patients may pay separate fees for scans like MRIs

Health minister Lo Chung-mau says hospitalised patients and those visiting emergency rooms would be excluded from proposed move.

Science

21 h. ago Hong Kong set to add hospital charges but also widen safety net for neediest

Patients may pay separately for services such as CT scans, but some ‘middle-class’ residents with critical illnesses would get more help, source says.

Events

32 h. ago Are Hongkongers paying too little for healthcare? Breaking down the costs

Subsidy rate is among highest in developed economies, as government looks at possible fee changes to crack down on abuse.

Economics

35 h. ago Hongkongers should be allowed to store embryos indefinitely: statutory body

Council on Human Reproductive Technology suggests amending 10-year storage cap for residents, regardless of their age, sex or medical conditions.

Politics

37 h. ago Hong Kong team develops test that detects nasopharyngeal cancer with 97% accuracy

Chinese University of Hong Kong researchers find patients with cancer-associated EBV DNA in blood have 87-fold increased risk of developing illness.

Politics

37 h. ago Hong Kong team says test detects nasopharyngeal cancer with 97% accuracy

Chinese University of Hong Kong researchers find patients with cancer-associated EBV DNA in blood have 87-fold increased risk of developing illness.

Politics

69 h. ago ‘How much more are you willing to pay?’ – Hong Kong reviews HK$15 prescriptions

Hospital Authority official says the aim of adjusting fees is not to save costs but to boost resources for patients with cancer and rare diseases.

Economics

69 h. ago Hong Kong reviews HK$15 prescriptions at public hospitals in bid to boost drug resources

Hospital Authority official says the aim of adjusting fees is not to save costs but to boost resources for patients with cancer and rare diseases.

Events

3 d. ago 23 Hong Kong students fall ill with acute gastroenteritis after Guangdong tour

Centre for Health Protection says it notified Guangdong authorities of the restaurants where the group dined in Shaoguan.

Society

3 d. ago Gastroenteritis outbreak among Hong Kong pupils, teachers grows to 52 cases

Students, teachers from two more schools stricken after dining at same restaurants on Guangdong tours, Centre for Health Protection says.

Society

4 d. ago Doubts raised over introduction of plastic recycling scheme in Hong Kong

Lack of monetary incentive and long timeline to achieve goals cited as major issues of newly proposed citywide plan.

Politics

4 d. ago Father of Hong Kong girl who died after delayed transfusion may sue doctor

Eddie Chau, father of Chau Tin-yu, eight, wants more information from police after doctor erased record of jab with potentially lethal dose.

Events

4 d. ago Warm week in Hong Kong expected before temperature dips again over weekend

Mercury will register between 18 and 26 degrees Celsius from Monday to Friday before dipping to as low as 15 degrees over weekend.

Events

5 d. ago Plastic bottled water served to VIPs at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Arena despite ban

Greenpeace says management is applying double standard when enforcing its own rules and stresses reusable cups are best solution.

Politics

5 d. ago Hong Kong Observatory predicts warmer, drier spring than usual

‘Along with forecasts from global climate models, it is expected that the temperature throughout spring will be normal to above-normal,’ Observatory says.

Events

5 d. ago Styrofoam no match for Hong Kong robot that collects marine rubbish

PolyU engineers invented Galatea the robot after Sai Kung club sought help to solve marine trash problem.

Politics

6 d. ago Hongkongers warned of norovirus infection risk when travelling to Japan

Gastroenteritis cases have surged in Japan after infections linked to contaminated food, including strawberry daifuku, authorities say.

Events