19 h. ago Hong Kong eye specialists warn of risks of wearing unregulated contact lenses

Ophthalmology professionals in Hong Kong have cautioned residents about the risks of wearing cosmetic contact lenses sourced from unregulated channels – especially during Halloween – warning of potential visual impairment caused by improper use. The Hong Kong Association of Private Practice Optometrists on Tuesday also urged authorities to introduce a mandatory registration system to regulate the import, distribution and sale of medical devices, including contact lenses, and reduce the risks...

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3 d. ago Half of Hong Kong children aged 6 to 10 own smartphones, non

A Hong Kong non-profit group is stepping up a campaign for parents to delay giving their children smartphones until the age of 14, with a survey revealing more than half of youngsters between the ages of 6 and 10 in the city already own one. Look Up Hong Kong released the survey findings on Sunday in support of its push for parents to wait until their children turn 14 before getting them a smartphone and until 16 for granting them access to social media. The results coincide with an ongoing...

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9 d. ago Hong Kong parents, schools urged to advance flu shots after girl’s death

Hong Kong schools and parents should bring forward vaccination appointments for children and strengthen control measures, infectious disease specialists have said, warning that influenza B is just as dangerous as influenza A. Their calls were made after a 13-year-old girl who had not received the seasonal influenza vaccination died in hospital on Sunday following an influenza B infection. It was the first paediatric flu-related death in Hong Kong this year. “School administrations should...

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9 d. ago Advance flu shots, Hong Kong doctors tell parents and schools after girl’s death

Hong Kong schools and parents should bring forward vaccination appointments for children and strengthen control measures, infectious disease specialists have said, warning that influenza B is just as dangerous as influenza A. They issued the call on Monday, after a 13-year-old girl who had not received the seasonal influenza vaccination died in hospital on Sunday following an influenza B infection. The case is the first paediatric flu-related death in Hong Kong this year. “School administrations...

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9 d. ago Hong Kong urges children to get vaccine jabs as flu kills unvaccinated girl, 13

A 13-year-old girl who had not received the seasonal influenza vaccination has died in hospital following an infection, the first paediatric flu-related death in Hong Kong this year. The previously healthy girl developed symptoms including fever, cough, sore throat, and runny nose from Sunday last week, according to the Centre for Health Protection (CHP). Her condition worsened over the week, and she collapsed at home on Thursday. She was initially admitted to Prince of Wales Hospital and later...

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1 week ago Hong Kong firms urged to find alternatives amid US tariffs, software export controls

Hong Kong businesses have braced themselves for additional US tariffs, but experts urged companies to develop alternative strategies due to proposed export controls on American-made critical software, warning of a “painful” adjustment. Industry figures told the Post on Saturday that United States President Donald Trump’s threat to impose an additional 100 per cent tariff on mainland China from November 1 would not significantly impact Hong Kong businesses, which are used to uncertainties from...

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1 week ago Hong Kong firms urged to find alternatives due to US tariffs, software controls

Hong Kong businesses have braced themselves for additional US tariffs, but experts are urging companies to develop alternative strategies due to proposed export controls on American-made critical software, warning of a “painful” adjustment. Industry figures told the Post on Saturday that US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose an additional 100 per cent tariff on mainland China from November 1 would not significantly impact Hong Kong businesses, which were used to uncertainties from his...

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1 week ago Axe ‘invisible barriers’ affecting people with disabilities: Hong Kong watchdog

Hong Kong’s equality watchdog is urging service providers and property managers to eliminate “invisible barriers” that impact residents with disabilities after conducting its first review of reported cases of discrimination. In addition to laying out eight recommendations for such organisations in a new guide, the Equal Opportunities Commission highlighted on Thursday some of the cases that had prompted the review. They included the case of a bus driver who refused to allow a wheelchair user to...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong urged to regulate private schools in line with subsidised institutions

Hong Kong’s education authorities are being urged to implement regulations for private and international schools that align with those governing their subsidised counterparts, following the city leader’s plans to enhance oversight of these institutions. While stricter regulations would help prevent irregularities in private schools, lawmakers also emphasised the importance of proactive monitoring and timely intervention should problems arise. In his policy address, Chief Executive John Lee...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong urged to protect Sai Kung islands from overtourism, ecological damage

Greenpeace has called for the Hong Kong government to put in place conservation-driven measures to protect the Sai Kung outlying islands from ecological damage caused by overtourism. The green group raised the alarm on Friday after it found a large number of visitors trampling corals and excessively digging up coastal organisms in the city’s Unesco Global Geopark region. A site inspection by Greenpeace found that 4,062 people landed on Sharp Island, also known as Kiu Tsui Chau, on Wednesday, the...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong government urged to save island school facing axe from low numbers

Hong Kong education authorities have been urged to retain a secondary school on the outlying island of Cheung Chau as the century-old institution faces the axe after failing to enrol sufficient Form One students. Cheung Chau Government Secondary School, founded in 1908, was unable to admit two Form One classes in the new academic year, the minimum requirement for government and aided secondary schools, according to the latest information from the education authorities. Islands district...

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3 w. ago Beijing’s top diplomat in Hong Kong urges US consul general to be ‘constructive’

Beijing’s top diplomat in Hong Kong has laid down the scope of engagement for the new US consul general in the city, urging her not to interfere in local matters and the country’s internal affairs, while playing a constructive role in the development of China-US relations. Cui Jianchun, the commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong, also told newly appointed US Consul General Julie Eadeh that Washington should lift sanctions concerning the city during her courtesy call on...

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3 w. ago Beijing warns new US consul general in Hong Kong not to cross ‘red lines’

Beijing has warned the new US consul general in Hong Kong of potential “severe countermeasures” for crossing “red lines”, with its top office overseeing the city’s affairs reposting a commentary condemning the American envoy for inviting opposition figures to her inaugural reception. The commentary, published by the pro-Beijing newspaper Ta Kung Pao on Saturday and reposted by the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office (HKMAO), accused Julie Eadeh of being “back in the old game” of disrupting the...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong Passes Bill to Ban ‘Cage Homes’ as Urged by Beijing

Hong Kong Passes Bill to Ban ‘Cage Homes’ as Urged by Beijing  Bloomberg.com

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3 w. ago Hongkongers urged to avoid Deep Water Bay, Repulse Bay beaches after pipe splits

Hong Kong authorities have called on residents not to swim at Deep Water Bay Beach and Repulse Bay Beach after a sewage pipe split in two during Super Typhoon Ragasa. The Drainage Services Department said on Thursday that it had immediately stopped using the 450mm-diameter sewage main at the Mills and Chung Path near Deep Water Bay after a routine inspection found “severe damage” to the pipe. According to a photo on the department’s social media, the pipe broke into two parts during Ragasa,...

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3 w. ago Balloon festival organiser was urged to cancel rides: Hong Kong tourism minister

The Hong Kong government had “clearly stated” to the organiser of a failed hot-air balloon festival that the chance of approving passengers to ride in the aircraft was “extremely slim” and had recommended that it cancel the attraction and issue refunds ahead of time, the tourism chief has revealed. Making public the details for the first time, Secretary for Sports, Culture and Tourism Rosanna Law Shuk-pui on Thursday said authorities told the organiser eight days before the event began in...

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