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Hong Kong’s MPF authority flags fraudulent certificates in early pension payouts
Medical groups alert police over suspected fake certificates using doctors’ details to support early pension withdrawals on health grounds.
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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals
Man infected with rat hepatitis E, Hong Kong’s first case this year
16 May 2026 - 11:30PM
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals
Health authorities order halt to use of medical devices tied to patient’s death
15 May 2026 - 11:57PM
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals
Medical blunder probe opened over death linked to improperly sealed catheter
Hospital Authority says patient, who had history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and high cholesterol, died following heart procedure.
14 May 2026 - 9:58PM
A report into the alleged blunder at Tuen Mun Hospital is expected within eight weeks. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals
Why Hong Kong scientists think GLP-1 weight-loss drugs can help stroke patients
Chinese University of Hong Kong scientists call GLP-1 ‘superstar pathway in biological, medical and pharmaceutical fields’.
14 May 2026 - 7:56PM
Hong Kong environmental issues
Are those flying ants or termites? How to protect your home from the winged pests
‘Flying ant’ sightings have risen across Hong Kong as the summer season approaches, raising concerns over termite infestations.
13 May 2026 - 6:49PM
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Hong Kong weather
Hong Kong records hottest day of year so far as temperatures top 31.6 degrees
Much of the city on Tuesday saw temperatures rise above 31 degrees Celsius, with some parts of New Territories exceeding 33 degrees.
12 May 2026 - 6:17PM
Hong Kong recorded its second-hottest April on record this year with a mean maximum temperature of 27.9 degrees. Photo: Edmond So
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Hong Kong braces for typhoon season with 50,000 sandbags, flood barriers
Civil Engineering and Development Department introduces new guidelines for communities, property managers and businesses near coastal areas.
12 May 2026 - 1:09AM
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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals
Hong Kong urged to expand role in national medical research, breakthroughs
National Health Commission’s Li Wei pledges support for Hong Kong researchers taking part in country’s major science and technology projects.
11 May 2026 - 8:26PM
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals
Hong Kong leverages ‘unrivalled’ medical hub status amid global hantavirus alarm
Leader John Lee and health chief Lo Chung-mau highlight city’s unique role in boosting global pandemic readiness at summit.
11 May 2026 - 9:27PM
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.
10 May 2026 - 9:15PM
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
Hong Kong environmental issues
Shenzhen nuclear plant glitch posed no safety risk, Hong Kong authorities say
During routine test, staff closed cooling water isolation valve for standby equipment longer than permitted under technical specifications.
10 May 2026 - 7:47PM
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals
CUHK hospital to repay HK$4 billion public loan early using growing reserves
University’s council chairman says Health Bureau informed of early repayment proposal for 2016 loan to non-profit-making private teaching hospital.
8 May 2026 - 8:22PM
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.
8 May 2026 - 12:10AM
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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.
6 May 2026 - 8:05PM
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Dasatinib was reclassified from a “self-financed item” to a “special drug” in the Hospital Authority’s medication database. Photo: Jelly Tse
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.
5 May 2026 - 11:27PM
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.
5 May 2026 - 9:59PM
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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.
5 May 2026 - 9:33PM
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Travellers camp at Ham Tin Wan. Photo: Edmond So
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.
4 May 2026 - 10:11PM
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.
3 May 2026 - 6:25PM
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.
3 May 2026 - 7:36PM
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’.
3 May 2026 - 7:54PM
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Members of an unlicensed tour group eat hotpot at the Ham Tin Wan campsite. Photo: Edmond So
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.
2 May 2026 - 7:46PM
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’.
2 May 2026 - 9:51PM
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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.
1 May 2026 - 7:00AM
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