Hong Kong doctors pleads for better measures to tackle overcrowding in public...
The leader of a public doctors’ group called for alleviating measures focusing on two to three hospitals with extremely severe workload in the midst of flu season. This came after health minister Dr Ko...
View ArticleHong Kong doctors call for better measures to tackle overcrowding in public...
The leader of a public doctors’ group called for alleviating measures focusing on two to three hospitals with extremely severe workload in the midst of flu season. This came after health minister Dr Ko...
View ArticleHong Kong stocks set to open flat to slightly lower
Hong Kong stocks are set to kick off the week basically unchanged from Friday’s closing level. The Hang Seng Index futures contract for March was little changed in pre-session trade on Monday morning,...
View Article15-03-2016: Young Ukrainian pianist débuts with the HK Phil in Rachmaninov’s...
(Source: Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Deborah Hennig Director of Marketing Tel: (852) 2721 9035 Email: deborah.hennig@hkphil.org Becky Lee Media Relations...
View ArticleHong Kong recycling plant set to deal with electronic waste
Plans to build the city’s first electronic recycling facility in Tuen Mun are being drawn up in a bid to find sustainable solutions to Hong Kong’s mounting municipal waste problem, where 70,000 tonnes...
View ArticleHong Kong stocks likely to open flat ahead of US Fed meet
Hong Kong stocks are set to open flat following a day of modest trading in overseas markets ahead of the US Federal Reserve meeting. The Hang Seng Index futures spot March contract was slightly down...
View ArticleWhy Hong Kong’s youth can no longer expect to be richer than their parents
Major news outlets, inter-governmental agencies and scholars are drawing more attention to a threatening inter-generational injustice. Baby boomers are luxuriating in business class or above, while...
View ArticleHong Kong stocks set to open lower
Hong Kong stocks are set to open lower, tracking a decline in US markets in light trading overnight. The Hang Seng Index futures spot March contract slipped 0.61 per cent to 20,175 in the pre-trade...
View ArticleHong Kong stocks likely to open higher after Fed keeps rates steady
Hong Kong stocks are set to open higher on Thursday after overseas markets rallied overnight and the US Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady. Hang Seng Index futures spot March contract rose 1.05...
View Article08-03-2016: Time for Three – a ‘classically trained garage band’ improvises...
(Source: Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Deborah Hennig Director of Marketing Tel: (852) 2721 9035 Email: deborah.hennig@hkphil.org Becky Lee Media Relations...
View ArticleMainland China buyers wooed to Yuen Long by price discounts, special...
Steeper discounts and an array of tax incentives being offered by developers have drawn mainland buyers back to Hong Kong’s western New Territories, as the price premium of Hong Kong over Shenzhen...
View ArticleStudent suicides, losing touch with the basics, and the Bee Gees in Hong Kong
While Hong Kong does some soul-searching over a recent spate of student suicides, a couple of government moves over the past week barely made the news but raised my eyebrows all the way to the ceiling....
View Article03 Mar 2016 “Hong Kong provides international NGOs a gateway to Asia....
(Source: The University of Hong Kong) Back 03 Mar 2016 (Form left) Dr. Rikkie Yeung (Project Manager, Centre for Civil Society and Governance), Professor Eliza Lee (Director of the HKU Centre for Civil...
View ArticleAn eternal wait: Some Hong Kong patients have to wait more than 20 hours to...
A flood of patients told how they had to endure long waits – at times over 20 hours – at one of the busiest accident and emergency (A&E) departments in the city as public hospitals saw...
View Article'Radical' candidate in Hong Kong poll exposes underlying tensions
By Stefanie McIntyre and Donny Kwok HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong residents voted in a legislative council by-election on Sunday, with a "radical" pro-democracy candidate who was arrested in a recent...
View ArticleGlobal economic uncertainty strengthens outlook for Hong Kong’s office market
The outlook for continued US economic strength is less certain than in 2015. Doubts about the sustainability of US recovery increased late last year and were reflected in the decline in the US...
View ArticleHow Hong Kong’s light pollution can ruin your nights and make days a drag
If your neighbourhood is well lit at night, you may not be sleeping well, according to new research by Stanford University. In a study that involved about 16,000 people in the United States over eight...
View ArticleChinese premier Li Keqiang has ‘confidence in bright future for Hong Kong’
Premier Li Keqiang has expressed faith in Hongkongers to resolve their own complex problems with wisdom, pledging his support for all policies that will keep the city prosperous and stable. He...
View ArticleHong Kong government is making a mistake by dismissing the causes of Mong Kok...
We should not take it for granted that those in power will learn from history. A week after the Mong Kok...
View ArticleChinese premier Li Keqiang expresses ‘confidence in bright future for Hong Kong’
Premier Li Keqiang has expressed faith in Hongkongers to resolve their own complex problems with wisdom as he struck an upbeat note about the city’s “bright future” despite an international rating...
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