Hong Kong investigates suspected Covid-19 contamination of swabs in 5 hospitals

Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority has identified suspected contamination of Covid-19 in a batch of flocked swabs used in five public hospitals, with two patients found to have shown false positive results. The authority said on Saturday that a laboratory at …

Discovery of skeleton in flat reveals plight of Hong Kong’s ‘hidden elderly’

Widow Law Wai-ho, 82, lives alone in Hong Kong and worries that no one will be there to help if anything happens to her. Law recalled her helplessness when she fell on the street and could not get up until a security guard arrived and took her to hospital, …

Hong Kong actress Grace Chan launches children's book in Richmond this Saturday

"I Love You From the Sun to the Moon" is co-authored with Burnaby teacher Jillian Ma. A popular Hong Kong-born Canadian actress is holding a children's book launch with her co-author in Richmond this Saturday. Grace Chan and Jillian Ma, a …

Hong Kong restaurants innovate for Mother’s Day with elderly-friendly initiatives

Hong Kong’s decades-old chain restaurants are implementing innovative strategies ahead of Mother’s Day, including a special menu for the elderly with swallowing difficulties and more flexible booking slots, amid an uncertain business environment. On Sunday …

Cheap tickets for Hong Kong Cinema Day draw fans and calls for more promotions

Hong Kong film lovers making the most of the annual Cinema Day discounts have called for such promotions to be offered more often, while local productions emerged as popular choices. Residents could buy tickets for HK$30 for any screenings at cinemas …

Hong Kong’s elderly fabric shop owners face uncertain future as historic Western Market slated for renovation

Hong Kong fabric store owner Chan Sun began slashing prices after he received word last month that the historic Western Market building – home to his shop for three decades – would be under renovation and that he would soon need to move out. “HK$500, 2 Yds …

Government to ‘be its own judge’: Hong Kong harbour fighter weighs challenge

An advocacy group that has fought to protect Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour for 30 years could take the government to court for passing a legal amendment to relax reclamation restrictions, calling it the last-ditch effort before the organisation closes. …

The threat to kick China out of U.S. exchanges is growing, and Hong Kong stands to benefit

Temperatures in Hong Kong set to drop to 19 degrees on Mother’s Day

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NGOs call out Hong Kong’s escalation of transnational repression against human rights defenders

We, the undersigned civil society and human rights organizations, strongly condemn the Hong Kong government’s escalating repression of activists in exile and their family members in Hong Kong. On May 2, 2025, Hong Kong national security police formally …