Hong Kong takes action over Shenzhen-based tutorial centre offering DSE courses in city

Hong Kong takes action over Shenzhen-based tutorial centre offering DSE courses in city

Hong Kong education authorities are taking law enforcement action against a Shenzhen-based tutorial centre that planned to recruit students for its university entrance exam programmes at a local private secondary school without registering. The Education Bureau said on Thursday that it had not received an application from the tutorial centre Capture Star to operate a…

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Appendicitis surgery blunder puts spotlight on Hong Kong public hospital safety

Appendicitis surgery blunder puts spotlight on Hong Kong public hospital safety

A recent surgical blunder involving a doctor mistakenly removing a patient’s fallopian tube instead of her appendix has cast doubt on Hong Kong public hospitals’ ability to effectively implement safety protocols and allocate manpower, advocates have said. Caritas Medical Centre revealed the blunder on Friday, which began with a 48-year-old woman being admitted for appendicitis…

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Hong Kong police launch manhunt for murder suspect, arrest girlfriend

Hong Kong police hunt for man in suspected murder, arrest girlfriend

Hong Kong police are searching for a man and have arrested his girlfriend over the suspected murder of a Vietnamese woman reported missing last Saturday, after the force’s investigation uncovered sightings of a male suspect dumping suspicious, heavy-looking bags. Superintendent Gar Kam-lam of the force’s Kowloon West regional crime headquarters said on Wednesday that the…

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