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Hong Kong appeals for heart-lung donor to save critically ill 13-year-old girl

2 months ago01 mins

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority has issued an urgent appeal for a heart and lung donation to save a critically ill 13-year-old girl. The patient, Ching Ching, suffers from pulmonary hypertension and heart failure. She…

Hong Kong animal groups urge HKTVmall boycott over life science experiments

4 months ago03 mins

An international animal rights group and a veterinary organisation have called for a public boycott of Hong Kong’s major online retailer, HKTVmall, after its parent company revealed a life science project testing the viability of detached animal heads and limbs. The two groups staged an hour-long protest on Friday outside the HKTVmall building in Tseung…