Right after Dr Owen Tsang Tak-yin finished his training in infectious diseases, he suddenly found himself on the front lines of Hong Kong’s 2003 Sars outbreak, a time he describes as being lonely and stressful. Tsang, now the medical director of the Hospital Authority Infectious Disease Centre in Hong Kong, recalled that at the start…
Four of Hong Kong’s public universities have been listed among the top 133 varsities in the world in terms of the employability of their graduates, according to a global league table, with the best-performing one ranking 24th. The consultancy behind the survey said Hong Kong was regaining its pre-Covid momentum with two universities rising in…
Hong Kong Observatory will issue a No 1 signal on Monday morning as Super Typhoon Man-yi edges closer, while warning that the weather is expected to remain windy and temperatures will fall to 18 degrees Celsius (64.4 Fahrenheit) or below later this week. “Tropical Cyclone Man-yi will enter within 800km [497 miles] of Hong Kong…
Hong Kong will explore striking a free-trade agreement with more countries in Latin America, the city’s leader has said, revealing a deal recently signed with Peru will take effect in about six months. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu also began wrapping up his first official visit to South America as the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec)…
Hong Kong police are searching for a fishing boat captain who fell into the waters off Lamma Island when his vessel collided with an oil barge. The force said it was notified of the incident at 5.21am on Sunday, adding that six other crew members had been safely recovered after their boat sank. “Six of…
Hong Kong’s leader took the opportunity to update Xi Jinping on the city’s economy and development, and received the Chinese president’s encouragement when the pair met on several occasions during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Peru, the chief executive has said. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu also said on Saturday (local time) that…
Beijing’s foreign ministry’s arm in Hong Kong is conducting a “rare” survey among diplomats in the city to find out whether they have faced obstacles reaching local and mainland Chinese authorities, the Post has learned. One European diplomat described the outreach as part of a “style change” by the Beijing office that involved closer supervision…
Hong Kong will prioritise the local workforce and ensure they get job opportunities, the labour chief has said, despite recent predictions that the city will be short of 180,000 employees by 2028. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han also said on Friday that encouraging young people to work in the Greater Bay Area…
Lee Shuen never thought she would move to Peru after deciding in 2013 to take a break from her busy career in Hong Kong and embark on a nine-month trip to South America. After witnessing the magnificent Andes, which stretch across several countries on the continent, she relocated to the former Inca empire capital of…
Hong Kong police have arrested a man for allegedly splashing a corrosive liquid at a kindergarten gate after he became angry over the noise coming from the place. No one was hurt in the incident, but several plants at the entrance of Tsung Tsin Mission of HK On Chung Kindergarten were dotted with burn marks…