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Nursing education in Hong Kong can be reformed by incorporating a STEM curriculum and enhancing community care training, preparing students with essential skills to address the challenges of an ageing population, the head of a university school has said. Professor Janelle Yorke, head of the nursing school at Polytechnic University (PolyU), said one of the
With Hong Kong’s annual budget in the works, we have been reminded of the many serious challenges facing the city. Our deficit is more than double the original forecast and the city’s gross domestic product last year was 2.5 per cent, a lower rate of growth than a forecast just months ago. Whether the worst
Hong Kong’s flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has suggested the government tap transit passengers as part of a strategy to generate more tourism dollars for the cash-strapped city. The company’s spokesman told the Post that in a budget consultation session with the government last month, the carrier’s management suggested authorities roll out targeted measures to
The Hapag-Lloyd cargo ship enters the Miraflores Locks in the Panama Canal, December 7, 2019. Credit: Solarisys via Adobe Stock Does China control the Panama Canal? It’s a question that has unexpectedly come to the fore in the early days of President Donald Trump’s new administration. At the heart of the answer lies CK Hutchison,
Hong Kong officials have demanded action after members of the men’s ice hockey team were assaulted in a shocking attack following their 5-1 Asian Winter Games win over Turkmenistan on Sunday. In a statement, the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China (SF&OC), said it “strongly condemned” the incident, which happened at the
Three mainland Chinese runners were disqualified for wearing the wrong bibs during Sunday’s Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon, with officials warning that they did not rule out taking further action once an investigation had been completed. The decision to strip He Yingbing and Sun Xiaoyang of their first and second places in the half-marathon and
An amendment bill to strengthen tobacco control will be submitted to the Legislative Council in April, which includes a potential ban on non-menthol flavored cigarettes starting as early as next year, says Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau. Speaking on a TV program on Sunday, Lo said ten tobacco control measures will be included
China unearthed another freestyle star, its speed skaters continued their battle for dominance with South Korea, and Hong Kong skier Adrian Yung Hau-tseun grabbed a top 10 finish on another action-packed day at the Asian Winter Games. With Olympic skiing champion Qi Guangpu in the field for the men’s aerials, the conventional wisdom was that
Hong Kong national security police have charged a 26-year-old taxi driver with perverting the course of justice in a case involving anti-government protesters. The force’s National Security Department said on Friday night the suspect was arrested on Thursday over “doing an act or a series of acts tending and intended to pervert the course of
Online fraudsters scammed Hongkongers out of more than HK$200 million (US$25.7 million) in a week last month and used artificial intelligence (AI) to trick a victim into transferring HK$145 million in one of the cases. Police said the victim, a merchant, wanted to buy cryptocurrency mining equipment used to create digital tokens. The purchase was
Hongkong Post is seeking clarifications from its US counterpart over Washington’s latest decision to pause tariffs on small-value packages, as the city has not received any notification about the way forward but was handling more than 1,000 parcels bound for the country. US President Donald Trump on Friday paused tariffs on packages worth less than
Film star Chow Yun-fat finished Hong Kong’s half-marathon in under 2½ hours on Sunday and said he was looking forward to feasting on snacks and dim sum as treats after the exhausting effort. “Seems like it was a triple deuce,” he joked, referring to the finishing time on his watch of two hours and 22
Three mainland Chinese runners were disqualified for wearing the wrong bibs during Sunday’s Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon, with officials warning that they did not rule out taking further action once an investigation had been completed. The decision to strip He Yingbing and Sun Xiaoyang of their first and second places in the half-marathon and
Macau has come under closer scrutiny by the central government over the progress of its assigned task to jointly develop Hengqin with Guangdong province, given the latest visit to the special development zone by Beijing’s top official in charge of the affairs of the gaming hub and Hong Kong, according to analysts. One expert also
Hong Kong’s sole delegate to the nation’s top legislative body has revealed a plan to propose extending the multiple-entry visa scheme recently resumed for Shenzhen residents to other nearby mainland Chinese cities during the “two sessions” in Beijing next month. Starry Lee Wai-king, who sits on the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, said on
An undergraduate student at the Chinese University of Hong Kong has been suspended for allegedly forging a sick note to miss an exam and a death certificate to secure an exemption from scholarship renewal requirements. The university on Sunday cited privacy concerns in declining to provide further details on the case, which came to light
Kenyan runners dominated the men’s race in the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon on Sunday, while the winner of the women’s race, Belarus’ Volha Mazuronak, was unable to achieve her target of knocking down her 2019 city record. Bethwell Kipkemboi was the first across the line on a chilly morning in Victoria Park, finishing in
A Hong Kong court has scheduled a hearing in mid-July for 14 jailed opposition activists who have lodged appeals against their convictions and sentences in a landmark national security case over an unofficial legislative “primary” election. The judiciary’s website on Sunday said the Court of Appeal’s hearing would start on July 14 and last for
The possession and use of e-cigarette cartridges in public places are expected to be banned starting from mid-2026, Hong Kong’s health minister has said, with the government aiming to submit the relevant bill to the legislature in two months. Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau also said on Sunday that the bill would cover a sales
Like millions of other people around the world, we celebrated Lunar New Year with a family gathering. Three generations were present, all the main strands of the family sat around the dinner table and lucky money packets were exchanged. There were some distinctive Hong Kong-type aspects. Most of those attending the celebration now live overseas,