In a recent Hong Kong Consumer Council study, various adult diapers, incontinence pads and adult pants were tested to evaluate their absorption capabilities, breathability, quality, hygiene standards, presence of harmful chemicals, and pH levels. The study identified that a few products contained traces of irritant chemicals, which could potentially cause skin allergies with prolonged use. The…
Consumer Council Finds Variations in Performance of Adult Diapers, Some Basic Findings
British Hong Kong Actor Mei Mac Shows Solidarity With ‘Hong Kong Add Oil’ Embroidery at King Charles III Coronation Concert Live Interview
On May 7, King Charles III held a coronation ceremony and a large-scale concert at Windsor Castle. Many artists performed at the concert. British Hong Kong actor Mei Mac was one of the performers. Mac caught netizens’ attention with her fashion attire during a live interview with co-star Ncuti Gatwa. Before their performance of the…
Imprisond Pro-Democracy Hong Kong Lawyer Receives Gwangju Prize for Human Rights; Beijing’s Demand for Revocation Rejected
Currently serving a jail sentence in Hong Kong, Chow Hang-tung, a human rights lawyer and former vice chairman of the now-dissolved Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China (the Alliance), has recently been honored with the 2023 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights by the South Korean May 18 Memorial Foundation (the…
The Decline of Hong Kong Libraries and the Shrinking Publishing Industry
Aside from removing many books and collections off the shelves amid the National Security Law, Hong Kong public libraries have been unable to meet their targeted quotas for new book materials and were criticized by the Audit Commission. From 2020 to 2021, after the Hong Kong government implemented the National Security Law, the gap between…
Survey: Almost 38 Percent of Hongkongers Have Central Obesity
The Department of Health has recently released the report of the Population Health Survey 2020-22, revealing alarming statistics on the state of health in Hong Kong. According to the report, 54.6 percent of the population in Hong Kong is overweight or obese, with 37.8 percent suffering from central obesity. Additionally, nearly 30 percent of the…
HKU Develops Tendon-Mimetic Hydrogels for Human Tissue Repair and Implantable Medical Treatment
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has developed a novel type of hydrogel that mimics tendons, possessing properties comparable to those of natural tendons. This breakthrough technology has the potential for various applications, including human tissue repair, advanced biomedical robotics, and implantable human devices. The natural tendon is a strong, resilient biological tissue rich in…
Reproductive Symptoms Affect More Than 400,000 Hongkongers With Long-COVID: Study
The Faculty of Medicine of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) conducted the largest scale long-COVID study in Asia. The study was conducted from July to December 2022, and the sequelae of 10,043 Hong Kong patients who recovered from COVID-19 were interviewed through questionnaires. It found that more than 70 percent of the patients…
Lord Patten, the Last Governor of Hong Kong, Receives Highest UK Honour
Christopher Francis Patten, the last Governor of Hong Kong, was presented with the Order of the Garter, the highest rank of knighthood in England, by King Charles III on Sunday, April 23, on Saint George’s Day. The recent statement from Buckingham Palace introduces Patten as, in order, “a former Conservative Member of Parliament who became…
A Hong Kong Elderly Homeless Woman Says That She Will Sleep on the Street Until She Dies
Homelessness is one of the things Hong Kong and New York have in common, two of the most expensive cities in the world. In New York, you often see homeless people sitting on the corners near high-end shops around Time Square or Broadway, hoping for some charitable people to walk by. In Hong Kong, however,…
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Shen Yun Performing Arts Wraps Up 2023 World Tour Amidst Audience Praise and Acclaim
GUADALAJARA, Mexico—On May 10, Shen Yun Performing Arts concluded its last show of the 2023 season at Conjunto Santander Artes Escenicas in Mexico. From December 2022 to May 2023, Shen Yun’s eight equally-sized companies traveled across five continents to deliver the beauty of traditional Chinese culture worldwide. The artists were met with overwhelming welcome and…