On Dec. 28, the Department of Health published the first part of the Report of Population Health Survey 2020-22, which is the third territory-wide population health survey (PHS) conducted. It was found that nearly a quarter of adults had insufficient physical activity, nearly 98 percent of them had insufficient daily consumption of fruits and vegetables, and less than half of them were screened for colorectal and breast cancer screening at the recommended age range.
The survey was conducted between November 2020 and January 2022, while the interview covered over 16,000 land-based non-institutional residents aged 15 or above in Hong Kong, involving more than 7,400 domestic households.
The survey found that Hongkongers have some unhealthy living habits:…