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Readers discuss the ‘dumbing down’ of spoken English attributed to the US president, and how teachers can engage with today’s digitally savvy students.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Patient who needed soft food dies after choking on regular meal at public hospital

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Supplier to end classroom lunch portioning at Sha Tin school after 39 fall ill

Hong Kong society

39 pupils and staff fall ill after eating school lunches in Sha Tin

Authorities are investigating a suspected outbreak of food poisoning at Baptist (Sha Tin Wai) Lui Ming Choi Primary School.

A supplier had provided lunchboxes to Baptist (Sha Tin Wai) Lui Ming Choi Primary School. Photo: Google Maps
Hong Kong courts

MTR Corp sues Opatra operator over HK$347,000 unpaid rent and fees at mall

Court document shows rail operator, as landlord of Citylink Plaza in Sha Tin, suing Sayles Retail for the outstanding payments.

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Hong Kong courts

Couple who survived Tai Po fire await trial for fraud, cannot leave Hong Kong

Wang Fuk Court residents allegedly obtained more than HK$330,000 in government-backed loans by overstating drop in revenue of their business.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong officer charged over indecent messages to suspect’s friend

Man, 32, charged with misconduct after allegedly contacting a friend of a suspect and sending her indecent texts and images.

Officers from the New Territories South regional crime unit detained the man last week. Photo: Jelly Tse
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong customs raids office in Opatra London probe after 6 complaints

Officers find only corporate secretarial firm at registered address with no actual operations or staff of beauty chain.

Hong Kong society

Customs steps in over claims beauty chain Opatra cheated woman out of HK$60,000

Woman, 58, claimed she bought HK$61,400 worth of products at Sha Tin outlet and questioned sales practices, police say.

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Accidents and personal safety

School bus crashes in Shing Mun Tunnel after driver loses consciousness

Driver later dies in hospital while all 47 children on board escape unharmed.

Emergency responders send an injured passenger for treatment. Photo: Handout
Accidents and personal safety

Elderly hiker found dead on Sha Tin mountain trail after 3-day search

Rescuers find man, believed to be 72-year-old Tam Hing-man, dead on Fo Tan trail after three-day search.

A member of the Hong Kong Guardians searches for the missing man over the weekend. Photo: Hong Kong Guardians
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong police to merge Tin Sum division with Sha Tin and Ma On Shan

The force says the restructuring will improve efficiency while maintaining emergency response times and service quality in Sha Tin.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s red-hot rental market forces students to flat-hunt as early as April

Competition for student accommodation is intensifying in Hong Kong, with mainland students starting their flat search months earlier than previously.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Jury rules baby died of natural causes despite nurse error in medical tube check

Hong Kong coroner says jury can rule death by natural causes if infant Angel Yu had a ‘pre-existing fatal condition’.

Angel’s parents, Yu Ping-hang (left) and Law Ka-sin, outside the Coroner’s Court on July 10. Photo: Brian Wong
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong urged to position Greater Bay Area as equine hub, grow racing tourism

Hong Kong Jockey Club proposes leveraging its Guangzhou racecourse as strategic platform for deeper cooperation with mainland.

Horse racing enthusiasts pack the stands for the season finale at Happy Valley on July 15. Photo: Karma Lo
Education in Hong Kong

Nearly blind student among Hong Kong’s top DSE scorers who plan careers giving back

Students inspired to pursue life in law or medicine, including Aiden Cheng, who has just 10 per cent of his vision left.

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Hong Kong courts

Nurses baffled by closed medicine tube to premature baby, inquest hears

Angel Yu was suffering from a congenital heart defect that restricted blood flow and was receiving adrenaline at Prince of Wales Hospital.

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Hong Kong weather

Clips of flooded Hong Kong rivers, streets go viral online after heavy rain

Intensity of floods prompts some users online to claim picture of the extreme was outdated or even AI-generated, only to be proved wrong.

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A screenshot of a video on Facebook shows overflowing pavements in Fanling. Photo: Facebook/Josephine Tam
Hong Kong racing

Behind the scenes with the silent workforce powering city’s racing champions

Stable hands, head lads and assistant trainers don’t get the glory, but horses such as Romantic Warrior could not win without them.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong poultry stall suspended for disinfection after bird flu trace detected

Shoppers say they are ‘not worried’ despite confirmation that two-year-old boy contracted H9N2 after visiting Wo Che Market in Sha Tin.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong market sample tests positive for H9 bird flu after boy infected

Boy contracts mild strain of virus and Centre for Health Protection says risk of serious outbreak is low.

Wo Che Market in Sha Tin. One sample taken from a metal tray beneath a cage for live chickens used to collect droppings at a shop tested positive for the H9 bird flu virus, the centre said. Photo: Google Maps
Accidents and personal safety

Man falls to death from flat amid dispute with wife, son over education expenses

Wife, 52, and 21-year-old son arrested, with preliminary investigations suggesting death was accidental.

Ming Yiu House in Jat Min Chuen, a public housing estate in Sha Tin. Photo: Google Maps
Crime in Hong Kong

5 arrested in Hong Kong as thousands of anti-obesity tablets, injections seized

Authorities conduct two raids and seize over 3000 tablets of clonazepam and zolpidem, and six boxes of unregistered slimming injections.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong homebuyers extend sell-out streak amid renewed confidence in market

Sentiment is likely to stay firm, agents say, citing steady demand across new launches and a rebound that lifted prices to a 22-month high.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police deploy drones for first time to tackle illicit street gambling

Eight suspects arrested after drones used to patrol and identify various street gambling spots, police say.

Eight suspects – seven men and a woman, aged between 53 and 76 – were arrested in Chung On Estate. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police smash beautician-led syndicate behind HK$410,000 card fraud

Mong Kok beautician allegedly led syndicate that stole clients’ cards during treatments and splurged on phones, gold and herbal goods.

Hong Kong police have arrested a syndicate that allegedly stole credit cards causing losses of more than HK$410,000. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Firefighters prioritised tackling blaze over rescues, Tai Po probe hears

‘If you cannot put out the fire, how can you save those trapped inside?’ commander tells committee investigating Wang Fuk Court disaster.

Architecture and design

An interior designer on finally designing for his own home

After hundreds of client projects, an interior designer creates his own retreat, in Sha Tin, infusing local flavour and personal nostalgia with Japanese sensibilities. Kora Kwok pays a visit.

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