Thein Swee Lay and Stuart Orkin received the Shaw Prize for Life Sciences and Medicine for research into treatment for sickle cell disease and beta-thalassaemia.
Hong Kong Observatory also issues thunderstorm warning at 9.30am that is expected to last until noon.
Lawmakers and Equal Opportunities Commission discuss tougher action to deal with ‘culture’ of harassment, while the latter calls for student organisers to undergo anti-harassment training.
Scheme will ‘put pressure’ on sector to adopt the technology improving poor safety record, secretary for development says, with 60 per cent of sites expected to join by year’s end.
Observatory issues thunderstorm warning at 6.40pm on Sunday; expected to stay in force until 12.30am.
Expert in substandard housing says Institute of Surveyors’ minimum recommendation of 100 sq ft for subdivided flats still on the cramped side.
Leung Chuen-yan marries Mimmi Mononen, a Finnish postdoctoral fellow in life sciences, in home ceremony.
Government warns nearby residents to close windows and doors and to stay calm after leak of toxic and flammable gas in New Territories in early hours of Sunday.
Saana Qalsoom, 24, says she was told in a job interview that the hijab should not be worn in the classroom.
Tai On Coffee & Tea Shop defends range of premium treats which it says use high-end imported ingredients such as matcha from Japan and chocolate from France.
Hong Kong Jockey Club says it will adjust snowball pool arrangement to increase its reserve and meet public’s demand for larger prizes from Tuesday next week.
Hong Kong Observatory says rainfall likely to reach its heaviest on Monday, but showers will continue throughout coming week.
Love 21 Foundation premises, which was devastated by fire in 2023, reopened its doors in mid-October with expanded capacity and hopes to serve even more members.
Soi Cheang Pou-soi’s Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In and its depiction of historic Kowloon Walled City earn standing ovation at screening in Cannes.
Elderly patients must return multiple times because dentists will extract only one tooth on each visit.
Adrian Low, specialist in stress research, says students who witness such events may have ‘heightened fear and anxiety’ in days or weeks that follow.
Move of Immigration Department headquarters from Central to Tseung Kwan O will leave sole travel documents office on Hong Kong Island in Harbour Building.
Consumer Council says high concentrations of DEET may cause rashes, blisters, skin and mucous membrane irritation, warning children more susceptible.
Short circuit suspected to have caused fire, which killed dog, two cats, three birds and marten.
Consumer Council finds two of five popular spam call blocker apps, CallApp and Truecaller, uploaded personal information to databases that gave third parties access without users’ consent.
Consumer Council warns parents about small parts falling off baby and infant clothes or that have long cords.