Hong Kong’s Inadequate Housing Reaches Lethal Temperatures as NGO Warns of Public Health Crisis

Residents confined to Hong Kong’s notoriously cramped and substandard housing, often referred to as "shoebox" flats and "coffin homes," have endured scorching summer temperatures that felt as extreme as 52…

Former Observatory Directors Demand Overhaul of Inadequate Heat Stress Warning System for Outdoor Workers

Two former directors of the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) have issued a stark warning, urging the Labour Department to urgently revise its Heat Stress at Work Warning system. Their call…