Living in Hong Kong by Elmer W. Cagape
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Hong Kong’s KMB electric buses to hit the road next year
By Elmer W. Cagape Apr 29, 2012Out with the old, in with the new. As Hong Kong makes a fond farewell to its beloved vintage buses, new ones offer a hint of the future are fitting symbols of transition in a city well-known for transport efficiency. Kowloon Motor Bus recently submitted a proposal to the Transport Department that would pave way
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No private hospital entry for pregnant mainland women in 2013
By Elmer W. Cagape Apr 28, 2012
Pregnant women from the mainland whose husbands are not Hong Kong residents will no longer be admitted in local private hospitals starting next year. This is a response to the proposal by newly-elected chief executive Leung Chun-ying and a 180 degree turn from an earlier opposition to the plan. This development brings an even smaller
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End of an era: The last of the non air-con buses in HK
By Elmer W. Cagape Apr 27, 2012
Among the most ubiquitous objects featured in grainy old Hong Kong photos are its box-type, double decker buses. These buses, owned and managed by Kowloon Motor Bus, started serving the city in the 1930s. But soon, this run will be put to a halt as the company plans to have a full fleet of air-conditioned
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Bride Wannabes: An awkward look at finding Mr Right
By Elmer W. Cagape Apr 25, 2012A local Hong Kong TV show is drawing flak from academics and professionals for what they call “distorted values”. Bride Wannabes is a 10-episode show that features five single women’s pursuit of landing the proverbial ‘Mr Right’. They entrust their fate in the hands of coaches for months as they get cosmetic tips and advice
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‘Birth tourism’ and Hong Kong’s hospital staffing crisis
By Elmer W. Cagape Apr 24, 2012
Even before the touchy issue of pregnant mainland women giving birth in Hong Kong escalated, I think the problem of a lack of adequate medical staff in its hospitals was already a time bomb waiting to explode. But even as the government began to impose limits on admission of pregnant women (or even ban them on some
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Hong Kong’s taste for salt increases health risks
By Elmer W. Cagape Apr 22, 2012
Hong Kong may have one of the longest lifespans in the world, but if findings of a local academic institution are correct this lofty ranking could eventually fall in a decade or so. Dr Ruth Chan, a research associate for medicine and therapeutics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, said the average daily diet
