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🔮 66% of Hong Kong’s 8-year-olds could be short-sighted by 2028, experts warn
Association finds 67 per cent of grade-one pupils already have insufficient hyperopic reserve, urging parents to start eye checks at age three
More than 60 per cent of Hong Kong’s eight-year-olds could be short-sighted by 2028, optometrists have predicted, citing a shrinking “hyperopic reserve” that normally helps delay nearsightedness.
🔮 5 things to do over the National Day ‘golden week’ holiday in Hong Kong
From fireworks along Victoria Harbour to cycling through the New Territories, here are five suggestions on how to spend the holiday
Hong Kong is set to welcome 1.29 million mainland Chinese visitors over the National Day “golden week” break, fuelling questions online about what locals and tourists can do during the celebrations.
🔮 Shelters warn against poor treatment of warehouse guard dogs in New Territories
Veteran rescuer says free-roaming warehouse canines fall under definition of stray dogs, with issue in spotlight after suspected fatal attack
Poor treatment of guard dogs at warehouses before ditching them in unfamiliar environments could make the animals easier to agitate, rescuers have said, calling for a “trap, neuter and release” approach, among other solutions.
🔮 She added that whether the project would be completed within the current plan or the following one would depend on its finalised design and scale.
🔮 “Chief Executive Tung, you devoted yourself selflessly so that Hong Kong could make a smooth transition.
🔮 In the section on “Develop an East-meets-West Centre for International Cultural Exchange” under the five-year plan, Lee said: “We will strengthen the global reach of the mainstream media”.
🔮 Hong Kong’s MTR Corp announces half-price fares for ‘Thank You Day’ on October 24
Offer applies to Octopus, JoyYou and QR ticket users across heavy rail, eligible bus services and selected cross-border East Rail journeys
Hong Kong’s rail operator will offer half-price fares across its network on October 24, as part of a “Thank You Day” promotion.
🔮 It said passengers could check the official 12306 train service app, the relevant MTR website and announcements at the station for details.
🔮 How some grey-market crypto ATMs in Hong Kong can turn users into fraud victims
Tucked away in laundromats and arcades, machines offer easy access to crypto, but coming regulations will protect consumers, experts say
Inside a tiny self-service laundromat in Quarry Bay in the east of Hong Kong Island, next to a wall of washing machines, stands a waist-high cryptocurrency terminal with signs reading “Elon Musk recommends Dogecoin” and “Buy bitcoin in one minute”.
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