HKU Faculty of Medicine has developed the cancer health management application 'Home Support', enabling patients with advanced cancer and their carers to continuously monitor their condition at home. If patients develop serious symptoms, nurses can be arranged to follow up within 2 days. The team analysed data from more than 600 patients and found that users were better able to maintain their quality of life and health satisfaction after 18 weeks, while the proportion of patients with unplanned hospital admissions and the average length of hospital stay were both lower than in the routine care group.
The Hong Kong Wine and Food Festival, organised by the Hong Kong Tourism Board, will be held at the Central Harbourfront Event Space from October 29 to November 1, featuring over 340 stalls and expected to attract 168,000 visits. The festival brings together fine wines and delicacies from about 30 countries and regions, with pavilions from Australia, Canada and South Korea making their debut. The Tourism Board will launch "Hong Kong Food Month" in November, with participants able to enjoy designated merchant offers by presenting their receipt stubs.
The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) launched a dog-catching operation near Wo Yi Hop Road, Kwai Chung on the 5th, during which it caught a stray dog and sent it to the Animal Management Centre for detention and observation. The dog had not been microchipped. The AFCD said it would investigate whether the dog has an owner and would prosecute if there is sufficient evidence of a violation. Last month, after two suspected cases of dogs biting people to death occurred in Hong Kong, the AFCD subsequently carried out dog-catching operations.
The Abby Choi case resumed at the High Court on the 7th. Her mother, Cheung Yuen-fa, testified that Abby Choi had sufficient means to buy the Tuen Mun property without selling the Kadoorie Hill unit, and that she had planned to "take back" the property because Kwong Kong-chi did not hold a proper job. The defence said Abby Choi had invested only $800,000, rather than $2 million, in the business, and disputed whether she was the registered owner of Whampoa Garden.
Choi Tin-fung's mother, Cheung Yin-fa, continued testifying at the High Court, saying that when her daughter first discussed moving to Tuen Mun with her former father-in-law, Kwong Kau, he said he disagreed and acted hostile. The defence questioned whether Choi Tin-fung had sufficient means to buy a property in Tuen Mun; Cheung Yin-fa said her daughter was capable of purchasing one, and also said Choi Tin-fung did not want to hire Kwong Kong-git as her driver. The case has entered its 11th day of trial, with the three defendants charged with murder and preventing the lawful burial of a body.
Why read this: The trial has entered its 11th day, with testimony focused on the sale of properties and the financial arrangements for buying a property in Tuen Mun, allowing readers to compare the points of concern of both the prosecution and the defence.
The Abby Choi dismemberment case resumed in the High Court, with Cheung Yen-wah appearing in court this morning to face cross-examination by the barrister representing Kwong Kong-kit. The defence said that when Abby Choi proposed selling the Kadoorie Hill flat, Kwong Kau only expressed disagreement and did not lash out or hit anyone. Cheung Yen-wah agreed that the other party did not use force, but stressed that his attitude had always been fierce, and acknowledged that she had sufficient financial means to buy the Tuen Mun property.
The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department classified three dogs, Bao Bao, Baku and Bowie, as fighting dogs. The dog owner and volunteers appealed to the Dog and Cat Classification Committee, which recently upheld the original ruling, with no further appeal permitted. The three dogs must wear muzzles and special collars when going out in future, and are not allowed to enter restaurants that permit dogs. Volunteers worry that Bowie will be difficult to place with an adopting family.
A male trainee nurse at Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital pleaded guilty to 11 counts of theft and was sentenced to 28 months' imprisonment by Deputy District Judge Lai Kim-wah. The defendant faced 14 theft charges involving the theft of mobile phones, cash and credit cards from patients and medical staff, with the amount involved exceeding $90,000. Mitigation stated that the offence was committed due to financial hardship, while the judge criticised his abuse of his trainee nurse status and the damage done to doctor-patient trust.
Yau Tsim Police District, together with the Traffic Unit of Kowloon West Regional Headquarters, carried out operations yesterday (the 6th) against illegal parking black spots in the district, issuing 902 fixed penalty notices and towing away 8 vehicles that were causing serious obstruction to traffic. 3 people were arrested during the operation, on suspicion of "using a vehicle without third party risk insurance", "driving without a driving licence", "driving without wearing an approved protective helmet" and "disobeying the directions of traffic signs".