Toy stores stop sales of baby bottles

Local Toys "R" Us stores have taken all plastic baby bottles off shelves because they are made of a material that contains a chemical that may be harmful to babies' health, the retail giant announced yesterday.

It noted that sales of the bottles will resume once intensive tests determine that the particular chemical is safe. The move was made after the Canadian government banned the sales of baby bottles containing that certain type of chemical for fear that it may cause hormonal anomaly in babies.

Lights out to mark Earth Day

Almost 300 schools and kindergartens here observed a five-minute "blackout" yesterday to mark Earth Day - a United Nations-designated day of environmental awareness.

Nearly 150,000 students and their teachers experienced the brief lights-out ceremony at 11am yesterday, organized by local environmental group Green Sense. The non-government organization took the opportunity to urge all enterprises in Hong Kong to reduce power consumption by 3 percent next year.

Tung Wah scheme to target young drug abusers

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals CROSS Centre announced yesterday the launch of a pilot scheme coming June to encourage young drug abusers to receive early treatment.

The two-year Project MAC, which stands for Motivation, Action and Check-up, provides free basic body check-up for young drug abusers.

Young drug abusers taking part in the project will get help from doctors and social workers.

The project is open to drug abusers aged 10 to 24.

Father dies after hearing of son's death

A 34-year-old worker died in a hospital yesterday morning after a concrete slab of about six by six feet fell on him at a construction site in Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon. He was rushed to a hospital unconscious with severe injuries in his lower body.

His 78-year-old father residing in Oi Man Estate in Kowloon collapsed after hearing the tragic news on the phone and was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died at noon.

China Daily

(HK Edition 04/23/2008 page1)