The government on Monday announced that it will further boost coronavirus testing in the city, with all residents required to get tested if a single untraceable infection is found in their buildings. Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung said that workplac...

Health authorities have ordered the partial evacuation of residents of a housing block in Tsuen Wan after a dozen coronavirus cases were reported there. People who live in units 04 and 05 on or above the 18th floor of Block R of Luk Yeung Sun Chuen ...

The Court of Final Appeal has reserved judgement in an appeal case regarding media tycoon Jimmy Lai, and the Apple Daily founder has been remanded in custody for the time being. The top court held a hearing on Monday to deal with the government’s ...

Operators of two temples in Hong Kong announced on Monday that religious activities that usually attract big crowds during Chinese New Year will not be open to the public this time due to the pandemic. Wong Tai Sin Temple said it will be closed to t...

Residents of two buildings in Lam Tin that were locked down overnight say the arrangement was a mess and an "unnecessary" exercise, but some say it gave them peace of mind knowing that no Covid-19 cases were found. More than 400 people living at tw...

New People's Party lawmaker Regina Ip on Monday said the UK is basically treating Hong Kong people who plan to move there under the British National (Overseas) visa scheme as refugees. Applications for the visa programme opened on Sunday, allowing H...

Hong Kong's third overnight lockdown and mass testing exercise found no positive cases of Covid-19 after testing more than 400 people at two private residential blocks in Lam Tin, the government said on Monday. Officials moved in at Blocks 5 and 7 ...

The government on Sunday announced its third “ambush-style” lockdown in less than a week, requiring all residents of two blocks of Laguna City in Lam Tin to take a Covid-19 test. Residents of Blocks 5 and 7 will need to take the coronavirus test...

Beijing's Liaison Office chief Luo Huining and Chief Executive Carrie Lam have visited policemen who were injured while on duty during the anti-government protests. This came after Luo sat next to the Hong Kong leader when she made her virtual duty ...

Health authorities on Sunday confirmed four more coronavirus infections linked to construction sites at the airport's third runway project – a day after ordering mandatory tests for around 3,000 workers. At least 15 people have come down with Covi...

Online applications opened on Sunday afternoon for a controversial new visa programme allowing Hongkongers with British National Overseas status to live and work in Britain – an arrangement Beijing says is a violation of the Sino-UK Joint Declarati...

The pro-Beijing DAB party on Sunday said it would tap the public for ideas on governance reform that would create a stronger and more responsive administration that can more effectively tackle deep-rooted problems in the SAR. It says the territory h...

A University of Hong Kong professor on Sunday urged the government to explore the possibility of replacing one mainland vaccine with another if it means the territory can launch its universal Covid-19 vaccination scheme earlier. Professor Lo Chung-m...

A pharmacists' group said on Sunday that the government should be publishing more information, in layman's terms, about the efficacy and safety of coronavirus vaccines, after a survey they conducted suggested that less than a third of people intend t...

Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung warned on Sunday that more coronavirus lockdowns may be coming soon despite a mixed response to three such exercises since Saturday last week. Writing in his blog, Cheung said the government’s goal remains reducing t...

The government says it is gravely concerned about the European Union's export controls for Covid-19 vaccines, announced on Friday. Hong Kong is expecting to start its vaccination programme late next month with jabs from the German manufacturer BioNTe...

Civic Party chairman Alan Leong has said he sees signs that Hong Kong could resume its role as a buffer between China and the ‘free world’ given recent developments indicating that Beijing is adopting a pragmatic approach in dealing with its west...

Authorities have issued a mandatory testing order for around 3,000 workers at two construction sites at the airport's third runway project following a cluster outbreak there. Speaking at a press briefing on Saturday, the Centre for Health Protectio...

The Deputy Director of Social Welfare, Lam Ka-tai, has died at the age of 59, after falling into a coma in office more than a week ago. It's been reported that Lam was found unconscious at the Social Welfare Department’s headquarters in Wanchai o...

SAR government vaccine advisors on Saturday said they would only approve Covid vaccines for emergency use after phase three clinical trial results had been provided. The government has placed one of its vaccine orders with mainland firm Sinovac, bu...