Health officials have ordered everyone working at Tsim Sha Tsui’s K11 MUSEA mall to undergo mandatory Covid-19 tests, as a cluster linked to a restaurant there continues to expand. On Saturday, authorities reported 15 more new cases linked to the...

The Financial Secretary, Paul Chan, on Saturday said there’s room for “fine adjustments” to the HK$5,000 electronic spending vouchers proposed in his budget blueprint. The government has proposed giving each permanent resident and new arrival...

The Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Secretary, Erick Tsang, said on Saturday that the government still intends to hold the Legislative Council elections on September 5, that is, unless the central government has other plans for the SAR. The Chi...

A shipment of almost 600,000 doses of the BioNTech coronavirus vaccine reached the SAR on Saturday after a two-day delay. It's the second vaccine to arrive in the city, although it was the first to be approved by Hong Kong authorities. In a state...

The government says 6,000 people received their first Covid-19 vaccine shot on Friday, the first official day of Hong Kong's vaccination programme. The SAR's inoculation total now stands at 6,600, as hundreds were vaccinated as part of a pilot scheme...

United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Friday that China is restricting basic civil and political freedoms – including in Hong Kong – in the name of national security and Covid-19 measures. "Activists, lawyers and human righ...

Pro-government lawmakers on Friday approved HK$1 billion for the government to set up an indemnity fund to provide financial support for people who suffer serious complications from Covid-19 jabs. Under the fund, people who suffer serious side effec...

The government minister who oversees RTHK on Friday defended a decision to slash the public broadcaster's budget for TV production by almost 10 percent in the next fiscal year. Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Edward Yau called it a s...

Health officials say the government's LeaveHomeSafe app has helped identify a Covid-19 carrier among a cluster of cases involving a restaurant in Tsim Sha Tsui. Earlier this month, the Centre for Health Protection said it had made use of the app few...

Health officials said on Friday that a cleaner at a Chinese restaurant in Tsim Sha Tsui might have been a super-spreader of coronavirus, leading to an outbreak in which about 30 people have been infected or tested preliminary positive. Among the pat...

Thousands of Chinese University staff, students and alumni have signed an online petition supporting the newly elected cabinet of the institution's student union, Syzygia, after the university announced a decision to cut ties with the group. As of ...

Baptist university has scrapped an exhibition of World Press Photo winners just days ahead of its opening, citing "safety and security" fears. The exhibition was set to include prize-winning images of the protests that swept Hong Kong in 2019. "Aft...

The Department of Justice told Kowloon City Court on Friday that it is planning to charge one of the group of 12 Hong Kong youths who were detained in Shenzhen with absconding. Hoang Lam-phuc, 17, already faces charges of arson and possessing danger...

Five Central and Western district councillors have pleaded not guilty to violating the government’s gathering ban in connection with a meeting they held outside the Sun Yat Sen Memorial Sports Centre last year. Prosecutors told Eastern Magistracy ...

A number of pro-democracy politicians and activists who were arrested last month under the national security law say they have been asked to report back to the police on Sunday, weeks ahead of schedule. The suspects say they fear the force will off...

Transport minister Frank Chan has defended the government’s decision to raise taxes for new private vehicles and increase annual licence fees, dismissing criticism that the changes would increase people's financial burden during the economic downtu...

The government said on Friday that a few hundred thousand people from priority groups will get their first shots of coronavirus vaccine in the next month or so, as a city-wide inoculation programme gathers steam. Speaking as five vaccination centre...

The Student Union of the Chinese University said it is facing “unprecedented suppression” from the institution after management announced they would cut ties with the group. In a statement issued late on Thursday, the university said it would st...

The government said on Friday its plan to phase out the sale of private petrol and diesel cars by 2035 is progressive and could be brought forward. The Environment Secretary Wong Kam-sing said the scheme - announced in Wednesday's Budget - could pu...

Secretary for Development Michael Wong said on Friday that he expects to start subsidising 300 old buildings to repair their sewage pipes this year, with the Urban Renewal Authority accepting applications from May. HK$1 billion has been earmarked f...