The Centre for Health Protection on Tuesday reported 18 new coronavirus infections, 13 of which were locally acquired. More than half of the local cases were found in Mid-Levels and in Western, where a gym was hit by a coronavirus outbreak recently...

There are further signs pointing to fewer directly elected seats in a future Legco under Beijing-led electoral reform. Two lawmakers attending seminars hosted by visiting mainland officials on Tuesday on changes to Hong Kong's election system said t...

The United States on Tuesday accused Chinese state media of publishing "disinformation" about its diplomats in Hong Kong, as it denied its staff invoked immunity to avoid isolating after positive coronavirus tests. Washington temporarily closed its ...

Families in Hong Kong are suffering isolation and trauma after strict coronavirus rules have led to babies being separated from parents and those with newborns herded into tiny quarantine quarters for up to 14 days, Reuters news agency reports. Any...

An expanded city-wide coronavirus vaccination programme appeared to have received a good response from the public on Tuesday, with some vaccination centres and public clinics fully booked for the next two weeks despite lingering concerns about the ja...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam has downplayed concerns that babies and young children are being separated from their families and put into quarantine if their parents are taken into hospital with coronavirus, saying this is not a deliberate policy and ex...

The head of the Medical Association Choi Kin on Tuesday criticised new guidelines from the Department of Health on who should not get vaccinated against Covid-19, saying they are vague and "insincere". The guidelines were given to GPs on Monday foll...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that she had already offered her views to Beijing on how Hong Kong’s electoral systems should be reformed, but it wouldn't be right for her to tell the Hong Kong public what she said. Before attending the...

Health officials said on Tuesday that they had tested about 470 residents of buildings in an area of Sai Ying Pun after new ambush lockdowns, but no suspected Covid-19 cases were found. The overnight testing operation covered Manifold Court on Pok F...

The Hong Kong government said on Monday that it was looking at ways to bring back scores of residents who have been stuck in the UK for months, as it extended a ban on arrivals from countries affected by highly-transmissible Covid-19 variants. The ...

The government imposed lockdowns on seven more residential buildings in the Sai Ying Pun area on Monday as authorities try to limit the spread of one of the largest clusters of Covid-19 cases Hong Kong has seen yet. The ambush-style lock-down covers...

Hong Kong's film industry has been given a boost, with the SAR's choice for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, bullying drama "Better Days", among the five nominees for the award. The film, directed by Derek Tsang, is the first nominee from the S...

A panel of experts has concluded that none of the seven deaths recorded among people who had received Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines since inoculations began last month could be linked directly to the jab. Three of those who died were aged over 70, three...

An award-winning documentary about Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests was pulled hours before its first commercial screening on Monday after days of criticism from a pro-Beijing newspaper. "Inside the Red Brick Wall", which documents a violent stand...

A 24-year-old man was sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison for biting off part of a police officer’s finger and breaking the arm of another policeman during anti-government protests almost two years ago. The District Court heard that To K...

Health authorities on Monday said two US Consulate employees had tested preliminary positive for Covid during an overnight "ambush" lockdown in Mid-Levels. The 40-year-old man and 41-year-old woman live in Dynasty Court. They showed no symptoms and...

The government announced on Monday that it will significantly expand the city-wide coronavirus vaccination programme, covering everyone aged 30 and above, amid a slow take-up rate in the city. Domestic helpers and students aged over 16 who study ou...

Pro-Beijing figures in Hong Kong put forward various suggestions on Monday as to how many of Legco's lawmakers the public should get to choose in future, with one saying he hopes it can be limited to little more than a fifth of the members. Mainland...

The city's consumer rights' watchdog has seen a spike in complaints about wedding services last year when many couples had to postpone or cancel their bookings due to the pandemic. More than 230 complaints were recorded by the Consumer Council in 20...

A senior Communist Party official said on Monday that the central government is "all ears" when it comes to views on the planned changes to Hong Kong's electoral system, as long as people's opinions are based on Beijing's decision on the matter. Mai...