Health officials said on Wednesday that BioNTech vaccinations will remain suspended while the drug manufacturer conducts an investigation into packaging defects among a batch of jabs used in Hong Kong – even though there is no suggestion that the ...

One of the 12 Hongkongers caught by mainland authorities during an alleged bid to flee by speedboat to Taiwan last summer has been charged with the national security law offence of "colluding with foreign forces". Andy Li, 30, was one of the eight m...

Health Secretary Sophia Chan said on Wednesday that officials were holding an emergency meeting with BioNTech's partner company in the region, Fosun Pharma, after use of their coronavirus jab was suspended in Hong Kong and Macau. The Hong Kong gover...

People turned away from vaccination centres on Wednesday after the government suspended use of BioNTech jabs spoke of their frustration and disappointment, while complaining that officials wouldn't even tell them why their bookings were cancelled. T...

RTHK producer Bao Choy was put on trial on Wednesday for allegedly making false statements while trying to obtain vehicle registration information as part of research for a TV documentary aimed at finding the perpetrators of the 2019 Yuen Long gang a...

The Elderly Services Association on Wednesday urged the government to ease visiting restrictions at elderly care homes as soon as possible, saying discussions on how this could happen need to begin immediately. The association’s chairman, Kenneth ...

The government announced on Wednesday that it had temporarily stopped administering BioNTech coronavirus vaccines due to "packaging problems" in one of the batches of supplies. A statement said that although the drugmaker did not find any safety r...

Pfizer Inc has started an early-stage US trial of an oral Covid-19 antiviral therapy that could be prescribed to patients at the first sign of infection, the company said on Tuesday. The drugmaker, which developed the first authorised Covid-19 vacci...

Health authorities have stopped a private clinic from administering coronavirus vaccines, after reports emerged that the doctor there was recommending people take the BioNTech jab, rather than the one made by Chinese firm Sinovac. Over the weekend, ...

A man accused of taking part in the Yuen Long mob attack during the 2019 protests told the District Court on Tuesday that he was only in the area to eat dinner and steamed egg custard, and he didn't have his own weapon to start off with. Ng Wai-nam,...

The Observatory warned on Tuesday that typhoons could strike Hong Kong earlier and more often than usual this year, while climate change could also result in stronger storms. It’s predicting that between five and eight typhoons will come within 50...

Former lawmaker Au Nok-hin was on Tuesday given a nine-week prison term for assaulting two police officers with a loudhailer, after the government appealed against the community service order he was originally given. Au, who was already in custody a...

A number of young people interested in working across the border told the media on Tuesday that they’re thrilled about the opportunities available elsewhere in the Greater Bay Area, and there are “only pros, no cons” with working on the mainlan...

Health authorities reported 12 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, with four of the cases being locally acquired. Officials were unable to ascertain the source of infection for one local case – an 88-year-old retiree who was taken to the United Chri...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she will personally look into whether the city's three-week quarantine requirement for inbound travellers can be brought back into line with other places, confessing that the rules are taking a huge physical...

The High Court on Tuesday rejected a bail application by former Democratic Party lawmaker Andrew Wan. Wan is one of 47 pro-democracy activists and politicians charged with conspiracy to commit subversion in relation to primary polls they held ahead...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that the government will make sure Legco has as much time as possible to examine proposed changes to Hong Kong’s electoral systems. Lam noted that the National People’s Congress Standing Committee is s...

The government says around 25,200 people received their first Covid jab on Monday, with about 60 percent opting for the BioNTech vaccine and 40 percent the Sinovac. Appointment attendance rates were 95 percent and 80 percent respectively. Health ...

A District Court judge ruled on Monday that six people have a case to answer in connection with a mob attack on MTR passengers and other civilians at Yuen Long station on July 21, 2019. They were said to be part of a white-shirted gang that went on ...

The National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) will meet next Monday and Tuesday to discuss Beijing's overhaul of Hong Kong's electoral system, according to the SAR's sole delegate on the committee, Tam Yiu-chung. Tam said on Monday that ...