Apple Daily on Thursday vowed to fight on despite another police raid and the arrest of several senior executives, saying staff will "loyally defend their posts". In a letter to readers, the newspaper said every one of its journalists has reported ...

Prosecutors on Thursday withdrew a charge against a Ta Kung Pao reporter over improper car plate searches he allegedly carried out last year. Wong Kai-keung, 47, was instead put on a good behaviour bond for a year in the sum of HK$2,000, and was or...

A legal scholar from the University of Hong Kong said on Thursday that he doesn’t believe sharing articles from Apple Daily or buying copies of the newspaper will constitute an offence under the national security law – although authorities have d...

The chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA), Chris Yeung, has described the police's raid of Apple Daily on Thursday as "shocking" and "scary", accusing the authorities of trying to intimidate the newspaper's supporters by warning th...

The Consumer Council has called on the government and businesses to do more to encourage sustainable consumption, after a survey it did found that consumers are not recycling more – despite being “willing to do more". The survey last year found...

Security Secretary John Lee on Thursday told the public and the media to cut all ties with several Apple Daily executives arrested under the national security law, warning people they "would regret it" if they didn't. Lee made the comments at a pres...

Police say their latest raid on Apple Daily and the arrest of five of the media group's executives are linked to newspaper articles allegedly calling for foreign sanctions, as they warned the public they could face prosecution for sharing the reports...

National security police arrested the editor and four other directors of Apple Daily on Thursday morning and raided the pro-democracy media group's offices in Tseung Kwan O for the second time in a year to execute a warrant. The force confirmed it ...

The government's Centre for Food Safety on Wednesday said a Covid patient, or someone else at her home, had likely infected a pre-frozen packet of Thai crocodile spare ribs, rather than the patient having caught the disease from the packaging itself....

A domestic workers advocacy group has called on the government to introduce guidelines on suitable accommodation for migrant domestic workers, including banning the use of kitchens, balconies, and even toilets as accommodation for helpers. On Wednes...

Security Secretary John Lee said it is apparent that Hongkongers are becoming increasingly supportive of the national security law that Beijing imposed on the city almost a year ago, saying many people have now taken a proactive role in safeguarding ...

The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said on Wednesday that it had been informed by its counterpart in Macau that a man who recovered from a Covid-19 infection in Hong Kong has now tested positive for the virus in the neighbouring SAR. The 18-year...

A Kowloon City magistrate has retracted her decision to hand down a suspended jail sentence to a reporter for resisting a police officer, after she mistakenly thought the sentence for the offence could be suspended. Reporter Ho Ka-yan, who works for...

Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung said on Wednesday that the government is reviewing whether legal aid applicants should be allowed to pick their own lawyers, and whether to lower an existing cap to prevent some of them from taking up too many legal aid...

Lawmakers on Wednesday urged the government to regulate the online game industry, saying that mechanics such as paid-for ‘loot boxes’ risk fostering a gambling addiction in youngsters. The Heung Yee Kuk’s Kenneth Lau said some game developers ...

The Foreign Ministry's top representative in Hong Kong says Beijing will oppose external interference in the SAR more vigorously going forward, warning that any attempt to thwart China's development is doomed to fail. The comment came just days aft...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam has hailed the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for showing “great leadership skills” in combating the Covid-19 pandemic, saying China is the first major economy in the world to rein in the spread of the virus. Speaking ...

The chairman of the Equal Opportunities Commission, Ricky Chu, said on Wednesday that remarks made by some lawmakers about the Gay Games prove that the city needs to legislate against discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation. Pro-establis...

Epidemiologist Benjamin Cowling said on Wednesday he was sceptical that a 17-year-old girl had contracted a mutant Covid strain from contaminated food packaging. On Tuesday, health authorities said a sample of frozen crocodile spare ribs from Thail...

Pro-establishment lawmaker Junius Ho said on Tuesday that he does not discriminate against sexual minorities, but they can't be encouraged in case "natural people" are sidelined. His comments follow an apparent rebuke from Chief Executive Carrie La...