The government on Monday announced a further relaxation of social distancing rules as Hong Kong recorded zero local coronavirus cases for 14 consecutive days, but the four-person cap on public gatherings is to remain in place. From Thursday, restaur...

Apple Daily staff have been told the newspaper could cease operations this coming Saturday unless the Hong Kong authorities release assets frozen as part of a national security investigation. An internal memo to employees said if the funds are not f...

Authorities said on Monday that they won't stop sending government staff to attend overseas training programmes – despite plans to develop a civil service academy in Hong Kong to enhance workers’ knowledge of the country. The government is now ...

The Hospital Authority said on Monday that it has started vaccinating its long-stay psychiatric patients against Covid-19. The authority’s chief executive Tony Ko said he believed a majority of them were suitable to receive the shots. Speaking ...

Liberal Party lawmaker Felix Chung on Monday said the government's consumption voucher scheme has spurred many small businesses to start using electronic payments. "We understand that there's quite a lot of small businesses that didn't used to do e...

Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily will be forced to shut "in a matter of days" after authorities froze the company's assets under a new national security law, an adviser to jailed tycoon Jimmy Lai told Reuters on Monday. Mark Simon, spea...

Police say there's been a rise in the number of people allowing money launderers to use their bank accounts during the territory's economic downturn. The force's financial intelligence and investigation bureau says it received close to 25,000 repor...

Ten district councillors on Sunday announced they had quit the Civic Party, ahead of the expected introduction of loyalty oaths for council members. After the latest resignations, the party is left with just five councillors, down from the 32 electe...

For the first time in 18 years, the organiser of the annual pro-democracy July 1 march will not be applying to hold a rally this summer. And it’s been revealed that the Civil Human Rights Front has stopped operating since its convenor Figo Chan w...

Taiwan says it will be "adjusting" the services provided by its office in Hong Kong from Monday with all but one staff member having left the SAR, though "essential operations" will be maintained. In a statement released on Sunday, the island's Mai...

Hong Kong recorded no new local Covid-19 cases on Sunday, with only one imported case. This marks the 13th day in a row since the city last reported any local infections. The imported case is a 36-year-old flight attendant who arrived from Russia ...

A new MTR platform in Hung Hom for the Tuen Ma Line has begun operation, with some users complaining it was taking longer for them to switch between different lines, but others saying direction signs are quite clear to follow. Passengers who want t...

Apple Daily said on Sunday that it’s asking the government to release part of its frozen assets so it could pay wages, adding it only has enough cash left to run the paper for several more weeks. Authorities last Thursday froze HK$18 million of a...

The head of the General Chamber of Commerce warned on Sunday that the economic downturn in Hong Kong may continue unless the city can reopen its borders soon, and this is only possible if enough people are vaccinated against Covid-19. Speaking on a...

The government said on Sunday that it will tighten regular testing requirement for care home staff who are not vaccinated against Covid-19. Writing in his blog, Labour and Welfare Secretary Law chi-kwong noted that care home workers who are not ino...

Conservation group WWF Hong Kong has called on restaurants and seafood vendors in the SAR to stop selling horseshoe crabs as their numbers are swiftly dwindling. According to WWF, the local horseshoe crab population is estimated to number 4,500 to 7...

The Hong Kong Journalists Association on Saturday elected a new chairman and a new executive committee. Former vice-chairman of the association, Ronson Chan, from Stand News is replacing veteran journalist Chris Yeung as the new head of the group. ...

The European Union (EU) has added Hong Kong to an updated list of places where travel restrictions should gradually be lifted, paving the way for the city’s residents to be able to visit EU countries. Under the EU recommendation, all travellers fr...

The privacy watchdog on Saturday alerted the public to protect their personal information when taking part in lucky draws organised for people who have received Covid-19 vaccinations. Many private companies have heeded calls from the government and...

The Centre for Health Protection on Saturday reported one imported coronavirus case. The patient is a 19-year-old woman who flew in from the UK recently. She was undergoing quarantine at Metropark Hotel in Ho Man Tin when she developed symptoms....