A new study has found that some people are spending almost 100 hours a week looking after their loved ones - that's more than twice a 40-hour working week. In a poll of about 700 carers, the Council of Social Service said some respondents said they...

Health officials have reported one new local Covid-19 infection on Sunday, which is linked to an airport worker who earlier became Hong Kong's first case of the more infectious Delta variant. The 24 year-old woman, who is a colleague of the man, las...

The MTR's Tuen Ma Line has drawn mixed reviews on the first day of its full operation, with rail enthusiasts and residents happy about the convenience it offers, but others worried about a loss of business. With the opening of two new stations, Sun...

The Fire Services Department says at least ten vessels sank and others broke their moorings during a blaze at Aberdeen South typhoon shelter early on Sunday. About 30 vessels were affected. They said 35 people were rescued from vessels during the fi...

Trains have begun operating on the MTR's new Tuen Ma Line, that runs between Wu Kai Sha and Tuen Mun. The MTR had arranged a special train at 5.50 am on Sunday from Sung Wong Toi station to Tuen Mun. Over a hundred people waited outside Sung Wong T...

The Fire Services Department says at least 14 boats have been affected by a fire in Aberdeen South typhoon shelter, off Ap Lei Chau Praya Road. The fire broke out at about 2.30 am, and was upgraded to a No. 3 alarm fire just over two hours later. ...

The pro-democracy party, the Neo Democrats, announced on Saturday that it had disbanded. In a Facebook post, the group said Hong Kong had undergone drastic changes over the past two years and the political environment now was much worse than before...

Three groups have sought police approval to stage a march on the July 1 handover anniversary. Representatives from Tin Shui Wai Connection, Save Lantau Alliance and League of Social Democrats met with police on Saturday to discuss their proposal. ...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Saturday officiated at the launch of the final section of the Tuen Ma line, a day before trains start carrying people on the 56-kilometre long route. When it opens to passengers on Sunday, the Tuen Ma line will become t...

Health authorities on Saturday confirmed two additional Covid-19 cases – both imported – making it the second consecutive day for the city to record no new local infection. One of the newly reported cases was an 18-year-old woman arriving from ...

New police commissioner, Raymond Siu, on Saturday blamed “fake news" for harming relations between the force and the public, saying it has given young people wrong impressions about the police. Answering reporters’ questions for the first time a...

Newly installed Chief Secretary John Lee on Saturday insisted he is well-suited to his new role, after concerns were raised about his experience following his promotion to the second highest position in the government. "There is no know-all, I think...

Secretary for Health Sophia Chan said she was hopeful Hong Kong's Covid vaccination rate could rise to 50 percent, noting that daily inoculation figures recently reached new highs. "The figures have been encouraging," Chan said during an RTHK progr...

Next Digital announced on Friday that it won’t be able to publish its annual results by the end of the month due to police's national security investigations linked to its now-defunct newspaper, Apple Daily. In documents filed with the Stock Exch...

Academics say Friday’s top-government reshuffle and promotion of disciplinary services officers into key positions indicate that maintaining national security will be Beijing's main priority going forward. Ivan Choy, a senior lecturer at the Chin...

Lawyers for a gay man who won a legal challenge against the Housing Authority over the right for same-sex couples to live together in a subsidised flat welcomed the ruling, but described the victory as "bittersweet." The High Court on Friday ruled i...

A policeman testifying on day three of Tong Ying-kit's national security trial on Friday said he couldn't speculate as to what caused the suspect's motorbike crash with officers. Tong, 24, is accused of inciting secession, terrorism and dangerous d...

Health authorities have confirmed that a local Covid-19 patient has the highly contagious Delta variant of the virus. Officials say the genetic sequencing of the coronavirus found in a 27-year-old airport worker is identical to strains found in pat...

A gay man on Friday won his second judicial challenge against the government – this time over a policy that barred same-sex couples from officially living together in subsidised housing. The High Court on Friday ruled in favour of Henry Li and hi...

A pro-Beijing lawmaker has dismissed concerns about the promotion of two officials with law enforcement backgrounds to senior positions in the SAR administration, saying if Hong Kong is now a police state then so be it. Security Secretary John Lee ...