The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China said on Saturday that it was laying off its staff members to "ensure their safety", and that half of its committee members were resigning. The alliance, which organised pa...

The Secretary for Justice, Teresa Cheng, on Saturday criticised a number of unnamed academics and teachers, who she said had misled students about the definition of terrorism, saying they were "disgraceful". Writing on her blog, she said she wanted ...

The Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, said on Saturday that Hong Kong must boldly push ahead with patriotic education. She said youngsters had been misled - and their values must be rectified. Speaking at a forum, the CE said the SAR had lacked patrio...

Police Commissioner Raymond Siu on Saturday said authorities would take action against those who violate the national security law, as he commented on a now-withdrawn motion by University of Hong Kong student leaders, which had expressed sadness at a...

The Chief Secretary John Lee said on Saturday that the three top officials, who violated social distancing rules, had learnt an important lesson. The Director of Immigration, Au Ka-wang; the Commissioner of Customs, Hermes Tang; and the Undersecret...

More and more people in Hong Kong are getting vaccinated, with the daily jab figure hitting just over 70,000. That's nearly 14 percent higher than the seven-day moving average of nearly 61,500, pointing to a surge in interest. Government officials ...

Single-use plastic tableware, such as straws, cutlery and plates, could be phased out in Hong Kong from 2025 under a government's plan aimed at reducing pollution. A green group welcomed the plan outlined by environment officials on Friday, saying p...

An academic from the University of Hong Kong testifying for the defence told the national security trial of Tong Ying-kit on Friday that the slogan “Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Times” means different things to different people, and it d...

Three top Hong Kong officials have apologised for violating social distancing rules, saying they thought a hotpot dinner they attended with several others back in March was exempt from a ban on large gatherings. Director of Immigration Au Ka-wang, C...

Some lawmakers on Friday urged the government to give up plans for a travel bubble with Singapore as the city-state looks to change its strategy against the Covid-19 pandemic. Singapore had recently announced that it planned to relax contact tracing...

The Centre for Health Protection on Friday reported one new imported Covid-19 case. The patient, an 18-year-old man, was undergoing quarantine at a hotel in Sai Ying Pun after flying in from the Netherlands. He did not have any symptoms. Meanwhil...

A structural engineer says a construction blunder at The Pavilia Farm residential complex may have involved the wrong type of concrete being used, or the right concrete put in the wrong place. Property developer New World Development said on Thursda...

Democratic Party chairman Lo Kin-hei on Friday urged the government to clarify rumours that dozens of pro-democracy councillors could soon be unseated for being unpatriotic. The rumours, linked to an upcoming requirement for councillors to take an o...

Following a backlash, the University of Hong Kong's student union council has withdrawn a motion that expressed sadness over the death of a man who stabbed a police officer last week. At a press briefing in the small hours of Friday morning, the un...

Southern district councillor Paul Zimmerman is urging the government to make clear what its intentions are over the fate of district councillors, saying it appears to be playing a 'scare game', which is extremely unhealthy. Around 70 district counc...

The Department of Justice on Thursday warned against what it calls “persistent harassment” against a judge, saying those who break the law by harassing or even threatening judges must bear severe legal consequences. The comes after District Cou...

The former president of the Hong Kong Institute of Engineers, Greg Wong, on Thursday described a construction blunder involving two residential towers in Tai Wai as a "rare incident", agreeing that the best course of action is for the blocks to be de...

A number of top government officials, including the undersecretary for security, as well as the heads of the customs and immigration departments have admitted that they were both given fixed penalty tickets back in March for flouting social distancin...

Property developer New World Development on Thursday says two of its residential blocks at a highly-popular complex under construction in Tai Wai will have to be torn down and rebuilt, after they failed concrete strength tests. In a statement, New ...

The Transport Department said on Thursday that it is offering a one-off, free body check to taxi and minibus drivers in an attempt to encourage them to get vaccinated against Covid-19. Some elderly residents and people with chronic conditions are h...