Security minister Chris Tang on Wednesday offered a new defence for three senior officials who violated social distancing rules by attending a dinner at an exclusive private club in March, saying the trio had sacrificed precious time with their famil...

A District Court judge said a man who directed people to launch mob attacks at Yuen Long MTR Station on July 21, 2019, will receive a heavier punishment than others who took part, as seven defendants finished their mitigation pleas ahead of sentencin...

The Consumer Council warned on Wednesday that reduced-fat milk could contain twice as much fat as low-fat milk, saying customers should read nutrition labels carefully. The watchdog said it had recently tested 40 milk products – with around 10 of ...

The Hong Kong Book Fair returned on Wednesday, after the coronavirus pandemic put paid to efforts to hold the annual event in 2020, but there were noticeably fewer political books on sale with exhibitors wary of falling foul of the national security ...

A former student representative of the University of Hong Kong's governing council on Wednesday questioned how the institution can unilaterally decide it no longer recognises the students' union, warning the move could lead to a "constitutional crisi...

New People's Party chairwoman Regina Ip says she doesn’t understand why people who would like to be members of the Election Committee (EC) would be upset about having to say whether or not they hold foreign passports. Ip and other lawmakers and l...

The US State Department said early on Wednesday that the United States would continue to hold Hong Kong authorities accountable for what its spokesman called the "erosion of rule of law" in the territory. The remarks came shortly after a report cla...

Police on Tuesday charged three more people with conspiracy to commit terrorist activities over an alleged bomb plot, in connection with the case involving the suspected pro-independence group, “Returning Valiant”. Police arrested nine people la...

In its latest seafood guide unveiled on Tuesday, WWF-Hong Kong called on people to avoid eating Boston lobster. The group said this is to encourage sustainable consumption because the people of Hong Kong have consumed too much seafood already. WWF-...

Beijing said on Tuesday that it opposed the United States interfering in its internal affairs, in response to a report that Washington will warn US companies of the risks of operating in Hong Kong. Hong Kong's Basic Law and relevant laws clearly pro...

The Centre for Health Protection said on Tuesday that an airport worker might have contracted Covid-19 from crew on a flight from Russia. The 50-year-old porter was on Sunday confirmed to be infected with the Delta variant of the coronavirus. The...

The government is distributing a book about the national security law to kindergartens in Hong Kong, saying this can help teachers educate children about the legislation. In a circular, education officials said each kindergarten will receive from th...

The University of Hong Kong on Tuesday issued a statement saying it no longer recognises the institution's students' union, just hours after Chief Executive Carrie Lam demanded action against student leaders. Lam told the media she was very angry an...

A District Court judge said on Tuesday that he is considering imposing heavy sentences on several men involved in the mob attacks in Yuen Long on July 21, 2019, as he described the violence as "indiscriminate" and said the assailants seemed to have �...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Tuesday said the University of Hong Kong should take action against student leaders who passed a motion expressing sadness over the death of a man who stabbed a policeman on July 1. Even though the HKU student union co...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Tuesday insisted no further action should be taken against three senior officials who were treated to a free hotpot meal at a private club in March, saying people shouldn't be "too harsh" on them. Last week, it was reve...

Epidemiologist Benjamin Cowling said on Tuesday that the situation in Hong Kong is still too unstable to open up travel bubbles, and emphasised that the SAR needs to do more on the vaccination front. He was speaking one day after the Chief Executiv...

Environmental group, Greenpeace, has expressed alarm at finding microplastics in half of the eight popular countryside streams it tested, saying the water there should be clear of pollutants as there is no industry nearby. “Even finding one micro...

Emperor Group said a staff member from its property department was arrested under national security law. The employee is understood to be one of five people believed to be taken into custody by national security police on Monday in connection with t...

A veteran China analyst and co-host of a current affairs programme on RTHK said on Monday he was disappointed with the decision by the public broadcaster to replace the show with a special programme on the Tokyo Olympics. Johnny Lau is one of the ho...