The Centre for Health Protection on Monday reported five newly confirmed coronavirus infections – all of which were imported cases. The patients, aged between nine and 38, had arrived from Nigeria, Pakistan, Indonesia, Turkey and the US. All of...

Civil Service Secretary Patrick Nip on Monday dismissed claims of a conflict of interest involving the appointment of a former senior aviation official as the new head of the Hong Kong International Aviation Academy. Simon Li retired as director-ge...

A senior mainland official overseeing Hong Kong affairs on Monday said China's dream of rejuvenating the nation also includes the dream of 7.5 million Hong Kong people, and the central government wants Hongkongers to live better lives. The deputy di...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Monday said Hong Kong's development must be tightly linked with that of the mainland, because this is the key to the city's continued success. Lam was speaking at a seminar where a central government delegation was exp...

A business lecturer from Chinese University said on Monday that he believes the government is financially capable of handing out more spending vouchers, but it should consider tweaking the arrangement to encourage people to spend some of their own mo...

A second person has died following a serious crash in Tai Po on Sunday when a taxi ploughed into a group of people on a pedestrian island. A 63-year-old woman, who had been critically injured in the smash, died in Tuen Mun Hospital on Monday morning...

Infectious disease expert Joseph Tsang said on Monday that the government has to make sure a centralised quarantine system is in place for thousands of domestic helpers who are expected to start flying in from the Philippines soon. His comments cam...

Health officials said on Monday that no new coronavirus cases were found after 570 residents in a Tsuen Wan building were tested overnight. The building was locked down for the testing, which finished at 6:45am on Monday. A 56-year-old man, who's...

The Department of Labour and Employment in the Philippines announced on Sunday that it had reached agreement with the Hong Kong authorities to allow fully vaccinated domestic helpers to fly to Hong Kong from August 30. The labour secretary, Silvest...

Officials have locked down a building in Tsuen Wan for coronavirus testing on Sunday evening after a resident tested positive for the L452R mutant strain of Covid-19 following a visit to Dubai. The 56-year-old man is being treated as an imported cas...

The People's Liberation Army's land, sea and air forces in Hong Kong carried out joint drills on Sunday, to test the garrison's defence capabilities. In a video published by the PLA, the garrison said its ground forces had patrolled Stonecutters Bri...

Health authorities on Sunday reported five new imported coronavirus infections. The new patients were a man arriving from the Philippines, a woman from Indonesia, and two men and a nine-month-old from the United Arab Emirates. None of them had any ...

A government adviser on Sunday urged elderly Hongkongers to get vaccinated against coronavirus, saying the jabs are safe even for those struggling with diabetes or high blood pressure. Professor Ivan Hung, the co-convenor of an expert committee loo...

Hong Kong's Central Market will reopen to the public on Monday, almost two decades after it was closed down. Following a HK$500 million makeover, the Grade III historic building boasts dozens of retail and food outlets, with seats for visitors to re...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan said on Sunday that Hong Kong's economy is showing signs of improvement, with unemployment going down and the government's HK$5,000 voucher scheme expected to boost spending. Writing on his blog, Chan said the jobless r...

One person was killed and nine others injured on Sunday morning when a taxi rammed into a group of people on a pedestrian island on Kwong Fuk Road in Tai Po. A 59-year-old man was certified dead at the scene. A four-year-old and a pregnant woman we...

Members of the public have urged Chief Executive Carrie Lam to provide another round of consumption vouchers next year. The call was made as Lam joined a policy address consultation programme on RTHK on Sunday, ahead of the release of her next blue...

The Law Society said on Saturday it had made a report to the police after one of its council members withdrew his candidacy for re-election, citing intimidation. Jonathan Ross announced that he was pulling out of the forthcoming election for the so...

Executive councillor Lam Ching-choi on Saturday urged public hospitals to raise the retirement age for medical workers, amid concerns about a brain drain. Speaking at a forum to discuss plans to amend the law to make it easier for Hongkongers who t...

A migrant workers' group on Saturday called on the government to be mindful of the potential for foreign domestic helpers to exploited and discriminated against in a new plan to open the border to new helpers who have been fully inoculated in their h...