Health officials on Saturday reported six new Covid-19 infections, all of them imported. Three of the patients had received both doses of the BioNTech vaccine and displayed no symptoms. They were a 53-year-old man who flew in from the United States,...

A Yau Tsim Mong district councillor has criticised the authorities for fining 47 people who attended a movie screening he organised on Friday, on the grounds that they had violated the public gathering ban. The police said the fines were for breachi...

The Commerce Minister, Edward Yau, has rejected accusations that an amendment to the film censorship law to ban movies that could endanger national security will compromise freedom of speech. Speaking on a radio programme on Saturday, the official ...

A top government adviser on Covid-19 vaccines said on Saturday that the SAR could begin easing border restrictions if vaccination rates goes up, especially among elderly people. Speaking after a radio programme, Ivan Hung said an inoculation rate o...

The president of the UK's Supreme Court on Friday said he and his deputy will continue to sit in Hong Kong's top court after finding the SAR's judiciary remains "largely independent”. Robert Reed and deputy president Patrick Hodge both serve as no...

Health authorities on Friday reported 17 new imported Covid-19 cases – 15 of the patients are crew members of a cargo vessel that arrived in Hong Kong on Tuesday. The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said the vessel had come from Indonesia, and ...

Security Secretary Chris Tang on Friday said authorities will investigate whether a fund providing legal and financial support for protesters facing prosecution has broken any laws, including the national security law. Tang didn't say which organis...

The government has been urged to provide more labour protection for freelancers, as a survey suggests that moving from gig to gig is becoming more popular among young people. The Concern for Grassroots Livelihood Alliance says of 220 people aged be...

The Education Bureau has rejected calls by lawmakers for schools to set aside more time for physical education lessons. At a home affairs panel meeting on Friday, councillors said more time spent on PE could help improve sport development in Hong Ko...

Some schoolchildren taking advantage of the new walk-in service for Covid jabs said on Friday that they wanted to get inoculated before the new term starts, as they're hoping their school life will soon get back to normal. Students aged 12 or above ...

A University of Hong Kong student charged under the national security law with advocating terrorism was on Friday released on bail by the High Court. Yung Chung-hei, 19, is one of four students from the university accused of promoting terrorism, aft...

The latest figures released by the government on Friday showed Hong Kong’s home prices went up at a faster pace, to near-record levels in July. The home price index released by the Rating and Valuation Department increased by 0.46 percent to 396....

Independent lawmaker Paul Tse has dismissed suggestions that the disqualification of Cheng Chung-tai as a legislator demonstrates how the government is trying to eliminate opposition voices. “Cheung Chung-tai only represents one colour, and maybe...

Green groups said the lack of a clear start date for the city's solid waste disposal scheme, which was endorsed by Legco on Thursday, is a cause for concern. The government said it expects it will be another 18 months before people have to start pay...

Civic Passion’s Cheng Chung-tai was on Thursday stripped of his seat in the legislature after national security officials decided he isn't fit to be on the Election Committee (EC) because he isn’t loyal to the SAR. Announcing the authorities’ ...

Lawmakers have approved the government's plan to charge households for their rubbish disposal, based on the amount they throw away. The move has been years in the planning and on Thursday the relevant bill was backed by 37 lawmakers and opposed by o...

Health authorities on Thursday reported three new Covid-19 cases, all of them imported. The patients, aged between 34 and 47, arrived from Nepal, Pakistan and Greece respectively. The Centre for Health Protection said the three men were asymptomat...

The government has announced that foreign domestic workers can start flying in from Indonesia and the Philippines once again from August 30, after new arrangements were hammered out with authorities in the two countries. SAR officials have conceded,...

The police on Thursday launched an investigation into suspected illegal entry to Hong Kong after a man apparently drowned in waters off Lung Kwu Tan in Tuen Mun and another was reported missing. The force said it received a report from a 24-year-old...

A medical expert on Thursday called for a ban on unvaccinated people entering crowded public places, only to be shot down by one of his peers who said such a move would never work. The government says fewer people are now booking jabs, and while aro...