The Centre for Health Protection on Tuesday reported two imported Covid-19 cases. One of the patients is a girl, 2, who arrived from Turkey. She didn't have any symptoms. Another patient is a man who flew in from Greece. The man, 39, didn't have ...

A coroner's jury on Tuesday unanimously concluded that a 19-year-old student died of natural causes after he collapsed while jogging during a physical education class in March 2019. Xiao Yetao was a form four student at Lui Ming Choi Lutheran Colle...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam has warned that the government may ban unvaccinated people from places such as schools if Hong Kong is hit by another wave of Covid-19. Some medical experts have said the administration should look at letting only vaccinat...

The District Court on Tuesday acquitted three men of rioting in Mong Kok two years ago, but sentenced another man to four years in prison after finding him guilty. The court heard that more than a hundred protesters started a riot in the early morni...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that foreign domestic helpers arriving from overseas will be allowed to undergo quarantine at the Penny's Bay camp from the end of next month. Speaking to reporters before the weekly Executive Council meet...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam has denied claims that the government is cracking down on civil society, saying the police have simply been ensuring that no groups or individuals are able to endanger national security. Critics allege that it is a crackdo...

Police on Tuesday said they had arrested seven more people in connection with the alleged murder of a 27-year-old man in Mong Kok in June. Officers said the six men and one woman, aged between 22 and 29, were arrested at a flat in Sheung Shui on Mo...

Teachers of the revamped liberal studies curriculum are feeling very stressed because there’s not enough reference material for them to prepare for class, and no guidance on what students can or cannot discuss, a survey has found. Youth Ideas, a ...

A senior legal scholar at the University of Hong Kong, Eric Cheung, has announced that he's standing down a year early from his role as a member of the Law Society's governing council. Cheung, a principal lecturer and director of clinical legal educ...

Three more members of a speech therapists' union have been charged and remanded, over children's books featuring talking sheep that prosecutors say are seditious. Sidney Ng, Samuel Chan and Fong Tsz-ho from the General Union of Hong Kong Speech The...

Police on Monday said they had arrested two men on suspicion of the false imprisonment of a man they accused of being a paedophile. The alleged victim was also arrested, on suspicion of possessing child pornography. Police linked the arrests to a v...

Researchers at Chinese University say the pandemic has brought an increase in the number of schoolchildren developing short-sightedness, with many spending too much time in front of a screen and not enough doing outdoor activities. The research team...

A woman has died after being hit by a minibus in Kwun Tong. The accident happened at about 10am on Monday morning on Hong Ning Road. The woman, 61, was left with serious head injuries and was declared dead in hospital. Police arrested the minibus...

Eastern Court on Monday imposed a HK$10,000 fine on former district councillor Cheng Lai-king after she pleaded guilty to breaching a ban on public gatherings. On August 7 last year, Cheng, the former chairwoman of Central and Western District Counc...

The Centre for Health Protection on Monday reported three new imported Covid cases. One involved a 24-year-old man who flew in from Egypt on Thursday. He was found to be carrying the more infectious L452R mutant strain during his quarantine at the...

A union group on Monday expressed concern over reports that beverage maker Vitasoy is asking its staff to declare any links they and their relatives have with various organisations. Vitasoy has reportedly asked its workers to sign an agreement to al...

Animal lovers say the recent departure of thousands of Hong Kong people seeking new lives elsewhere has led to a surge in the number of abandoned pets in the territory. RTHK’s Vanessa Cheng has been speaking to some of those trying to find new ow...

Police are investigating the death of a 66-year-old man who was found with stab wounds at a hotel in North Point. Officers said the man, who suffered wounds to his neck and chest, was found by staff at the Harbour Grand who went to check on him on S...

Respiratory medicine expert Leung Chi-chiu on Monday warned against barring unvaccinated people from public venues as a means to boost vaccination, saying this could lead to a backlash and even put elderly people and chronically ill patients at highe...

The Silka Tsuen Wan hotel is so far the only hotel designated for foreign domestic helpers to complete their 21 days' quarantine. It said it was fully-booked until November 1, with just over 280 rooms available for the helpers. Under current regu...