Health officials on Monday reported four new imported Covid-19 cases. The patients, aged between 23 and 85, flew in from Indonesia, Egypt and the Philippines and did not show any symptoms. Meanwhile, the Centre for Health Protection ordered Covid t...

The Hong Kong Cancer Registry said women could soon overtake men in new cancer cases. The registry sounded the warning on Monday as it reported a record number of people who were diagnosed with cancer in 2019. There were more than 35,000 new cancer...

A leader of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese said on Monday that it would be almost impossible for members of the Democratic Party to stand in Legco elections. Lo Man-tuen said members of the party are unlikely to get through t...

A pharmacists’ association said on Monday that a new drug for Covid-19 could help relieve the burden on hospitals if Hong Kong sees another outbreak of infections, adding that the government should act early to ensure the city is able to procure th...

A political commentator on Monday said he expects Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s upcoming policy address to focus on housing, after Beijing stressed that Hong Kong needs to tackle its housing shortage. Professor Ho Lok-sang, Director of the Pan Suto...

The Confederation of Trade Unions (CTU) announced on Sunday evening that its members had voted to disband the group, putting the decision down to political pressure. Fifty-seven voted in favour of dissolving the umbrella union, eight voted against, ...

The head of the University of Hong Kong, Zhang Xiang, has been offered an early contract extension which would allow him to remain in the post for a full decade. Zhang's initial five-year term was scheduled to run until 2023. In a letter to staff,...

A pandemic adviser to the government says the Innovation and Technology Bureau is developing an app specifically for Hongkongers to travel to the mainland, but officials across the border also want stricter Covid rules to be introduced in the SAR. D...

The DAB said on Sunday that the government needs to work harder to move people living in shoddy homes into public housing, saying officials should aim to rid Hong Kong of sub-divided units in a decade or so. The party has formed a task force on way...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan says more than five million Hongkongers have collected their latest spending vouchers and he's hopeful the government scheme will help power a recovery of the economy. In a blog post on Sunday, Chan said more people ...

Hong Kong’s member of the National People's Congress Standing Committee Tam Yiu-chung said on Sunday that he thinks Article 23 national security legislation can be completed in the first half of next year. Secretary for Security Chris Tang said re...

The government on Sunday removed huge water barricades protecting its headquarters in Admiralty, as Chief Secretary John Lee hailed Hong Kong's return to "safe normalcy." In a blog post, Lee said barricades erected at other locations during the 201...

Labour chief Law Chi-kwong on Sunday said that bringing in foreign domestic helpers from high-risk places is like “walking on thin ice”, and acknowledged the amount coming into the city was not enough to satisfy demand from local families. Writi...

The Centre for Health Protection on Saturday reported five imported Covid-19 infections, with all of them carrying Covid mutations. The patients arrived from India, the Philippines, Germany and France. All of them had been vaccinated against the co...

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is reportedly planning to remove from campus the Pillar of Shame, a sculpture that commemorates those who died on June 4, 1989 in Beijing. The monument was created by a Danish artist and gifted to the now-defunct H...

Security Secretary Chris Tang has expressed anger over online remarks made by several disciplinary force officers, in which they allegedly mocked the death of a policewoman during an anti-smuggling operation. Appearing emotional during a radio show ...

The Financial Secretary, Paul Chan, said on Friday that retail sales were up in August, reflecting the boost from the government's HK$36 billion cash voucher scheme. He said the economy was also benefiting because people are also socialising more, r...

Police said on Friday that they have found a burnt national flag at Wong Tai Sin, and suspected that it was set on fire. The police said they received a report at 6:30 am on National Day of the flag, which was found under a bridge in Wang Tau Hom Es...

The Centre for Health Protection on Friday reported four new imported Covid-19 cases. The three men and one woman, who returned from the Philippines and Pakistan, were all fully vaccinated. Separately, health authorities ordered residents at block...

Dozens of people were seen queuing outside a convenience store in Tai Koo Shing on Friday, as they waited to redeem the second installment of consumption vouchers. The HK$36-billion voucher scheme was part of a raft of government measures to help t...