The Democratic Party said on Wednesday that Chief Executive Carrie Lam had failed to deal with Hong Kong's problems in Wednesday's policy address, and it appeared to be aimed solely at pleasing Beijing. The party's chairman, Lo Kin-hei, said a large...

Hong Kong recorded six new imported Covid-19 cases on Wednesday. Health officials said they were particularly concerned about one case, involving a 43-year-old domestic helper who arrived from Indonesia at the beginning of last month. The woman re...

This year's policy address includes a boost for many recipients of the government's Old Age Living Allowance (OALA), with those currently missing out on a higher rate to get an extra HK$1,000 a month from the second half of next year. Chief Executiv...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Wednesday proposed building a new cross-border rail to Shenzhen in her policy address and extending the Northern Link that's under planning to cover more areas in the New Territories. Lam said railways will be backbone ...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Wednesday that the government will adopt various measures to free up more land for development, such as unlocking ancestral sites in the New Territories and making it easier to trigger the redevelopment of old build...

The chief executive said on Wednesday there's still a lot of work to be done to protect national security, but Carrie Lam didn't offer concrete timetables as to when local laws on national security and cyber security, including a ban on fake news, wo...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Wednesday set out her ideas on how the government could be restructured in order to complement policy focuses and "meet social expectations". One of the key suggestions made in her policy address was setting up a cultur...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam has proposed developing a metropolis in northern New Territories in her policy address on Wednesday to provide more land for housing and business development. With an area of some 300 square kilometres, the proposed Northe...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam delivered the fifth policy address of her term on Wednesday, with the focus on housing and economic development. Lam began by explaining how Hong Kong has entered "a new era", saying this is thanks to the introduction of t...

Measures on housing and land are expected to feature prominently in the Chief Executive Carrie Lam's fifth Policy Address. Lam's blueprint later this morning could include ways to free up more land in the New Territories. Mainland officials have spo...

Health authorities say an Indonesian domestic helper has tested preliminary positive for Covid-19, after completing her 21-day quarantine in September. The 43-year-old helper arrived in Hong Kong on September 4 and had stayed at a hotel in Tsuen Wa...

The Hong Kong government said on Tuesday it will amend the city’s tax law by the end of next year, after concerns about situations of “double non-taxation” saw the SAR added to a European Union watchlist. The administration said it understood ...

The Hong Kong Observatory says the SAR has just experienced its hottest September on record, with a mean temperature of 29.7 degrees Celsius. For half the month, the maximum daily temperature topped 33 degrees, with the highest reading of 34.5 degre...

Police said on Tuesday they had seized 1,700 tonnes of frozen meat worth HK$500 million that could have been destined to be smuggled to the mainland. Officers also seized two speedboats, arresting a man on suspicion of operating a cold store withou...

Health officials on Tuesday reported seven new imported Covid-19 cases. There were fewer than five preliminary positive cases. Meanwhile, the Centre for Health Protection reminded residents of block one at Grand Garden in Repulse Bay to get tested...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that Hong Kong would do its best to meet any requirements set by the mainland to ensure quarantine-free travel across the border. She said it is the government's top priority right now, as it's crucial that...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that it would be impossible for Hong Kong's district councils to be stripped of their power to allocate funds, because they have never actually had such a power. With at least 17 councillors disqualified an...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam says her policy address on Wednesday will focus on housing and economic development, adding that it's time to map out the future for Hong Kong now the political situation has stabilised. Speaking to reporters ahead of the...

Sixteen district councillors face disqualification after the government raised doubts about the oaths they took on Monday. They were among 50 councillors from Tai Po, Sai Kung, Sha Tin and North District who pledged their allegiance before the oath ...

The High Court on Monday sentenced a doctor to six years in prison for manslaughter over a botched liposuction procedure, with the judge expressing shock over the defendant's failure to provide due care to her patient. The jury in the case had unani...