Health officials on Sunday said they were investigating an overseas Covid-19 case involving a cabin crew member who had tested negative before flying out of Hong Kong. The 54-year-old woman, who works for Cathay Pacific, tested positive for coronavi...

The police commissioner on Sunday blamed what he called fake news for young people's misunderstanding about the government and the force, and said it has nothing to do with press freedom. The latest policy address has named combating fake news somet...

The Observatory said it had cancelled all tropical cyclone signals at 2.20pm on Sunday. Earlier in the afternoon, the Observatory replaced the number 3 signal with the number 1 signal, and said it would only cancel the remaining signals when Lionroc...

Police said on Sunday that they have arrested 32 people from a syndicate with triad links that allegedly cheated around 500 victims out of approximately HK$55 million in loan fraud. The force said the victims, aged 20 to 81, suffered losses of betwe...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Sunday said a health code app being designed for quarantine-free travel to the mainland won't be compulsory for all Hong Kong residents, and only those who wish to go there will need to use it. Hong Kong officials have ...

The Observatory said it had replaced the strong wind signal number 3 with the standby signal number 1 just before 1pm on Sunday. It said Lionrock was gradually moving away from Hong Kong and the wind had moderated significantly. "When Lionrock no ...

The Observatory withdrew the No 8 storm signal at 4.40am on Sunday, some 22 hours after it was issued, as Tropical Storm Lionrock moved further from the SAR. The No 3 signal took effect instead, as the Observatory continued to warn of strong winds. ...

The Observatory said the number 8 storm signal would stay in effect until at least midnight on Saturday because the SAR was still being buffeted by strong winds from Lionrock as it moved away from Hong Kong. It said that it had recorded maximum sust...

Health authorities on Saturday reported eight new imported Covid infections. Three of the new confirmed patients flew in from Pakistan, two from Indonesia, and the rest were from India, Nepal and the Philippines. None showed any symptoms, and all...

The SAR government said on Saturday that the SAR would become a more competitive place to do business thanks to a new global tax deal announced by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. The tax agreement is designed to ensure tha...

The Observatory said on Saturday that it may downgrade the storm signal number 8 to a number 3 signal in the evening, but also issued an amber rainstorm warning, and warned of possible floods. At 1 pm, Tropical Storm Lionrock was centred about 540 k...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Saturday defended the government's plan to create a high-technology hub in the New Territories, saying it won't lose money. While the government has not said how much the Northern Metropolis is expected to cost, Lam tol...

Transport services were disrupted by the advent of tropical storm Lionrock after the Observatory issued the number 8 signal on Saturday morning, with ferry services suspended and speed limits cut for major bridges. The Transport Department urged mot...

The Observatory unexpectedly issued the storm signal number 8 at 6.40 am on Saturday, saying it may be replaced with a number 3 signal in the afternoon. With tropical storm Lionrock heading away from Hong Kong over Hainan Island, the number 8 signal...

The Observatory on Saturday said it would issue the tropical cyclone warning signal number 8 at, or before, 6.40 am and that the signal would remain in force for sometime in the morning. It said winds would strengthen further due to the combined eff...

Seventeen district councillors face disqualification after the government raised doubts about the oaths they took on Friday. Dozens of council members from Tsuen Wan, Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, Kwai Tsing and Islands District took part in the fourth and f...

University of Hong Kong has asked the now-defunct Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China to remove the "Pillar of Shame" sculpture from its campus by 5pm on October 13. The alliance's liquidator, Richard Tsoi, said ...

National security police said on Friday they had arrested two people on suspicion of possessing a handgun and bullets without a licence. Officers said they raided a couple's home in Pat Heung in the morning. A pistol, 92 bullets, gas mask and vario...

Security Secretary Chris Tang says Hong Kong needs to get prepared for the new China Mission Centre which the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is setting up. The American spy agency announced the creation of the centre on Thursday, saying it wo...

Environment Secretary Wong Kam-sing on Friday set out the government's new climate action plan with a pledge to spend HK$240 billion over two decades to combat climate change. Wong said the money will go towards developing green transport, energy-sa...