Long queues were formed at supermarkets and wet markets across the city on Tuesday afternoon as people rushed to stock up on supplies before Severe Tropical Storm Kompasu hits. A woman surnamed Li said she visited the supermarket on Monday afternoo...

The Hong Kong Observatory says it expects to issue the No. 8 signal at or before 5:20pm on Tuesday as severe tropical storm Kompasu nears the SAR. At 3pm, Kompasu was about 500 kilometres southeast of Hong Kong, and was forecast to move west at abou...

The Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, said on Tuesday she's thankful staff from Beijing's liaison office have paid visits to families in Hong Kong, saying that will foster a greater sense of national identity among locals and help with the implementation ...

The Hong Kong Observatory said it will consider issuing the number 8 signal between 4pm and 6pm on Tuesday as Severe Tropical Storm Kompasu edges closer to the city. This prompted the Education Bureau to announce the suspension of all classes. In a...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Tuesday said making the Housing Authority (HA) pay subsidies to people who’ve been waiting too long for a flat was just a ‘funny idea’ she’d come up with, not a serious proposal. Under a pilot scheme recently im...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that she would soon convene experts advising the government on its Covid-19 strategy to discuss whether to give booster shots to some residents. This comes after the World Health Organisation recommended t...

Democratic Party chairman, Lo Kin-hei, on Tuesday said the party is still an important force in Hong Kong, despite it not fielding any candidates to contest the Legislative Council polls. The party said its internal Monday evening deadline for membe...

The observatory says it will consider raising the No 8 storm signal later this afternoon as severe tropical storm Kompasu nears the SAR. It issued the Strong Wind Signal Number 3 at 12.40am, warning that Kompasu had intensified into a severe tropic...

The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) issued the Strong Wind Signal Number 3 early on Tuesday morning, as Severe Tropical Storm Kompasu edged closer to Hong Kong. It issued the signal at 12.40am, warning that Kompasu had intensified into a severe tropical...

The Democratic Party said its internal Monday evening deadline for members to submit applications to run for December’s Legislative Council elections had passed without any member indicating their intention to stand in the polls. Last month, the p...

Health authorities reported seven imported Covid-19 cases on Monday. Two of those who tested positive arrived from Pakistan, two were from the Philippines, and one came from the United States, Kenya, and Montenegro each. All of the patients, aged 2...

The observatory said on Monday that it will deploy additional staff to monitor the approaching Tropical Cyclone Kompasu, saying the public messages for the storm that hit Hong Kong at the weekend were not ideal. There has been criticism over the obs...

Commerce and Economic Development Secretary Edward Yau said the government has gained a lot of experience after spending half a year on its review on RTHK. Yau, whose bureau oversees the government broadcaster, was speaking at the Legco panel on inf...

Schools must hold flag-raising ceremonies every week and on special occasions starting next year, according to guidelines issued by the Education Bureau on Monday. The national anthem should be played and sung at the ceremonies – which are also t...

The High Court on Monday sentenced a cleaner to six years and four months in prison after a jury found him guilty of raping a woman in 2019. The court heard that Lee Yuk-ming, 35, met the woman who has an intellectual disability at a church several ...

Police said two mainlanders were arrested and a speedboat was seized in connection with the death of an officer during an anti-smuggling operation by marine police last month. The two suspects, 31 and 35, were detained across the border by mainland ...

Lawmakers have called on the government to introduce more lay members into the Social Workers Registration Board so it can no longer “shelter social workers who are convicted of crimes”. The legislators were speaking on Monday as officials brie...

The Secretary for the Environment, Wong Kam-sing, says the government’s plan to develop the northern part of the territory will not undermine the ecosystem there. Wong was speaking on Monday, days after Chief Executive Carrie Lam unveiled a propo...

The High Court on Monday dismissed an appeal filed by a man who was sentenced to five-and-a-half months in prison for possessing cable ties almost two years ago amid the social unrest. A three-judge panel at the Court of Appeal said it did not find ...

Housing Secretary Frank Chan said on Monday that officials are doing their best to speed up the construction of public flats. He was responding to a remark made by Chief Executive Carrie Lam, who suggested that the Housing Authority should give fin...