A 23-year-old man was on Friday given an eight-week jail sentence for throwing bricks in Jordan during an anti-government protest two years ago. The defendant had pleaded guilty to committing public nuisance and using facial covering in an unlawful ...

Customs officers said on Friday that an anti-smuggling operation earlier this month netted a haul of goods worth HK$1.2 billion – the most valuable on record. The find includes luxury foodstuffs, wines, handbags, watches, clothes, shoes, electron...

The police have urged people heading out onto the streets to celebrate Halloween this weekend not to use imitation firearms as props for their costumes. The force also said on Friday that people should steer clear of sharp objects, offensive weapons...

The Centre for Health Protection on Friday reported five imported Covid infections. All five patients had been vaccinated and were asymptomatic. Three of them recently arrived from the Philippines, one from the United States and one from Russia.

Eastern Court has rejected a murder suspect’s request to be transferred from a psychiatric ward to a normal detention facility, saying it has no power to deal with the matter. Matthew Choi, 31, is accused of murdering a 48-year-old taxi driver in ...

Oxfam Hong Kong on Friday questioned the government’s decision to deny permission for its annual trekking event citing coronavirus risks. More than 4,000 people had signed up for the fundraising event, Trailwalker. They were scheduled to complete ...

The DAB announced on Friday that it will field 18 candidates in the Legco elections in December. At a press briefing, party chairwoman Starry Lee said 10 members will be vying for seats in the geographical constituencies, four in the functional cons...

Officials warned on Friday that system maintenance means the Faster Payment System (FPS) for cross-bank and e-wallet transfers will be offline from between 1am and 11am on November 14. The Monetary Authority said tests will be carried out during tha...

The executive director of Green Earth, Edwin Lau, says it will be possible for CLP's new gas-fired generator to become carbon neutral, if it is eventually tweaked to use green hydrogen - hydrogen gas that is produced using renewable energy. The HK$...

A 53-year-old motorcyclist died in a traffic accident in Tsing Yi on Thursday. The man was heading along container Port Road just before midnight, when he hit a stationary vehicle. He was sent to Princess Margaret Hospital with head injuries and ...

The police watchdog has suggested the force adopt guidelines when seizing arrested peoples' clothes as evidence, after looking into a substantiated complaint involving a man who died from pneumonia after he was denied warmer clothing during detention...

A specialist in respiratory medicine, Dr Leung Chi-chiu, on Thursday partially backed the government's move to boost Covid testing for various groups of workers, saying there's an increasing need to check whether those who are vaccinated are carrying...

A magistrate presiding over a national security case involving the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China has questioned whether the group can still represent itself in court after officials struck it off the Compani...

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner says it's found some restaurants have been failing to protect the privacy of customers who fill out their personal details to comply with the government's Covid rules. In a statement, the commissioner's office ...

People considered to be at a higher risk of catching Covid-19 will have to be tested for the virus more frequently, the government said on Thursday. This includes workers at quarantine facilities, cold stores, container terminals and community testi...

The League of Social Democrats (LSD) says the police raided its headquarters on Thursday morning, telling staff the move was part of an investigation into the now-disbanded Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF). Chan Po-ying, the political party's chairwo...

The Consumer Council on Thursday called on the government to tighten regulation on real estate agents handling the sale of first-hand properties that are outside of Hong Kong by requiring them to be licensed. Currently, agents who sell only non-Hong...

Legco president Andrew Leung said on Thursday that the legislature has functioned much more efficiently since an exodus of opposition lawmakers, as he dismissed suggestions that a sharp rise in bills passed indicates the council is now nothing more t...

The Airport Authority (AA) says it will issue bonds in the coming year to pay for the third runway project, saying the Covid-19 pandemic has affected its income. In a document submitted to the Legislative Council, the authority said fast-spreading C...

The International Chamber of Commerce on Thursday said the government is going the wrong direction if it aligns Hong Kong's Covid restrictions with that on the mainland to reopen the border. The chamber’s vice chairman George Cautherley was commen...