The ICAC on Saturday warned against calls for people to cast blank ballots, as the nomination period for the December Legco election began. The anti-graft commission said it had noticed such appeals online. It said anyone who incites another not to ...

Health authorities on Saturday reported three imported Covid-19 cases. They include a 35-year-old foreign domestic helper, who tested positive for the virus when she arrived at the airport from the Philippines on Thursday; a 23-year-old foreign dome...

The Director of Legal Aid, Thomas Kwong, on Saturday brushed aside concerns over the government's proposal to reform the legal aid system, stressing that it would not violate the Basic Law or affect aid recipients' interests. Under the proposal, le...

Housing Secretary Frank Chan says he expects the years-long queue for households waiting for public housing flats to start showing improvements from 2027. Applicants currently have to wait an average 5.8 years for a public estate flat. But in a b...

A member of an expert committee advising the government on Covid vaccines on Saturday said it would likely recommend to the government that five to eleven-year-olds receive the BioNTech jab, adding that a vaccination programme for the age group may b...

The Federation of Trade Unions (FTU) announced on Friday it will send nine people to stand in the upcoming Legislative Council elections. Three of them will vie for seats in the geographical constituencies, two in the functional constituencies and ...

Authorities on Friday said most people will have to use the LeaveHomeSafe to enter government-run wet markets as well as cooked food markets from November 1. However, the app won't be required if they visit columbarias, cemeteries, public bathhouse...

A jury looking into the death of a woman suffering childbirth complications five years ago has decided that she died of misadventure. The coroner's court heard that after doctors at Queen Elizabeth Hospital found her baby's heartbeat to be abnormal,...

The judiciary on Friday dismissed a barrage of complaints against two magistrates accused of being biased in their rulings, saying the claims against them were unfounded. Chief Justice Andrew Cheung decided that multiple complaints of a similar natu...

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...