Ombudsman Winnie Chiu on Thursday urged the government to tighten medical requirements for older drivers, given that there are now so many on the territory's roads. From the age of 70, when motorists renew their driving licences every three years th...

The Law Society said on Thursday that it had shut down two law firms with alleged links to fraudulent transactions involving property worth more than HK$60 million. The society said it began looking into Flora Lam & Co and Li & Associates in light o...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Thursday that prevention is better than cure when it comes to stopping fake news in the media and disinformation on the internet from harming society. Delivering a speech via video-link at the Forum on Network Medi...

A century-old underground reservoir at Bishop Hill in Sham Shui Po will be opened for guided tours from December 15, with a quota of around 1,000 visitors a month. The Sham Shui Po Service Reservoir narrowly escaped demolition last year, after Roma...

A transport journalist says he's "disappointed" with the government's new automated parking system in Tsuen Wan, calling it old-fashioned, and pointing out that there are no charging points for electric vehicles or any connection to a smart city netw...

An intellectual property lawyer on Thursday welcomed moves to reform the SAR's copyright laws, but says they need to take into account technological changes if Hong Kong is to develop as an intellectual property hub. The government announced on Wedn...

Police are warning that criminals are preying on foreign domestic helpers by offering them cash in exchange for access to their bank accounts, which are then used for money laundering. They say gangs are contacting migrant workers, via social media ...

The government on Wednesday banned the use of valve masks after a man, who had been wearing one, was suspected of having passed on the Covid virus to a man in a neighbouring room earlier this month. Both men were in quarantine at the time at the Rega...

Hong Kong people will soon be able to get their hands on banknotes commemorating the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics. Bank of China (Hong Kong) announced on Wednesday it will offer two million HK$20 commemorative banknotes. Single notes will go fo...

The government has revived a plan to reform copyright law, five years after it was withdrawn amid filibustering in the legislature and opposition from some concern groups. Officials on Wednesday launched a three-month public consultation exercise on...

The Secretary for Transport and Housing, Frank Chan, says the government’s push for transitional housing is in line with the goal of “common prosperity” set out in the national plan, as the private sector and NGOs are engaged in helping the nee...

Health authorities said an eight-year-old girl was their only newly confirmed Covid patient on Wednesday. She had flown in from South Korea on November 13 and was a close contact of a previously confirmed case. Health officials said the girl's in...

An automated system will come into operation at a car park in Tsuen Wan on Thursday. Motorists will only need to park their vehicles on the ground floor of the car park at the junction of Hoi Shing Road and Hoi Kok Street, and the system will do its...

Conservationists are calling on the Hong Kong government to ban the sale of antique ivory and mammoth ivory, saying allowing these products to be sold will leave a loophole for the illegal trade of elephant tusks to continue. Jovy Chan, manager of ...

A member of the Commission on Children said on Wednesday that the government needs to set up a system to investigate all deaths of children after official figures showed a sharp increase in suicides. Priscilla Lui was commenting on RTHK's Hong Kong ...

The president of the Hong Kong Federation of Restaurants said on Wednesday that the sector largely supports mandatory use of the Covid location-recording app. Simon Wong made the comments on RTHK's Hong Kong Today programme, a day after the administ...

The Leisure and Cultural Services Department says 5,300 tickets for shows to be attended by a delegation of mainland athletes who competed in the Tokyo Olympics will be up for sale on Friday. The delegation of around 30 athletes will visit Hong Kon...

The government announced on Tuesday that the use of its LeaveHomeSafe app will be mandatory in all restaurants from December 9, as well as in gyms, hotels, cinemas and other regulated premises. That means people can no longer opt to jot down their ...

A government advisory panel said 59 children aged below 18 committed suicide between 2016 and 2018, more than double the previous three-year period, prompting calls for authorities to boost a safety network for youngsters. From 2013 to 2015, there w...

Health authorities on Tuesday reported six new imported Covid-19 cases. Four of the patients arrived from Pakistan, one from the United States and one from the United Kingdom. The infected traveller from the UK is a 27-year-old woman who lives in W...