Hong Kong on Monday reported that 14 people confirmed to have Covid-19 at Christmas are carrying Omicron strain, bringing the SAR's total to 58. The eight men and six women, aged between 20 and 80, were reported as imported Covid-19 cases on Christ...

A top legal scholar in Beijing said on Monday that the target of allowing Hong Kong to select its chief executive and all members of the legislature by universal suffrage hasn’t changed, but the city should focus on developing its economy and impro...

Health officials said on Monday they're preparing for the worst if Hong Kong experiences an outbreak of Covid-19 powered by the highly transmissible Omicron variant – including putting 500 isolation beds on standby at the Asia WorldExpo. Secretar...

A man died on Sunday morning after he apparently lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a private car in the opposite lane on Shek O Road. Police said the two vehicles caught fire, and both blazes were put out by firefighters. The 25-year...

The head of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said on Sunday that officials would continue to kill wild boars that show no fear and pose a risk to humans. Leung Siu-fai says officials have “humanely handled” 28 animals since...

The police said on Sunday that they've arrested a 20-year-old man they believe attempted to scam his family out of HK$300,000 in a fake kidnapping. The man's mother called the police on Christmas Eve, saying she had received videos of her son being ...

The Centre for Health Protection on Sunday reported nine new imported Covid cases, with at least six of the patients were found to be carrying mutant strains. Test results for the other three are pending. One of them is a local air crew member who t...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan says he's planning to meet incoming lawmakers to gather their views on his budget, as he called on members of the public to engage in a consultation he's conducting. "Every government faces a slew of wishes, but with li...

Health Secretary Sophia Chan said on Sunday that the authorities are implementing control measures at the "highest standard" to keep the Omicron variant of the coronavirus out of Hong Kong. Writing on her official blog, Professor Chan noted that the...

The Observatory on Sunday issued a cold weather warning as it forecast a chilly evening for Boxing Day and a cool holiday Monday. The forecaster said temperatures in the urban areas would be around 12 degrees on Sunday night, and it would be a few d...

Secretary for Labour and Welfare Law Chi-kwong says the government is reviewing how it monitors providers of child care services, as he joined Chief Executive Carrie Lam in expressing anger over allegations of abuse at a foster home for orphaned babi...

Police said on Saturday that they had arrested four people and seized 1.26 tonnes of suspected ketamine during an anti-drug trafficking operation in Lei Yue Mun yesterday - the largest seizure of the drug on record. Officers said the drugs had a st...

The chief executive on Saturday called the suspected child abuse case uncovered at a foster home "outrageous" and has asked her welfare chief to investigate if negligence was involved on the part of the organisation. Writing on her Facebook page, C...

Health authorities on Saturday announced the banning of Cathay Pacific, Korea Air and Emirates from operating flights to Hong Kong from London, Seoul, Bangkok and Dubai for 14 days after a number of passengers they carried tested positive for Covid-1...

The City University of Hong Kong's students union has said that it will take away a statue commemorating June 4th displayed on campus at the request of the university. In a statement, the union said it had received a letter from the university on C...

The only non-establishment candidate to win a seat in the new Legco, Tik Chi-yuen, on Saturday said he would back Carrie Lam or anybody else to run for chief executive if they promise to push for democracy in Hong Kong. In an interview with RTHK af...

The Sports Institute said on Friday that five karate athletes who flew back from Kazakhstan via Seoul have tested positive for Covid-19. They are National Games bronze medalist Lau Chi-ming, Wong Cheuk-lee, Cheung Chu-ngan, Max Lau and Leung Man-hi...

A bumper Christmas season for local restaurants will see the trade rake in as much as HK$11 billion for December alone, while packed eateries are expected to earn some HK$400 million just on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day alone – according to the ...

An organisation that runs a foster home for babies and toddlers in Prince Edward says it is looking into allegations that its staff used corporal punishment against children. The police, meanwhile, said three staff members of the Children's Resident...

Health authorities on Friday reported five new Covid-19 cases, four of them imported and one "import-related". A 64-year-old cleaner at the airport has tested positive for the virus, and health officials suspect he may have the highly contagious Omi...