Lawmakers on Wednesday passed two resolutions that gave them new powers to conduct high-level meetings online during the Covid-19 pandemic. Under the new rules, legislators can hold virtual council meetings, as well as remote meetings for the Finan...

The former secretary general of the now-disbanded Demosisto party, Joshua Wong, has had his jail sentence reduced by two months over his participation in a banned June 4 vigil in 2020. Wong applied for leave to appeal against his sentence after rece...

Health Secretary Sophia Chan said the operation of the Penny's Bay Quarantine Centre has improved after authorities enhanced measures there in light of recent complaints. People who'd undergone isolation at the quarantine facility reported various p...

Pet owners began handing over their hamsters to the authorities on Wednesday, heeding calls by the government after a Covid-19 outbreak at a pet shop. The authorities have urged the public to submit hamsters bought since December 22 for humane dispo...

A former spokesman for the now-defunct group Hong Kong Indigenous, Edward Leung, was released from jail in the early morning hours of Wednesday, having completed his sentence for his role in the 2016 Mong Kok riot. It’s understood that the Correct...

Businessman and film producer Checkley Sin has become the first person to throw his hat into the ring for the Chief Executive post. Speaking on a nine-minute video posted on his Youtube channel on Wedneday, Sin, 64, said he pondered about his futur...

Medical experts on Wednesday backed the government's decision to cull more than 2,000 hamsters and other small mammals to prevent the spread of Covid-19, saying it simply does not have the capacity to isolate and test all the animals. Authorities ...

The government said it did not find any Covid-19 cases after three overnight lockdown operations held in Aberdeen, Lai Chi Kok and Tung Chung wrapped up on Wednesday morning. Ka Sing House, Ka Lung Court on Tin Wan Praya Road in Aberdeen was one of ...

The government cordoned off three blocks in Aberdeen, Lai Chi Kok and Tung Chung on Tuesday evening for compulsory Covid-19 testing. Ka Sing House at Ka Lung Court on Tin Wan Praya Road in Aberdeen was among the buildings placed on overnight lockdow...

University of Hong Kong microbiologist Yuen Kwok-yung has recommended the partial evacuation of residents after inspecting a public housing block in Sham Shui Po, citing risks of vertical transmission of the virus, after two more preliminary cases we...

Hong Kong authorities on Tuesday announced a cull of more than 2,000 pets in response to a Covid cluster involving hamsters at a pet shop in Causeway Bay. A worker at the Little Boss store and a customer she briefly came into contact with have come...

Health authorities on Tuesday reported a suspected Covid-19 infection that is untraceable involving a kindergarten teacher. The teacher, 26, works in Quarry Bay and lives in Mei Foo Sun Chuen. She last went to work at the kindergarten on January 15...

Representatives of six types of businesses forced to close until after the Lunar New Year amid the Omicron outbreaks have urged the government to let them reopen immediately, saying they are willing to serve only vaccinated customers. At a press con...

Researchers at Hong Kong Baptist University say they have found that exposure to a chemical widely used in plastic containers can increase the risk of people getting breast cancer. Bisphenol S, or BPS, was originally touted as a safer chemical than...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam says there's been an increase in the number of people getting Covid jabs since she announced that vaccinations could be made mandatory for visitors to restaurants and various other businesses from February 4. After initial...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam says that if the government decides to roll out more relief measures for coronavirus-hit sectors and individuals, they will be announced in next month’s budget. At a media session on Tuesday, Lam was asked to respond to...

A DNA expert on Tuesday said a recent arrival who is believed to have infected nine other people with Covid after completing her quarantine period is carrying an Omicron sub-variant of the virus which hadn't been detected in Hong Kong before. Dr Gi...

Health officials on Tuesday said they found no new Covid cases, after locking down two buildings overnight. Residents of Po Wah Court in Cheung Sha Wan were tested following a case linked to the Silka Seaview Hotel. They include a 29-year-old food...

Police on Monday said they arrested and charged two former flight attendants of an airline for violating Covid rules. Earlier this month, Cathay Pacific announced that it fired two aircrew members who were suspected of breaching Covid protocols. T...

The government on Monday announced that anyone travelling to Hong Kong from the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge's Zhuhai Port will not be exempted from compulsory quarantine under its Return2hk or Come2hk schemes starting from Tuesday. The authoritie...