The only person so far to declare an intention to stand in the Chief Executive election in March, Checkley Sin, says he didn't receive any blessing from Beijing before throwing his hat into the ring. Speaking at a luncheon at the Foreign Correspond...

Hong Kong reported 614 Covid-19 infections on Monday, the highest daily number since the pandemic started over two years ago. Only seven of the cases were imported infections. There are also around 600 preliminary positive cases. The latest figur...

A specialist in respiratory medicine on Monday warned that Hong Kong's coronavirus cases could reach 10,000 a day in two weeks if stricter social distancing rules are not imposed. Dr Leung Chi-chiu urged the government to impose the strictest socia...

The government has extended lockdowns of two blocks at Mei Tin Estate in Tai Wai after nearly two dozen preliminary positive Covid-19 cases were found during tests overnight. Residents of Mei King House and Mei Chi House are now subject to more tes...

The MTR Corporation announced on Monday that it will be reducing evening train frequencies after peak hours, in view of the latest epidemic situation. The railway operator said starting February 11, the average waiting time will be extended by up t...

Authorities on Monday found five preliminary positive Covid-19 cases from a Sha Tin block that was locked down overnight. Health officials said they are among 1,890 people living in Mei Sau House in Mei Tin Estate who underwent tests. One case wa...

The Consumer Council on Monday warned that Hongkongers will probably need to fork out more for food and other daily necessities over the comings months. Figures from the watchdog showed that the price of a basket of 230 items it monitored at superma...

The Education University of Hong Kong has announced that its president, Stephen Cheung, will not seek reappointment after his current term expires on August 31 next year. In a statement, Cheung said: “It is my privilege to have worked with the cou...

More than 600 new Covid-19 infections will be reported in Hong Kong on Monday, sources say, in what will be a record high daily number for the territory. The current record was reached on Saturday, when 351 patients were identified. Health official...

Health officials said on Monday that they have picked up another 15 preliminary positive Covid-19 cases in a lockdown of a block of Tai Hing Estate in Tuen Mun. Hing Tai House had been under lockdown for two nights because sewage samples there cont...

Health Secretary Sophia Chan says the government will roll out a self-test scheme for Covid-19 once it gets its hands on enough kits for everyone in Hong Kong. Speaking on an RTHK programme on Monday, Chan said the administration is also drawing up...

Police have arrested a 64-year-old man on suspicion of murder after his 68-year-old brother was stabbed to death with a fruit knife in Tai Po on Sunday. Officers said the suspect called them to a village house in Tin Liu Ha, She Shan Road, at about ...

The government on Sunday evening issued a compulsory testing notice ordering people who've visited 61 specified premises to undergo Covid-19 tests. "In view of 65 locally acquired cases, one import-related case and one case tested preliminarily posi...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Sunday the vaccination drive had achieved a significant milestone, with more than 80 percent of eligible people in the SAR having received at least one Covid-19 jab. The percentage translates as around 5.4 million ...

The government on Sunday played down concerns that food supplies from the mainland would be limited after cross-border drivers were ordered into quarantine, amid warnings from the industry that the price of daily goods could rise. Concern arose afte...

Authorities on Sunday evening locked down five residential blocks in Sha Tin and Tuen Mun, after sewage samples from the buildings tested positive for Covid. Residents of Mei Sau House, Mei King House and Mei Chi House at Mei Tin Estate in Sha Tin, ...

The Education Employees General Union on Sunday urged the government to suspend face-to-face class for Form Six pupils in light of the surge of unlinked Covid-19 cases. The union said silent transmissions may be happening all over Hong Kong, and th...

An RTHK staff member at the Mong Kok office has tested preliminary positive for Covid-19. The employee last worked on Friday on the 21st floor of One Mongkok Road Commercial Centre and did not come into contact with members of the public on a daily...

Health authorities on Sunday reported 342 new Covid-19 infections, all of them are local cases. Speaking at a press briefing, the Centre for Health Protection’s Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan said authorities have so far managed to trace the source of infec...

The head of the Hospital Authority, Tony Ko, said on Sunday that patients may eventually have to self-isolate at home if quarantine facilities become overwhelmed, but added medical staff will check on them over the phone. Authorities had announced ...