Hong Kong's coronavirus cases and daily death toll on Wednesday reached a record high as the Omicron outbreak continued.  A total of 4,285 cases have been confirmed, with another 7,000 preliminary positive infections.  Of the confirmed cases, a...

Businessman Wu Sai-chuen on Wednesday threw his hat into the ring for the Chief Executive race, becoming the second person to declare his intention to run for the top post. It’s the former DAB member’s third attempt to run, but in the past two ...

The government on Wednesday extended the lockdown of a public housing block in Sheung Shui for another day, after a mass testing operation overnight found more than 30 coronavirus infections. One case was described as "indeterminate". Ching Long Ho...

A vice-president of Beijing's top think tank on Hong Kong said Beijing is concerned that the Covid situation would lead to social instability here, and it would hold the SAR administration accountable if it fails to contain the outbreak. Lau Siu-kai...

Lawmaker, Reverend Peter Koon, said on Wednesday that Covid patients in Hong Kong should be given the option to be sent to the mainland for medical treatment. Speaking at a virtual Legco meeting debating a motion of thanks for the Chief Executive’...

An assistant police commissioner, Andrew Kan, has been promoted to head the force's national security department. Kan joined the police in 1991 as an inspector and rose through the ranks. He was the number two official in the national security dep...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Wednesday that the government is determined to utilise Beijing's support, unite various sectors in society and do all it can to tackle the coronavirus outbreaks. On behalf of the SAR government and Hong Kong citize...

The government sealed off two residential buildings on Wednesday afternoon for mass testing – one in Ma On Shan and the other in Tung Chung. Yiu Ping House in Yiu On Estate in Ma On Shan was placed under lockdown at 1pm, after sewage samples teste...

Health authorities on Wednesday urged Covid patients with mild symptoms not to rush to seven new designated clinics without first making a booking, warning that doing so could overwhelm the system. Starting Wednesday, seven public clinics across the...

The General Post Office in Central is closed for Wednesday and Thursday, after a postman tested preliminary positive for Covid-19. Hongkong Post says he checks mail at the counter and collects post boxes. It has arranged all his colleagues to test...

University of Hong Kong microbiologist Ho Pak-leung on Wednesday urged the government to further streamline testing procedures for Covid-19 to beef up capacity in light of a surge in infections. Health authorities had on Tuesday said they would no ...

City University said on Wednesday a new Covid testing scheme for cats and dogs should give pet owners in Covid hotspots peace of mind and reduce pet abandonment. Duncan Hockley, the executive director of the university's Veterinary Medical Centre, ...

President Xi Jinping says he’s highly concerned about the Covid-19 outbreaks in Hong Kong, and has ordered SAR government to make it its top priority to put things back under control. According to local newspapers Ta Kung Pao and Wen Wei Po, Xi h...

The Hospital Authority said late on Tuesday that a three-year-old girl who was infected with Covid-19 had died that evening. The girl had been in intensive care at the Hong Kong Children’s Hospital since Sunday, but her condition deteriorated and...

The government on Tuesday evening issued a compulsory testing notice (CTN) ordering people who had visited 22 specified premises to get tested for Covid. The affected buildings include five residential blocks in Kwai Chung, three each in Sha Tin and...

The Legislative Council on Tuesday approved a government request to inject HK$27 billion into the anti-epidemic fund to support businesses and individuals affected by the latest coronavirus outbreaks and the tightening of social distancing measures. ...

A DAB lawmaker expressed deep concern on Tuesday over the government’s plan to use two blocks of the new Queen's Hill Estate in Fanling as quarantine facilities. The plan was unveiled by Chief Executive Carrie Lam ahead of the weekly executive cou...

Singer-activist Tommy Yuen has been arrested by national security police on suspicion of sedition and money laundering, RTHK has learnt. In a press briefing on Tuesday, the police said they arrested a 41-year-old singer over content he published on...

The government on Tuesday evening locked down a residential block in Sheung Shui for mass testing, after a resident tested preliminary positive for Covid-19 and traces of the coronavirus were found in sewage samples. Ching Long House in Ching Ho e...

A man who works in Chief Executive Carrie Lam's office has tested preliminary positive for Covid-19, though the government said the staffer has not had any direct contact with the CE or members of the public during the course of his work. The CE's O...