Health authorities on Monday sealed off three public housing blocks in Tsuen Wan, Tai Po and Fanling to test residents for Covid, after sewage samples there were found to contain the virus. People living in Chung Shue House of Lei Muk Shue (II) Esta...

Hong Kong Disneyland is set to reopen on April 21 as the government relaxes social distancing rules, but will operate at half capacity at the beginning. This was revealed at a Legco panel meeting on Monday, where Commerce and Economic Development S...

A truck drivers’ union has called on mainland and SAR authorities to consider relaxing epidemic control measures on the delivery of goods across the border, saying the current rules have put around 90 percent of cross-border truck drivers out of wo...

The government on Monday found 110 preliminary positive cases after locking down three buildings in Fanling, Aberdeen and Tai Po. Around 2,700 residents of Block 5 at Dawning Views, Lei Tim House at Ap Lei Chau Estate and Kwong Yee House at Kwong Fu...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Monday that the government has not “given up” on carrying out a universal Covid testing exercise. “Whatever we do now, we also bear in mind that we have this exercise in mind. We have not given up doing a uni...

Tourism sector lawmaker Perry Yiu has urged authorities to ease the threshold regarding the number of Covid infections among passengers that triggers a suspension of flights, saying the current rules are too strict. The government earlier announced ...

The secretary of police commissioner Raymond Siu has tested preliminary positive for Covid-19, the force said on Monday. A government statement said Siu’s rapid test came back negative. It said the secretary last worked on March 17 and had not b...

A paediatrician on Monday said a second dose of Covid vaccine would significantly improve protection for children, saying it would act as a “barrier” against a possible rebound in infections when coronavirus restrictions are relaxed. The governm...

The government on Sunday gazetted 15 mandatory Covid testing notices for locations in Tsing Yi, Shau Kei Wan, Tuen Mun, Kwai Chung, Sha Tin, Tsz Wan Shan, Kwun Tong, Lam Tin, Wong Tai Sin, Tsuen Wan, Yuen Long, Ngau Chi Wan and Tai Po. People stayin...

Hong Kong health officials on Sunday reported 8,037 Covid cases. That's down from 8,841 recorded on Saturday - and the second day in a row the tally has stayed below five digits. Of the new infections, 3,555 were confirmed via PCR tests and 4,487 w...

The government on Sunday found 125 infections after locking down two buildings in Kwong Fuk Estate in Tai Po and a block in Wong Tai Sin. Among some 3,150 people who were tested, officials found 52 positive cases in Kwong Yau House, and 65 in Kwong ...

The Secretary for the Civil Service, Patrick Nip, on Sunday said the government will bring in new arrangements to vaccinate elderly and disabled people at home. Nip, who leads Hong Kong’s vaccination programme, said the government will start regi...

The Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, has described the move to halve the specific flight suspension for airlines carrying passengers infected with Covid-19 to a week as "streamlining." From Friday, the bans will be triggered only if three passengers on ...

Government Covid advisor Gabriel Leung said on Sunday that Hong Kong needs to consider how it can contribute to the country's fight against the pandemic, being the only place in China where there has been a massive outbreak. The head of Hong Kong U...

The government announced two moves on Saturday intended to help SAR residents return to Hong Kong, easing a flight suspension mechanism and announcing that more quarantine hotels would be available when bans on arrivals from nine key destinations are...

Travellers flying to the mainland were told on Saturday that they would have to take an additional Covid-19 test at the airport before flying to the mainland as Hong Kong attempts to prevent the spread of the virus across the boundary. The governme...

The government on Saturday gazetted 15 mandatory Covid testing notices for locations across Chai Wan, Tsing Yi, Sha Tin, Tseung Kwan O, Fanling, Lam Tin, Sham Shui Po, Tuen Mun, Ma On Shan, Wong Tai Sin, Ngau Tau Kok and Kwai Chung. People staying i...

Health officials on Saturday reported 8,841 Covid cases - the first time the tally has fallen to four-digits in a month. That's down from 10,405 recorded on Friday. Of the new infections, 3,884 were confirmed via PCR tests and 4,957 were reported o...

The government on Saturday found 293 infections after locking down four buildings in Kwong Fuk Estate in Tai Po and a block in Wong Tai Sin. Amongst them, 98 were from Kwong Lai House, 59 were from Kwong Lai House, 55 were from Kwong Chi House and 5...

The police on Saturday said they have arrested eight people on suspicion of money laundering in connection with thirty scams. The force said the arrestees – aged between 29 and 73 – include five low-income people allegedly recruited to open so c...