Health Secretary Sophia Chan says officials still plan to require the use of PCR tests when it issues compulsory testing notice. It comes as the government prepares to hand out rapid at-home test kits to every household from Saturday. Chief Execut...

Four people were injured after a fire broke out in a subdivided flat in Yau Ma Tei on Friday morning. Firefighters said they were called to the scene at Sing On Building on Temple Street at around 7.35am, and the fire was put out after 15 minutes. ...

Hong Kong residents stranded for months in nine overseas places began arriving home on Friday, after the lifting of flight bans imposed by the SAR government. More than 2,000 people were expected to arrive from cities including London, Sydney and Ka...

An infectious diseases expert on Friday said that relying on people to take rapid Covid tests at home may mean that as many as 15 percent of infections are missed. Joseph Tsang from the Medical Association told an RTHK programme that rapid antigen ...

The government has dismissed reports by the UK and US governments on Hong Kong, saying the allegations they made against the SAR authorities were "unfounded and ridiculous". The reports in question were published on Thursday local time. They were th...

Hong Kong was expecting more than 2,000 residents who've been stranded abroad for months to arrive back in the SAR on Friday as flight bans on nine territories came to an end. People had been banned from flying to Hong Kong from countries including...

A risk consultant says a move to allow the police to recruit permanent residents who haven't lived in Hong Kong for seven years is a smart move that will help the force fill vacancies and pull in a wider range of skills. Speaking on RTHK's Hong Kong...

The government on Thursday gazetted 25 mandatory Covid testing notices for locations in Tsing Yi, Kwun Tong, Tseung Kwan O, Kwai Chung, Tin Shui Wai, Sau Mau Ping, Tai Po, Cheung Sha Wan, Sheung Shui, Tuen Mun, Sha Tin, Tai Wai, Ma On Shan, Shau Kei ...

Nine foreign judges from Britain, Australia and Canada confirmed on Thursday they will stay on Hong Kong's top court after two senior British justices resigned. Judges from common law jurisdictions are invited to sit as non-permanent members at Hong...

The Society for the Protection of Children said it will completely reform the management of its foster home after more thirty staff members were arrested over alleged child abuse. The group’s executive committee chair, Robin Hammond, said in a pre...

Drug abuse among young people in Hong Kong increased by 44 percent in 2021, according to figures from the government’s Central Registry of Drug Abuse. The registry says that the total number of reported drug abusers increased by 4 percent from th...

The number of new Covid cases in Hong Kong dropped slightly on Thursday, to 6,646. Among the new infections, 2,859 were confirmed by PCR tests while 3,787 were reported by people who took rapid tests. Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan of the Centre for Health P...

The American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (AmCham) has named veteran business and academic leader Eden Woon as its next president. Woon, who’s currently the president of the Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand and a special advisor to th...

The government on Thursday found 122 new Covid-19 infections after locking down three buildings in Tin Shui Wai, Kwun Tong and Sha Tin. The authorities tested a total of 3,364 residents at Shing Chuen House in Tin Shing Court, Tsui Heng House at Tsu...

An alliance of non-profit groups focusing on the rights of children from low-income families on Thursday called for health checks and medical vouchers for students, saying the long break from face-to-face classes has taken a toll on children’s well...

Hong Kong on Thursday accused London of damaging the SAR’s judiciary with the resignation of two senior British judges from Hong Kong's top court, with the chief executive stressing that the participation of overseas justices does not mean they are...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Thursday said the government would make use of rapid test kits to be distributed to all Hong Kong residents to gauge the city's latest Covid-19 situation. The test kits will be included in anti-epidemic packs that are ...

University of Hong Kong microbiologist Ho Pak-leung has urged the government to tighten vaccine mandates when it eases social distancing measures from April 21. On an RTHK show on Thursday, Ho said the Covid epidemic in Hong Kong is easing and case...

Several former leaders of the now-disbanded Confederation of Trade Unions (CTU) have been taken in for questioning by national security police over an alleged violation of the Societies Ordinance, RTHK learnt on Thursday. Former president Joe Wong, ...

About a dozen passenger flights coming from the nine previously banned countries will land in Hong Kong on Friday following the lifting of the restriction, according to the Airport Authority. Ten direct flights will arrive from London, Manila, Cebu,...