Chief Secretary John Lee on Wednesday tendered his resignation, amid reports that he's going to run for the city's top job. In a statement, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said she had submitted Lee's resignation letter to the central government in acco...

The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Erick Tsang, said the government is considering extending the voting hours for next month’s Chief Executive election due to infection control considerations. Speaking at a virtual Legco meeti...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Wednesday that the government can handle it even if a large number of Covid-19 cases are found in the upcoming territory-wide self-test exercise, adding that people who test positive will be allowed to isolate at ho...

Police have confirmed that officers from their national security department arrested six people on Wednesday morning, though they did not confirm reports that the former vice-president of the disbanded Confederation of Trade Unions (CTU), Leo Tang, i...

A spokesman for the restaurant trade on Wednesday said he is concerned the sector will not benefit from the latest round of consumptions vouchers, as Covid-19 restrictions on eateries are still in place. The first round of e-vouchers – worth $5,00...

The government on Tuesday gazetted compulsory testing notices for 25 places across Hong Kong. Anyone who has visited any of these premises and stayed there for the length of time and on the dates specified must get a nucleic acid test for Covid-19....

Health officials on Tuesday reported 3,254 Covid-19 infections, 116 more than the previous day. Of the new cases, 1,658 were identified by PCR tests, while 1,596 took self-tests. Authorities also reported 87 more deaths linked to Covid, including 8...

The president of the Legislative Council, Andrew Leung, said on Tuesday that electoral reform had brought rationality back to the legislature, allowing it to pass a record 46 government bills in the past year, more than double the number in previous ...

The government on Tuesday locked down a building in Tuen Mun and three blocks in Cheung Sha Wan, after sewage samples in the buildings were found to contain the coronavirus. People living in Yee Hong House, Yee Yan House and Yee Sau House of Yee Ko...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Tuesday offered her condolences to families that have lost loved ones to Covid-19, as she mourned the deaths on behalf of the government on Ching Ming Festival. In a statement released by her office, Lam said that it w...

Six religious groups on Tuesday marked Ching Ming Festival by releasing videos to mourn those who died with Covid-19. The videos – which included speeches from representatives of Catholic, Muslim, Buddhist, Confucian, Christian and Taoist groups ...

The MTR announced on Tuesday morning that train services between Sunny Bay and Disneyland Resort stations have been suspended due to a power supply disruption. The railway company says the disruption was caused by an overhead line equipment problem...

People headed to cemeteries to pay respect to their ancestors on the traditional tomb sweeping day of Ching Ming Festival, as a two-person, anti-Covid gathering restriction remains in effect. There appeared to be fewer people at the Tseung Kwan O Ch...

A local delegate to the National People's Congress said on Tuesday that it might be in Carrie Lam’s best interest not to run for a second term in office, a day after the Chief Executive cited family reasons for her upcoming departure. Speaking on ...

Authorities on Tuesday picked up 45 Covid cases from the overnight lockdowns of two residential blocks. 36 residents of Yiu Wing House of Yiu On Estate in Sha Tin tested positive for the coronavirus, while nine infections were detected at Ching Cha...

The government on Monday suspended Korean Air passenger flights from Seoul until Sunday, April 10. The move comes after three passengers on Korean Air flight KE607 tested positive for Covid-19 on arrival in Hong Kong on Saturday. A week-long suspens...

The government on Monday gazetted compulsory testing notices for 24 places across Hong Kong. Anyone who has visited any of these premises and stayed there for the length of time and on the dates specified must get a nucleic acid test for Covid-19. ...

A leading member of Beijing's top think tank on Hong Kong has described Carrie Lam's decision not to run for a second term as Chief Executive as a "wise" move. Lau Siu-kai, a vice-president of the Chinese Association of Hong Kong and Macau Studies, ...

The government has suspended imports of poultry meat and products, including eggs, from some parts of the United States following outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza, it said on Monday. The Centre for Food Safety (CFS), a unit of the Food and Environm...

Authorities on Monday reported another 90 deaths amid the Omicron outbreak, bringing the cumulative death tolls past 8,000 even as the coronavirus situation shows signs of easing. Among the new fatalities, 77 died a public hospitals over the past d...