Kowloon City Court on Monday fined five men HK$1,000 each after they were caught playing mahjong on an MTR train last year. The court heard that police detectives arrested the five, aged between 20 and 27, in November last year, about a month after...

Chief Executive hopeful John Lee on Monday met with around 10 political parties and groups to garner support, a day after revealing that he has already received about 300 endorsements for his leadership bid. The former chief secretary has until Thu...

The government on Monday locked down two buildings, in Kwai Chung and Tin Shui Wai, after sewage samples there were found to contain the coronavirus. Residents of Hei Lai House at Wah Lai Estate and Shui Fung House at Tin Shui (II) Estate were requi...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced on Monday that all students and school staff must test for Covid daily when face-to-face classes resume in phases from April 19. Speaking at her daily press briefing, Lam said it’s important to allow some 800,...

The government has been urged to allow vaccinated students to take Covid tests once or twice a week, instead of daily, when schools resume face-to-face classes after the Easter holidays. The call was made by the head of the Subsidised Primary Schoo...

John Lee's campaign chief on Monday said there may be little time for Hongkongers to go through Lee’s election manifesto – which is still a work in progress – but people can nevertheless support the former chief secretary's bid for the top jo...

Veteran journalist Allan Au was arrested by national security police on Monday morning for alleged sedition, RTHK has learnt. He was reportedly taken to Kwai Chung police station. In a statement, police said officers from the national security dep...

The government on Sunday issued a compulsory testing notice for 25 locations in Sha Tin, Shau Kei Wan, Yuen Long, Tai Po, Tin Shui Wai, Lam Tin, Shek Kip Mei, Kowloon Bay, Sau Mau Ping, Kwai Chung, Tseung Kwan O, Sham Shui Po, Kwun Tong, Diamond Hill...

The former Chief Secretary John Lee - who is running for Chief Executive - said on Sunday he had secured around 300 nominations from Election Committee members. A person hoping to stand for Chief Executive must get at least 188 nominations with at l...

Health officials on Sunday said the three-day voluntary self-testing exercise has been effective in detecting asymptomatic Covid patients in the community. The local Omicron outbreak, meanwhile, continued to ease, with the daily caseload dropping be...

The government on Sunday locked down a housing block in Lei Tung Estate in Ap Lei Chau, having considered factors such as the viral load in sewage and information on positive cases there. Residents of Tung Yat House and visitors who've recently been...

The Patients and Healthcare Professionals Rights Association said authorities should vaccinate elderly people living in care homes with the BioNTech jab, so they get stronger and quicker protection against Covid-19. Speaking at a press conference on...

Customs officers on Sunday said they had seized a record 700 kilos of the drug methamphetamine in an operation with their mainland counterparts. Two men, aged 43 and 44, were arrested in connection with the case. The HK$400 million haul was made a...

The head of John Lee's Chief Executive campaign office, Tam Yiu-chung, said when the former chief secretary talks about results-oriented governance, he's looking at new ways to resolve Hong Kong's deep-seated problems. The emphasis on results was o...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Sunday said the government will announce in detail in the coming week the easing of social distancing measures from April 21, and that the results of the three-day self-test exercise won't be tied to the relaxation. The...

The government on Saturday issued a compulsory testing notice for 25 locations in Tai Po, Tin Shui Wai, Sheung Shui, Tuen Mun, Kowloon City, Lam Tin, Tai Wai, Tseung Kwan O, Ngau Chi Wan, Kwun Tong, Diamond Hill, Wong Tai Sin, Quarry Bay, Yuen Long, ...

Health authorities said on Saturday that an increase in new coronavirus cases detected through self-tests showed that people had heeded the government's calls to test themselves, but gave reassurances that daily infections are still trending downward...

Former Chief Secretary John Lee has pledged to adopt result-oriented governance, boost Hong Kong's competitiveness and consolidate the foundation for the city's development, as he formally announced his intention to run in the upcoming Chief Executiv...

The police have arrested three men on suspicion of fraud for allegedly helping people to cash out their consumption vouchers. Officers took action after noticing advertisements on social media, which said the recently-distributed spending vouchers ...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Saturday revealed that there has been a slight jump in the number of new Covid cases reported through self-testing, after the territory kicked off a three-day voluntary mass coronavirus screening exercise the day before....