Chief Executive hopeful John Lee has dismissed concern over a potential conflict of interest arising from the work of his family members, saying they were not involved in his election campaigning. Lee made the comment on Thursday after FactWire News...

Police on Thursday said they had arrested a man in connection with the suspected murder of a woman in Ma On Shan. Officers said they received a call at around 6:30am and were told that a woman had been killed at a property in Mui Tsz Lam Road. Th...

Security Secretary Chris Tang on Thursday said the current coronavirus outbreak has delayed plans to introduce national security legislation under Article 23 of the Basic Law. Many civil servants have spent the past few months working from home and ...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced on Thursday that the central government has decided not to appoint a replacement chief secretary, given that the administration's term will end in less than three months. That means the position will remain vacan...

Officials on Thursday gave more details about plans to relax social distancing measures from April 21, including allowing more households to mix at home and people to visit restaurants in the evenings. During her daily press conference, Chief Execut...

Legislator and secondary school principal Tang Fei on Thursday warned that the government’s plan to resume face-to-face classes after the Easter holiday could “fall apart” if students can’t meet the conditions required to enter schools. All ...

The government on Wednesday issued compulsory testing notices for 40 places across Hong Kong. Anyone who stayed in any of these premises for more than two hours between March 31 and April 13 must get a nucleic acid test for Covid-19 on Thursday or F...

Chief Executive hopeful John Lee has stressed the need to garner support for his policy initiatives and forge a consensus in society as he continued to meet with Election Committee members on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, the former chief secretary...

Activist Max Chung was on Wednesday jailed for 16 months after he pleaded guilty to organising an unauthorised assembly in Yuen Long almost three years ago. The 42-year-old had been remanded in custody for eight months after he was charged with orga...

Sinovac boosters for children aged between three and 11 will open for booking from Thursday morning. Parents or guardians can book a third jab for kids who have received the second dose for at least three months via the government’s online system...

The government has strongly rejected claims made by the United States about the human rights situation in Hong Kong. A government spokesperson on Wednesday rebutted claims in relation to the city’s electoral system, the National Security Law (NSL)...

Health authorities said on Wednesday that free rapid Covid-19 antigen tests will be provided to people aged 60 or above from next week, to encourage them to self-test regularly. At a press conference, undersecretary for health Chui Tak-yi said star...

Unionist legislator Lam Chun-sing on Wednesday called on the government to increase the minimum wage by at least the rate of inflation, pointing out that it’s been years since it was adjusted. The Minimum Wage Committee is to start a six-week con...

Health authorities on Wednesday found 11 Covid cases from two overnight lockdowns in Sha Tin and Fanling. Eight of the infections were picked up at Shou Chuen House of Shui Chuen O Estate. The remaining three infections came from Cheung Fung House ...

The Consumer Council is urging the government to introduce restrictions on the levels of formamide found in children’s play mats, saying the toxic substance can be harmful to kids. This came after the watchdog tested 20 foam play mats available on...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Wednesday said that once social distancing measures are relaxed, people will be asked to take rapid Covid tests if they engage in activities with a higher transmission risk. Lam said she would announce details on Thursd...

The Consumer Council said on Wednesday it has so far received more than 240 complaints regarding online purchases of Covid-19 rapid test kits, with many people saying their orders had been severely delayed and that they had been denied refunds. Th...

Chief Executive hopeful John Lee on Wednesday submitted his nominations to run in next month's race for the top job. The former chief secretary said he's received support from 786 members of the 1,500-strong Election Committee, well above the 188 n...

The government on Wednesday said 470,000 people have applied for a $10,000 subsidy for those who've recently lost their jobs due to the Covid epidemic. Authorities had in February anticipated that there would be 300,000 applicants. The head of the...

The government on Tuesday issued compulsory testing notices for 35 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. T...