Officials on Saturday sealed off a residential building in Kwai Chung for overnight Covid testing. The lockdown of Kwai Ming House at Kwai Hong Court took effect from 4 pm and was expected to finish by 1pm the next day. Meanwhile, the lockdown of ...

Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng cautioned on Saturday that acts considered to endanger national security could go far beyond the specific crimes laid out in the Beijing-imposed National Security Law (NSL). “The courts, including the Court of F...

Chief executive hopeful John Lee said on Saturday that he hopes incumbent Carrie Lam can complete her government restructuring plan before a new administration takes office on July 1. Lam has proposed adding new government bureaux and revamping the...

Health Secretary Sophia Chan on Saturday expressed concern that Covid cases may increase again after social distancing measures are relaxed from next Thursday, but said she is confident that Hong Kong can handle a possible rebound in infections. Fr...

A clinical associate professor of paediatrics said on Saturday that there is a reasonably high chance that Covid outbreaks will emerge in schools, when in-person classes resume in phases from Tuesday. Primary school pupils will be the first to retu...

The government on Friday issued compulsory testing notices for 40 places across Hong Kong. Anyone who stayed in any of these premises for more than two hours between April 2 and 15 must get a nucleic acid test for Covid-19 on Saturday or Sunday. Th...

Crowds of people emerged in places like Sai Kung and the West Kowloon Cultural District on Friday - the first day of the Easter break - with some saying they're happy to be able to go out as the Covid situation has eased. Many people set up their te...

The government on Friday said Chief Executive Carrie Lam will not hold further daily Covid-19 briefings from Saturday, due to the pandemic situation having stabilised. Lam had earlier said the press briefings would be cancelled when Hong Kong's dai...

Health authorities on Friday reported 946 new Covid-19 infections – the first time in around two months the number of new cases has dropped below 1,000. Of the 946 figures, 471 cases were detected via PCR tests, while 475 were from self-tests. Ele...

The police said on Friday they had arrested four individuals on suspicion of helping people to cash in their consumption vouchers. The four arrested are two men and two women, aged between 26 and 31. Three are shop owners and the fourth a friend of ...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam says she will continue to work on national security education in the remainder of her term, as she urged the incoming government to consolidate people's understanding of the topic. Speaking at her daily Covid briefing, she...

The student union of Polytechnic University said on Friday that the university had cut ties with it by demanding that it stop using the university's name or claiming affiliation with the institution. The union's Ad-hoc Executive Committee said the u...

The government said on Friday it will expand an in-home vaccination programme towards the end of this month for the elderly and those who are homebound in all 18 districts. An online platform for registration will be launched on Tuesday, along with ...

Leaders of the catering, film and fitness industries said on Friday that the easing of social distancing measures from April 21 will not be enough to boost business, and that new testing rules for staff could put pressure on their operations. Speaki...

The sole candidate running for the forthcoming Chief Executive election, John Lee, on Friday said he is “inclined” to back proposals by the current administration to restructure the government. Restructuring plans proposed by Chief Executive Car...

Police said early on Friday morning that they had arrested a man suspected of robbing a bank in Yau Ma Tei, hours after the robbery took place. Officers had earlier reported that a man robbed the bank on Nathan Road of HK$14,000 in cash some time a...

The Secretary for Food and Health, Sophia Chan, has appealed to health professionals to ensure that they're ready for any possible rise in coronavirus after face-to-face classes resume later this month. In a statement issued late on Thursday, the go...

The government on Thursday issued compulsory testing notices for 40 places across Hong Kong. Anyone who stayed in any of these premises for more than two hours between April 1 and April 14 must get a nucleic acid test for Covid-19 on Friday or Satur...

Former district councillor Lester Shum was on Thursday jailed for six months for contempt of court over a social media post linking the police to the death of university student Chow Tsz-lok in 2019. Shum earlier pleaded guilty to violating a court...

Police are in search of a man who robbed a bank in Yau Ma Tei of HK$14,000 in cash on Thursday afternoon. Officers said the suspect, believed to be around 40 to 50 years old, entered the bank on Nathan Road after 3:30pm. He brandished what looked l...