Two men have been arrested on suspicion of selling electronic cigarettes in a joint operation between the police and the Department of Health. Officers raided a mobile retail outlet in Mong Kok on Wednesday, and seized a batch of suspected alternat...

Ten Covid cases were found on Thursday in overnight lockdowns of residential blocks in Sham Shui Po and Tsuen Wan, out of more than 2,900 residents tested. Five were picked up at Cheung Tin House of Pak Tin Estate, and the rest were from Fung Shue ...

Hong Kong's anti-Covid restrictions were scaled back on Thursday with the mask mandate lifted for those playing sport outdoors, beaches reopening, and the maximum number of people allowed to sit together in restaurants rising to eight. At Victoria P...

A leader of a lifeguards' union said on Thursday that poor communication on the part of the government has left them short of staff for the scheduled reopening of swimming pools – an accusation that officials denied. Nick Wu, a spokesman for the ...

The government on Wednesday issued compulsory testing notices for 40 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 authorities say the Covid epidemic in Hong Kong remains on a steady and slow decline, even though the city saw a slight increase in new infections on Wednesday. Twenty-two of the day's 313 new cases were imported, with two found via community...

The ICAC on Wednesday said an increase in complaints last year likely reflected rising economic activity as the pandemic eased, rather than a sign of a more corrupt society. The anti-graft body said it received 2,264 reports last year, up almost a f...

Environment minister Wong Kam-sing said on Wednesday that the government is planning to install at least 10 quick chargers for electric taxis on Lantau and in Sai Kung this year as it prepares to introduce the vehicles to the city. In a written res...

A man was on Wednesday handed a suspended prison sentence after admitting to making online calls for people to cast invalid votes in last year's Legislative Council polls. Victor Chou, 57, who works in the garment industry, had earlier pleaded guil...

The Legislative Council on Wednesday voted through Financial Secretary Paul Chan's budget with 87 votes for and no votes against. A sole abstention came from Tik Chi-yuen who said he was unhappy that the administration was cutting spending on social...

A think tank on Wednesday warned that increasing compensation rates for rural landlords might encourage them to hoard more agricultural plots and lead to more serious land speculation. Chan Kim-ching from Liber Research Community was commenting on ...

The next chief executive and his cabinet has to come up with better long-term welfare policies to stem a growing exodus of social workers, a union says. The call was made on Wednesday by the Hong Kong Social Workers' General Union as it released the...

The Customs Department said on Wednesday that it's switching completely to Chinese-style foot drills and ditching the British version at ceremonial events and parades, in order to express its sense of belonging to and patriotic feelings for the count...

The government said on Wednesday that it is closing five Covid vaccination centres from later this month, as the demand for jabs has reduced in the past few weeks. It said in a statement that only an average of around 27,200 doses of vaccines were a...

The government says an update will be issued to its LeaveHomeSafe Covid app to remove a facial recognition function that it never asked for. On Tuesday, the FactWire news agency revealed that the Android version of the app has a facial recognition t...

Medical experts on Wednesday said the government's plan to further ease Covid rules is safe as infections drop and more people get vaccinated. Speaking on a radio programme, an adviser on the government's coronavirus strategy, David Hui, said the c...

The government says the planned re-opening of Hong Kong’s swimming pools will be delayed by at least a week as authorities need to carry out cleaning work. The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) said in a statement on Tuesday evening ...

The government on Tuesday issued compulsory testing notices for 40 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...

The Hospital Authority (HA) says it is resuming visiting arrangements for non-acute wards at 26 public hospitals from Friday as the Covid situation in Hong Kong further eases. The announcement came as the SAR reported 290 new Covid infections on Tu...

The government on Tuesday announced that the East Rail Line's harbour-crossing extension will open on May 15. The line will link Hung Hom to Admiralty, via a new Exhibition Centre Station. The journey time between Admiralty and the New Territories...