Chief Executive Carrie Lam has accepted recommendations from an independent commission to increase the salaries of politically appointed officials by around 2.6 percent from July 1. The government introduced a pay freeze for principal officials, inc...

Police said on Friday that a government administrative officer was among five people arrested on suspicion of operating a prostitution syndicate. Officers said the 30-year-old man, surnamed Lam, is an assistant district officer in Sha Tin. Police...

Welfare minister Law Chi-kwong on Friday said the government expects to complete its review of residential child care services in September, following alleged abuse at a foster home in Prince Edward. The government said manpower arrangements, staff ...

The head of a postal union said on Friday he doesn't believe deploying extra staff at post offices would be useful in tackling long queues of people registering their non-local Covid jab records, because counters are already in full operation. Cheuk...

A care home trade representative said on Friday the industry feels hard done by after 129 facilities received warning letters from the government for failing to report daily Covid infections to the authorities. Under a new rule, all 1,100 elderly an...

The government said on Thursday that it was preparing to reopen an online platform for people to register their non-local vaccinations, ahead of the extension of its vaccine pass scheme at the end of the month. The administration also announced tha...

The government on Thursday 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. ...

The only candidate in this Sunday’s chief executive election, John Lee, acknowledged on Thursday that the city’s Covid-19 measures are causing inconvenience to the foreign business community, saying he would strive to keep Hong Kong international...

Hong Kong's daily Covid caseload increased slightly to 321 on Thursday, but officials said the epidemic situation in general remains on a steady downward trend. "Daily figures may fluctuate. We can't use them to foresee what the trend will be in the...

The casing of a half-tonne bomb dating back to the second world war and a giant seascape-themed wall were on Thursday revealed among the features of the East Rail Line's new Exhibition Centre Station. MTR architects said that to reflect the station'...

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...