Political parties and business groups on Sunday welcomed John Lee’s election as Hong Kong’s next chief executive, and quickly urged him to deliver on his campaign promises to help the SAR enter a new chapter by leading Hong Kong out of the Covid ...

The head of the Electoral Affairs Commission, Barnabas Fung, said there were four unmarked votes among the 1,428 cast in the Chief Executive election. He told reporters they were declared invalid without the adjudication of returning officers. "The...

Chief Executive-elect John Lee on Sunday pledged to let concrete results do the talking, as he vowed to start a new chapter for Hong Kong by unifying the city, bringing a new culture of bold thinking to government, and addressing deep-rooted problems...

John Lee won the Chief Executive election in Hong Kong on Sunday, garnering 1,416 votes. The sole candidate in the election was officially declared the winner at around 12:30pm, about an hour after voting ended. A total of 1,416 Election Committee ...

Voting proceeded smoothly as the almost 1,500-strong Election Committee flocked to the Convention and Exhibition Centre on Sunday morning to vote in the Chief Executive election. Sole candidate John Lee is virtually assured of victory, and election ...

More than 95 percent of the nearly-1,500 Election Committee members cast ballots in the first two hours of the Chief Executive election. The main voting station at the Wan Chai Convention and Exhibition Centre is open from 9am until 11:30am. John L...

The government on Saturday 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. ...

Around 190 people have been ordered to undergo mandatory Covid screening on Saturday, after health authorities reported an outbreak at a Yuen Long restaurant. It came as four customers who visited the Peony Golden Court restaurant on the morning of...

Police said on Saturday that they have arrested three people on suspicion of drug trafficking, after seizing around HK$12 million worth of narcotics. Among the haul were 22 kilogrammes of methamphetamine and cannabis buds. Officers said they beli...

Customs officers said on Saturday that they have arrested four people, aged between 32 and 54, on suspicion of laundering some HK$600 million. The department accused the two men and two women, believed to be the core members of a money laundering s...

The head of the Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC), Barnabas Fung, said on Saturday that four Election Committee members have registered to cast their ballots from a special booth at the Penny's Bay quarantine facility for Sunday's Chief Executive po...

Government pandemic advisor Ivan Hung said on Saturday that it's high time that the government further relaxes quarantine restrictions for inbound travellers as the local pandemic situation shows more signs of easing. Speaking to reporters after at...

The government said on Saturday that they've picked up five Covid infections from the overnight lockdown of Chui Kwai House at Kwai Chung Estate. 1,312 residents were tested. Authorities said 91 households did not answer the door, and they'll tak...

The government on Friday 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. Th...

The government is relaxing its ban on visitors at residential care homes, with the Social Welfare Department announcing on Friday that it will put in place a restricted visiting arrangement starting on May 13. The department said the decision was b...

Inbound travellers will no long longer have to face long waits for Covid test results at the airport when a rapid test is introduced on Monday. Health officials on Friday said on top of a PCR test on arrival, passengers will also be asked to take a ...

Political and business elites on Friday gathered in Wan Chai to rally for the sole chief executive candidate John Lee ahead of Sunday's vote. Members of the Election Committee, Lee's campaign advisers as well as district representatives were invited...

The number of new Covid-19 cases in Hong Kong remained steady on Friday, with health authorities reporting 324 infections, three more than the day before. Of the new cases, 144 were identified by PCR tests and 180 took self-tests. Albert Au from t...

There was much fanfare along the East Rail Line on Friday as hundreds of people bade farewell to a model of train that has served Hong Kong for four decades but is now being replaced. The 12-carriage Mid-Life Refurbishment (MLR) trains, nicknamed "...

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...