The Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers on Friday said it's shocked by a report about a teacher watching porn during lesson time. Leung Shek Chee College confirmed in a statement that the teacher accidentally projected some porn images onto t...

Experts who advise the government on Covid-19 and vaccines on Friday recommended adults between the age of 18 and 59 to consider getting a fourth vaccine dose if they have never been infected. The "interim recommendations" came a day after the joint...

Many lawmakers on Friday voiced support for a fare increase application by Hong Kong Tramways, saying it would help the tram operator ride out its financial hardship. If approved, the first hike since July 2018 will see adult fares climb from HK$2.6...

Chairman of the Legislative Council's public works subcommittee, Lo Wai-kwok, on Friday defended a government request for more funding to expand the Legco complex. Legco last year approved a sum of HK$1.17 billion for the project, but it's now estim...

Microbiologist Yuen Kwok-yung on Friday made a raft of suggestions to further relax Covid rules in Hong Kong, saying now is the best time for the city to return to normal thanks to a strong immunity barrier. Writing in Ming Pao, he urged the governm...

Three structures, including Hong Kong's oldest mosque, were on Friday declared monuments by the government. Jamia Mosque, on Shelley Street in Central, was built around 1915, with features such as the minaret crowned by a dome decorated with finial,...

Health secretary Sophia Chan on Friday rejected suggestions from two University of Hong Kong professors to drop the vaccine pass requirements for young adults, saying it's "inappropriate" for them to make such calls as it would re-ignite vaccine hesi...

An animal law expert says the smuggling of pedigree animals will continue as long as there is demand for pets at cheap prices. Amanda Whitfort, an associate law professor at the University of Hong Kong, was commenting after authorities seized more ...

The government on Thursday said it had ordered compulsory testing for Covid-19 at 42 locations across the SAR. Anyone who has been to the locations at the time specified must take a nucleic acid test, even those who are fully vaccinated. "Persons s...

A Telegram channel administrator was on Thursday jailed for six-and-a-half years after he was found guilty of conspiring to incite others to commit illegal acts during the social unrest in 2019 and 2020. Ng Man-ho, a computer technician, was earlie...

A catering industry group on Thursday said a survey it backed suggests many people are reluctant to start eating out again, even as pandemic social distancing rules are eased. The Hong Kong Federation of Restaurants & Related Trades said a survey o...

Hong Kong's unemployment rate climbed to 5.4 percent, matching a 10-month high, official data released on Thursday showed. The latest jobless figure, covering February to April, spanned the peak of the Omicron wave of infections and the start of the...

The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) on Thursday said it had seized 31 endangered freshwater turtles, arresting two men. Ten of the turtles were already dead when officers found them along with some hunting tools at a Kowloo...

The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) on Thursday reported 253 new local coronavirus cases as well as a fresh cluster involving five people. Health officials said the three men and two women, aged between 26 and 57, all visited the Sheung Wan bran...

Marine police and customs officers on Thursday said they had intercepted a boat in Hong Kong waters and arrested a man who allegedly attempted to smuggle over 100 cats and dogs into the territory. Officers said they spotted the speedboat near Sha Ch...

The Federation of Trade Unions (FTU) on Thursday urged the government to relax the criteria for an unemployment subsidy set up for workers affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Among other requirements, applicants must have been out of job for 30 stra...

The Travel Industry Council said on Thursday that it hopes Japan will allow Hong Kong residents to travel there, including those vaccinated with a Covid jab the country doesn't recognise at present. Japan has announced it will open its borders to sm...

Nightlife tycoon Allan Zeman on Thursday welcomed the reopening of venues such as bars in the latest round of easing of social distancing measures, but cautioned that the industry was facing a shortage of personnel after months of closures. Speaking...

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. ...

The government on Wednesday sealed off West Terrace at Sai Wan Estate for overnight coronavirus testing. The Kennedy Town residential block had already been under lockdown last week as part of the restriction-testing declaration exercise that cover...