The government says it is looking to expand non-smoking public areas in Hong Kong as the percentage of smokers drops to single digits for the first time. According to a survey by the Census and Statistics Department, 9.5 percent of the population a...

The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce on Thursday appealed against the pay rises recommended for civil servants, saying they “do not reflect the current economic climate”. The government-appointed Pay Trend Survey Committee earlier suggeste...

Ombudsman Winnie Chiu on Thursday raised questions over a half-yearly survey done by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) on rodent infestations in Hong Kong, saying the results could be inaccurate and out of date. Currently, offici...

The Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong, Liu Guangyuan, said Thursday that the constitutional order must be protected in order to preserve the rule of law in the SAR. Liu told an international rule of law forum, hosted by t...

Ombudsman Winnie Chiu on Thursday urged the Civil Aviation Department (CAD) to tighten regulations for paragliding and introduce real-name registration for the sport as it becomes more popular in Hong Kong. Chiu said an investigation by the watc...

DAB lawmaker Vincent Cheng says requiring real-name registration to buy concert tickets is a good start to combat ticket scalping, after the government on Wednesday announced the move for a series of concerts by popular boy-band MIRROR. The lawmaker ...

The government on Wednesday said it had ordered compulsory testing for Covid-19 at 42 locations across the SAR. 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 t...

Health officials on Wednesday reported 251 new Covid infections – 28 of which were imported. The Centre for Health Protection's Albert Au said another pupil at a kindergarten in Kowloon Tong has come down with the virus. Au said the pupil was in ...

Members of the government-appointed Pay Trend Survey Committee on Wednesday endorsed the proposed pay rises of up to 7.26 percent for civil servants, amid criticism that the figures were out of touch. The latest survey released last week recommended...

Some fans of popular boy band MIRROR will have to register with their real name to buy tickets for the upcoming concerts as the government introduces the new measure to curb ticket scalping. Tickets sold through the Leisure and Cultural Services De...

Researchers at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University on Wednesday said around one in ten people in the city suffered from an anxiety disorder triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic. They surveyed more than 3,000 residents during the fourth wave of the c...

The financial services chief, Christopher Hui, on Wednesday said the government is studying how to regulate online fundraising campaigns, adding it expects to publish a public consultation paper later this year. At a Legco meeting, Federation of Tra...

Police said on Wednesday that a new fleet of armoured vehicles, manufactured on the mainland, is expected to officially come into operation next month. The force said the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department has already tested the fourth-g...

MTR says what its staff believed to be a "technical glitch" detected on a East Rail train on Tuesday morning rush hour turned out to be a false alarm. The rail firm said the train was about to turn around in Admiralty and head to Sheung Shui when t...

An infectious diseases expert on Wednesday said small clusters of Covid infections – like the one linked to a McDonald’s restaurant – are expected and shouldn't have a big impact on the city’s overall pandemic situation. Ho Pak-leung made t...

The government on Tuesday said it had ordered compulsory testing for Covid-19 at 40 locations across the SAR. 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 tes...

Police said on Tuesday they have arrested two men and a woman after finding what they believe to be components that could be used to make explosives in a flat in a Wong Tai Sin public housing estate. Investigators said the three suspects, aged betw...

Hong Kong on Tuesday recorded 250 new Covid-19 infections – 34 of which were imported cases. The Centre of Health Protection (CHP) also revealed that three more customers of a McDonald's restaurant in Taikoo Shing have been infected with Covid-19...

The Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong on Tuesday said it would not hold masses to mark the June 4 anniversary this year. Responding to a media enquiry, the church expressed concerns such an event may breach the national security law. “Since frontline...

The co-founder of the Occupy movement Benny Tai was on Tuesday sentenced to 10 months in prison after pleading guilty to illegally promoting his strategic voting scheme for the 2016 Legco polls in newspapers. He illegally incurred HK$253,000 in ele...