Chief Executive-elect John Lee has asked the High Court to spare him from punishment over his failure to submit copies of consent for election advertisements on time to the Electoral Affairs Commission. According to a writ filed by Lee on Tuesday, h...

More non-locally trained doctors will soon be allowed to practise in Hong Kong, as the government announced on Wednesday that it will recognise medical qualifications from 23 additional universities. Among the latest batch is Fudan University in Sh...

Legislators representing different sectors are split over a proposed change to the MPF offsetting mechanism. Under the bill, which is being debate in Legco on Wednesday, employers will no longer be able to use their mandatory contributions to worke...

Classes of all PM schools have been suspended after the Red Rainstorm Warning Signal was issued at 10:45am on Wednesday. All AM and whole-day schools which are in session, meanwhile, should continue until the end of school hours. The Hong Kong Ob...

A Hong Kong start-up has joined forces with Sino Group, the developer, to upcycle plastic waste into sustainable construction materials. The founder of EcoBricks, Shervin Sharghy, told RTHK's Hong Kong Today programme the firm recycles plastic into...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Wednesday expressed deep sorrow over the death of renowned entrepreneur, Hu Fa-kuang. Dubbed Hong Kong's "elevator king", the founder of Ryoden Development passed away on Saturday at the age of 98. In a statement, La...

The government on Tuesday issued compulsory testing notices for 49 places across Hong Kong, including seven restaurants. Anyone who has visited any of these premises and stayed there for the length of time and on the dates specified must get a nucle...

Qatar Airways has been banned from operating its route from Doha to Hong Kong under the latest flight suspension rules. The airline's flights were banned from Tuesday and will not be allowed to resume until Monday after one traveller on flight QR81...

A human resources consultancy has warned that Hong Kong is losing its appeal for overseas talent, after its annual study showed the city remains the most expensive in the world for expatriates to live in. ECA International said prices of a basket o...

Health officials on Tuesday announced changes to the way daily Covid figures are reported, with rapid antigen test (RAT) results no longer being counted until they're confirmed by PCR tests. The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said the false posi...

The Hong Kong Palace Museum is set to open its doors to the public from July 2, with regular tickets to cost HK$50, officials announced on Tuesday. The opening is part of celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of the city’s return to the mother...

Legislators said on Tuesday that they back the government's plan to ban CBD products, under which the manufacture, import, export, sale and possession of such items would be illegal. CBD is a chemical derived from cannabis plants which is used in va...

The snack food franchise, Aji Ichiban, confirmed on Tuesday that it had closed up shop. A company spokesman said its last four branches were shut on Monday night, citing a drop in business as the tourism industry was badly hit by the pandemic. The ...

The Executive Council on Tuesday approved an application by Hong Kong Tramways for a fare increase – the first since July 2018. Adult fares will climb from HK$2.60 to HK$3.00. Fares for those under 12 will rise from HK$1.30 to HK$1.50, while eld...

Two footballers and three staff members from the Hong Kong team participating in AFC Asian Cup qualifiers in India have come down with Covid-19. Hong Kong is scheduled to play Afghanistan on Wednesday evening. The Hong Kong Football Association ...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday all social distancing measures, including border control restrictions, will remain unchanged until her term ends at the end of this month after a recent rise in Covid infections. And following an increase i...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam warned on Tuesday that underground radicals or lone wolves might be lurking around and plotting to disrupt Hong Kong, even though the city’s political situation appears to be stable. She made the remark after being aske...

Police said they will launch a counter-terrorism reporting hotline from Wednesday to encourage members of the public to provide intelligence on terrorism or violence-related crimes. The force said the “Counter-terrorism (CT) Reporting Hotline 63-...

The government on Monday said it had completed a mass Covid-19 testing exercise involving 18,900 residents of care homes and nursing homes for the elderly, with no new cases found. Officials said the exercise was launched early last month, reflectin...

The government on Monday issued compulsory testing notices for 41 places across Hong Kong, including an international boarding school. Anyone who has visited any of these premises and stayed there for the length of time and on the dates specified mu...