Outgoing Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Saturday the media and key opinion leaders are to blame for a lack of innovation from government officials, saying public servants have been undermined by the political environment. In an exclusive interv...

Police on Saturday said they had arrested 208 people in an overnight operation that targeted triad activities and blocked their sources of income. The operation, code-named Levington, came after the shooting and machete attack in Central in the earl...

Carrie Lam on Saturday said she had no regrets about pushing ahead with the extradition bill in 2019, a move that sparked massive protests and led to the arrest of thousands of people. Speaking on an RTHK programme which looked back at her five-year...

Government pandemic advisor David Hui on Saturday said Hong Kong's Covid vaccination rate meant it could take a less strict approach to international arrivals, though he qualified this by saying the next administration would first need to speak to Be...

The government on Friday issued compulsory testing notices for 37 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...

Police sources said on Friday that four people had been arrested over graffiti related to June 4. The force said it received reports about graffiti daubed on public facilities last week. Officers said they found 200 similar markings in Tsuen Wan, ...

Health authorities on Friday announced 672 new Covid-19 cases, saying they are keeping a close eye on whether the rising number of infections could strain Hong Kong's medical system. Among the newly logged cases, 291 were found through PCR tests, a...

Outgoing Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Friday that Covid-19 quarantine controls have hurt Hong Kong's status as an international hub, just a day after saying the rules won't be eased before she leaves office. During an interview with CNBC, Lam ...

Legco's Finance Committee on Friday approved a funding request for the government restructuring plan that's costing an additional HK$95 million in salary each year. Under the revamp, the number of policy bureaus will go up from the current 13 to 15;...

Police say they suspect a shooting and machete attack in Central in the early hours of Friday was linked to a dispute between two triad gangs. The attack took place on Wyndham Street near Lan Kwai Fong, with at least eight men armed with machetes la...

Hong Kong's FactWire News Agency said on Friday that it had ceased operation, without giving a clear account of the reason why. In an online statement, the investigative news outlet said it was time to bid its readers farewell. "In recent years, th...

Commissioner for Labour Chris Sun has dismissed concerns that scrapping the MPF offsetting mechanism will harm worker-employer relationships. Some lawmakers said they were worried that bosses might dismiss their workers before 2025 when they will no...

Lawmakers have accused the Medical Council of protectionism, over its cancellation of four licensing exams since 2020 for overseas doctors. The regulatory body cited Covid-19 outbreaks for scrapping exams for candidates who wished to come and pract...

The government has cancelled honours handed to former University of Hong Kong law professor Benny Tai and former Democratic Party lawmakers Yeung Sum and Sin Chung-kai. In a gazette publication on Friday, the government said the striking of the thr...

Police say three people have been arrested following a shooting and machete attack in Central that left three men injured. The attack on Wyndham Street took place at around 2.40am on Friday. A video circulating on the internet appeared to show a gr...

The government on Thursday issued compulsory testing notices for 36 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. ...

Police said on Thursday they seized about HK$25 million worth of suspected meth, and arrested two men in relation to the case. Officers said they took action on Wednesday after they discovered that a syndicate had stored a large amount of drugs in a...

One of 27 former foster home workers charged with child abuse on Thursday pleaded guilty to assaulting a two-year-old boy under her care. The Kowloon City Magistracy heard that Heung Wing-shan, 46, who was a senior childcare worker at the Children's...

Carrie Lam's comment on Thursday that she's not ashamed of her performance as chief executive drew mixed reactions from lawmakers, with one saying the outgoing leader has done well in some aspects, but another pointing to inadequacies in her work. A...

Health authorities on Thursday reported 674 new Covid infections, comprising 332 via PCR tests and 342 RAT-positive cases that have now been confirmed by laboratory tests. Thursday's tally was a 20 percent jump from 558 infections recorded a day ear...