Police said on Tuesday they had arrested five students on suspicion of slapping a 12-year-old girl multiple times. Officers said the alleged incident took place on a rooftop in Tsuen Wan on Saturday. A video apparently showing the assault later cir...

Many people flocked to Aberdeen on Tuesday morning to take photos and bid farewell to Jumbo Floating Restaurant as it was being towed away from Hong Kong. Once a popular tourist destination, the 46-year-old restaurant suspended operations in 2020 a...

Police Commissioner Raymond Siu said on Tuesday that his officers won't lower their guard in the run-up to celebrations to mark the 25th anniversary of the handover on July 1. Siu said while he doesn't have any news on whether a state leader will v...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that her government will not make a decision on a pay adjustment for civil servants, so as to leave more room for the next administration to manoeuvre. “I know that some of my colleagues in the civil ser...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that the government will do its utmost to ensure Hong Kong is ready for any visit by a state leader for the 25th anniversary of the handover, and this is partly why anti-epidemic measures won't be relaxed fo...

An overturned crane lorry on the Kwun Tong-bound direction of Lung Cheung Road on Tuesday morning forced the closure of all eastbound lanes of the key artery for hours during the morning rush before they were reopened at around 10am. Reports say th...

The government on Monday issued compulsory testing notices for 46 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...

Health officials on Monday reported 737 Covid infections, as they warned the tally could reach four digits down the line. The Centre for Health Protection's Albert Au said the daily caseload has gone up considerably from around 300 two weeks ago, a...

The government said on Monday that people who have permanently left Hong Kong and those who intend to do so won't be eligible for a new batch of HK$5,000 spending vouchers that will be dished out in August. Financial Secretary Paul Chan said there ...

The privacy commissioner announced on Monday updated guidelines for the property management sector on the collection, retention and use of personal data, after receiving hundreds of complaints against the industry in the past few years. The watchdo...

Privacy Commissioner Ada Chung on Monday said the anti-doxxing law that was introduced last year has been effective in curbing such breaches. She told a press conference that since the legislation came into effect last October, the watchdog has iss...

Two workers plunged to their deaths on Monday after the gondola platform they were on fell from a building on Conduit Road in Mid-Levels. The workers, whom police said were middle-aged, were about 20 storeys up at Realty Gardens when the accident h...

There are divided views over a government proposal to impose congestion charges at the city's three cross-harbour tunnels, with some saying it could reduce traffic flow and others arguing that drivers should not be "punished" for poor urban planning....

The police say they are investigating after a video circulated on the internet showing a 12-year-old girl being slapped by a group of other girls on a rooftop in Tsuen Wan on Saturday. Officers say they were contacted by the victim's father and are...

The police say officers are conducting risk assessments and intelligence gathering to ensure activities to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover will be conducted smoothly and safely. "The operations department is actively conducti...

A business leader says that, if Hong Kong really does have a high degree of autonomy, it needs to shift away from Beijing's Covid strategy and allow quarantine-free travel to resume. The vice chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce, George...

The government on Sunday issued compulsory testing notices for 46 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 Centre for Health Protection (CHP) on Sunday reported 814 new Covid cases as it warned that the daily figure may rise further. Laboratory tests have identified 364 of these new infections, while the remaining 450 were from rapid tests that were...

The director of Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong, Luo Huining, said on Sunday that the SAR needs patriotic media that will continue to hold on to the truth as the SAR anticipates the 25th anniversary of its return to Chinese sovereignty. “I...

The Society for Community Organisation (SoCO) on Sunday urged the incoming government to provide more support for underprivileged young people so they can climb up the social ladder. The group conducted an online survey with 100 people from grassro...