The Consumer Council on Wednesday advised people to pay attention to sodium levels in some prepackaged breads, saying eating two slices of bread from one brand would already account for around one-fifth of the recommended daily intake limit. The wat...

The Consumer Council on Wednesday called on the government to introduce regulations for oximeters, as the devices for detecting blood oxygen levels gain in popularity because of the pandemic. The watchdog said currently, manufacturers or importers o...

The government said on Wednesday that the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) is developing a new system to improve and facilitate the booking of public sports and recreation venues. In a written reply to a Legco question, acting home a...

Hong Kong has been ranked the fifth most competitive place in the world by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD), up from seventh last year. The IMD’s World Competitiveness Yearbook takes into account a host of factors, inc...

Health officials said on Wednesday that they found three positive coronavirus cases after a lockdown in Kwai Chung. They said about 1,720 people were tested during the lockdown of Kwai Ching House in Kwai Fong Estate, which ended at about 7.30am. ...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Tuesday tipped Hong Kong's tourist industry for a bright future, praising the trade's "resilience" during the pandemic and hailing the opportunities offered by the Greater Bay Area. Speaking at the launch of Hong Kon...

The government on Tuesday issued compulsory testing notices for 48 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. T...

The government announced on Tuesday that families of people infected with the coronavirus who can't properly isolate from them at home will be sent into quarantine along with the patient. The Secretary for Food and Health, Sophia Chan, also revealed...

A historic red brick, green tile monument on Stubbs Road is to be turned into a centre promoting Chinese medicine and the Chinese tea pu'er. King Yin Lei is one of four sites that the government on Tuesday awarded to organisations as part of its sc...

People will have to test negative for Covid-19 before they can enter bars or nightclubs from Thursday, as Hong Kong strives to curb a rebound in coronavirus cases ahead of the 25th anniversary of the handover. Health Secretary Sophia Chan said bar a...

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...