The Competition Commission has initiated legal proceedings against a company set up by the husband of Justice Secretary Teresa Cheng, accusing it of price-fixing, market-sharing and bid-rigging which could have affected air-conditioning projects wort...

Researchers at Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) on Thursday said they have discovered the DNA evolution of mites, and findings on why they are so adaptive to Hong Kong's environment may help further studies in tackling mite allergies. The res...

Chief Executive-designate John Lee says his term of government will place considerable emphasis on promoting Hong Kong's legal system. Speaking at a forum on One Country, Two Systems on Thursday, Lee said the city's commitment to the rule of law an...

A former TVB employee was on Thursday meted a one-year jail sentence for calling on protesters to damage the broadcaster's signal transmission station during the 2019 protests. Technician Cheung Kin-wa was earlier found guilty of three counts of in...

The Chief Executive of Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Eddie Yue, on Thursday said he expects the local currency to remain weak as the interest rate gap between the Hong Kong dollar and the greenback widens further. He was commenting on the US central...

The Asian Migrants Coordinating Body has urged the government to come up with measures to limit the working hours of live-in domestic helpers, so they won't be overworked and exploited. The group's spokesperson, Eman Villanueva, was commenting afte...

The government on Wednesday issued compulsory testing notices for 35 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. ...

A four-person jury at the Coroners' Court on Wednesday ruled that a 46-year-old Filipino domestic worker found unconscious in her employer's home in 2017 died of natural causes, following a week-long inquest. The jurors returned the verdict on the ...

The Legislative Council on Wednesday passed a government restructuring package that will add new deputies to the chief secretary, financial secretary and justice minister, as proposed by incoming Chief Executive John Lee. The proposal was supported...

Health officials on Wednesday said Hong Kong added 971 local coronavirus infections. There were also 76 imported cases, bringing the daily caseload to 1,047 – the highest in around two months. 477 of the new local cases were identified in labora...

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...