A truck driver died on Tuesday in a traffic accident in Kwai Chung. Police said they received a report at around 11am that a KMB bus and two trucks had collided on Kwai Chung Road near Lai King Estate. One of the truck drivers, who was trapped in t...

Outgoing Chief Executive Carrie Lam says she will quit Facebook and Instagram when she steps down from office on June 30. In what she said was her last post on her social media accounts, Lam thanked everyone who has followed her and left comments t...

A specialist in geriatrics, Paul Shea, said on Tuesday that he supports the idea of quarantining elderly care home residents who are close contacts of Covid patients on site, rather than sending them to AsiaWorld-Expo. On an RTHK programme, Shea sai...

Incoming Executive Council convenor, Regina Ip, says she believes there's a good chance President Xi Jinping will personally attend Friday's ceremonies to commemorate the handover and the inauguration of the next government. She told RTHK's Hong Ko...

The government on Monday 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. Th...

A survey conducted by a charity for musicians in economic hardship has suggested that around one-third of music industry workers have left or want to leave Hong Kong, as prolonged Covid restrictions have left them jobless. The Musicians Foundation s...

Police have arrested three people on suspicion of possessing imitation firearms, weapons and what they described as anti-government material. Officers said there's no evidence to suggest the suspects knew one another or the cases were linked. The s...

Health officials on Monday said they logged 1,719 new local Covid-19 infections and 154 imported cases. Of the latest local cases, 609 were detected by PCR tests and 1,110 were flagged up by rapid test results and confirmed by the authorities. The...

The government on Monday announced a reshuffle of senior government officials, in anticipation of the new term of administration under John Lee. The 14 officials will take up new roles in light of the incoming chief executive’s plan to restructure...

Police on Monday said they had arrested another six men in connection with a shooting and machete attack in Central earlier this month, taking the total number to 16. Officers said they believe a gang were attacked by rivals near Lan Kwai Fong on Ju...

Electricity company CLP on Monday said it had activated a second replacement cable after a massive power outage in Yuen Long last week. It said the second 132 kilovolt cable, which was put into operation three days after the first, can further reinf...

A High Court judge on Monday told the prosecution to amend the murder charge against two defendants over the death of a cleaner in Sheung Shui during the social unrest of 2019. After considering the evidence presented by the prosecution, Judge Esthe...

The government announced on Monday that all current social distancing curbs will stay in place until at least July 13. These measures include a requirement for rapid tests for bar and club customers and a ban on public gatherings of more than four ...

Hong Kong’s sole deputy to the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, Tam Yiu-chung, says he hopes President Xi Jinping will give instructions on Hong Kong’s future development when he attends the handover anniversary ceremony on July 1...

The owner of the Jumbo Floating Restaurant says it will not be receiving any insurance pay out after the restaurant capsized last Sunday, less than a week after being towed away from Aberdeen Harbour and into the South China Sea. In a statement rel...

Prominent virologist Malik Peiris says Hong Kong can consider immediately dropping mandatory Covid quarantine for incoming travellers because they don't pose a high risk. Speaking on RTHK's Hong Kong Today programme, the University of Hong Kong pro...

Police say they are ditching the old uniforms of the force's three counter-terrorism units, with officers being given a new one that's more practical, offers better protection and can meet operational needs. Currently, elite officers from the airpor...

The government on Sunday issued compulsory testing notices for 26 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...

National security police said on Sunday that they had detained two men for allegedly publishing seditious messages. The men, aged 31 and 53, were arrested in Cheung Sha Wan and Chai Wan. The force also said officers seized some electronic communic...

Health officials on Sunday reported 1,917 new Covid cases, of which 118 were imported. The Centre for Health Protection's Chuang Shuk-kwan was asked if Hong Kong would soon be seeing 2,000 new cases a day. "Now there is a slow increasing trend in ...