A green group on Sunday warned that the government’s proposal to increase the plastic bag levy to HK$1 will not have a big enough deterrent effect. Greeners Action said it had surveyed 800 residents in June and found that over 75 percent believe ...

The new Secretary for Justice, Paul Lam, said maintaining and promoting the rule of law will be one of his primary missions, as he assumed his post “to serve Hong Kong with zeal and humility”. Writing in his blog for the first time on Sunday, L...

DAB lawmaker Steven Ho said on Sunday he's tested positive for Covid-19 two days after meeting President Xi Jinping during the state leader's visit to Hong Kong. The legislative councillor stood two rows behind the president when they took a group p...

The Observatory says it has lowered the Strong Wind Signal No 3, which had been in place in the wake of Typhoon Chaba. The Standby Signal No 1 has been raised as the storm fades. At 2pm, the storm was estimated to be about 430 kilometres west-nort...

A think tank has urged the newly established Home and Youth Affairs Bureau to work on restoring the government’s relations with young people, and explore new ways to communicate with them. The Hongkong Federation of Youth Groups made the call aft...

Executive Councillor and former head of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Joseph Yam, said on Sunday that he doesn’t think the US will wage a “financial war” against China, but even if it does, it’s unlikely to afflict Hong Kong. Speaking o...

The Hong Kong Palace Museum opened its doors to the public on Sunday morning. More than a dozen visitors queued up for more than an hour in advance. While some complained that the signage wasn’t very clear, others said they were eager to take a...

The Observatory said the Strong Wind Signal Number three would remain in place before noon on Sunday as Typhoon Chaba moves away from the SAR. Earlier, it lowered its storm warning to Strong Wind Signal No 3 at 4.20pm on Saturday. The No 8 Southeast...

Police said on Saturday that they've laid a holding charge of murder against a 28-year-old man. They said the man was arrested on Thursday in connection with the death of a 23-year-old woman in a hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui. The woman's relatives had ...

The city's main bus operators said their services would slowly resume about an hour after the Observatory lowered its storm warning signal on Saturday. Forecasters replaced the No 8 storm signal with the Standby Signal No 3 at 4:20pm. New World F...

The Centre for Health Protection on Saturday reported 2,227 coronavirus cases, including 143 imported ones. Of the 2,084 locally-transmitted infections, around a third were identified in laboratories while the rest were via rapid test results later...

The Airport Authority said on Saturday that aircraft will start landing and taking off on the third runway at Chek Lap Kok from this Friday, July 8, with the current north runway closing for reconfiguration on the same day. Airport officials say th...

The Observatory lowered its storm warning to Strong Wind Signal No 3 at 4.20pm on Saturday, as Typhoon Chaba made its way away from Hong Kong. The No 8 Southeast Gale or Storm Signal had been in force from Friday evening. The No 3 signal means th...

The Government Flying Service (GFS) said on Saturday it had deployed rescuers to help more than two dozen sailors stranded at sea after their vessel snapped in half near the eye of Typhoon Chaba. As of 3:30pm on Saturday, at least three people had b...

Beijing's top representative in Hong Kong said on Saturday that President Xi Jinping's speech had boosted people's confidence in the "one country, two systems" principle and countered smears against it. The director of the Liaison Office, Luo Huini...

Hong Kong hunkered down on Saturday as typhoon Chaba skirted about 300 kilometres to the southwest of the territory. Most of the city's public transport was restricted. The Observatory said the storm was at its closest to Hong Kong on Saturday morni...

The Observatory issued the first No 8 Storm Signal of the year on Friday evening, with Severe Tropical Storm Chaba intensifying into a Typhoon as it moved closer to Hong Kong. At 9am on Saturday morning, Chaba was skirting some 320 kilometres to the...

The Observatory issued the first No 8 Storm Signal of the year on Friday evening as Severe Tropical Storm Chaba moved closer to Hong Kong. Chaba was expected to pass by the SAR overnight, and the observatory said the No 8 signal would remain in forc...

Health officials reported 2,318 new Covid infections on Friday, the third straight day the daily caseload exceeded 2,000. All but 153 were local cases. The Centre for Health Protection's Albert Au said 36 more people are suspected to have caught th...

The Hong Kong Observatory said it will consider issuing the number eight gale or storm signal at or before 7:10pm on Friday as Severe Tropical Storm Chaba edged closer to the city. It would be the first number eight signal in 2022. At 5pm, Chaba wa...