Federation of Trade Unions lawmaker Bill Tang on Friday said a survey he conducted with another group suggests that the majority of people support the results-oriented approach promised by Chief Executive John Lee. The legislator teamed up with New ...

Health Secretary Lo Chung-mau said on Friday the government will not “lie flat” in the face of a resurgence of Covid-19 cases, saying it's working towards increasing the capacity of PCR tests in a bid to stop transmission chains. Lo was speaking...

Authorities are investigating the cause of a blaze at a Sau Mau Ping home early on Friday that took firefighters more than eight hours to extinguish, though no one was harmed. The Fire Services Department said the fire at 9 Anderson Road, quickly sp...

Some convention and exhibition sector representatives on Friday called on the government to provide a clear roadmap on the lifting of Covid-19 travel restrictions. They said their trade has been hit hard by the pandemic, pointing out that six exhibi...

Hong Kong International Airport’s third runway officially began operations on Friday. A Government Flying Service plane was the first aircraft to land on the tarmac at 8:24am. It was followed by a Cathay Pacific cargo flight from Shanghai, which t...

An expert from the University of Hong Kong’s School of Public Health on Friday said the rise in local Covid-19 cases isn't cause for concern, though the government should consider setting up permanent facilities to deal with mild cases to ease the ...

The Fire Services Department on Friday said firefighters have brought a blaze at a residential unit on Anderson Road in Shun Lee under control. The fire broke out just after 12.30am and was upgraded to a No. 3 alarm at 1.43am. The government said it...

The government on Thursday issued compulsory testing notices for 60 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 Hong Kong government delegation to the United Nations Human Rights Committee said on Thursday people's rights and freedoms are protected under the national security law. At the meeting in Geneva, some members questioned if the legislation is consi...

A grassroots organisation on Thursday broke ground on a transitional housing project in Tsuen Wan that is to provide 200 flats for people in need. The project, operated by the Society for Community Organisation, is located at a 4,700-square-metre s...

The Federation of Trade Unions (FTU) on Thursday urged the government to better educate the public about Chinese history as it marked the 85th anniversary of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident. Representatives of the union handed in a petition to an SA...

Health authorities on Thursday announced an additional 2,856 local coronavirus infections and 172 imported cases. This brought the daily total above the 3,000-mark for the first time since April, when infections during the fifth wave began subsidin...

Lawmakers on Thursday completed a six-hour debate about implementing the instructions President Xi Jinping gave in an address during his visit to Hong Kong earlier this month. DAB lawmaker Starry Lee, who moved the motion to discuss the speech, said...

Baptist University researchers on Thursday said they have discovered three previously-unidentified coral species in the eastern waters of Hong Kong, including one that could be exclusive to the SAR. The three new sun coral species – which the res...

The government on Thursday said it has put on hold its policy of banning flights to Hong Kong if an airline brings in Covid-positive passengers or those who breach anti-epidemic regulations. Bans already imposed under the flight suspension mechanis...

The Labour Department on Thursday launched an investigation into an industrial accident after a worker was believed to have fallen to his death from a building in Mid-Levels. The police said they received a report at around 8:20am that the man, 57,...

A top Transport Department official said on Thursday that authorities are learning from experience on the mainland and overseas as they launch a pilot scheme reminding pedestrians who have their eyes glued to their phones of the current traffic signa...

The police have arrested a man on suspicion of arson after a double-decker bus caught fire on Thursday morning on the artificial island that houses the boundary crossing facilities for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge. A force spokesman said they r...

The head of a child development NGO said on Thursday that a government scheme aimed at tackling intergenerational poverty needed to take a sustainable approach and must not be a one-off. Speaking to RTHK, Amy Chan from the Child Development Initiat...

The government on Wednesday issued compulsory testing notices for 68 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. ...