Long queues formed at Shenzhen Bay Port on Monday as people heading to the mainland waited for Covid tests and then their results. Some complained that they had to wait outside as the indoor, air-conditioned areas were already full. A man surnamed ...

A construction industry representative on Monday said it will be hard to introduce a four-day work week arrangement for frontline workers because most of them are subject to a daily rate, and the move would in effect reduce their income. The Constr...

Commissioner for Transport Rosanna Law has tested positive for Covid-19, the government said on Monday. A Transport Department (TD) spokesman said in a statement that Law last went to work on July 8, and is currently in isolation. "She wore masks...

Health Secretary Lo Chung-mau on Monday said authorities are hoping to introduce a three-colour ‘health code’ system here as soon as possible, by adding the function to the existing LeaveHomeSafe app. Speaking on an RTHK radio programme, Lo said...

Transport Commissioner Rosanna Law on Monday said a proposed ban on having more than two mobile devices on a vehicle's dashboard should not affect the needs of taxi drivers. Law told a Commercial Radio programme that officials had consulted the trad...

The director of a hotel chain has welcomed the dropping of Hong Kong's flight suspension mechanism, saying it creates more clarity and stability in terms of bookings. Mael Vastine, Director of Operations at Ovolo Hotels, told RTHK that the group had...

Customs officials said late on Sunday that they had seized about 1.1 kilograms of suspected cocaine and about 540 grams of suspected crack cocaine with an estimated value of 1.9 million dollars in Sham Shui Po. They said they intercepted a 16-year-...

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) on Sunday ordered the recall of a Häagen-Dazs ice cream imported from France, saying it is believed to contain an unauthorised pesticide. Officials said they were alerted by the European Commission that ethylene ox...

The government on Sunday issued compulsory testing notices for 70 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...

Housing Secretary Winnie Ho said on Sunday the government will try to identify appropriate sites for transitional housing so residents could stay longer while they are waiting for a public flat. She was speaking after visiting several subdivided fla...

Hong Kong on Sunday reported 2,773 new local coronavirus infections and 219 imported cases. The Hospital Authority said 134 Covid patients have been newly admitted to public hospitals, bringing the total currently receiving care to 924. Twenty pati...

Health Secretary Lo Chung-mau on Sunday said it would be unreasonable to expect quarantine-free travel to the mainland anytime soon, but the government still aims to make it easier for more people to cross the border. On a TV programme, he said he ...

Development Secretary Bernadette Linn on Sunday said she will lead her team in boosting land supply, adding that housing is top of the agenda for the new administration. In her first blog post after taking office, Linn said she will roll out a raft...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan said on Sunday that the government will streamline procedures to boost the supply of land and housing, adding that top officials will intervene to clear any hurdles in a timely manner. On a radio programme, Chan said la...

Officials on Sunday morning warned of rather long waits for Covid tests at the Shenzhen Bay Control Point, urging travellers to avoid going there until later in the day. A government spokesman said the waiting time for the special nucleic acid test ...

The government on Saturday issued compulsory testing notices for 72 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. ...

Health officials said on Saturday that they're requiring an additional PCR test for coronavirus patients who live in care homes before discharging them from hospital. A chief manager from the Hospital Authority, Larry Lee, said the new measure, whi...

Chief Executive John Lee said on Saturday that the police force is helping to ensure the long-term stability of the One Country, Two Systems principle by safeguarding national security and keeping Hong Kong stable. Speaking at a passing-out parade a...

Secretary for Justice Paul Lam on Saturday said he will promote the rule of law by doing publicity work for the Basic Law and the National Security Law. Speaking on a radio programme, Lam stressed that the security legislation is in line with the pr...

Infectious disease expert Ivan Hung on Saturday said Hong Kong could shorten or even dispense with hotel quarantine for incoming travellers, if PCR tests could be arranged more frequently - and with faster results. Hung, co-convenor of an expert com...