An official from the Financial Secretary's Office said on Friday that some 240,000 people have been told they are not eligible for an upcoming HK$5,000 spending voucher, but promised leniency if they ask for a review. The administration has said pe...

The government said on Friday that it has balanced safety and practical needs in its proposal to bar taxi drivers from having more than two mobile phones on their dashboards. Deputy Secretary for Transport and Logistics Edward Mak was asked at a Leg...

The Transport and Logistics Bureau has assured lawmakers that fares won't be affected by the coming merger of Citybus and New World First Bus, and any reductions in routes will be done gradually. At a Legco panel meeting on Friday, the bureau's perm...

People heading to the mainland arrived at Shenzhen Bay Port on Friday with bookings for Covid tests there, with a new system in place to prevent long queues at the border. Travellers are required to reserve a PCR test at the control point through ...

Hong Kong's top court on Friday overturned the conviction of a man who was found carrying zip ties in a backpack in November 2019. Chan Chun-kit was arrested near Victoria Park, where a district council election rally was planned. He was jailed for...

A professor of engineering said on Friday that stricter penalties may ensure Covid patients instructed to isolate at home make proper use of new electronic wristbands, though he stressed that trust was also vital for the system to work. Authorities ...

The government on Thursday issued compulsory testing notices for 67 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. ...

The government said on Thursday that it will put three residential sites up for tender in the July-to-September quarter as part of its land sale programme. The sites in Tuen Mun, Sha Tin and Kwai Chung are expected to generate 2,600 units. The Tue...

Health authorities have warned that a rise in Covid cases shows no sign of abating, with the daily figure hitting its highest level since early April. Thursday brought 3,674 new infections, 257 of them imported. There have also been five more death...

A riot suspect who was shot by police during the 2019 protests has appeared in court after being arrested more than 18 months since missing a hearing to face charges related to the unrest. An arrest warrant for Tsang Chi-kin was issued in December 2...

Six people have pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice at West Kowloon Court. They were among 12 people who tried to flee to Taiwan by speedboat and were intercepted by mainland coastguard in August 2020. The six who pleaded guilty on T...

Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong on Thursday said the authorities have no immediate plans to add a real-name registration function to its LeaveHomeSafe app. His comments come after health minister Lo Chung-mau earlier propo...

Flagfall charges for taxis across Hong Kong will be HK$3 higher from this Sunday. In an announcement on Thursday, the Transport Department said the flagfall for red urban taxis will go up from HK$24 to HK$27. Passengers of green cabs in the New Te...

Researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) on Thursday said they have developed the first ever real-time platform to predict the protective effects of different Covid-19 vaccines. The platform feeds virus sequencing data through an al...

The government is expected to announce more transport facilities between the Kai Tak area and MTR stations and the central business district "soon", the executive committee chairman of the Real Estate Developers Association said on Thursday. Stewar...

Lawmaker Kingsley Wong has tested positive for Covid-19. Wong, who's the chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions, said on Thursday that he is self-isolating. He said he had received four doses of Covid vaccine. The lawmaker said he had mild c...

A patients' concern group said on Thursday that any move by the Hospital Authority (HA) to reduce non-emergency services to cope with a surge in Covid patients could affect hundreds of people each day. The authority warned at a regular briefing on T...

The government on Wednesday issued compulsory testing notices for 79 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. ...

The government on Wednesday condemned a US report, saying it is spreading misinformation and attempting to intimidate prosecutors in Hong Kong. In a statement released on Wednesday, a government spokesperson said the Congressional-Executive Commiss...

Researchers at Gratia Christian College on Wednesday said online learning during the pandemic has taken a toll on the mental health of schoolchildren, adding that parents and the education sector should provide more support. The college and Junior ...