Labour unionists on Tuesday called on the authorities to introduce laws to better protect workers who need to work in hot environments. While the government said last week that it is working to update its guideline on preventing heat stroke for wor...

The government has been urged to introduce special cross-border arrangements for Hongkongers who will study on the mainland after the summer holiday. The call was made on Tuesday by the DAB, which said it recently received over a hundred inquiries r...

Hong Kong is on track to become China’s international innovation and technology hub with the city’s research capability, connection to the world, a diverse talent pool and the unwavering support from the central government, according to the CEO o...

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data has arrested a woman on suspicion of disclosing another woman's personal information online. The office on Tuesday said the pair were both online traders who had had a business relationship wh...

A motorcycle driver has died after losing control of his vehicle and colliding with a bus in Sau Mau Ping on Tuesday morning. Police said the accident happened at around 8am near the interaction of Sau Mau Ming Road and Shun On Road. "When approac...

The Productivity Council on Tuesday warned that tough cross-border restrictions are still weighing on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), despite rising optimism over the easing of social distancing measures and another handout of consumption ...

Officials on Tuesday said the government is prepared to open more isolation facilities as the number of Covid cases continues to rise in the community. Some 5,200 people were being isolated at Penny's Bay on Monday, meaning the facility was operati...

A representative of the taxi trade said on Tuesday that more publicity may be needed for a new service which allows designated drivers to take travellers from the airport to quarantine hotels. The service started on Monday and runs daily from 8am t...

The government on Monday issued compulsory testing notices for 65 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...

The Hospital Authority (HA) said on Monday that it is stepping up Covid test requirements for patients and its staff members to prevent outbreaks within hospitals. The announcement came as health officials reported a cluster outbreak at the surgica...

Education minister Christine Choi said on Monday that there are practical difficulties with importing students from the mainland or South East Asia, amid a drop in local student numbers. Lawmaker Tang Fei of the Federation of Education Workers made...

A workers’ group has on Monday urged the government to raise the minimum wage to at least HK$50 an hour, saying people on base pay are struggling to make ends meet. Speaking at a press conference, the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong Diocesan Pastor...

Secretary for Education Christine Choi said on Monday students must understand that their goals and dreams in life are linked to the future of the country. She also said they must learn from a recent speech President Xi Jinping made on Hong Kong. C...

Travellers flying in to the Hong Kong International Airport can choose to take designated taxis to their quarantine hotels at their own expense from Monday. The government said the taxi trade has arranged 100 taxis to provide transport services fro...

The government said on Monday it will conduct about 30 consultation sessions to listen to views and suggestions of legislators, representatives of various sectors and members of the public as part of a public consultation for the Chief Executive's 20...

The MTR Corporation has been urged to explain as soon as possible why it took its staff four hours to find a man after the family reported him missing at Hung Hom station last week. The 66-year-old man, surnamed Hui, was dead when he was eventually...

The head of an education concern group said on Monday that he supports short-term measures to deal with the shrinking student population, noting that tens of thousands of cross-border students could return once the pandemic situation stabilised. La...

The government on Sunday issued compulsory testing notices for 65 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...

Hong Kong on Sunday experienced its third hottest day since records began in 1884. The Observatory said the thermometer reading at its headquarters went as high as 36.1 degrees Celsius in the afternoon, making it the hottest day ever for July. It...

Hong Kong on Sunday reported 4,064 new local Covid-19 cases – the fourth consecutive day that the city's daily coronavirus tally topped the 4,000-mark. There were also 186 imported cases. Eight more elderly Covid patients have died, half of whom...