The Hong Kong Observatory on Thursday cancelled the Standby Signal Number 1 at 2:40pm. It said that in the past couple of hours, the tropical depression over the South China Sea has weakened further. However, it warned that the outer rainbands as...

The government said on Thursday that some 150 parents have made vaccination bookings for toddlers between six months and three years old, in the first half hour of the scheme's extension to cover this age group. RTHK also found that slots at some Ho...

A doctor in charge of the Hospital Authority’s paediatric services said on Thursday that the number of young children infected with Covid-19 who have to be admitted to hospital has been increasing in recent weeks, as he urged parents to have their ...

A High Court judge on Thursday upheld a ruling of a magistrate who convicted and jailed a 21-year-old student for resisting arrest by police officers during a "shop with you" protest on Christmas Eve in 2019. The court heard that Lo Chun-sing was su...

The government's Dress Casual Friday scheme, which starts this week, has been hailed as a "great initiative" by a top recruiter. Leslie Tang is head of client solutions in Greater China for Randstad Hong Kong, a firm whose research has found Hong Ko...

The government on Wednesday 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. ...

The Hong Kong Observatory on Wednesday issued the Standby Signal Number 1 at 10.10pm. It said that at 6am on Thursday, the tropical depression over the northeastern part of the South China Sea was estimated to be about 110km east-southeast of Hong K...

A human resources consultancy on Wednesday said Hong Kong has fallen three places to eighth position in its global rankings of the costliest places to employ expatriates, despite a slight recovery in salary and benefit packages. ECA International ...

Health authorities on Wednesday confirmed another 4,547 new coronavirus cases, as they said they were looking to move more patients from public to private hospitals to free up beds. There were 4,321 local Covid infections and 226 imported cases. Fo...

Chief Executive John Lee on Wednesday held a meeting with his top ministers to condemn US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei, and pledge his administration’s full support for all necessary measures by the Central Government to safeguard...

An activist jailed under the national security law for inciting secession has won a bid to get his sentence reduced. The Court of Appeal ruled on Wednesday that Ma Chun-man, who was dubbed "Captain America 2.0", should have been jailed for five year...

Environmental group Green Sense on Wednesday urged the government to provide more incentives to get people to buy electric vehicles. The green group surveyed 503 people online from June to July, finding that more than 70 percent of petrol car owners...

Three anti-triad police officers were on Wednesday found guilty of colluding with gang members, after they acted to thwart a raid on an illegal gambling den in 2018. The District Court heard that the gang was tipped-off that a police raid on an ind...

Police on Wednesday said they arrested 18 people last month on suspicion of using fake documents to take out government-guaranteed bank loans totalling HK$193 million under a scheme to support Covid-hit businesses. Officers accused some of the susp...

Hong Kong politicians have joined in the criticism against the controversial visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taipei. Vice-chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, CY Leung, said at a national security education e...

Firefighters on Wednesday found the charred body of a man in a warehouse in Fanling where a fire had earlier broken out. At a media briefing, acting divisional officer of the Fire Services Department Chan King-keung said the blaze started at about ...

Health Secretary Lo Chung-mau has dismissed suggestions that the SAR government has given up on trying to arrange quarantine-free travel to the mainland. In an exclusive interview with RTHK, Lo said the situation has already improved since he took...

A performing arts union has said new temporary measures to improve stage safety are reasonable but may not be enough. The government on Monday brought in a series of short-term rules for organisers on stage design and the use of mechanical equipment...

The government on Tuesday 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. T...

Police officers investigating last week's MIRROR concert accident were seen taking away a steel cable after visiting the Hong Kong Coliseum on Tuesday. Officials from the Government Laboratory also assisted with the probe. Two dancers were injured...