The government on Monday said travellers due to arrive in Hong Kong would be given a refund by the designated quarantine hotels that they booked in view of a reduction in the mandatory quarantine period from Friday. Officials reminded travellers t...

The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce and the Chinese Manufacturers' Association on Monday welcomed the government's move to cut the quarantine period for incoming travellers, but called for a further easing of quarantine rules for businesses to ...

A former undersecretary for security, Sonny Au, has been appointed as the Secretary General of the Committee for Safeguarding National Security. He replaces Eric Chan who became Chief Secretary last month. The State Council announced on Monday the a...

The government on Monday rejected a suggestion to waive the planned public housing rental hike for two years, citing factors such as the financial health of the Housing Authority (HA). The authority will decide next week whether to go ahead with a p...

A catering sector representative said on Monday that business increased by around 15 percent on the day a new round of electronic spending vouchers were handed out. Some 6.2 million people received HK$2,000 on Sunday, with a further HK$3,000 due lat...

Chief Executive John Lee has announced that from Friday, people arriving in Hong Kong will have to spend three days in hotel quarantine, instead of the current seven. After three nights at a quarantine hotel, arrivals can go home or elsewhere, but ...

A doctor who operates two community vaccination centres said on Monday that almost 300 children under the age of three had been brought in for their Covid jabs since the government lowered the age limit to six months from Thursday. Speaking on RTHK'...

The government on Sunday issued compulsory testing notices for 56 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 Jockey Club said on Sunday that it had closed six off-course betting branches, after people infected with Covid were found at a private gathering involving more than 40 staff. The club said eight employees gave positive rapid test results on Thu...

Health authorities reported 4,274 new Covid-19 infections on Sunday, including 239 imported infections. Chuang Shuk-kwan from the Centre for Health Protection said they'd noticed an increase in the number of cases that involve more infectious Omicr...

The Observatory said on Sunday that it would consider issuing the Standby signal number one later on Monday or on Tuesday, as another storm approaches Hong Kong. Forecasters said an area of low pressure was expected to develop into a tropical cyclo...

A professor of respiratory medicine said on Sunday that the prospects for Hong Kong's coronavirus situation depend greatly on the spread of Omicron sub-variant BA.5 David Hui, who also advises the government on coronavirus strategy, noted that the ...

Executive Council convenor Regina Ip on Sunday said the administration is working to shorten quarantine periods for inbound travellers, saying only 'technical glitches' stand in the way of an official announcement. At present, anyone arriving in the...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan said the arrival of a second round of government consumption vouchers on Sunday woud provide some stimulus for a local economy that's in need of urgent support. Writing on his official blog, Chan said promotions offered...

The government on Saturday issued compulsory testing notices for 55 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 authorities said on Saturday that 58 people are currently being treated for malaria at hospitals here and that they will focus on testing arrivals from Guinea for the mosquito-borne disease. One patient is critically ill in intensive care, w...

Popular ice cream brand Häagen-Dazs said on Saturday it had pulled six batches of its products exported to Hong Kong because they are believed to contain unauthorised pesticide. This comes two days after the Centre for Food Safety ordered two of t...

The Chief Manager of the Hospital Authority (HA) Lau Ka-hin on Saturday cautioned that public hospitals could be put under pressure if Hong Kong recorded more imported malaria cases, adding that time was key in treating the mosquito-borne disease. ...

Labour chief Chris Sun said on Saturday that the government plans to introduce new guidelines to protect workers from heat stroke by April next year. Officials have been studying whether to add the Observatory's heat index as one of the references ...

A University of Hong Kong paediatrician, Patrick Ip, said on Saturday that he thinks the government will soon be able to buy doses of the BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine that are suitable for toddlers. Speaking after appearing on a commercial radio progra...