Eleven people were on Tuesday convicted of rioting outside the government headquarters three years ago. The District Court heard that about 500 protesters assembled outside the complex in Admiralty and hurled petrol bombs at and vandalised the premi...

The observatory says it will consider issuing the Standby Signal No 1 on Tuesday evening, as Severe Tropical Storm Ma-on is expected to come within 800 kilometres of Hong Kong. The storm is expected to move from the northern Philippines towards the...

The government has been urged to provide training for mentors they're recruiting under a programme aimed at tackling intergenerational poverty among underprivileged secondary school pupils. The call came a day after Chief Secretary Eric Chan announ...

Undersecretary for Security Michael Cheuk said on Tuesday that the number of suspected Hong Kong victims of Southeast Asia trafficking gangs has risen by one, to 38. Cheuk told a Metro Radio programme that 21 people are believed to be still being h...

The chief executive of the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce says it is good news that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has vowed to attract top talent. Victor Mills told RTHK that Singapore, like Hong Kong, is competing for top-notch talen...

Police have confirmed that the force's commissioner Raymond Siu has tested positive for Covid-19 through a rapid antigen test. In a statement published on Tuesday, a spokesperson said he was undergoing isolation in accordance with the Centre for Hea...

The deputy director of an advocacy group has welcomed the government's Strive and Rise Programme aimed at tackling intergenerational poverty. Under the one-year pilot scheme, 2,000 secondary school students taking part will each get a HK$10,000 allo...

The government on Monday issued compulsory testing notices for 63 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 Security Bureau said a job scam victim who sought help from the Immigration Department returned to Hong Kong safely on Monday. A spokesman said he returned with the help of the Foreign Ministry's office in Hong Kong, the Chinese Embassy in Thai...

CLP said on Monday that a cable bridge fire in Yuen Long that caused a major blackout in June was related to a low-voltage electrical installation near the bridge. Some 160,000 households in the northwestern New Territories were affected by the bla...

Secondary school students taking part in a government programme aimed at tackling intergenerational poverty will each get a HK$10,000 allowance, and they will receive guidance from their mentor on how to spend the money. Announcing details of the St...

Health authorities on Monday said a rising daily number of Covid-19 cases is picking up pace, as they reported an additional 6,617 infections. Among the new cases, 6,380 were local infections and the rest involved recent arrivals to the city. "For...

The High Court heard on Monday that six former editors of the now-defunct Apple Daily intend to plead guilty to national security charges while the other defendants – the newspaper's founder, Jimmy Lai, and three corporations – indicated they wou...

One of a group of 12 Hongkongers captured as they allegedly tried to flee Hong Kong by speedboat two years ago was on Monday handed over to the SAR authorities, after finishing a prison term on the mainland. Quinn Moon, wearing handcuffs and a black...

The former chairman of the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, Albert Ho, was on Monday granted bail after being remanded since May last year over a national security charge. Ho, 70, is accused of ...

Police said on Monday that another arrest has been made over the alleged trafficking of Hong Kong people to take part in boiler room scams in Southeast Asia, bringing the total number to six. One of the earlier suspects, Ma Chi-ho, 30, has been char...

The government on Sunday issued compulsory testing notices for 66 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...

Police on Sunday said they had arrested and charged six people after seizing drugs worth HK$10 million. The force said it took action on Thursday after receiving reports about a suspicious-looking pair who came out of a flat in Kwai Chung. Officer...

The Centre for Health Protection reported on Sunday that it has recorded 6,513 new coronavirus infections. Officials said 237 of the new cases were imported. Almost 2,000 Covid patients were being treated in hospital, 11 of them in intensive care...

Chief Executive John Lee said on Sunday that it's important for young people to tell the world a good story about Hong Kong whenever possible. Delivering a speech at an awards ceremony for a national English-speaking competition, Lee said such event...