The observatory cancelled all storm signals at 4.10pm on Thursday after Severe Tropical Storm Ma-on moved into the mainland without coming as close to Hong Kong as originally expected. The Standby Signal No 1 had been in place for two hours, followi...

Hong Kong gradually got back to normal on Thursday as Severe Tropical Storm Ma-on moved further away from the city, with some residents saying the storm was not as strong as they had expected. A commuter on the Kowloon side of the Cross-Harbour Tunn...

The government has been urged to explain why it has decided to limit the number of people who can join upcoming mass sports events to 500. The call came from Dennis Ng, the executive director of the Hong Kong Association of Athletics Affiliates (HK...

A member of the task force probing the horrific accident at last month's MIRROR concert on Thursday said miscommunication may have contributed to a giant video screen falling onto the stage, injuring two dancers. Louis Szeto from the Institution of ...

The Hong Kong Observatory downgraded its T8 signal to the No. 3 Strong Wind Signal at 9:20am on Thursday morning, as Severe Tropical Storm Ma-On moved away from Hong Kong after coming within 200 kilometres of the territory. The territory was left re...

The Hong Kong Observatory said it will downgrade the T8 signal sometime between 9 and 11am on Thursday as Severe Tropical Storm Ma-On starts moving away from Hong Kong after coming within 200 kilometres of the territory earlier. The observatory said...

The Education Bureau on Thursday suspended classes of all AM and whole-day schools due to the Gale Signal No.8 being in force. These categories of schools include kindergartens, schools for children with physical disability, schools for children with...

Citybus and New World First Bus say due to the Gale Signal No.8 being force, most of their buses will not be running. "All overnight routes of Citybus and NWFB are suspended," it said in a statement issued at 5 am on Thursday. "Except for Citybus Ro...

Hong Kong hunkered down on Thursday as severe tropical storm Ma-on barrelled past the SAR to the southwest on its way to the western coast of Guangdong. The Gale Signal No. 8, which was issued at 7.25 pm on Wednesday, is expected to remain in force...

The government on Wednesday issued compulsory testing notices for 23 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 secretary Lo Chung-mau on Wednesday urged private hospitals to take in more non-Covid patients so that public hospitals can free up more beds to tackle a rising caseload. He said more people are expected to be admitted to public hospitals, an...

A task force looking into why a giant video panel fell at a MIRROR concert last month said one of the cables that was used to secure the panel had quality and operational issues. Speaking to the media after holding their fourth meeting on Wednesday,...

The Hong Kong Observatory issued the No.8 Northeast Gale or Storm Signal at 7:25 pm on Wednesday as severe tropical storm Ma-on moves closer to Hong Kong. The forecaster said that according to the present forecast track, Ma-on will move towards the...

The daily Covid caseload in Hong Kong surged past the 7,000-mark on Wednesday, as officials renewed their calls on the public to avoid attending large gatherings involving mask-less activities. The appeal came as the Hospital Authority reported that...

Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident in Western District in which a 65-year-old man died after being reportedly knocked down by a tram when crossing a road. The accident happened just before noon on Wednesday at the junction of Des Voe...

The Peak Tram is reopening on Saturday after a major facelift that will see bigger tram cars, and the upper and lower terminuses refurbished. Fares will also go up by more than 60 percent. A round trip for an adult will now cost HK$88 – HK$36 up f...

Postage rates will go up by about 10 percent from September 26. Sending a local letter weighing 30 grams or less will cost HK$2.20, up from HK$2 currently. Letters by air mail weighing 20 grams or less to the mainland and Taiwan will go up from HK$3...

The Court of Appeal has dismissed a legal attempt by activist Jimmy Sham who sought to have same-sex marriages overseas recognised in Hong Kong. Sham had launched a judicial review in 2018, arguing that the SAR government should recognise the marria...

The worsening Covid outbreak has prompted the government to tighten the rules for large-scale sports events, which led to the cancellation of a 10-kilometre running event and the potential postponement or cancellation of the cross-harbour swim. In ...

The Hong Kong Observatory issued the Strong Wind Signal No. 3 at 12:40pm on Wednesday, and said it will raise the T8 signal at or before 7:25pm as Severe Tropical Storm Ma-on continues to move towards Hong Kong. At 5pm, Ma-on was centred about 340 ...