Top officials and politicians on Monday paid their final respects to former security secretary Ambrose Lee, who passed away in his sleep last month at the age of 73. Those who attended Lee’s funeral service in Hung Hom included former chief execut...

Police on Monday said they seized seven vehicles and arrested eight people near Deep Water Bay during an operation to combat illegal road racing activities. They include seven drivers and one passenger, aged between 25 and 53. They were arrested o...

A researcher at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) said the city’s teenage suicide rate hit a record high last year, adding that the pandemic has taken a toll on children's mental health. Among those aged under 15, the suicide rate rose to 1.7 per ...

University of Hong Kong infectious disease expert Ho Pak-leung on Monday called on the government to stop issuing compulsory testing notices for buildings where Covid patients are found, or where sewage samples test positive for the virus. Speaking...

Authorities on Monday urged members of the public - especially children, the elderly and those with underlying illnesses - to refrain from outdoor activities, saying the local air pollution level may reach the "serious" category later in the day. â...

The government on Sunday issued compulsory testing notices for 78 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...

Health officials said on Sunday that there are signs that local Covid cases are going down as they reported 9,033 new infections, including 129 imported cases. Chuang Shuk-kwan, from the Centre for Health Protection, said officials need to observe t...

Customs officers and marine police on Sunday said they have arrested a 44-year-old man after seizing around 400 kilogrammes of frozen meat. In a joint operation on Saturday, the authorities said they spotted several men loading suspected smuggled g...

The Secretary for Security Chris Tang on Sunday said he had reservations over suggestions to wipe the criminal records of people convicted of protest-related charges. Speaking on a TV programme, Tang said about 3,000 thousand people were prosecuted...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan said on Sunday that boosting the vaccination rate is the key to reopening the border, as the city faces headwinds such as a resurgence of Covid cases, a high external inflation rate and interest rate hikes in the US. Wr...

A special investigator looking into the financial affairs of Next Digital - the publisher of now-defunct Apple Daily - said on Sunday he thinks his appointment may have to be extended for a fourth time as the probe is still ongoing. Speaking to rep...

The government on Saturday 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. ...

Hong Kongers headed out on Saturday to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival, with some saying the Covid situation has little impact on the festivities. People began arriving at West Kowloon Cultural District on Saturday afternoon to secure a good spot for ...

Health authorities said on Saturday it was difficult to predict whether infections would rise after the Mid-Autumn Festival, as Hong Kong again logged almost 10,000 new Covid infections for the day. Officials reported 9,787 infections, including 18...

Five speech therapists convicted of conspiring to publish seditious children's books were on Saturday sentenced to 19-month prison terms. Passing sentence, District Judge Kwok Wai-kin said the three picture books in question could sow seeds of unres...

Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau said on Saturday he is confident that a high-level financial summit in November would be successful - even though Singapore is holding a similar conference around the same time. Speaking ...

The Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Kevin Yeung, said two international sports events - a snooker and a rugby sevens tournament - will be held in the city as scheduled, but the authorities have not decided if they will green-light the Stan...

The government on Friday 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...

The government announced that from Saturday, outbound and transit passengers departing for overseas places and Taiwan will no longer be required to undergo temperature screening at the Hong Kong International Airport. Inbound passengers as well as ...

The government on Friday relaxed the quarantine arrangements for locally based air crew working on passenger flights. From Saturday, locally based air crew working on passenger flights to and from overseas places and Taiwan will have to to undergo ...