The head of the Hong Kong Doctors Union on Wednesday backed the government's decision to annul vaccine pass exemption certificates issued by seven private doctors accused of issuing them without holding medical consultations. Some 20,000 people affe...

Lawmakers have urged the government to beef up measures to prevent child abuse at foster homes, following a scandal at the Children’s Residential Home in Prince Edward in which more than 30 former staff had been prosecuted. The legislators – fr...

Regina Ip says she thinks the amber health code requirement for incoming travellers will be dropped next month, in light of a falling number of Covid infections and hospitalisations. The amber code bans people from going to restaurants, bars and a...

An expert on children’s development on Wednesday called for more training and support for parents, teachers and childcare workers to help prevent abuse. The suggestion from Commission on Children member Patrick Ip comes after a number of abuse cas...

Customs officers on Wednesday said they have arrested a 38-year-old man on suspicion of laundering HK$370 million. The man was accused of setting up 15 accounts at various banks, and opening a shell company to handle over 1,500 suspicious transactio...

A pedestrian died and five other people were injured after a lorry hit a number of vehicles on Tuesday night before running onto a pavement in Kwun Tong. The truck rammed into the front of a Bank of China branch before finally coming to a halt. P...

Police said on Tuesday night that they have arrested two men on suspicion of "doing an act or acts with seditious intention." Investigators alleged that the men, aged 18 and 29, are suspected of publishing social media posts to spread messages that...

Health experts on Tuesday called on patients with heart or cardiovascular problems not to scale back on exercise during the pandemic, warning that the lack of physical activity could increase the risk of death. The Hong Kong College of Cardiology (H...

Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks (HKSTP) on Tuesday said it has done its best to help a recycling firm which is set to lose its base at a Yuen Long industrial estate that is being developed into a high-tech park. Mil Mill, which is Hong Kong's...

The government announced on Tuesday that it will stop recognising the vaccination pass exemption certificates from seven private doctors who are accused of issuing the documents without holding medical consultations. In a statement, authorities said...

Health authorities on Tuesday reported 3,667 new coronavirus cases, including 193 imported infections. Six more people infected with Covid-19 have died. Meanwhile, more than 1,900 coronavirus patients remain in public hospitals for treatment. 13 o...

A man who pulled out of a suicide pact with his parents has been jailed for five and a half years after pleading guilty to helping the pair kill themselves. The High Court heard that the parents of gambling addict Lau Ka-wai, 43, had sold their Yue...

The government has on Tuesday added a new function to its LeaveHomeSafe app to allow users to store the vaccination records of up to eight companions, days before the vaccine pass arrangement is being extended to children as young as five. The upda...

Police on Tuesday said they had arrested a doctor on suspicion of providing exemption certificates for the government's vaccine pass without holding medical consultations. The man, 65, was being detained pending further investigation. Officers sa...

Chief Executive John Lee said on Tuesday that officials will monitor whether a relaxation of rules for inbound travellers leads to a rebound in Covid cases. He said society has largely welcomed the move to scrap hotel quarantine for arrivals and ins...

The Po Leung Kuk said on Monday that it had reported a staff member to the police over alleged child abuse. The charitable organisation said it had suspended the employee from work as well, after it found she had pushed six young children down on a...

Two lawmakers on Monday tested positive for Covid-19. Legco’s secretariat said Chow Man-kwong and Wendy Hong had last been at their offices in Citic Tower in Admiralty on Friday and Saturday. They had kept their masks on during their brief stay...

Health officials on Monday reported 4,034 new cases, including 188 imported infections. Twelve more coronavirus patients, aged between 64 and 95, have died. More than 2,000 patients are currently being treated in public hospitals, including 15 w...

A mountaineering coach warned on Monday that Nei San Stream on Lantau is one of the most dangerous climbs in Hong Kong and is unsuitable for inexperienced hikers, a day after a man fell to his death there. Jewellery company owner Ken Lo, 65, slipped...

School closures earlier in the pandemic harmed children's quality of sleep even though many spent longer in bed, Hong Kong researchers said on Monday. A team from the University of Hong Kong looked at the sleep patterns of 759 primary school student...