Cathay Pacific said on Monday that it plans to add 700 flights in November and 1200 flights in December, as passenger figures improved following the lifting of mandatory hotel quarantine for airport arrivals last month. "We remain focused on adding...

Hong Kong is reinforcing its status as a premier international financial hub despite a recent "bumpy ride", Financial Secretary Paul Chan told international investors on Monday, as he promised more measures in this week's Policy Address to strengthen...

The Consumer Council on Monday warned parents to be careful when choosing toothpaste for their children, after it found some products on sale in Hong Kong were too acidic. The council examined 13 models of children’s toothpaste, and found that th...

National People's Congress Standing Committee member Tam Yiu-chung on Monday said it is "not realistic" for people to think that the central government will ease its border restrictions as soon as the Communist Party of China's National Congress wrap...

The Observatory issued the strong wind signal number 3 at 11.30am on Monday as tropical cyclone Nesat intensified, though forecasters say they're unlikely to issue a higher signal. Winds with mean speeds of between 41 and 62 kilometres an hour are e...

The Observatory issued the Standby Signal Number 1 on Sunday evening. The signal was issued at 9.20pm, indicating that a tropical cyclone has come within 800km of Hong Kong. It will remain in force before 5am. Forecasters said Tropical Cyclone Nesa...

Health authorities on Sunday said Hong Kong added 5,564 new Covid cases. Of the new infections, 385 involved arrivals from outside the SAR. Five more people who were infected with the coronavirus died. Meanwhile, Cathay Pacific said flight crew...

A group of Foodpanda couriers on Sunday continued their strike for a second day over a pay dispute arising from a new map system on the online delivery platform. Dozens of delivery workers protested in Kowloon Bay on Saturday evening demanding fair ...

Chief Executive John Lee on Sunday said he was encouraged by the fact that the central government values the SAR a great deal as shown in President Xi Jinping's speech to open the Communist Party Congress. Writing on social media, Lee said the One C...

An NGO has called on the Chief Executive John Lee to prioritise resuming quarantine-free travel with the mainland in his maiden Policy Address on Wednesday. The call was among a raft of measures proposed by the Society for Community Organisation (So...

The chief executive of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service has called on the government to turn quarantine facilities into transitional housing to benefit people on the public housing waiting list. Speaking after a radio programme on Sunday, Chu...

Xi Jinping said on Sunday that Hong Kong returned to stability thanks to efforts by the central government, such as the implementation of the policy of patriots governing the city. The president and party general secretary made the remarks in a spee...

Health officials on Saturday said they had detected 5,424 new coronavirus infections, including 312 that were imported. They said a further seven Covid patients died. There were 23 new cases of the XBB sub-variant, as well as two new BA.2.75.2 ca...

Police said on Saturday that a man had been arrested on suspicion of using a self-storage space for drug trafficking. Officers said that based on intelligence, they stopped the suspect outside a storage unit in Kwai Chung on Friday. They allege tha...

The sole delegate to the country's top legislature, Tam Yiu-chung, said on Saturday that he hopes the quarantine period for travel to the mainland can be shortened by the end of the year. The mainland currently requires travellers from Hong Kong to ...

The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Christopher Hui, on Saturday brushed aside comparisons of upcoming fintech events being held by Hong Kong and Singapore, saying the SAR is not scared of competition. This year's Hong Kong FinTe...

A social sciences scholar from the University of Hong Kong, Paul Yip, said on Saturday that nurturing local talent is just as important as attracting it from elsewhere. The Chief Executive, John Lee, has indicated that bringing international talent ...

A government advisor on the pandemic, David Hui, said on Saturday that he expects the daily Covid caseload to go up as more new variants emerge in Hong Kong. But the Chinese University professor stressed that people need not be overly concerned abo...

The Fire Services Department has rebuilt four 24-seater minibuses to help speed up the evacuation of care homes for the elderly and disabled. Deputy Chief Ambulance Officer Kwok Kin-Man told a press conference that the four rebuilt buses will help s...

Researchers say many elderly members of Hong Kong's South Asian community are struggling with language barriers, leaving them in difficulty when seeking medical treatment and unsure of how to access financial support, with matters made worse by the p...