Millions of commuters will continue to receive a monthly handout to help cover public transport costs until April next year, Chief Executive John Lee announced in his Policy Address on Wednesday, extending a temporary fare subsidy scheme that has bee...

Chief Executive John Lee on Wednesday unveiled a litany of youth development initiatives in his Policy Address, including plans to build more housing for young people and providing greater opportunities for them to work in the Greater Bay Area. To ...

Chief Executive John Lee on Wednesday pledged to provide homes and cash incentives for talented tech workers as part of a multibillion-dollar push to re-industrialise Hong Kong and bolster the SAR's status as an innovation and technology hub. Makin...

Chief Executive John Lee on Wednesday announced capping the waiting time for public housing at six years, with a target to cut the waiting time to four-and-a-half years by 2026/27, as he revealed plans to boost supply that will include a new scheme f...

Chief Executive John Lee said on Wednesday that he will personally lead a steering committee to coordinate the development of the Northern Metropolis with a view to developing it into a new international innovation and technology city as he pledged t...

Chief Executive John Lee announced in his maiden Policy Address on Wednesday that he will continue to boost Hong Kong’s development capacity by speeding up the construction of transport infrastructure. He said he plans to take forward three major...

The government says it’s looking at whether it will in future require medical professionals to work in public institutions for a specified period of time and bring in non-local dentists and nurses, as Chief Executive John Lee promised to revamp the...

The government will pump $1.4 billion into a scheme to support exhibitions and set up what's been dubbed a Mega Arts and Cultural Events Fund as it seeks to bring major events back and re-establish Hong Kong as the region's premier travel destination...

Chief Executive John Lee on Wednesday pledged to offer more support to small and medium-sized businesses by extending fee waivers and increasing funds for existing schemes. In his Policy Address, the CE said businesses can continue to enjoy a 75-per...

Chief Executive John Lee on Wednesday unveiled special visa arrangements and tax concessions on home purchase to help lure mainland and overseas talent to work in Hong Kong. He also announced the setting up of several special government units to att...

Chief Executive John Lee on Wednesday said Hong Kong must remain vigilant against threats to national security as he started delivering his maiden Policy Address at the Legislative Council. Lee told the city his first policy blueprint is one tailore...

A member of an anti-waste group said on Wednesday that he's happy the government is bringing forward a ban on plastic tableware, but cautioned that it would be better for people to stop using single-use cutlery entirely and take their own containers ...

A Sham Shui Po district councillor on Wednesday urged health authorities to do more to track down the source of a spate of cases of potentially deadly bacterial infection. Some 29 cases of melioidosis have been detected in the SAR so far this year, ...

John Lee steps up to give his maiden Policy Address on Wednesday morning, with the Chief Executive and his team promising in advance of the speech that he'll unveil a series of measures to attract international business and talent to the SAR. But li...

The government says from Thursday it will ease the ban on public gatherings from groups of four to groups of 12. It says the decision was taken in the light of stable figures for people in intensive care with Covid, and the death rate. "The epidemi...

Hong Kong health officials said on Tuesday that an unvaccinated 31-month-old boy is under intensive care in hospital after he was infected with Covid. They said he had a fever on Monday and was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment. The b...

The Registration and Electoral Office said on Tuesday that the nomination period for a by-election for four vacant Legislative Council seats would run from November 1 to 14. The seats in the Election Committee constituency became vacant when Horac...

Legislator Priscilla Leung on Tuesday criticised the Chinese University (CUHK), saying it failed to consult the public about a decision to change its emblem to mark its 60th anniversary. The Business and Professionals Alliance lawmaker's comment ca...

The Observatory cancelled all typhoon signals at 3.40pm on Tuesday as Typhoon Nesat continued to move away from the SAR. As of 3pm, the storm was estimated to be about 500 kilometres south-southwest of Hong Kong and it was forecast to continue headi...

A man who is challenging the government's bid to annul some 20,000 Covid vaccine exemption certificates has been granted legal aid for the case. Kwok Cheuk-kin's application for legal aid had earlier been rejected on the grounds that he's not direct...