Health authorities on Wednesday reported 5,403 new Covid infections, which included 388 imported cases. The daily tally was up slightly from the 5,221 reported the day before. Seven more Covid patients have died. ______________________________ US...

Marine biologists on Wednesday said Hong Kong's record-breaking summer heat left coral "stressed and starving" across the territory as they warned that water activities were potentially making the situation even worse. Reseachers from the Agricultur...

Judges and judicial officers are to see their pay increase by 2.5 percent, the government confirmed on Wednesday. The Executive Council approved the increase, which will be backdated to April 1, accepting the recommendation of the Standing Committee...

Electricity supplier CLP on Wednesday cautioned that increases in electricity charges are "unavoidable" next year amid surging fuel prices. Chiang Tung-keung, managing director of CLP Power Hong Kong, told reporters on Wednesday that the global fuel...

Health minister Lo Chung-mau said on Wednesday that the government moved quickly to change the law on Covid vaccine exemption certificates to ensure that it has the power to protect public health. The Executive Council on Tuesday approved an amendme...

The government on Wednesday said anti-epidemic measures will again be put in place in the Lunar New Year fairs in January, with no dry goods stalls or fast food stalls allowed. The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department said there will only be we...

Housing Secretary Winnie Ho says she believes the introduction of the “light public housing” will help phase out sub-divided flats. Ho made the comment in an exclusive interview with RTHK on Wednesday, a week after Chief Executive John Lee pledg...

Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak on Wednesday said the government would subsidise NGOs to convert hotels into youth hostels to speed up the process of providing affordable homes for young people. Chief Executive John Lee pledged in his...

Lawmaker Priscilla Leung on Wednesday backed a demand from some members of the Chinese University of Hong Kong's governing council for an independent investigation into its now-abandoned decision to introduce a new version of its emblem. The council...

National security police have arrested a man, linking him to offences such as terrorism, arson and money laundering. The suspect, 22, was arrested in Yuen Long on Monday evening. Police believe the man had links with a number of crime syndicates, i...

The government on Tuesday relaxed Covid jab requirements for both secondary and primary students relating to full-day classes. The Education Bureau said it was postponing a three-jab rule that was supposed to take effect in November for secondary st...

The Centre for Health Protection on Tuesday said the government plans to list melioidosis as a statutory notifiable infectious disease. Health authorities also reported three more infections. In a statement, the centre said authorities are planning...

The Wine and Dine Festival will return to Hong Kong next month with over 700 bars and restaurants taking part, its organiser announced on Tuesday. The Tourism Board said it will hand out 50,000 e-coupons worth HK$100 or HK$150 to customers who sign...

The government said on Tuesday that it would amend the law to empower the Secretary for Health to invalidate Covid vaccination exemption certificates if there are grounds to believe they were issued without proper medical consultations. The health c...

Tycoon Jimmy Lai was found guilty on Tuesday of two counts of fraud after a court ruled that he concealed the fact he was operating a consultancy from the headquarters of his Next Digital media empire from the landlord, in breach of a favourable leas...

Health authorities logged 5,221 new Covid cases on Tuesday, including 454 imported infections. The daily tally was slightly down from the 5,406 reported on Monday. Ten more patients with Covid have died. ______________________________ USEFUL LINK...

A leading microbiologist on Tuesday suggested that the authorities increase the amount of residual chlorine in drinking water and use ultraviolet light for disinfection to help kill the bacteria that causes the potentially deadly disease melioidosis....

Education Secretary Christine Choi said on Tuesday that teachers banned from the classroom for breaking the National Security Law or for mistreating pupils are unlikely ever to be allowed to return to the profession. Appearing on an RTHK programme, ...

Chief Executive John Lee on Tuesday reassured investors that Hong Kong's financial market is running in an orderly and smooth manner, a day after the Hang Seng Index dropped to a 13-year low. At a meet-the-media session before the weekly Executive ...

Police have said the number of phone scams in the first nine months of the year has surged by 130 percent, on year, and that the Covid-19 pandemic has played a role in the increase. At a press conference, the force said about HK$721 million was swin...