Representatives from the tourism and catering sectors on Saturday urged the government to get rid of the remaining restrictions on inbound travellers to attract more visitors to Hong Kong and boost their businesses. At present, inbound travellers a...

A medical expert said on Saturday that more Covid rules could be relaxed - such as allowing eating and drinking at social events and easing restrictions on inbound travellers - if the city's epidemic situation remains stable after this weekend's Rugb...

The government on Friday said a batch of about 96,000 shots of the baby and toddler version of the BioNTech Covid vaccine had arrived in Hong Kong. Distributed here under the name Comirnaty, the vaccine is for children aged between six months and fou...

Police on Friday arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of using a drone to film people having sex, in what was said to be the first voyeurism case involving the use of the flying gadget. Officers said the drone contained more than 20 videos of vi...

Hong Kong reported 4,516 new coronavirus cases on Friday, including 356 imported infections. The daily tally was a drop from the 5,245 logged on Thursday. Eleven more patients with Covid have died. ______________________________ USEFUL LINKS Gene...

Excited fans on Friday made a return to the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens, with one saying the event shows the territory is on the up. It's the first sevens tournament in Hong Kong after a three-year hiatus because of the pandemic. Most fans who spoke to ...

Authorities on Friday said that a planned territory-wide ban on feeding wild animals is to come into effect on December 31. Currently, the Wild Animals Protection Ordinance only outlaws feeding animals at Lion Rock Country Park, Kam Shan Country Par...

Chief Executive John Lee on Friday said Hong Kong is full of opportunities, adding that a gradual easing of anti-epidemic rules is set to bring even more vibrancy to the SAR. Speaking at a forum, John Lee hailed the success of the Global Financial L...

The Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health (COSH) said on Friday that the Health Bureau is considering banning anyone born after 2008 from buying cigarettes in their lifetime. The council said it is pushing the idea, noting that New Zealand is plan...

Executive Council convenor Regina Ip on Friday said officials should consider relaxing Covid measures if there isn't a big increase in infection numbers after this weekend's Rugby Sevens. At a forum, Ip said the tournament will be a test for the SAR...

A company owned by the husband of former justice secretary Teresa Cheng is facing a fine of tens of millions of dollars after it admitted violating antitrust laws. The Competition Commission said on Friday that it had been investigating Otto Poon�...

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has wrapped up the Global Financial Leaders' Investment Summit, saying it's been so successful there will be another one next year. "In view of the success of the summit, we plan to host the summit again next ...

The Legislative Council on Thursday passed a motion to introduce a charging scheme for glass beverage containers in Hong Kong. The scheme, which will take effect in the second quarter of next year, is aimed at encouraging bottle suppliers to do mor...

Hong Kong on Thursday added 5,245 new infections, including 416 imported cases. Health officials also announced that another 10 people with Covid have died. At a press conference, Undersecretary for Health Libby Lee said the government will keep s...

Health experts on Thursday said more than 30 soil samples collected from service reservoirs in Sham Shui Po tested positive for a bacterium that causes melioidosis, but they have still been unable to determine what caused an outbreak in the area. T...

Leading local banks HSBC, Hang Seng, Standard Chartered and Bank of China (Hong Kong) on Thursday announced higher interest rates after the latest rate hike by the US Federal Reserve. HSBC announced a second interest rate increase in more than a mon...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Thursday rejected the idea that he has been given special treatment, after attending a bankers' summit despite testing positive for Covid. The government said Chan contracted the coronavirus in Saudi Arabia last week...

The High Court on Thursday rejected an attempt to challenge the government's amendment of the law to empower it to invalidate vaccine exemptions. The legal amendment was made last month, just days after Justice Russel Coleman ruled that the Prevent...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan said on Thursday that the authorities have been monitoring local market volatility and have found no cause for alarm, as he touted Hong Kong as "the best financial centre in Asia" in a speech on the last day of the city'...

Chief Executive John Lee on Thursday announced that Hong Kong is “onstage again” and is ready to help build closer ties between other cities in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) and ASEAN cities. Lee was speaking at the Hong Kong-ASEAN summit, where h...