Hong Kong's only Sikh temple on Tuesday officially reopened its doors to the public after a five-year renovation. The Khalsa Diwan temple in Wan Chai was completely rebuilt over the past five years, after cracks were discovered at the old building ...

The Centre for Health Protection said on Tuesday that it had recorded another 4,649 coronavirus infections, including 399 involving arrivals to Hong Kong. Four more people who were infected with Covid-19 have died. Health authorities also said the...

A worker died on Tuesday after apparently being struck by steel bars that fell from a construction site in Tsim Sha Tsui. Police said the incident happened at around 12.30pm at a building site on Ashley Road. A 43-year-old man was taken to hospita...

A batch of government-subsidised homes is being put up for sale at between HK$1.2 million and HK$5.4 million, the Housing Authority announced on Tuesday. Nearly 9,000 new flats at seven estates are included in the latest round of the Home Ownership...

A man has died after falling into a two-metre-deep manhole near Hoi Tat Estate in Cheung Sha Wan in the early hours of Tuesday. Police said they received a report from a security guard of the estate, who found the 63-year-old inside the drain. Of...

Justice Secretary Paul Lam said on Tuesday that Hong Kong’s common law system will stay in place in the long run, given President Xi Jinping’s assurance that One Country, Two Systems is a long-term policy. At a workshop for Legal Week, Lam note...

The chairwoman of the Travel Industry Council (TIC) on Tuesday described the easing of amber code restrictions on tour groups as a good start, but said more rules should be relaxed to attract tourists. Gianna Hsu’s comment came a day after the go...

An advisory panel said late on Monday that it would recommend that the government authorise the use of an updated version of a Covid vaccine targeting the Omicron Covid variant. The administration welcomed the recommendation from the Advisory Panel ...

Chief Executive John Lee on Tuesday stressed that rules on wearing face masks and the vaccine pass health code system are here to stay, but added that authorities will make special arrangements to allow some activities and events to take place. His...

Health Secretary Lo Chung-mau on Monday said he has asked the Hospital Authority to review its security measures, after a patient allegedly attacked two nurses at the United Christian Hospital the day before. According to the hospital, the 55-year-...

Hong Kong’s only Sikh temple officially reopens on Tuesday, at the conclusion of a three-day ceremony to mark the rebirth of the Khalsa Diwan in Wan Chai. The temple, which has been at the location for more than a century, has been completely reb...

Amber health code restrictions for arrivals to Hong Kong are to be relaxed allowing visits to restaurants and other places – but only for those in tour groups. Officials are also considering reducing the amount of Covid tests people on short trips...

Hong Kong on Monday reported 5,198 new coronavirus infections, including 564 imported cases. Five more Covid patients, aged between 80 and 83, have died. ______________________________ USEFUL LINKS General Covid-19 situation: https://www.coronavir...

Customs officers on Monday said they recently made their biggest sea smuggling bust this year, seizing goods worth about HK$300 million and arresting two people from a logistics company. Products including dried seafood, wine and endangered species...

Chief Executive John Lee hailed the rule of law in Hong Kong at the start of Legal Week on Monday, while stressing that the city is back on the international stage. Delivering a speech via video link at the Asia-Pacific Private International Law Sum...

The High Court on Monday rejected an appeal by former RTHK freelance producer Bao Choy against her conviction for making false statements when accessing a government vehicle registration database. Choy was fined HK$6,000 last year for the breach, wh...

The founder of a Hong Kong non-profit, CarbonCare InnoLab, says it's encouraging that the notion of "climate justice" is on the agenda at the United Nations' COP27 climate conference being held in Egypt. Chong Chan-yau says that developed nations h...

Health authorities on Sunday announced that they have logged 4,988 new Covid-19 infections. Among the additional cases, 395 involved travellers arriving from outside Hong Kong. The daily total had dropped from the 5,111 reported the day before. ...

A labour union has called for a 6 percent pay rise for the coming year, after it published a survey on Sunday, indicating that over half of Hong Kong’s employees had their pay frozen last year, and ten percent had their salaries cut. The Federatio...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Sunday said the Global Financial Leaders' Investment Summit which ended on Thursday, showcased to the world that Hong Kong is opening up and returning to normal. Writing on his blog, Chan noted that participants told...