Tributes continued to pour in for the late former president Jiang Zemin at the central government's liaison office, with politicians and business leaders among those paying their respects. Those visiting the mourning hall at the liaison office on F...

Health authorities reported 9,996 new Covid infections on Friday, of which 637 were imported. Eleven more patients with Covid have died. Meanwhile, the SAR confirmed another melioidosis infection in the past week, bringing the tally this year to 3...

Director of Intellectual Property David Wong on Friday said the government will press ahead with a raft of measures to protect intellectual property and nurture young IP talent. Speaking to RTHK at the 12th Business of Intellectual Property Asia Fo...

The MTR Corporation (MTRC) on Friday came under fire during a Legco panel meeting, with lawmakers complaining that the firm did not prevent an accident that saw two pairs of doors ripped off a train at Yau Ma Tei Station last month. Business and Pro...

Part of Sai Ying Pun is to be redeveloped to add open space and make way for around 180 new homes, the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) announced on Friday. The site at Queen's Road West and Kwai Heung Street covers an area of nearly 14,000 square fee...

Police said on Thursday they've arrested four people linked to a beauty centre in Jordan where three women developed botulism symptoms after receiving botox injections. Botulism is a rare but serious illness caused by botulinum toxin, commonly known...

The Director-General of the World Intellectual Property Organisation, Daren Tang, on Thursday hailed Hong Kong's strategic positioning for developing intellectual property businesses. Speaking to RTHK at the 12th Business of Intellectual Property A...

Health authorities say there are no plans to tighten social distancing measures for now, despite the daily number of new coronavirus infections reaching five-digits for the first time since early September. Hong Kong recorded 10,137 Covid infection...

Chief Executive John Lee and his top ministers on Thursday paid tribute to the late former president Jiang Zemin at the central government's liaison office in Western. Former CEs CY Leung and Carrie Lam, executive councillors and legislators were al...

Police have arrested a man, 25, on suspicion of murder after his mother was found dead at her home in Upper Ngau Tau Kok Estate. Officers said the woman, 50, had not been seen for a few days. A nurse went to check on her on Wednesday afternoon, and...

Several lawmakers on Thursday said the government should lower tunnel tolls during non-peak hours, to cut congestion by encouraging drivers not to use the crossings during busy periods. The government plans to raise tolls for private cars using the ...

Two former Cathay Pacific flight attendants were jailed for eight weeks on Thursday for violating quarantine rules. Wong Yoon-loong, 46, and Nisson Lau, 45, went out for meals last December when they should have been staying in their homes. They la...

The High Court has adjourned the national security trial of former media tycoon Jimmy Lai, which was due to start on Thursday, until December 13. At a hearing before a three-judge panel, the Department of Justice (DoJ) said it has every reason to be...

A lawmaker and a traffic consultant on Thursday both said they don't think plans to reduce toll differences at the three cross-harbour tunnels will be effective in easing congestion. When it takes control of the Western Harbour Crossing in August ne...

Chief Executive John Lee on Thursday said he is determined to develop Hong Kong into a regional intellectual property trading centre. Speaking at a forum, Lee outlined a series of policy initiatives to develop Hong Kong’s intellectual property bus...

Two men died and more than 30 people were evacuated after a fire broke out at a building in Wan Chai in the early hours of Thursday. Police have classified the case as murder, arson and suicide. Firefighters were called to Kam Lok Mansion in Lockha...

Top politicians in Hong Kong on Wednesday paid tribute to former President Jiang Zemin, with Chief Executive John Lee expressing deep sorrow over his passing. The late leader died of leukaemia and multiple organ failure in Shanghai at 12.13pm on We...

Health authorities said on Wednesday that plans are in place to cope with the upcoming winter flu surge – as public hospitals brace for the challenges from both the influenza and Covid-19. Maria Leung, Chief of Service for the Hospital Authority's...

Flags are flying at half-mast at major government buildings across the country to mourn the death of former president Jiang Zemin on Wednesday at the age of 96. A committee organising the funeral said national flags will fly at half-mast at Tiananme...

The government is planning to lower the Western Harbour Crossing toll for private cars by 20 percent when it takes control of the tunnel next year and will set a standard fee for taxis no matter which tunnel across the harbour they use. Apart from c...