Health authorities reported 11,981 new Covid infections on Wednesday, of which 703 were imported. Twenty-two more patients with Covid have died.

The Ocean Park Corporation on Wednesday said it has recorded a deficit of almost HK$1.82 billion for the 2021-2022 fiscal year, even though year-on-year revenue has increased by 38.5 percent. Announcing its results for the financial year that ended...

The government on Wednesday rejected calls from lawmakers to set up a dedicated committee to come up with a new population policy. Councillors noted there have been major changes in the local demographics since the government last came up with such...

Researchers and engineers from Polytechnic University on Wednesday said they have invented a new type of spectacle lens that can slow down the progression of myopia - or short-sightedness - in children and teenagers. They said they have developed gl...

The government should formulate long-term logistics policy to better support the relocation of brownfield site operators affected by land resumption, lawmakers and logistics industry representatives said on Wednesday, as they warned of far-reaching i...

The government says ditching the need for assessment reports for development projects spanning fewer than 50 hectares will not create loopholes when it comes to environmental protection. Under the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance, projects ...

The government on Wednesday proposed doubling the fine for littering to HK$3,000, as part of efforts to clean up the city. The Chief Executive said in his maiden policy address in October that officials were looking to raise the penalty so that it ...

Legislators on Tuesday cast doubts on a government proposal to change tunnel tolls in a bid to ease congestion, saying they do not see figures or data to back it up. The government wants to reduce the tolls for private cars using the Western Harbour...

Cathay Pacific Airways Flight Attendants’ Union on Tuesday said members who attended an emergency meeting had voted unanimously in support of action to fight for better rosters and longer layovers. The union didn’t specify what action would be t...

Health officials on Tuesday reported 9,952 new coronavirus infections, including 725 imported cases. Sixteen more people with Covid have died.

A nasal spray Covid-19 vaccine co-developed by the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has been approved by the mainland authorities for emergency use. An HKU spokesperson said in a statement that the nasal vaccine, developed by HKU in collaboration with ...

Students of a secondary school said they mourned former state leader Jiang Zemin's death with a heavy heart on Tuesday morning. Pupils of Scientia Secondary School at Ho Man Tin gathered in a hall to observe three minutes of silence at 10am, after t...

Chief Executive John Lee led officials in observing three minutes of silence, while government vessels honked their horns as Hong Kong mourned the passing of former president Jiang Zemin on Tuesday morning. All national and regional flags at govern...

The MTR Corporation on Monday said it's deeply concerned about two recent incidents involving its trains that severely disrupted services. In a statement issued after the breakdown of a train on Monday morning on the Tseung Kwan O Line, the rail com...

The University of Hong Kong has been working on a new hepatitis B drug, with the aim of freeing patients from lifelong medication. Currently, patients have to take pills continuously to prevent the viral infection from causing cirrhosis or even liv...

Housing Secretary Winnie Ho on Monday denied that light public housing units will be costly to build, saying the average cost of putting up such flats will be around the same as that of a traditional public rental housing or transitional housing. He...

Health authorities on Monday reported 9,508 new coronavirus cases, of which 665 were imported. Twenty more people with Covid have died.

A computer technician was on Monday jailed for two years and eight months after he admitted to rioting during the height of the social unrest in 2019. The District Court heard that Jason Tam, 24, was among protesters who besieged Tseung Kwan O Poli...

The DAB on Monday urged the government to provide better support for women going through menopause, while also appealing to the media to stop their "negative coverage" on the matter. The party said it surveyed 1,256 women aged 45 and over in October...

Hundreds of MTR passengers were forced to abandon a train and walk along the tracks on Monday morning after a fault in the coupling between two carriages sparked the second tunnel evacuation in less than a month. Firefighters were sent to the scene ...