Secretary for Justice Paul Lam says the government will continue to uphold national security while safeguarding human rights and the rule of law. He was speaking in an interview with the Ta Kung Wen Wei Media Group ahead of the National Security Edu...

Secretary for Security Chris Tang said on Sunday he is thankful that many people would like to get involved with a rehabilitation project aimed at helping young people who were arrested during the 2019 protests. Tang was responding to news that sing...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Sunday said Hong Kong must place security at the heart of development amid risks to the financial and energy markets from geopolitics. Writing in his weekly blog, Chan said global uncertainties showed that national ...

Chief Executive John Lee on Sunday said Hong Kong was a welcoming environment for global companies and talent with its favourable business climate. The SAR has long served as the world’s super connector and super value-adder, Lee said at the openi...

The government on Sunday said residents of Wang Fuk Court would be allowed to go back inside the fire-ravaged buildings more than once to retrieve more of their personal belongings. More than 1,700 households affected by last November's fire can re...

Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health chief Henry Tong on Sunday said the government should ban the possession of electronic cigarette devices in all settings, including in private places. His comment came as the vaping possession ban takes effect...

Hundreds of people headed to Kowloon City, also known as Little Thailand, to celebrate the Songkran Festival on Saturday. The two-day event at Carpenter Road Park features water splashing and a Thai bazaar that sees more than 50 stalls offering food...

Cathay Pacific Airways on Saturday said it will be cancelling around two percent of passenger flights from May 16 to June 30 to alleviate pressure brought by increasing operational costs from the Middle East conflict. Scores of flights will be affe...

Secretary for Security Chris Tang said on Saturday a new legal requirement for national security suspects to hand over passwords for their phones or computers to law enforcement officials or face prison time will not affect Hong Kong's international ...

Two people were killed in late-night accidents on the Tsing Ma Bridge and in Ngau Tau on Friday. In the first accident, an 82-year-old woman died following a traffic accident on the bridge that saw a lorry plough into a car, which was stationary. ...

The Harbourfront Commission said on Saturday more support facilities might be needed to complement diverse development directions set for the Hung Hom waterfront. The comment by commission chairman Ivan Ho came after the opening at the end of March...

Deputy Chief Secretary Warner Cheuk said on Saturday that the public should remain highly vigilant against "soft resistance" and acts that "skirt the line". His remarks came ahead of the National Security Education Day on April 15. In an interview ...

Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho on Saturday said there's been a strong response to the government's registration programme for subdivided flats which opened last month. She told a radio programme authorities have received applications to register 55...

Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak said on Saturday that a government proposal to make it mandatory for briefings to be held before incorporated owners' meetings on major renovation projects should boost attendance and enable homeowners t...

The Water Supplies Department (WSD) on Friday said a staff member had lost a portable electronic device containing the names and addresses of 495 people from three buildings in Fortress Hill during field metre-reading work. The case was reported to ...

Health officials on Friday said the new Kai Tak Hospital would open in phases from October, with services gradually moving there from Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The new hospital will be the biggest in Hong Kong, both in terms of size and the number ...

Bayern Munich will play Aston Villa in an August pre-season friendly in Hong Kong, the German giants said on Friday, also announcing a match in South Korea. Vincent Kompany's perennial German champions will face South Korean team Jeju SK on August 4...

Lawmakers on Friday approved a HK$1.8 billion relief package to help businesses cope with rising fuel costs caused by the Middle East conflict. Starting later this month, diesel-powered commercial vehicles and vessels will receive a HK$3-per-litre s...

Police on Friday said they arrested a 51-year-old man who was suspected of stealing about HK$35,000 from a bank in Wan Chai. The force said they were notified of the case, which occurred at a Bank of East Asia branch on 56 Gloucester Road, at around...

Officials are planning to introduce tougher penalties for unauthorised handling of fire service installations following the Wang Fuk Court blaze, a Fire Services Department assistant director said on Friday. Keung Sai-ming, who’s responsible for l...