Director of Broadcasting Angelina Kwan said Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) would deepen collaboration with mainland broadcasting organisations in areas such as programme content, production technology and talent training. She made the remarks ...

Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau said on Saturday he was hopeful that fee adjustments in place since January 1 would continue to relieve pressure at public hospitals during the incoming winter flu season. The standard accident and emergency (A&E) ...

The Immigration Department said it has contacted the Chinese consulate in an Iranian port city on the Strait of Hormuz, after the family of a Hong Kong woman travelling in the country reported losing contact with her for several days. The woman – ...

Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun said on Saturday that contractors and sub-contractors could face legal action if workers were caught smoking at construction and building-maintenance sites. Legal action will not, however, be taken if they ...

Chief Secretary Eric Chan said on Saturday that the government would continue to monitor problems arising from bid rigging and roll out policies to curb the malpractice, likening it to "mutating cancer cells". The renewed focus on bid-rigging came ...

The Immigration Department says it has contacted the Chinese consulate in the Iranian city of Bandar Abbas, after the family of a female Hong Kong resident, who is travelling in the country, said they had lost contact with her for several days. Ira...

Police on Friday arrested a patient at Prince of Wales Hospital on suspicion of indecently assaulting a student nurse. The hospital said the 50-year‑old male patient was being cared for in a Medicine and Therapeutics ward when the incident occurr...

The city’s first large-scale electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling facility will be capable of handling batteries from about 20,000 cars after operations begin, the operator behind the project said on Friday. Chun Yang International said the 1...

Customs officials have joined forces with their mainland and Macao counterparts in a special enforcement operation that saw an arriving lorry at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Port intercepted and about 19,000 items of suspected counterf...

Hong Kong will ring in the Year of the Horse with a vibrant fireworks display over Victoria Harbour on the second day of the Lunar New Year next month that will be capped by a shower of symbolic blessings for city and country, organisers said on Frid...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Friday stood firm in his stance in not making any further cuts to stock trading stamp duties, saying the current level is "appropriate" in maintaining Hong Kong's competitiveness. At a special meeting of the Legisla...

The government rolled out the Port Community System (PCS) on Friday, a digital data-sharing platform for Hong Kong's port and logistics community system to link data involving commercial freight movements with that of financial and trade flows. The ...

Hong Kong launched its inaugural 2026 WAIC UP! Global Summit on Friday, a platform under the World Artificial Intelligence Conference, with ambitions to shape an equitable and sustainable AI future. The one-day event, held at Science Park, featured...

Secretary for Security Chris Tang on Friday said the government was planning to enlist tenants and other regular users of buildings as "fire-safety ambassadors" to help ensure more effective and comprehensive preventive monitoring. The suggestion is...

Secretary for Security Chris Tang on Friday praised the swift reaction of two police officers in shooting down a knife-wielding man in Tuen Mun last night. They opened fire after the 34-year-old man had taken a woman passerby hostage, brandishing a ...

The remaining batch of new fire-retardant scaffolding nets are expected to be fully distributed to contractors by early February, Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn said on Friday. The move follows a large-scale procurement effort by the Con...

Police said two of their officers had no other alternatives but to open fire at a knife-wielding man "to save the life of an innocent bystander" in Tuen Mun on Thursday night. The 34-year-old died in hospital after suffering two shots to his chest ...

A police officer has opened fire and killed a knife-wielding man in Tuen Mun, sources say. The incident happened at around 7pm on Thursday near Tuen Mun Town Hall, where a man in his 30s was seen carrying a knife. It's understood that the man, wh...

The death toll from the devastating fire in Tai Po has climbed to 168 following forensic examinations, authorities revealed on Thursday, but said a full list of victims would not be made public for the time being to respect the wishes of bereaved fam...

The Construction Industry Council (CIC) on Thursday started providing contractors with newly procured fire-retardant scaffolding nets that meet safety requirements introduced in light of last year's deadly Tai Po blaze. Executive director Albert Ch...