Financial Secretary Paul Chan says Hong Kong must remain agile and innovative amid evolving global dynamics, adding that countries and businesses are still adapting and transforming to thrive in a changing environment. Giving a speech at the Global...

The government on Wednesday unveiled the development outline for the Hong Kong section of the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone, with the gross floor area in phase one doubling from what was initially planned...

UNICEF Hong Kong on Wednesday said everyone should play a part in living sustainably through environmental protection. This came as it surveyed 256 secondary school students from June to August this year to find out their awareness of environmental...

Welfare minister Chris Sun on Monday said the government has no plans to raise the age when older people can enjoy trips on public transport for just HK$2. Last month, the Hong Kong Economic Journal cited sources as saying the minimum age could be r...

Customs officers on Wednesday said three people charged over a drugs case earlier this year are now also suspected of laundering money to the tune of HK$53 million. A fourth suspect was arrested in Sai Wan Ho on Tuesday over the alleged money launde...

Coordinators of a test event for the 15th National Games’ Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau road cycling race say the trial run on Sunday is to test traffic management and the spectator experience. The Hong Kong portion of the race will take around 90 min...

Housing minister Winnie Ho said on Wednesday that officials have taken back some 6,400 public flats in the past two and a half years after tenants were found to be abusing housing resources. In a written reply to a question from Heung Yee Kuk lawma...

The police on Wednesday were investigating a suspected criminal damage case outside Central Government Offices. At around 8.30am, a security patrol found red paint covering an area of three metres by two metres around a planter pot near Harcourt Ro...

The Hong Kong Toilet Association says the government should increase its ratio of women's toilets to men's and include urinals in its calculation. Henry Hung, the association's chairman, told RTHK that at the moment, there were two female public la...

A pioneering initiative, one of the beneficiaries of this year's Operation Santa Claus (OSC), is hoping to improve access to mental health therapies, with practitioners providing free, short-term, and remote support to local citizens. Improving Acce...

The government said on Wednesday it strongly disapproves of and firmly rejects a US congressional report that criticised the SAR and central governments and the city's national security law. It said the US-China Economic and Security Review Commiss...

The Hong Kong Observatory cancelled all typhoon signals at 10.10pm on Tuesday as Man-yi continues to weaken and moves away from Hong Kong. The T1 signal was issued on Monday morning and had been in force for well over 30 hours. The forecaster als...

Chief Executive John Lee on Tuesday warned that anyone who intends to endanger national security will be punished in accordance with the law, after 45 opposition figures were sentenced to up to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to commit subversion. ...

Electricity will cost slightly more for Hongkongers next year, with tariffs rising by 0.9 percent on Hong Kong Island and 0.98 percent in Kowloon and the New Territories. The city's two power firms, CLP and HK Electric, said even though fuel costs s...

Secretary for Security Chris Tang said the sentences handed down on Tuesday in the city's largest national security case to date reflected the severity of the offence. Speaking after the High Court court sentenced 45 people for conspiracy to commit ...

The government on Tuesday said it expects mega events in the first half of next year to attract 840,000 tourists, a 50 percent rise when compared with the same period this year. At a press conference, officials said there will be more than 90 mega e...

Transport Secretary Lam Sai-hung on Tuesday said the government will carefully review fare increase requests from bus operators before making any decisions. KMB and New Lantao Bus are asking for 6.5 percent increases, while Citybus wants to put far...

Three of the defendants in Hong Kong's largest national security trial to date received the heaviest sentences among those considered "active participants" in the scheme aimed at bringing down the government. Former activist Owen Chow was given a ja...

Cathay Pacific on Tuesday announced that its employees will see average salary increases of 3.8 percent next year. The flagship carrier thanked staff for their contributions to the company and pledged to grasp the growth opportunities provided by t...

A stress test will be conducted at the Kai Tak Youth Sports Ground on Saturday, with the police saying the aim is to test communication and trust levels between various departments through scenario-based exercises. Five hundred members of the public...