The future operator and manager of Kai Tak Cruise Terminal will have to comply with four new key performance indicators (KPIs) announced by the government at the launch of an open tender exercise on Wednesday. Bids will be welcome until May 22, 202...

The Health Bureau is expanding the availability of the "Cross-boundary Health Record" function in Hong Kong's eHealth app to all 6.3 million registered users of the mobile application. This service, previously offered only to Elderly Health Care Vo...

Twenty people have been arrested on suspicion of money laundering, fraud and wasting police resources in cases involving more than HK$2 million, the police said on Wednesday. In the most serious case, a 19-year-old tertiary student allegedly swindl...

A majority of outbound tour groups are opting to travel by high-speed rail to spend the Christmas break this year on the mainland, the Travel Industry Council said on Wednesday. Speaking on RTHK, executive director Fanny Yeung said the number of tou...

Public transport operators said they will ramp up services overnight to cater for revellers who will be out and about ringing in Christmas. The MTR will operate at higher frequencies starting from 3pm, and most lines and some Light Rail routes will...

Customs officers seized approximately 83,000 suspected counterfeit goods with an estimated market value of HK$36 million in a pre-Christmas operation. The operation, which ran from December 8 to 19, involved 28 separate investigations. The haul in...

The Innovation and Technology Commission on Wednesday announced further enhancements to the Technology Talent Admission Scheme to bring in more non-local researchers. Changes include allowing tech companies and talent to parallel each other by proc...

Some 11.5 million travellers are expected to enter and leave Hong Kong during the upcoming festive period, with more than 9.6 million people expected to go to or arrive from Shenzhen. The Immigration Department said on Tuesday it expected the outbou...

Hong Kong’s religious leaders have called for continued support for victims of the devastating Tai Po fire and reflections on hope amid the tragedy in their Christmas messages. The Archbishop of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui, Andrew Chan, urged people ...

The Association for the Rights of Industrial Accident Victims said on Tuesday it recorded 118 work-related deaths so far this year, a rise of 55 percent compared to the same period last year. Among the cases, 64 were unrelated to workers collapsing...

The independent committee probing the Tai Po fire on Tuesday inspected Wang Fuk Court to learn more about the environment and conditions there. The committee, chaired by judge David Lok, was formed earlier this month and started its work last Frida...

The head of Kai Tak Sports Park said on Tuesday that the park would work to capitalise on the "football fever" building up over the coming World Cup in 2026 by staging more matches involving elite teams. The remarks came as the park's 50,000-capacit...

Officials said on Tuesday traffic flows had been smooth along the new Yau Ma Tei section of the Central Kowloon Bypass on its first weekday of operation. Assistant Commissioner for Transport Leung Sai-ho told an RTHK radio programme that around 57,...

Drivers in the first batch of Guangdong vehicles entering the SAR under the Southbound Travel Scheme have offered high praise for the opening-up and its implementation following its kick-off at midnight on Tuesday. The first batch arrived via the Ho...

A 12-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of wounding his 15-year-old sister with a knife at their home in Lai King Estate, Kwai Chung. Police were called to the flat in Yat King House just before 11pm on Monday. The sister suffered injur...

Nearly all of the 100 quotas for Guangdong motorists wishing to drive to Hong Kong were snapped up on the first day of the scheme's operation, according to the transport chief who said many are coming to experience Christmas in the SAR. Mable Chan a...

The Development Bureau on Monday reopened bids for a vacant pier in Hung Hom to turn it into a short-term harbourfront event space, with tougher rules for operators. The bureau said tenders will be accepted until January 22 for the former Hung Hom ...

Passengers who want to reach The Peak will have to pay more, with some seeing an up to 38-percent fare hike starting from December 29. The Peak Tramways Company announced in a statement on Monday that adult tram fares will increase from HK$76 to HK$...

More than 60 firms have already signed leases in the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park, just nine months after the completion of three buildings in the tech hub, Chief Executive John Lee said on Monday. Lee noted that this means 80 ...

Members of the eighth Legislative Council term will take their oaths on January 1, in a ceremony that will be administered by Chief Executive John Lee. In a statement on Monday, the government said the oath is legally binding and those taking it mu...