The convenor of the Path of Democracy, Ronny Tong, on Wednesday said people are confident about the One Country, Two Systems principle, despite Hong Kong facing a deficit and geopolitical tensions. Tong made the remarks as his organisation unveiled ...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Wednesday hinted that the city could double the funds raised for its initial public offering (IPO) market this year compared to that of last year, as optimism over the nation’s tech sector grows. Chan made the rem...

The government is optimistic about the number of people who will stay under the Top Talent Pass Scheme, labour chief Chris Sun said on Wednesday. More than 90,000 people have been granted visas of up to three years under the scheme since its launch...

Cathay Pacific Airways on Wednesday reported marginal full-year profit growth as airfares fell amid intense competition at a time when Asia's airlines are continuing to get back to pre-pandemic seat capacity. The city’s flagship airline posted a o...

Development secretary Bernadette Linn said reviewing construction standards and centralising procurement of materials are among concrete measures that the government will take to lower costs. Her bureau had conducted research last year on why constr...

Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun said on Wednesday he believes the Social Workers Registration Board will review any renewal application as required by law. Sun was speaking a day after social worker Jackie Chen was convicted of rioting d...

The Hospital Authority said on Wednesday it was working on reducing the amount of medicine distributed to patients to reduce wastage. It said this applied in particular to long-term medications or those taken only when necessary. The authority's c...

The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) on Tuesday said it is investigating a cluster of gastroenteritis involving 52 teachers and students who participated in exchange tours to Shaoguan in Guangdong province earlier this month. They developed sympto...

A senior member of a leading national think tank on Tuesday said the annual "Two Sessions" which just wrapped up in Beijing showed China's emphasis on the economy and innovation amid Sino-US tensions. Lau Siu-kai, a consultant to the Chinese Associa...

The judiciary said on Tuesday it will start webcasting some proceedings at Hong Kong's top court from April 1, as part of a pilot scheme. It said certain types of Court of Final Appeal hearings will not be part of the two-year scheme. These includ...

Social worker Jackie Chen was on Tuesday convicted of rioting in Wan Chai during the 2019 protests, following a retrial. She will be sentenced next month. Chen was accused of taking part in a riot on August 31, 2019, when protestors set up roadbloc...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Tuesday said the government does not plan to conduct a comprehensive review on the SAR's tax regime in the near term, despite calls to introduce new sources of revenue to tackle the city’s deficit. He was respondi...

A mainland man was jailed for three months on Tuesday, after pleading guilty to using fake academic qualifications to gain a spot in a Chinese University (CUHK) postgraduate programme. Bao Junyang, 30, admitted to obtaining services by deception at...

A catering sector representative on Tuesday said he was concerned restaurants would need to pay higher fees for using delivery platforms in future. This came a day after online food delivery platform Deliveroo announced it would shut down its Hong ...

A local deputy to the National People's Congress has stressed that Hong Kong is ready to co-host its first National Games in November, despite a recent hiccup at a major snooker tournament in Kai Tak. Herman Hu, a former vice-president of the Sports...

Police have arrested the driver of a private car, who allegedly fled following a three-vehicle pile-up in the Shing Mun Tunnel on Monday morning. Officers arrested the 34-year-old man in Tsuen Wan on Monday afternoon on suspicion of dangerous drivi...

A deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office on Monday said he does not believe the SAR's fiscal deficit is a major concern, citing the size of the city's economy. Wang Linggui, who's also a member of the Chinese People's Political Co...

Online food delivery firm Deliveroo said on Monday it is exiting Hong Kong for financial reasons, after operating in the SAR for nine years. Its UK-based parent company said its service platform will run until April 7, and it will close Deliveroo's ...

Hong Kong will improve as long as everyone works together to tackle the fiscal deficit, a former deputy director of Beijing's liaison office in the SAR said on Monday. Qiu Hong, who is also a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Con...

Hong Kong's finance and technology ministers on Monday welcomed a HK$200 million donation by property developers to support the city’s generative artificial intelligence development. The fund will be used to support the Hong Kong Generative AI Res...