Hong Kong, China secured its first gold medal at the Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Wednesday after boccia athlete Vivian Lau fended off teammate Cheung Yuen in an all-SAR women's individual BC4 final. Lau was in full control of the gold medal ...

The government has revealed that 16 contractors received a "poor" or "very poor" rating for site safety in quarterly performance reports between 2021 and 2025. In a written reply to the Legislative Council on Wednesday, Secretary for Development Ber...

The Hong Kong Construction Industry Employees General Union has called on the industry to adopt a monthly salary system to better protect workers' livelihoods and attract talent. The union polled about 1,100 workers in August and September and found...

Minister of Finance Lan Foan said the Apec Finance Ministers' Meeting has achieved "practical" results. The 2026 Apec Finance Ministers' Joint Statement and a policy statement on enhancing regional cooperation on digital infrastructure financing wer...

Hong Kong can contribute to digital infrastructure financing for Apec and its Business Advisory Council, according to the SAR’s alternate representative to the council. Digital infrastructure financing was among the topics discussed during the fi...

Hong Kong, China is guaranteed a gold and a silver medal in the women's boccia BC4 event at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games after Cheung Yuen and Vivian Lau both advanced to the final. Cheung defeated her Malaysian opponent 6-4 in the semi-fi...

A woman has been arrested after authorities seized 20 vials of a South Korean "anti-ageing" product called Elravie Re2O, which purportedly contains purified human skin from deceased donors. The Department of Health said the vials were taken during a...

The Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC) said it received a total of 1,155 nomination forms for the Election Committee Subsector Ordinary Elections, as the nomination period came to a close on Tuesday. Designated bodies submitted 40 nomination forms, ...

The government on Tuesday issued an amber outbound travel alert for France, while a travel agency scrapped package tours to the country until the end of October. "Due to the persistent protests that have occurred across many places in France, result...

More than 300 meetings have been held at the International Organization for Mediation (IOMed) in the past year, as the central and SAR governments pledged to continue promoting Hong Kong as a global mediation hub. On its first anniversary on Tuesday...

Top stories for Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026 - The Apec Finance Ministers' Meeting gets underway at the Convention and Exhibition Centre. - John Lee says the meeting is a chance for Hong Kong to showcase its development. - The people of Alberta say no to...

Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui has called on all economies to work together to achieve long-term prosperity. He made the remarks during a seminar on trade and supply-chain finance as well as green and sustainable f...

Hong Kong, China’s women’s foil squad bagged silver at the Asian Para Games in Nagoya on Tuesday, losing 12-30 to the national team. The SAR team – made up of Chung Yuen-ping, Lam Ka-man, Tong Nga-ting and Yu Chui-yee – were on the backfoot ...

Minister of Finance Lan Foan on Tuesday called on Asia-Pacific economies to maintain economic stability in the region while enhancing resilience. The mainland official delivered the opening remarks for the Apec Finance Ministers' Meeting, which was ...

An associate economics professor on Tuesday said hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Finance Ministers' Meeting would strengthen Hong Kong's role as a super connector and boost international confidence in the city. The remark by Bil...

Hong Kong, China's table tennis athletes on Tuesday had a strong showing at the Asian Para Games in Nagoya, earning a handful of bronze with two gold or silver medals still up for grabs. With no third-place play-off in individual table tennis events...

A property owner has been fined a total of HK$255,800 for persistently failing to comply with a removal order for unauthorised building works at a detached house in Tai Lam. The case was heard at the Tuen Mun Magistrates' Courts on Friday, the Build...

Chief Executive John Lee on Tuesday said Hong Kong would make use of the Apec Finance Ministers’ Meeting to showcase its comprehensive development. Delivering a speech at a Greater Bay Area-themed summit, he said the two-day meeting – that is be...

The Immigration Department said manpower was deployed to handle an expected increase in inbound passengers at Huanggang port on Monday, at the end of the long Chung Yeung Festival weekend travel rush. Officials said operations at the redeveloped por...

Top stories for Monday, Oct 19, 2026 - Paul Chan says he's ready to show visiting Apec finance ministers what Hong Kong has to offer. - The mainland posts stronger-than-expected growth in the third quarter. - Curfews are ordered in France after a ...