China has slapped sanctions on the United States after six Hong Kong and mainland officials were singled out by Washington over the arrests of more than 50 pan-democratic figures this month over last year's Legco primaries. Foreign Ministry spokeswo...

A man who claimed to be a volunteer first-aider was on Monday given a four-year prison term and fined HK$5,000 over a protest in Causeway Bay in 2019. The District Court had earlier found Chan Cho-ho guilty of rioting and possessing an unlicensed r...

Drivers will soon be able to pay their parking meters remotely. The Transport Department said on Monday that in order to do so, drivers will have to install a smartphone app it developed and use the phone to scan a QR code to link it with the meter ...

The government on Monday said people flying into Hong Kong from February 20 will have more low-cost hotel rooms to choose from to spend their 21 days of quarantine. Secretary for the Civil Service Patrick Nip, who is in charge of the hotel quarantin...

The government is planning to pump billions of dollars into Ocean Park to help it stay afloat, as the cash-strapped attraction switches to a new business model. The park revealed on Monday that entrance fees will be waived, and its 42,000 square me...

Civil service minister Patrick Nip said it's reasonable for civil servants to express their opinion on certain policies, but it could become a problem if those views are in conflict with their identity as government workers. He was explaining to law...

The government on Monday was urged to offer more support to people who have recovered from Covid-19, after a survey suggested that a majority of those who end up in hospital are left with at least one persistent symptom of the disease. Researchers f...

Calls are mounting for the government to expand the scope of coronavirus tests in part of Yau Ma Tei and Jordan following a surge in infections there. At present, residents of the area must undergo Covid-19 tests if there is one or more confirmed c...

Civil service unions have expressed concerns about whether they could hold rallies or speak to the press in future, in light of a new pledge of allegiance the government is demanding civil servants make. Around 180,000 civil servants have been told ...

The government said late on Sunday that it was offering a one-off free Covid-19 test to delivery workers, including those who deliver food, as fears mount about the spread of the disease. Those who work in the industry can make an online booking at ...

Health authorities have reported at least nine more confirmed Covid-19 cases linked to an area in the Yau Tsim Mong district, raising the number of cases detected there to 99. The nine were among 55 new infections reported on Sunday – all but four...

The government said it may increase by as much as 50 percent the fare elderly people have to pay on public transport as it seeks to ease pressure on public finances. Speaking on a television programme aired on Sunday, welfare minister Law Chi-kwong...

A land policy researcher has called on the government to do more to stop indigenous male villagers from selling their so-called "ding rights" to developers for profit, to prevent what he calls an abuse of the Small House Policy. Chan Kim-ching's c...

Executive councillor Lam Ching-choi said the government will deploy medics to give Covid-19 vaccinations at elderly care homes when the inoculation programme begins after the Lunar New Year. Vaccines made by mainland firm Sinovac and Germany's BioNT...

The exiled former lawmaker, Ted Hui, said he's received a personal email from HSBC's Chief Executive explaining why it froze credit cards and accounts belonging to him and his family. Hui posted a picture of the email from Noel Quinn on his Faceboo...

The financial secretary, Paul Chan, said Hong Kong's next round of job statistics – to be released on Tuesday – will show unemployment surpassing a sixteen-year high, as the city continues to grapple with the fourth wave of Covid-19. The minist...

Senior officials have strongly criticised people here and overseas for making what they describe as "inappropriate comments" about cases that are before the courts, saying they won't accept remarks or actions that interfere with judicial independence...

A medical expert has warned that Hong Kong will not achieve "herd immunity" against the coronavirus unless it is able to provide five million people with vaccines, about 80 per cent of the population. Speaking on RTHK's Letter to Hong Kong programm...

Health officials on Saturday played down hopes of an easing in coronavirus restrictions, after the number of Covid-19 cases ticked up. Of the 50 new infections that were reported, 49 were local and 15 had no clear source. The Centre for Health Prot...

Residents in Yau Ma Tei and Jordan flocked to get tested for Covid-19 on Saturday, after dozens of infections were detected in the area over the past fortnight. More than 80 coronavirus infections have been recorded in Yau Tsim Mong district, includ...