A 48-year-old woman was on Tuesday sentenced to 10 months in prison in connection with a fatal traffic accident last year. Chan Kit-fong also had her driving licence suspended for five years. The District Court heard that Chan, who works in the Agr...

Hotel workers on Tuesday called on the government to give them priority for coronavirus vaccines. The Hotels, Food and Beverage Employees Association said although staycations helped push occupancy rates up to 80 percent over the Lunar New Year per...

Taiwanese authorities have been urged to issue a visa to murder suspect Chan Tong-kai "on humanitarian grounds" so he could turn himself in for killing his girlfriend there in 2018. The call was made on Tuesday by Reverend Peter Koon, who has been ...

The number of new coronavirus cases in Hong Kong stayed in the single digits for a second day, with eight infections reported on Tuesday, six of which are locally acquired. Officials are unable to trace the source of three cases: a firefighter, a ho...

Representatives from the bar industry on Tuesday urged the government to let them reopen, as they questioned why they have to remain closed while restaurants could extend their opening hours from Thursday. The government earlier announced the easing...

Former lawmakers Au Nok-hin and Leung Yiu-chung on Tuesday pleaded guilty to protest-related charges over an anti-government demonstration on August 18, 2019. They were among nine pro-democracy figures charged with organising and joining an unauthor...

The government has been urged to set up more mobile testing centres in busy districts so that workers can get tested for Covid-19 as various businesses prepare to reopen. Officials have said that restaurants can extend dine-in service hours in the ...

An infectious disease expert is warning of a possible rebound in Covid-19 cases in Hong Kong as people rush to get tested ahead of Thursday's relaxation of some social distancing measures. Workers from different industries have been snapping up boo...

The Police Commissioner Chris Tang on Monday declined to say whether the force was planning to equip officers with stun guns, after multiple media reports cited sources as saying a small number of the weapons had been purchased for testing. Speakin...

A group of district councillors on Monday called on the environmental authorities to step up recycling of styrofoam at wet markets after they complained that a large number of the non-biodegradable boxes had been sent to landfill sites over the Lunar...

The Centre for Health Protection reported nine new coronavirus cases on Monday, the first time since November that Hong Kong has seen its daily figure drop into single digits. But officials called for vigilance, warning that the figure could reboun...

The Confederation of Trade Unions on Monday said money was not reaching those hit hard by the lack of work caused by the pandemic. At a press conference in Yau Ma Tei, ahead of next week's budget, it called for a raft of measures from the government ...

Hong Kong's 19 coronavirus testing centres are virtually fully booked for the next three days, as restaurants gear up for longer working hours and other businesses - such as gyms, cinemas and massage parlours - prepare to reopen on Thursday. The ru...

Labour unions from both ends of the political spectrum on Monday called on the government to set up a fund to help the unemployed during the pandemic. Speaking on RTHK's Talkabout programme, Bill Tang, of the pro-Beijing Federation of Trade Unions,...

Health officials say at least 26 people whom an infected RTHK hair stylist had worked with, will be sent to quarantine. The 35-year-old man is among 12 new Covid-19 cases reported on Sunday – ten of which were locally acquired. Three of the infe...

The government minister in charge of the territory's Covid-19 vaccination programme on Sunday said if everything goes smoothly, people can start getting the jabs at the beginning of March. Civil service secretary Patrick Nip told a TV programme that...

The Secretary for Innovation and Technology Alfred Sit on Sunday said authorities are working with universities to see how the government's contact-tracing app, LeaveHomeSafe, can automatically record people's entry and exit times at venues. He sai...

The Financial Secretary on Sunday warned the deficit in the current fiscal year will hit a record high of HK$300 billion, but an increase in stamp duty revenue last year helped mitigate the financial situation. All eyes are on Paul Chan's upcoming b...

The chairwoman of the Central and Western District Council, Cheng Lai-king, on Sunday called on Hongkongers to use "peaceful means" to achieve their goals, and to come together over the Lunar New Year. Speaking on RTHK' s Letter to Hong Kong progra...

The government said on Saturday that proposed changes to immigration laws would not affect people's right to enter or leave Hong Kong - after the Bar Association expressed concern that the the new rules would empower officials to bar anyone from leav...