The head of Hong Kong’s equality watchdog said on Monday the government’s requirement for all foreign domestic workers to be tested for coronavirus isn’t discriminatory – as differential treatment is allowed for measures aiming to protect pub...

Former Kowloon City district councillor Timothy Lee has become the latest pro-democracy politician to leave Hong Kong after the Beijing-imposed national security law came into force last year. Lee wrote on social media on Monday that he was already ...

The music fountain at the Kwun Tong Promenade that was closed over fears that the water has been contaminated with soap has reopened after a thorough cleaning. Authorities said the quality of the water has also been tested to make sure it’s safe ...

The Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) warned on Monday that although media workers have never been more pessimistic about press freedom in the territory, the worst is yet to come. Perceived levels of press freedom among Hong Kong journalists ...

Top microbiologist Yuen Kwok-yung on Monday urged the government to check if outsourced workers had collected samples for coronavirus tests properly, warning it could be one of the loopholes in the city’s quarantine measures. His comment comes af...

The Hospital Authority on Monday warned of even longer waiting times for medical services at public hospitals, as healthcare staff work to clear a backlog of patients that has built up over the course of the coronavirus pandemic. Non-emergency servi...

The government’s latest infection control requirements imposed on foreign domestic helpers have been met with strong criticism from both the employer and employee sides, with the helpers saying they feel discriminated against, and the bosses compla...

A doctor from the Medical Association has described as "very ominous" the discovery of two local cases of a mutant strain of coronavirus, and questioned whether a planned travel bubble with Singapore is viable. Alvin Chan said on Monday that Hong K...

Officials say a record 113,000 people handed over specimens for Covid-19 checks on Saturday as they admitted that testing mandates were putting pressure on test capacity. Long queues formed at many of the SAR's 21 community testing centres and 35 mo...

Former lawmaker and national security suspect Ray Chan has resigned as chairman of the pro-democracy party, People Power. In a brief statement published on its social media page on Sunday, the party said it “respects and understands" Chan's decisi...

Police have arrested a 36-year-old man on suspicion of drug trafficking after seizing about 100 kilograms of cocaine worth about $134 million. Officers at a press briefing on Sunday said they apprehended the suspect outside a village house in Pak S...

Health officials on Sunday reported a second consecutive day of zero locally-acquired Covid-19 infections, as thousands of foreign domestic workers queued-up on their weekly rest day for mandatory coronavirus tests ordered by the government. The cit...

The Society for Community Organisation (Soco) on Sunday urged the government to provide support for unemployed and underemployed grassroots families, who they said were among those suffering the most from the economic impact of the pandemic. People ...

The Travel Industry Council said on Sunday that flights between Hong Kong and Singapore have been fully booked for the first two weeks following the scheduled launch of a travel bubble between the two places on May 26. The council’s chairman, Jas...

Executive Councillor Ronny Tong has called on the government to set up an office to combat fake news and improve communication with the public. Speaking on RTHK's Letter to Hong Kong, Tong said lies and misinformation were the biggest challenge to ...

Government advisers say tests show a mutated Covid strain must have spread silently from a returnee from Dubai to a foreign domestic helper in Tung Chung, after researchers confirmed that both were carrying an identical variant first identified in So...

The student union of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) on Saturday said it is “deeply regrettable” that the university has unilaterally severed ties with it. It called on university management to continue to communicate and cooperate with the st...

Foreign domestic helpers say they're concerned and aggrieved at the government's plan to require vaccination before they can renew their visa, as many used their Labour Day holiday to take a mandatory coronavirus test. The government on Friday ord...

Police say they have arrested five teenagers, the youngest just 14, in connection with the theft of two gold bracelets worth HK$56,000 from a jewellery shop in Tai Po on Thursday. Officers say the group, aged between 14 and 17, study at four differe...

Health Secretary Sophia Chan on Saturday dismissed suggestions that the government is stigmatising foreign domestic helpers after ordering some 370,000 of them to take Covid-19 tests. Officials made the order after two helpers were diagnosed with a ...