Hongkong Post is to issue a special set of stamps to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party. The stamps - which are available for pre-order before the end of May for collection on July 1 - display the anniversary's official...

A charity focused on inclusivity on Saturday urged the government and employers to set up mentorship programmes for ethnic minorities, after a majority of respondents to its survey said they had faced hostile or unfriendly treatment at the workplace....

Executive councillor and doctor Lam Ching-choi on Saturday sought to ease concerns about the quality of overseas-trained doctors, who will be allowed to work in Hong Kong once laws are changed, saying doctors who are good at exams aren't always good ...

The government said patients who have recovered from Covid-19 will be regarded as having completed the vaccination course two weeks after they've received the first dose. It said on Friday that a special arrangement will be made to reflect their con...

Restaurants, hotels, retailers and entertainment venues are all willing to offer various perks and discounts to people who are vaccinated against Covid, if it would help boost Hong Kong's inoculation rate, Business and Professionals Alliance vice-cha...

The government said on Friday that staff employed on non-civil service terms will have three weeks to sign a declaration to uphold the Basic Law and pledge allegiance to the SAR – a move that one union warned could deter people from taking up the i...

The Hong Kong government said on Friday it had to shut down its office in Taiwan because of Taiwan’s “gross interference” in the SAR affairs, and in order to protect staff members’ rights and safety. Authorities announced on Tuesday the clos...

The Legislative Council's rules committee on Friday officially proposed a new requirement for lawmakers to dress up for council meetings, with any found to be too scruffy at risk of being shown the door. Sportswear would be out, no jeans allowed, an...

Health authorities on Friday issued a Covid-19 testing order for the Cosco Inn in Kennedy Town, after a woman who stayed there tested positive for coronavirus. The 18-year-old Hong Kong woman stayed at the hotel before going to Shenzhen earlier thi...

The University of Science and Technology said on Friday that students and staff who cannot be vaccinated against Covid-19 for health reasons will need to submit to regular tests, but stopped short of spelling out how it will deal with those who choos...

Aspiring homeowners queued up at the Housing Authority's headquarters in Lok Fu on Friday to pick up application forms for a new batch of subsidised flats. Around 2,100 units at the newly built Kai Chuen Court in Diamond Hill will be put up for sale...

Cathay Pacific says it may soon become a prerequisite for its pilots and cabin crews to be vaccinated against Covid-19 in order for them to be rostered on flights. In an internal memo to staff on Thursday, the airline said it won’t be long before...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new immigration pathway for Hong Kong residents has received nearly 6,000 applications in the three months since its launch, a spokesman for the country's immigration ministry said on Thursday. In November, t...

Microbiologist Yuen Kwok-yung on Thursday rejected suggestions that a four-year-boy had tested false positive for the coronavirus, saying his infection should be treated as genuine. The boy developed a fever and sore throat on May 12. He was taken t...

The chair of a local cycling group has criticised the police’s “excessive” enforcement of social distancing rules, after tens of thousands of dollars of fines were dished out to cyclists commemorating people who had been killed or injured on Ho...

A group founded by former Chief Executive CY Leung told the High Court on Thursday that the authorities must reveal the names of teachers found guilty of professional misconduct, as parents have a right to know this information when they choose schoo...

Hong Kong’s unemployment rate fell to 6.4 percent in April, with the city’s labour chief saying the containment of the Covid-19 epidemic here has helped improve the situation. The SAR’s jobless rate hit a 17-year high of 7.2 percent for the th...

Former lawmaker Chu Hoi-dick has announced that he's leaving politics and disbanding his political group, as he prepares for a long time behind bars over a number of criminal cases he's facing. The pro-democracy politician is among 47 activists cha...

A four-year-old boy who was recently confirmed as having Covid-19 has repeatedly tested negative for the virus, suggesting Hong Kong is just shy of the authorities' initial target of 28 days with no untraceable infections. The boy developed a fever ...

A public policy think tank on Thursday called on lawmakers to end the city’s two-decade long wait for a waste charging scheme, saying there is wide public support for the idea of paying for the amount of rubbish one throws away. The Civic Exchange...