Firefighters said on Thursday that large amounts of scrap metal on board a burning barge off Tsing Yi had made it much harder for them to control and put out the blaze. The fire broke out on the vessel near Stonecutters Island on Wednesday evening a...

Police are planning to deploy up to 7,000 officers – more than a fifth of the force’s strength – across Hong Kong on Friday, to handle potential gatherings in memory of victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, sources have told RTHK. Ear...

Only one in four Hongkongers who are yet to receive a Covid jab plan to get vaccinated within the next six months, researchers at Chinese University said on Thursday. Around 1,047,000 of the territory's 7.5 million people have had two doses of vacci...

Health officials on Thursday reported one imported Covid infection. The 37-year-old woman, who flew in from Indonesia on May 30, was undergoing quarantine at Silka Far East Hotel in Tsuen Wan when she tested positive for the virus. The Centre for...

Relatives of some of those killed in Beijing's crackdown in 1989 say they believe Hong Kong people will continue to find ways to mourn the victims, even if they can't hold the traditional June 4 vigil. For the second year in a row, the gathering at ...

Property developers who are offering a flat as a prize in a lucky draw designed to boost Hong Kong's Covid-19 inoculation rate say people can sign up from June 15. Permanent adult residents who have received two doses of vaccine by September 1 can r...

The equality watchdog on Thursday said companies should not remove or deny benefits for employees who refuse to get a Covid-19 vaccination – warning that the firms could be found to have broken the law. The note of caution from the Equal Opportuni...

Organisers of the June 4 candlelight vigil on Thursday accused authorities of selective enforcement, after officials alleged their museum to commemorate the Tiananmen Square massacre didn't have the required licence. A core member of the Hong Kong A...

The government says from Thursday Hong Kong people returning to Hong Kong from the mainland or Macau will now have to undergo more testing. The move follows an increase in Covid cases in Guangdong province. In a statement, the Food and Health Dep...

A fire on a barge off Tsing Yi, which prompted warnings to residents in West Kowloon, was largely extinguished on Thursday morning – around 15 hours after it broke out. The Fire Services Department had urged residents in the area to close their do...

Beijing's Ministry of Education on Wednesday suggested Hong Kong clarify the status of simplified Chinese and Mandarin in law, and for students here to learn Mandarin under a system in which the language is incorporated into the local exam system. T...

Infectious disease expert Yuen Kwok-yung said on Wednesday that vaccine contamination was the most probable reason why a police officer was incorrectly diagnosed as being infected with Covid-19, with a private clinic the likely source of the mix-up. ...

The first foreign athletes have started arriving in Japan for the Tokyo Olympics, as organisers press ahead with the sports showcase despite the Covid-19 emergencies in Japan. Hong Kong athletes are also busy preparing for the Games, but they say it...

Health officials announced on Wednesday that the previous day’s sole local case was not infected with Covid-19 after all, with his positive result being blamed on contamination. The patient, a 35-year-old police constable, appeared to have snapped...

Hong Kong is poised to allow children as young as 12 to get the BioNTech vaccine, with a government adviser revealing that all members of the administration’s vaccine panel support the expansion. Chinese University professor David Hui was speaking...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam has dismissed the notion that Hong Kong’s ageing population is a major social problem, saying the SAR can always adjust its demographics by moving people across the border. During a brief question-and-answer session at t...

The Hong Kong Football Club has told its employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19, warning that a failure to get jabbed without a medical exemption will see them miss out on pay rises, bonuses and even promotions. An internal memo to staff from ...

Health Secretary Sophia Chan has backed an expert committee's decision to stop reporting every death following a coronavirus jab, saying it can help people better understand the situation as they’ll only be notified about “meaningful cases”. ...

The operators of the June 4 Museum closed its doors on Wednesday, hours after officials from the Food and Environmental Hygiene department accused it of operating as a place of public entertainment without the required licences. The Hong Kong Allia...

The expert committee that looks into adverse clinical events following vaccination says it will no longer make public announcements every time a recently vaccinated person dies, instead only making a statement if there is a potential association with...