The Consumer Council on Wednesday urged the government to put a limit on chemical levels in silicone food containers and cooking utensils. The call from the consumer watchdog came after tests they conducted found nine out of 14 foldable containers a...

The government has issued a freezing order for the defunct Apple Daily newspaper’s printing factory in Tseung Kwan O, with security chief Chris Tang saying he believes the property is linked to a national security offence. Tang said he had exercis...

A war of words between the Security Secretary Chris Tang and Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) continued on Wednesday as the minister suggested that the group cleared its name by making public more information about its members and sources of ...

The District Court on Wednesday handed down jail sentences of up to 10 months for 12 former lawmakers and activists who pleaded guilty to taking part in or inciting others to join a banned June 4 vigil last year. Albert Ho, Figo Chan and Andrew Wan ...

The Consumer Council warned parents on Wednesday that it had found fragrance allergens – which could trigger allergic reactions – in several baby lotions that claimed to be hypoallergenic. "If you're exposed to these kinds of fragrance or allerg...

Hong Kong on Wednesday reported one imported Covid-19 case. The patient is a 45-year-old woman who flew in from the UK and had received two doses of the Sinovac vaccine in May. She did not show any symptoms, but tested positive for the virus durin...

Non-Hong Kong residents said on Wednesday they liked the scheme allowing them to come to the city without having to undergo quarantine, despite glitches that marred the registration process. Registration for the Come2hk scheme began at midnight, and...

Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Secretary Erick Tsang said on Wednesday the government is studying the idea of allowing Hong Kong people who live on the mainland to vote in December's Legco election at border control points to get around travel r...

The Gay Games, due to be held in Hong Kong in November 2022, have been postponed by a year. In announcing the decision, organisers cited the Covid-19 pandemic and "uncertainty regarding the state of travel restrictions" in Hong Kong and internationa...

RTHK has learned that the Hospital Authority plans to extend the retirement age for all staff from 60 to 65. The move is widely seen as a measure to retain manpower. It is said that workers will have the option to retire either at 60 or 65, and the...

A Canadian think-tank has once again ranked Hong Kong as the world's freest economy, but warned that an "increased insecurity of property rights" and "the weakening of the rule of law" caused by interventions by Beijing will likely affect the city's ...

The Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) will do its best to remain in operation as long as possible, its chairman vowed on Tuesday, as he rejected accusations levelled against the group by the security secretary. In an interview with the Ta Kun...

The Chief Executive’s Office apologised on Tuesday after displaying the Chinese name of the People's Republic of China incorrectly at the CE's weekly press conference. When Carrie Lam announced that RTHK had been authorised to broadcast this year...

Health officials on Tuesday reported two new imported cases of Covid-19. One of them is a 49-year-old man who arrived from Qatar last Friday, the other is a 53-year-old woman who came from the Philippines. Both were full vaccinated and are asympt...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that her plan to restructure the government had nothing to do with whether she would run for a second term next year. The CE earlier hinted that she planned to split the Transport and Housing Bureau and es...

Wall-fare, a prisoners' rights group, announced on Tuesday that it has disbanded. Its founder, former lawmaker Shiu Ka-chun, said the group had always been cautious in carrying out its work since it was formed nine months ago, but it "could no longe...

A representative of a landlord group complained on Tuesday that the government had labelled them as “bad and mean people” in a proposed law to cap the rent rises for subdivided flats. Diamond Shea, president of the Hong Kong Owners Club, told a...

The Hospital Authority on Monday said a 67-year-old man with Covid-19 had died at the United Christian Hospital in Kwun Tong. The authority said the man had been admitted on September 1 and had since been taken out of isolation. The man had remai...

The High Court on Monday overturned the convictions of two people accused of joining an unlawful assembly in 2019 saying the trial wasn't fair, but it upheld the convictions of six other defendants in the case. Siu Ho-yin, Tang Wing-hei, Chan Chun-t...

Owners of subdivided flats will face tighter controls when they raise rents in future. The government proposed in July a cap of 15 percent on rent hikes after two years to protect tenants living in these units. The Transport and Housing Bureau has ...