The High Court on Thursday granted bail to former legislator Ray Chan – one of a group of 47 people charged with subversion over Legco primary polls last year. He had been held in custody since being charged around half a year ago. After hearing ...

The Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China said on Thursday that it is removing all its posts on online platforms – at the demand of national security police. The alliance, which used to organise June 4 vigils, said its we...

The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) warned on Thursday that air pollution may reach "serious" levels in some areas. At 3pm, eight of the city’s 18 general and roadside air quality monitoring stations recorded "high" or “very high” ai...

Health officials on Thursday reported zero Covid-19 infections. It had been two weeks since the territory last recorded no new cases over a 24-hour period. The Centre for Health Protection also reported fewer than five preliminary positive cases. ...

Ten thousand mainland jobs and the same number of internships will be opened up to young people from Hong Kong in the coming five years, the All-China Youth Federation announced at a seminar on Thursday. It also said 20,000 exchange places will be a...

Home Affairs Secretary Caspar Tsui says the government has clearly explained to seven disqualified district councillors the reasons why their oaths of office were ruled invalid. Clarisse Yeung, Leung Pak-kin, Wei Siu-lik, So Yat-hang, Chan Wing-tai,...

Democratic Party chairman Lo Kin-hei has called on the government to clarify the requirements for meeting the loyalty pledge, after one of the party’s councillors was disqualified for failing to make a valid oath of office. The party’s So Yat-h...

Expert advisers to the government on Wednesday changed their guidance on Hong Kong teenagers getting vaccinated against Covid-19, saying they only need one BioNTech jab instead of two. The change comes after more than 30 teenagers suffered inflammat...

The government disqualified seven Hong Kong Island district councillors on Wednesday, ruling that the oaths they had sworn during an oath-taking ceremony last week were invalid. The seven are Wan Chai district councillors Clarisse Yeung and Leung Pa...

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 clear its name by making public more information about its members and sources of fu...

The District Court on Wednesday handed down jail sentences of up to 10 months to 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 w...

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 ...