Health authorities recorded one imported Covid-19 case on Sunday, involving a woman who had flown into Hong Kong from the United Kingdom. The 37-year-old tested positive for Covid upon her arrival at the airport on October 29. Health officials say s...

Police said on Sunday they had arrested two men on suspicion of stealing the deed to an elderly woman's flat in Tai Kok Tsui and using it as collateral for a HK$6 million loan. The force said that one of the suspects, aged 59, recently became friend...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan said on Sunday that he expected positive news when advance estimates for third-quarter GDP are released on Monday, albeit with headline growth rates likely to be lower than in the first quarter. Writing on his official ...

The Hong Kong Council of Social Service on Sunday urged officials to take a lenient approach and be empathetic when the use of the ‘LeaveHomeSafe’ app at government premises becomes mandatory. The government said the requirement, which takes eff...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Saturday said one reason the government brought in new legislation, that allows eligible non-locally trained doctors to practise here, is that it wanted to slash the long waiting times faced by special needs children. T...

The ICAC on Saturday warned against calls for people to cast blank ballots, as the nomination period for the December Legco election began. The anti-graft commission said it had noticed such appeals online. It said anyone who incites another not to ...

Health authorities on Saturday reported three imported Covid-19 cases. They include a 35-year-old foreign domestic helper, who tested positive for the virus when she arrived at the airport from the Philippines on Thursday; a 23-year-old foreign dome...

The director of legal aid, Thomas Kwong, on Saturday brushed aside concerns over the government's proposal to reform the legal aid system, stressing that it would not violate the Basic Law or affect aid recipients' interests. Under the proposal, le...

Housing Secretary Frank Chan says he expects the years-long queue for households waiting for public housing flats to start showing improvements from 2027. Applicants currently have to wait an average 5.8 years for a public estate flat. But in a b...

A member of an expert committee advising the government on Covid vaccines on Saturday said it would likely recommend to the government that five to eleven-year-olds receive the BioNTech jab, adding that a vaccination programme for the age group may b...

The Federation of Trade Unions (FTU) announced on Friday it will send nine people to stand in the upcoming Legislative Council elections. Three of them will vie for seats in the geographical constituencies, two in the functional constituencies and ...

Authorities on Friday said most people will have to use the LeaveHomeSafe to enter government-run wet markets as well as cooked food markets from November 1. However, the app won't be required if they visit columbarias, cemeteries, public bathhouse...

A jury looking into the death of a woman suffering childbirth complications five years ago has decided that she died of misadventure. The coroner's court heard that after doctors at Queen Elizabeth Hospital found her baby's heartbeat to be abnormal,...

The judiciary on Friday dismissed a barrage of complaints against two magistrates accused of being biased in their rulings, saying the claims against them were unfounded. Chief Justice Andrew Cheung decided that multiple complaints of a similar natu...

A 23-year-old man was on Friday given an eight-week jail sentence for throwing bricks in Jordan during an anti-government protest two years ago. The defendant had pleaded guilty to committing public nuisance and using facial covering in an unlawful ...

Customs officers said on Friday that an anti-smuggling operation earlier this month netted a haul of goods worth HK$1.2 billion – the most valuable on record. The find includes luxury foodstuffs, wines, handbags, watches, clothes, shoes, electron...

The police have urged people heading out onto the streets to celebrate Halloween this weekend not to use imitation firearms as props for their costumes. The force also said on Friday that people should steer clear of sharp objects, offensive weapons...

The Centre for Health Protection on Friday reported five imported Covid infections. All five patients had been vaccinated and were asymptomatic. Three of them recently arrived from the Philippines, one from the United States and one from Russia.

Eastern Court has rejected a murder suspect’s request to be transferred from a psychiatric ward to a normal detention facility, saying it has no power to deal with the matter. Matthew Choi, 31, is accused of murdering a 48-year-old taxi driver in ...

Oxfam Hong Kong on Friday questioned the government’s decision to deny permission for its annual trekking event citing coronavirus risks. More than 4,000 people had signed up for the fundraising event, Trailwalker. They were scheduled to complete ...