An administrator of a Telegram group on Monday pleaded guilty to nine incitement charges linked to the 2019 social unrest, including incitement to commit rioting, public nuisance and arson. The District Court heard that Siu Cheung-lung, 33, forwarde...

The government has announced stricter quarantine rules on travellers coming from high-risk countries in view of the emergence of a new Covid variant. It said on Monday that travellers from places where there's been community transmission of the Omic...

A retired police superintendent was on Monday sentenced by the District Court to a year and a half in prison for deceiving the government and a bank into granting him housing and mortgage loans worth about HK$6 million. Lung Siu-chuen, 55, was earli...

Hong Kong residents living on the mainland will have to sign up online from Wednesday if they want to vote in the Legislative Council elections next month, so they can cast their ballots at one of the polling stations set up at the border. The gove...

University of Hong Kong microbiologist Ho Pak-leung on Monday urged the government to put fully vaccinated Hongkongers returning from eight African countries in quarantine camps for 21 days, to prevent the spread of the new Omicron variant of Covid-1...

Police said they have arrested a 33-year-old driver and charged him with assault after he allegedly pushed a woman onto the light rail track in Tuen Mun on Sunday afternoon. Chief Inspector Lee Ying-chi told a news conference that at about 4pm, the...

Roundtable lawmaker Michael Tien says he expects quarantine-free travel between Hong Kong and the mainland to resume soon, if the new Omicron variant doesn't torpedo the plan. The government's expected to announce a new health code system for Hong K...

Environment Secretary Wong Kam-sing on Sunday reminded the public of the risks posed by wild boars in the urban area, saying the animals could still be dangerous even if they don't attack people. Wong was speaking a day after wild pigs were seen in ...

Health authorities on Sunday reported three imported Covid-19 cases. The three men, aged between 37 and 80, arrived from Canada, Nigeria and Qatar and were all asymptomatic. The L452R and N501Y mutant strains were detected in two of the men, while...

The Democratic Party on Sunday urged the government to try to ensure people affected by the major redevelopment plan for Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok can stay in the area, saying many could have a hard time adapting if they are relocated elsewhere. It sa...

The convenor of the Executive Council on Sunday said he believes any impact of a vaccine passport would be temporary, and that elderly people will need to get vaccinated against Covid-19 eventually. Bernard Chan was speaking a day after the civil se...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan said on Sunday that future legislators will be able to help the government better formulate policies, given the diverse background they are from and interests they represent. More than 150 candidates are vying for 90 L...

Fully vaccinated Hongkongers who arrive in the SAR having spent time in any of eight African countries will have to serve their first week of quarantine at the government's Penny's Bay quarantine centre, officials announced on Saturday. The move is ...

Health officials on Saturday reported three imported Covid infections, involving arrivals from Britain, Russia and India via the United Arab Emirates. The man - an air crew member - and two women tested positive for the L452R mutant strain. All of ...

A survey released on Saturday suggests that most public utility workers want pay rises of up to six percent next year, after they said they received increases of around one to two percent this year. An affiliate of the Federation of Trade Unions, t...

Chief Secretary John Lee has called on people to vote in the upcoming "competitive and quality" Legco election, saying it would pave the way for good governance in Hong Kong. Writing on his blog on Saturday, Lee said malicious smears and personal a...

More than 10,000 police officers will be deployed on Legislative Council election day next month, to ensure that the polls take place safely and smoothly. Police Commissioner Raymond Siu said on Saturday that plainclothes and special duty officers w...

The civil service chief, Patrick Nip, said on Saturday that the government will deploy its first mobile vaccination vehicle in public housing estates from next week, to lift the vaccination rate, particularly among the elderly. However, he also said ...

Hong Kong authorities on Friday moved to ban non-residents who've spent time in seven African countries in the previous three weeks from entering the SAR, as global concern rises over the latest coronavirus variant. The measures were to take effect ...

Infectious diseases expert David Hui on Friday said the government should consider following the UK’s example in banning flights from South Africa and five of its neighbouring countries in light of the emergence of a new Covid-19 variant in the reg...