People will get free MTR, bus and tram rides on the day of the Legco elections. In making the announcement on Friday, the government said it expects higher demand for public transport on election day, December 19, which is also a Sunday, and urges p...

Customs officers say they have seized cannabis and ecstasy worth HK$36 million, foiling attempts by drug traffickers to cash in on sales of drugs for the festive season. In operations conducted since early November, officers found 52,000 ecstasy pil...

Three candidates are vying for the two seats up for grabs in the Kowloon Central geographical constituency in the upcoming Legislative Council elections. The Legco hopefuls say housing issues and epidemic control are some of their top priorities sh...

The government says some 82,900 people registered for a health code within a few hours of the online application system opening on Friday morning. People will be allocated a green, amber or red code depending on their risk of contracting Covid-19, w...

An engineer said on Friday that the government needs to look for alternative water supplies as well as increasing awareness of water conservation in the local population amid warnings of drought in the river that supplies most of Hong Kong's fresh wa...

It's something that hasn't been heard in Tsim Sha Tsui for decades, so naturally people were all ears when the silence was over. Large crowds gathered near the Tsim Sha Tsui promenade on Thursday evening to hear the Clock Tower chime again after 71 ...

The ICAC on Thursday said three more people had been arrested on suspicion of inciting people not to vote, or to cast invalid ballots, in this month's Legco elections. The two men and one woman, aged between 22 and 57, are accused of sharing an onl...

A deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, Zhang Xiaoming, said on Thursday that Hong Kong's new Civil Service College should focus on nurturing patriotism among civil servants, as well as their willingness to serve the people, worl...

The Airport Authority (AA) on Thursday vowed to achieve net zero carbon emissions at the airport by 2050. At a press conference, airport officials said 29 major aviation-related companies have committed to its plans, and altogether with the authorit...

Scientists at the University of Hong Kong said on Thursday that they have developed a new kind of stainless steel that can kill pathogens on its surface, including Covid-19. The research team said stainless steel is one of the most extensively used ...

Police have arrested a 42-year-old man in connection with the alleged abduction of a foreign domestic helper and a toddler. Officers said they received a report at around 8am on Wednesday that the two alleged victims had been dragged into a vehicle ...

Food safety officials on Thursday called on the public not to eat six kinds of Godiva ice cream imported from France, because they contain the pesticide ethylene oxide. They said European authorities alerted Hong Kong about the unauthorised use of ...

Health authorities on Thursday reported seven new imported Covid infections. One of them is a 39-year-old man who travelled to Denmark on November 22, and spent time in Germany before returning on Sunday via the United Kingdom. The man first test...

A government official said on Thursday that restaurants shouldn't have too much trouble enforcing the new requirement for almost all customers to use the LeaveHomeSafe Covid app, and when it comes to exemptions all they need to do is "use their commo...

Beijing officials have warned Western forces against trying to undermine Hong Kong's upcoming Legco elections, saying the central government will fight them off. "Foreign forces using whatever means and excuses trying to interfere in Hong Kong’s L...

Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai and activist Chow Hang-tung were on Thursday found guilty of inciting people to join a banned June 4 candlelight vigil last year. The District Court also convicted Chow and activist Gwyneth Ho of taking part in the una...

Poverty alleviation and housing issues are some of the focal points for this year's candidates for the Kowloon West geographical constituency in the upcoming Legislative Council elections. Watch as the Legco hopefuls lay out their priorities if they...

Housing Secretary Frank Chan said he hopes more firms will join hands with the administration to try to boost housing supply after a developer announced plans to sell homes at discounted prices. Chan said the government is in talks with the develope...

The government said on Wednesday it has received a total of 22,130 registrations from Hong Kong people living on the mainland who intend to vote in the upcoming Legco elections. The Registration and Electoral Office in a statement said it will issue...

The government has kept its housing supply target for the next decade unchanged for the third straight year, at 430,000 flats, stressing that the number is based on estimated market demand. The target is part of the Transport and Housing Bureau's lo...