Researchers at the University of Hong Kong on Monday warned that some elderly people and patients with chronic diseases may have avoided seeking medical treatment in hospital because of concerns relating to the pandemic, and this could have had dire ...

The District Court on Monday sentenced eight activists to between 4.5 months and 14 months in prison for their roles in a banned June 4 vigil in Victoria Park last year. Lee Cheuk-yan, Richard Tsoi, Leung Yiu-chung, Leung Kam-wai and Wu Chi-wai earl...

Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai said on Monday that he was willing to suffer the punishment if remembering June 4 was a crime, hours before he was expected to be sentenced over a banned vigil in Victoria Park last year. Lai and activists Chow Hang-tun...

The Jockey Club said on Monday that three jockeys who were hospitalised after a major fall at the Hong Kong International Races on Sunday were in a stable condition and would take some time off to recover. Four horses were caught in the pile-up dur...

Children at a Tuen Mun primary school are being offered counselling after pupils as young as six were made to watch graphic footage of the Nanjing Massacre, leaving some frightened and in tears and prompting complaints from parents. The Po Leung Kuk...

A respiratory medicine expert says people should get vaccinated against Covid-19 as soon as possible, instead of waiting for drug manufacturers to develop new vaccines against the Omicron variant. David Hui made the comment on an RTHK programme on ...

Both legislative councillors to be chosen by electors in the New Territories South East geographical constituency on Sunday are guaranteed to be fresh faces, with none of the candidates having served as a legislator before. They told RTHK why they a...

The Education Bureau said on Sunday that it did not order schools to show children in all grades a film featuring disturbing footage of the Nanjing Massacre. The bureau made the comment to RTHK in response to media reports that children as young as ...

The government has been urged to give priority to people who need to attend to urgent personal matters and family business when quarantine-free travel resumes with the mainland, and set up a merit points system to decide who gets to go first. The So...

Four jockeys were injured and two horses had to be euthanised on Sunday after a major fall at the Hong Kong International Races at the Sha Tin Racecourse, one of the biggest racing events in the SAR's calendar. They were competing in the 1,200-metr...

Researchers in Hong Kong have found that the BioNTech vaccine may be much less effective against the Omicron variant of Covid-19, although they say it’s still likely to prevent death and severe diseases. A joint study by the medicine faculties of...

Hong Kong on Sunday reported five new imported Covid-19 cases, with the patients flying in from the United Kingdom and the Philippines. Both countries are listed as high-risk by the SAR's health officials. The Centre for Health Protection said two ...

Health Secretary Sophia Chan said on Sunday that Hong Kong will be able to contribute to the global fight against Covid-19 if the legislature would act together with the administration. She made the comment in her blog as she called on people to vo...

The Harbour Swim takes place on Sunday morning, following a three-year break due to the pandemic and the 2019 unrest. The first open group event begins at 8.15 am. Participants will enter the water at Golden Bauhinia Square public pier in Wan Chai ...

Police on Saturday said one of the women injured in Friday evening's crash, at the junction of Peel Street and Staunton Street in Central, has died. She is a 27-year-old French national. The accident happened when a car, that had been parked on Pee...

The Centre for Health Protection on Saturday said it was closely monitoring a mainland case of H5N6 bird flu, involving a 68-year-old man from Huizhou in Guangdong. He kept poultry at home and developed symptoms a week last Friday. The man was ad...

The Centre for Health Protection on Saturday said it was investigating a suspected poisoning case, after a 57-year-old man on Friday ate a puffer fish he had caught in local waters. The centre said the man had developed numbness around his mouth abo...

The government says this year's annual reef check showed that local corals were generally in a healthy and stable condition, with relatively high biodiversity. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department made the announcement on Saturday ...

Health authorities reported one new Covid-19 infection on Saturday, which was imported from the Philippines. The 27-year-old patient is a fully vaccinated foreign domestic helper, and she arrived at Hong Kong on November 28. She tested positive ...

Organisers of the Brands and Products Expo say they hope to hit HK$1 billion in sales as the event returns for the first time since 2019. The annual fair which showcases products from Hong Kong businesses, was scrapped last year due to the pandemic....