The ICAC on Wednesday said another four people had been arrested on suspicion of inciting others not to vote, or to cast blank ballots, in Sunday's Legco elections. The three men and a woman, aged between 22 and 58, are accused of sharing an online...

The Law Reform Commission has called for the lifting of a ban on outcome-related fee structures for arbitration cases "as soon as possible", which would allow clients to pay no or lower lawyer fees unless they win their disputes. The commission said...

Health authorities said on Wednesday that a woman who recently arrived from the United States has been confirmed to have the Omicron variant of Covid-19. The patient, 21, is the ninth imported Omicron case in Hong Kong. The centre said the woman ...

Firefighters on Wednesday rescued hundreds of people from a fire in the World Trade Centre in Causeway Bay, with some of those trapped for hours in the building plucked to safety from a rooftop. At least 13 people were taken to hospital, either inj...

Urging people to boycott this weekend's Legislative Council elections or to cast blank ballots could breach the national security law, Security Secretary Chris Tang has warned, as he also reassured people that police will be working hard to prevent p...

The Consumer Council has warned people not to eat too much processed meat, saying that some products are high in sodium and contain substances that can cause cancer. The council tested 23 ham and 7 turkey slice samples and found that over 90 percent...

The Consumer Council has called on people to beware of promotions involving free or cheap health check-ups, saying some companies have lured customers into buying expensive and unnecessary treatment plans during such examinations. The council said d...

The High Court has granted the government's request to wind up Next Digital, the parent company of Apple Daily. Financial Secretary Paul Chan had said in a bid he submitted in September that it was in the public interest to wind up the company, whi...

A medical expert advising the government on Covid-19 says people should now look at vaccines as a means to prevent serious illnesses, instead of focusing on whether they can stop infections. Professor Lau Yu-lung, who chairs a scientific committee ...

Two established incumbents are facing off against a newcomer in the New Territories North West geographical constituency of the upcoming Legislative Council Elections. The DAB’s Holden Chow and Michael Tien of Roundtable are looking to be re-elect...

The SAR administration on Tuesday said it “strongly opposes” the “unfounded allegations” the UK made about the Hong Kong government in its latest Six-monthly Report on the city. The report, compiled by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and D...

A car caught fire inside Tate's Cairn Tunnel on Tuesday evening, forcing a brief closure of the tunnel. Police said they were alerted about the incident shortly after 6pm. An online photo showed flames coming out from the front of a car in the Sh...

The Competition Commission said on Tuesday that it has launched a probe into possible antitrust violations among companies supplying fuel for vehicles. "The ongoing investigation into auto-fuel cases is something which we decided to do in view of th...

Hong Kong recorded an eighth Omicron case on Tuesday, with a recent arrival testing positive for the Covid variant while in the Penny's Bay quarantine centre. The 50-year-old patient arrived from Tanzania, South Africa and Kenya via Qatar last Frid...

Voters in this Sunday's Legislative Council elections can wear yellow face masks if they so wish but should steer clear of displaying sensitive words an official warned on Tuesday. Barnabas Fung, the chairman of the Electoral Affairs Commission, con...

An election official says vote-count supervisors have been told not to be too strict about rules and procedures so they can get the results of Sunday's Legco polls out quicker. Barnabas Fung, the chairman of the Electoral Affairs Commission, said o...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam said it is impossible for the government to introduce a point-based system to decide who gets to travel quarantine-free to mainland first, as it would be difficult to decide whether one case is more urgent than another. T...

Police have arrested 10 people over an alleged weapons find they say could be linked to this weekend’s Legco elections. The force on Tuesday said it raided 11 residences and two warehouses, seizing around 200 air guns, more than 6,000 lead pellets...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam says an RTHK programme on the Nanjing Massacre which left some young school children in tears was in the public domain and education officials had a duty to tell teachers that it was available. Parents complained after pup...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam says public transport companies are voluntarily providing free transport on Sunday as part of their corporate social responsibility to encourage people to vote in the Legislative Council elections. Lam conceded that most v...