Expert committees under the Centre for Health Protection on Thursday backed the government's plan to allow all adults to get a Covid booster shot. At the moment, only people deemed to be at a higher risk of infection and those who opted for the Sin...

The heads of local churches have called on people to set aside conflicts and spend time with their loved ones in this festive season, as part of their annual Christmas Messages released on Thursday. Archbishop Andrew Chan of the Hong Kong Anglican C...

Health authorities on Thursday reported two new imported Covid-19 cases. One of the patients is an aircrew member who had been to Ethiopia, Ireland, Canada, Senegal and Belgium. The other patient is a woman who flew in from the UK.

Ombudsman Winnie Chiu on Thursday urged the Security Bureau to curb illegal fuelling activities at source, but the bureau said it is unable to do so under existing law and market principles. The Ombudsman made the call after it found that oil distr...

Ombudsman Winnie Chiu on Thursday urged the government to be more proactive when it comes to enforcement action against those breaching dog licensing rules. Dog owners are required to obtain a licence and vaccinate and microchip their pets within fi...

Hong Kong stocks rose in opening trade on Thursday following Wall Street's lead as concerns about inflation and Covid-19 eased. The Hang Seng Index advanced 0.11 percent to 23,128. The Shanghai Composite Index added 0.09 percent to 3,626, while the...

The University of Hong Kong removed the Pillar of Shame sculpture from its campus early on Thursday, after its governing council decided it posed both legal and safety risks. In a statement, the council said the decision to remove the ‘aged’ scu...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam said there was no discussion of her personal future during her meetings with state leaders in Beijing on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters after separately meeting with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang in the ca...

A former leader of the now-defunct Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, Leung Kam-wai, was on Wednesday sentenced to three months in prison after pleading guilty to failing to comply with a demand to provide polic...

The Hospital Authority said on Wednesday that it will tighten a testing requirement for unvaccinated staff from January 4 because of a rise in Covid variant cases worldwide. All unvaccinated staff will have to take a Covid test once every three days...

Justice Secretary Teresa Cheng said on Wednesday that Hong Kong's rule of law “has never been shaken” and many accusations made regarding the national security law are groundless. Speaking on an RTHK programme, Cheng said the government has alw...

President Xi Jinping on Wednesday praised Chief Executive Carrie Lam for helping to push forward Hong Kong's democratic development in accordance to the SAR's actual situation. During the CE's annual duty visit to Beijing, President Xi noted the Ele...

The commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong, Liu Guangyuan, has told foreign dignitaries and chambers of commerce that Beijing has unwavering support for Hong Kong's democratic development, and will continue to protect the intere...

Foreign domestic helpers and non-local graduates are among those who will be able to submit their visa applications online starting next Tuesday, as the Immigration Department rolls out a new electronic payment system. Under the new system, applican...

The District Court on Wednesday acquitted five people accused of rioting a day after the enactment of the government's anti-mask law two years ago, although they were convicted of breaching the face covering ban. Lam Hin-shing, Angie Lee, So Nga-yin...

Authorities on Wednesday were investigating the death of two construction workers who were believed to have been overcome by noxious gases in a manhole in Chek Lap Kok. Police said they received a report around 9am that the pair passed out while wor...

Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday said the central government is fully affirmative of the work of Chief Executive Carrie Lam and her government over the past year, praising their effective governance and ability to revive the economy. Li was speaking...

The head of the Federation of Civil Service Unions, Leung Chau-ting, says a plan to require unvaccinated government staff to get tested every three days may affect services, and has asked the government to consider relaxing it to once every five days...

A woman was found dead in a flat where a fire broke out on early Wednesday morning in Kwai Fong Estate. Authorities said firefighters were called in soon after thick smoke belched from the 23rd floor flat in Kwai Ching House at around 4.35 am. A do...

Roundtable lawmaker Michael Tien said on Wednesday that he disagrees with Ronny Tong's comments that people who did not vote should bear some responsibility for the failure of non-establishment candidates. The Path of Democracy’s convenor Ronny To...