A bumper Christmas season for local restaurants will see the trade rake in as much as HK$11 billion for December alone, while packed eateries are expected to earn some HK$400 million just on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day alone – according to the ...

An organisation that runs a foster home for babies and toddlers in Prince Edward says it is looking into allegations that its staff used corporal punishment against several children. The Society for the Protection of Children said in a statement on...

Health authorities on Friday reported five new Covid-19 cases, four of them imported and one "import-related". A 64-year-old cleaner at the airport has tested positive for the virus, and health officials suspect he may have the highly contagious Omi...

Hong Kong's Covid booster drive will be expanded from New Year's Day to cover all adults, regardless of which vaccine they have received. People who opted for Sinovac are already allowed a third shot, and from 8am on January 1, all those who chose B...

Forecasters say Hongkongers should wrap up warm as an intense winter monsoon will reach Hong Kong over the Christmas holidays, with the mercury expected to dip to nine degrees or below on Monday. The observatory said temperatures will start to drop...

Two more universities on Friday removed artwork commemorating June 4, a day after the University of Hong Kong removed the Pillar of Shame sculpture from campus. The Goddess of Democracy statue at Chinese University was taken down overnight, as was a...

A government adviser on Covid-19 vaccinations said there’s no need for Hong Kong to rush into arranging a fourth jab for the public, saying the pandemic will end only if vaccines are more evenly distributed around the world. Professor Lau Yu-lung...

Authorities said on Friday that no Covid-19 cases had been found after an overnight lockdown of a Tuen Mun residential building after a resident tested preliminary positive for a mutant strain of the coronavirus. More than 1,200 residents were teste...

A study conducted by two medical schools in Hong Kong has shown that a booster of the BioNTech vaccine can offer sufficient protection against the Omicron variant. Researchers at the University of Hong Kong and Chinese University said on Thursday th...

A Beijing official said Sunday’s Legislative Council elections showed that Hong Kong is embarking upon the path of “good-quality democracy”, adding that more than 1.3 million people who cast their ballots have given foreign forces who tried to ...

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 Sino...

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...