The Competition Commission has imposed a fine of more than HK$4 million on a travel agency in connection with a price-fixing case. It also announced further action against two hotel operators that did not enter into cooperation agreements with the c...

There have been mixed reactions among secondary school students about the government’s decision to suspend face-to-face classes, with some calling the measure reasonable and others describing it as unfair. The Education Bureau announced on Thursd...

The Education University announced on Thursday that it will no longer recognise the institution's students' union, alleging it has problems with its management and lacks representativeness. In an email to students and staff, the university said the...

The Education Bureau on Thursday ordered secondary schools to suspend face-to-face classes by Monday, after a number of students were recently infected with Covid-19. All in-school activities will also be suspended, but form six students preparing ...

Health authorities said on Thursday one person has tested preliminary positive during an overnight lockdown of a public housing block in Kwai Chung. Authorities said arrangements were made for the preliminary case to be sent to hospital and the clos...

Some people who live or work in Mei Foo and Sham Shui Po on Thursday heeded government advice and lined up to get tested for Covid-19. Officials made the appeal after several infections emerged from the two areas, including an untraceable case invol...

Calls mounted on Thursday for the government to suspend face-to-face classes in secondary schools after a number of teenagers were recently infected with Covid-19. The Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers said in a statement that the coronavir...

The government on Thursday announced that children aged 5 to 11 can receive the Sinovac vaccine from Friday, while BioNTech jabs will be administered to this age group starting February 16. Bookings for Sinovac jabs open at 8am on Friday for shots l...

Covid lockdowns have come to an end at two residential blocks sealed off overnight for compulsory testing. No new Covid cases were found, but the test result of one specimen is still undergoing the verification process. The buildings are Tower 3 o...

The government on Wednesday again called on people living and working in Sham Shui Po to voluntarily test for Covid, following concerns about silent transmission chains in the district. In a statement, it said eight testing points had been set up to ...

Authorities have put three residential blocks in Kwun Tong, Sham Shui Po and Kwai Chung under overnight lockdown, after residents there tested preliminary positive for Covid-19. Tower 3 of Grand Central on 33 Hip Wo Street, Fu Yuet House of Fu Cheon...

Health officials have called on residents in Mei Foo and Sham Shui Po to get tested for Covid-19, saying growing clusters there have led to a "severe epidemic situation". Authorities on Wednesday reported 16 new Covid-19 cases, among them seven loca...

Lawmakers on Wednesday passed two resolutions that gave them new powers to conduct high-level meetings online during the Covid-19 pandemic. Under the new rules, legislators can hold virtual council meetings, as well as remote meetings for the Finan...

The former secretary general of the now-disbanded Demosisto party, Joshua Wong, has had his jail sentence reduced by two months over his participation in a banned June 4 vigil in 2020. Wong applied for leave to appeal against his sentence after rece...

Health Secretary Sophia Chan said the operation of the Penny's Bay Quarantine Centre has improved after authorities enhanced measures there in light of recent complaints. People who'd undergone isolation at the quarantine facility reported various p...

Pet owners began handing over their hamsters to the authorities on Wednesday, heeding calls by the government after a Covid-19 outbreak at a pet shop. The authorities have urged the public to submit hamsters bought since December 22 for humane dispo...

A former spokesman for the now-defunct group Hong Kong Indigenous, Edward Leung, was released from jail in the early morning hours of Wednesday, having completed his sentence for his role in the 2016 Mong Kok riot. It’s understood that the Correct...

Businessman and film producer Checkley Sin has become the first person to throw his hat into the ring for the Chief Executive post. Speaking on a nine-minute video posted on his Youtube channel on Wedneday, Sin, 64, said he pondered about his futur...

Medical experts on Wednesday backed the government's decision to cull more than 2,000 hamsters and other small mammals to prevent the spread of Covid-19, saying it simply does not have the capacity to isolate and test all the animals. Authorities ...

The government said it did not find any Covid-19 cases after three overnight lockdown operations held in Aberdeen, Lai Chi Kok and Tung Chung wrapped up on Wednesday morning. Ka Sing House, Ka Lung Court on Tin Wan Praya Road in Aberdeen was one of ...