The government is expanding its special work arrangements from Friday, citing the need to take extra steps to try to stop the fifth wave of coronavirus infections from spreading in a "tsunami-like manner". In a statement issued on Thursday, it urge...

People flocked to the Che Kung Temple in Sha Tin on Thursday, as tradition calls for them to visit temples instead of their relatives and friends on the third day of the Lunar New Year. Large crowds arrived at the temple to make offerings, promptin...

Pressure is mounting on the Financial Secretary Paul Chan to distribute another round of electronic consumption vouchers in this month's budget, with Hong Kong's biggest party - the DAB - asking for at least HK$5,000 per person. The request comes a ...

A respiratory medicine specialist, Dr Leung Chi-chiu, said on Thursday that the recent increase in untraceable Covid cases shows that current pandemic restrictions are not enough to control the outbreak. Since last month, Hong Kong has implemented...

Health officials said on Thursday a total of three preliminary positive Covid cases were found during two overnight lockdowns in Kwai Chung and Tai Po, during which nearly 4,000 people were tested for the coronavirus. Two of the preliminary positive...

Police say two men fell to their deaths following a raid on a suspected illegal gambling establishment in Kwun Tong on Tuesday evening. Police say the men, a 46-year-old surnamed Wong and a 58-year-old surnamed Choi, were climbing on the outer wall ...

Health authorities on Wednesday sealed off Tsui Wo House in Tai Po for an overnight lockdown, after detecting preliminary positive coronavirus cases there. Residents will have to stay home and get tested. The operation in Tai Wo Estate is expected ...

Health authorities on Wednesday reported 30 untraceable local Covid infections, the second day in a row that the number has been at its highest since the fifth wave of infections began. The Centre for Health Protection's Chuang Shuk-kwan said the nu...

The Chief Secretary John Lee on Wednesday said manpower at the Penny's Bay quarantine centre had been boosted by two-thirds to a thousand and that a 24-hour hotline had been put in place, in a move to improve arrangements. Lee said, since the fifth ...

Respiratory medicine expert David Hui says he doesn't expect the current Covid wave to quickly subside, pointing out that it took at least six weeks for previous waves to return to low double-digit figures. "If you look at the first four waves, it o...

Health officials on Wednesday found three preliminary positive cases of Covid-19, following an overnight lockdown at Serenity Villa in Tai Po Tau, Tai Po. The building had been cordoned off on Tuesday evening, after sewage samples returned positive ...

Rural leader Kenneth Lau on Wednesday said Hong Kong should take it one step at a time, when it comes to fighting Covid - saying a fortune stick he picked for the city cautioned against hasty action. The Heung Yee Kuk chairman drew a neutral fortune...

The government on Wednesday said one person had tested preliminary positive for Covid-19, and another had an indeterminate result, following an overnight lockdown at Tung Moon House on Tai Hang Tung Estate in Sham Shui Po. It said as of 11.30 pm on...

Health officials locked down two buildings overnight on Tuesday. Tung Moon House in Tai Hang Tung Estate in Sham Shui Po was locked down after "a couple of positive cases" involving a mutant strain. Officials said they expected it to be completed ...

Health authorities said they were unable to trace 22 newly confirmed coronavirus cases, as they reported that Hong Kong added 129 cases on Lunar New Year’s Day. "I think the number of 22 unlinked cases is the highest so far since the fifth wave,"...

The chief executive of the Hospital Authority Dr Tony Ko on Tuesday warned there could be a "tsunami" of Covid outbreaks after the Lunar New Year holiday. Writing on his blog, Ko said the chance of a major outbreak after the holiday has now reached ...

A representative for cinema operators on Tuesday said some members in the trade may have to lay off staff and close down, as theatres remain shut under the government's Covid-19 restrictions. The chairman of the Hong Kong Theatres Association, Timo...

An economics scholar on Tuesday said it would be better if the government gave people cash instead of electronic consumption vouchers – if officials decide to distribute a fresh round of handouts. Financial Secretary Paul Chan is expected to deliv...

The Government said on Monday that three hotels will be added as quarantine hotels for close contacts of cases tested positive for the coronavirus until April 30. It said in a statement that Dorsett Mongkok, Hong Kong and Grand City Hotel would be ...

Hong Kong authorities have ordered residents of another four housing blocks into quarantine, as Monday brought 80 new locally transmitted Covid infections and 12 imported cases. The quarantine orders, due to virus transmission in the blocks, affect ...