The Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) on Friday said it's seeking legal advice on a request for information from the Registry of Trade Unions, and that it needs more time to respond. The registry wrote to the HKJA last month, demanding that ...

Health authorities announced on Friday that they've found five preliminary positive cases of Covid-19 after testing 1,200 people in an overnight lockdown of three buildings in Tai Po. One other person's test, meanwhile, was described as "indetermin...

The Secretary for the Civil Service, Patrick Nip, has urged private companies to follow the government's lead in implementing work from home arrangements for staff, saying there is a need to significantly reduce the flow of people in the city to curb...

A leading epidemiologist, Benjamin Cowling, said on Friday that the government should divert resources away from inoculating children against Covid towards boosting the vaccination rate in elderly people. Speaking on RTHK's Hong Kong Today programme...

The chairman of the Lan Kwai Fong group, Allan Zeman, said on Friday that the restaurant trade saw a 'sad and quiet' Lunar New Year, with business between 20 and 25 percent of the usual level. The government last month banned evening dine-in service...

The government said on Thursday that Deputy Commissioner for Labour, Jeff Leung, has tested positive for Covid-19. Leung is believed to be the highest-ranking official to have come down with the virus since the pandemic began two years ago. In a ...

The government on Thursday imposed lockdowns on four residential blocks in Tai Po and Tuen Mun. Authorities made the announcement after sewage samples from Fu Cheong, Kwai Cheong and Wing Cheong Courts of Fortune Plaza in Tai Po came back positive f...

Fresh untraceable Covid-19 cases have again hit a new high since the fifth wave of infections struck Hong Kong, with health officials reporting 31 local cases of unknown origin on Thursday. The patients live in districts across the SAR, including No...

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...