An RTHK staff member at the Mong Kok office has tested preliminary positive for Covid-19. The employee last worked on Friday on the 21st floor of One Mongkok Road Commercial Centre and did not come into contact with members of the public on a daily...

Health authorities on Sunday reported 342 new Covid-19 infections, all of them are local cases. Speaking at a press briefing, the Centre for Health Protection’s Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan said authorities have so far managed to trace the source of infec...

The head of the Hospital Authority, Tony Ko, said on Sunday that patients may eventually have to self-isolate at home if quarantine facilities become overwhelmed, but added medical staff will check on them over the phone. Authorities had announced ...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Sunday said Hong Kong has to contain the latest Covid-19 outbreaks as quickly as possible in order to stabilise and support the economy. He said the outbreaks have once again dealt a serious blow to the economy, and...

Health officials said on Sunday they found 26 preliminary positive Covid cases during overnight lockdowns in Tuen Mun and Sha Tin. Eleven of them live in Sun Yuet House and two are from Sun Wai House at Sun Chui Estate in Sha Tin. They are among 3...

The government on Sunday issued a compulsory testing notice ordering people who've visited 62 specified premises to undergo Covid-19 tests. "In view of 47 locally acquired cases, 12 cases linked with previous cases, one imported case and one case te...

Health officials on Saturday issued compulsory testing notices in response to sewage testing positive for Covid in Tuen Mun and Wong Tai Sin. The government said anyone who had been to Block 1 & 2, Phase 1 of Tai Hing Garden in Tuen Mun; or Yue Tung...

The government on Saturday locked down two blocks at Tai Hing Estate, and two blocks at Sun Chui Estate, for compulsory Covid testing. Health officials sealed off Hing Cheung House and Hing Tai House in Tuen Mun, and Sun Yuet House and Sun Wai Hous...

Hong Kong reported a record 351 Covid-19 cases on Saturday – more than twice the previous highest daily total – as the Omicron variant continued to drive the SAR's heaviest wave of infections. All but eight of the new infections are locally tran...

Veteran activist Koo Sze-yiu has been remanded in custody after a court denied him bail over a sedition charge on Saturday. The 75-year-old is accused of planning a protest against the Beijing Winter Olympics outside the Liaison Office in Sai Wan o...

A government minister said on Saturday that social distancing restrictions could be extended to cover more types of establishments, when the Executive Council discusses strengthening anti-pandemic measures next week. Chief Executive Carrie Lam said...

Secretary for the Civil Service Patrick Nip on Saturday defended the government's plan to distribute rapid Covid test kits to everyone in Hong Kong, as doubts were cast on the scheme’s effectiveness. On Friday, Chief Executive Carrie Lam revealed ...

The government on Saturday began allowing residents to leave a building in Tuen Mun that was subject to a two-day extended lockdown, as at least 13 preliminary positive cases were identified there. Officials had moved in at Hing Ping House on the Ta...

Health officials allowed people to leave locked-down blocks in Wong Tai Sin, Sham Shui Po, Kai Tak and Sai Ying Pun on Saturday morning after finding 10 preliminary positive cases in tests on more than 4,700 people. Authorities said they found four ...

The government on Saturday issued compulsory testing notices for over 50 locations across Hong Kong in the fight against Covid. There were also additional compulsory testing orders in response to positive sewage testing results in North District and...

The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) on Friday said two pet cats had tested positive for Covid. The two cats belong to a group of five domestic short-hairs from Sheung Shui. When their owner was found to be a close contact ...

The government on Friday evening ordered lockdowns for residential buildings in Kai Tak, Sai Ying Pun, Wong Tai Sin and Sham Shui Po over the suspected spread of Covid-19. Residents must get tested and stay at home overnight. The Kai Tak tests invo...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Friday announced a series of measures to bolster the city’s efforts to tackle what she called an “aggravating” pandemic situation, including boosting Hong Kong's testing capacity and providing more beds for Covid p...

Untraceable infections accounted for almost half of Friday's 130 new local Covid cases, nearly double the number reported the day before. All 59 infections with unknown origins involved the Omicron variant, with 10 cases in Sham Shui Po and the othe...

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 ...