Health authorities on Tuesday recorded 30,493 new coronavirus cases and 291 Covid-related deaths. The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said 28,475 infections had been confirmed by PCR tests. It said 14,715 people had notified the authorities that...

A charity which helps low-income families said on Tuesday that children should also be eligible for the HK$10,000 spending vouchers to be distributed by the government. People Service Centre surveyed over 600 carers, most of whom live in public hous...

An NGO has called on the government to devote more resources for the long-term support of sexual abuse victims, saying the pandemic had made it more difficult for them to seek help. RainLily also reported a rise in requests for assistance in recent...

The Security Bureau says around 970 rooms at the newly built Tsing Yi isolation camp were in use by Tuesday morning, making it about 80 percent full. The bureau said there had been a favourable response to a hotline set up by the Fire Services Depar...

Authorities on Tuesday afternoon locked down three blocks in Tuen Mun for Covid testing. Residents of Blocks 4, 5 and 6 of Tsui Ning Garden are ordered to get tested after the virus was found in sewage samples from the buildings. The government sai...

Health authorities on Tuesday discovered 897 preliminary Covid cases after locking down seven residential blocks in Kwai Chung, Kwun Tong, Kowloon City and Chai Wan. Tin Kei House of Shun Tin Estate saw the highest infection rate, with around 20 per...

Supply of fresh pork will hopefully stablise soon as the Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse reopens. The abattoir had been closed since February 26, after many workers came down with Covid-19. Operation resumed on Monday and the slaughtering of live pigs...

The chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Li Zhanshu on Tuesday said the constitutional order and rule of law in Hong Kong were strengthened last year to better ensure the central government exercises its comprehensive jurisdiction over th...

A senior mainland health official, Liang Wannian, said on Tuesday that Hong Kong should make it its top priority to bring down the number of Covid-19 infections, severe cases and deaths. In an interview with Xinhua news agency published on Monday n...

The retail sector says it’s unlikely the new round of cash vouchers will bring the market “back to life” as consumers become “more cautious” than they used to be. The government had announced that it will hand out HK$10,000 to each perman...

An IT expert said on Tuesday that a website set up to self-report Covid infections via rapid testing had operated smoothly on its first day as tens of thousands of people rushed to use it. The reporting platform started operating at 6pm on Monday. A...

Tens of thousands of people on Monday logged onto a newly launched online reporting platform for those who test positive for Covid via rapid tests, as an infectious diseases expert expressed optimism that Hong Kong's Omicron outbreak might have peake...

The Financial Secretary, Paul Chan, said on Monday that the planned three-month moratorium on commercial rents will not be extended. The scheme was announced in his budget proposals last month, with the minister saying it could be lengthened for an...

Health authorities on Monday rolled out an online reporting platform for people who test positive for Covid-19 in self-administered rapid antigen tests, as the daily number of deaths reported hit a new high. The number of coronavirus cases confirmed...

Police on Monday arrested a man and launched a murder investigation after he's suspected of strangling a woman. Officers received a report from a woman at around 6am that her daughter was attacked by her ex-husband, 70, inside a flat in Mong Kok. ...

McDonald’s on Monday said it is shortening the opening hours for the majority of its 245 outlets in Hong Kong, while 38 branches will close altogether temporarily. The fast food giant said it is adjusting the business hours because the Covid pande...

The government on Monday found 1,063 preliminary positive Covid infections during overnight lockdowns of eight buildings in Yuen Long, Kowloon City and Aberdeen. Authorities found 264 preliminary positive cases after testing around 2,580 residents i...

Health officials on Monday imposed lockdowns on a number of buildings in Kowloon City, Kwai Chung, Chai Wan and Kwun Tong, after sewage samples there tested positive for Covid-19. The buildings are Yuet Ching House, Sheung Ching House and Mun Ching ...

Researchers say sexual violence against women remains a serious issue in Hong Kong, with their latest survey finding that 37 percent of respondents had experienced such abuse. Lingnan University’s department of sociology and social policy polled...

Vice Premier Han Zheng has been quoted as saying he hopes it’s “fake news” that some private hospitals are refusing to treat Covid-19 patients, saying it’s every medic’s duty to save lives. That’s according to Brave Chan, a local deputy ...