The government is bringing forward the deadline for people to get their third Covid-19 jab by a month to May 31 under its vaccine pass scheme. Announcing the decision on Sunday, officials said people have been actively getting vaccinated and there a...

Labour and Welfare Secretary Law Chi-kwong said the design of the latest round of the Employment Support Scheme is different from its launch two years ago, adding that the aim now is to help bring about an economic recovery and lower unemployment tha...

Chief Secretary John Lee on Sunday said people need to beware of what he called "irresponsible speculation" on social media concerning mainland health workers who came to Hong Kong to help take care of Covid patients. He said people should be on al...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Sunday that she doesn't plan to make Covid vaccinations mandatory for the elderly, while acknowledging it's a huge challenge to get unjabbed senior citizens inoculated. Speaking at her daily Covid briefing, Lam sai...

Leading microbiologist Yuen Kwok-yung on Sunday said it would not be a problem if Hong Kong can't achieve zero Covid infections, so long as everyone are vaccinated. The government pandemic adviser added that Covid-19 is to stay for a long time. Yu...

Health authorities have found 530 preliminary-positive Covid-19 cases in their latest overnight lockdown operations. A total of 223 cases were from Tin Hang House of Shun Tin Estate in Kwun Tong. There were 191 infections at Tip Ying House in Butte...

The police said a man died on Sunday after falling onto the tracks at Fanling MTR station. The MTR Corporation said the case, which happened at around 11:30am, forced the suspension of services between Tai Wo and Sheung Shui stations on the East Rai...

Health authorities on Saturday reported 16,597 new Covid-19 infections – a three-week low and 3,485 cases fewer than the day before. Of the new cases, 7,528 were detected by PCR tests, while 9,069 were reported by people who took rapid tests thems...

People travelling to the mainland or Macau by land from Monday will be required to do an additional PCR test at the Hong Kong port, as SAR officials move to prevent infections from spreading to the mainland. Currently, travellers passing through th...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Saturday that the government will mobilise community groups to distribute anti-epidemic kits to all residents in Hong Kong this month. The kits will include masks, rapid antigen test kits, and Chinese medicine, she...

Health authorities on Saturday found around 670 preliminary positive cases during overnight lockdowns of ten buildings in Aberdeen, Tuen Mun, Kwai Chung, Kwun Tong, Wong Tai Sin and Tseung Kwan O. Four buildings in Kwai Chung and Tuen Mun were cord...

Government expert adviser Ivan Hung on Saturday said that Hong Kong could gradually relax social distancing measures when the epidemic further eases and when over 90 percent of the population is fully vaccinated. Speaking on a radio programme, the ...

Police Commissioner Raymond Siu has called on members of the public to take part in anti-terrorism drills, saying it is important for all sectors of society to play a role. Speaking on an RTHK TV programme, the police chief said apart from conducti...

The government said on Friday it is addressing a pressing need for cremation services in the city, as it continues to tackle a shortage of coffins. In a statement, the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) said all government crematorium...

Hong Kong Customs seized about 10.2 million suspected illicit cigarettes with an estimated market value of about $28 million at the Tsing Yi Customs Cargo Examination Compound on Thursday. Customs officers found the consignment inside a 40-foot tran...

The government said adult residents can make bookings from next Monday to get their Covid booster shot, as long as they've had their second jab at least three months ago. A fourth dose will also be available for immunocompromised individuals aged 1...

A representative of small and medium enterprises on Friday said the government’s wage subsidies programme came a little late, but will still lend a lifeline to businesses struggling amid the Omicron outbreak.   Danny Lau, the honorary chairman of ...

Police on Friday said they had arrested 38 people suspected of deceiving banks into providing loans totalling HK$280 million through a government scheme aimed at supporting businesses hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. Twenty-two men and 16 women, aged b...

The cumulative death toll in the latest Omicron outbreak in Hong Kong surged past 5,000 on Friday as the total caseload crossed the milestone of one million.   For the day, the number of new Covid cases dropped further to 20,082 – 7,966 of which ...

The government said on Friday that people will need to have been unemployed, or have had their work suspended, for 30 straight days in order to be eligible for an unemployment subsidy of HK$10,000. Officials said applications under the HK$3 billion ...