Police has arrested 41 people, including secondary school and university students, for allegedly trafficking or possessing cannabis worth more than HK$19.6 million. The suspects, aged 18 to 54, also include professionals like accountants and engine...

Transport officials on Friday wouldn't disclose how much money the MTR has been given to compensate it for losses due to the suspension of high-speed rail services to the mainland. Cross-border express trains from the West Kowloon terminus have bee...

A Wan Chai restaurant which hosted a controversial Covid-hit birthday party attended by government officials and lawmakers has been fined HK$6,000 after admitting violating infection control rules. A representative of Reserva Iberica pleaded guilty ...

A group of swimming coaches on Friday urged the authorities to reopen pools as soon as possible, saying the prolonged closures may affect the grooming of future elite swimmers. Speaking at a press conference, Ng Yuk-kong, a committee member of the H...

Long lines of students formed outside schools on Friday morning as they were hustled to comply with special anti-Covid measures put in place for this year’s university entrance exams. Before they were allowed in, students sitting the Diploma of S...

DAB lawmaker Frankie Ngan on Friday cast doubt on a new policy against scalping in relation to public sports facilities, saying it could even make the problem worse. Under new rules that will come into force on May 1, a person who books a governmen...

Police on Thursday arrested a 60-year-old man on suspicion of dangerous driving causing death over a traffic accident in Sai Wan Ho that left one man dead and another man injured. The crash happened at around 4:30pm when a seven-seater reportedly lo...

The government on Thursday issued compulsory testing notices for 40 blocks across Hong Kong. Anyone who has visited any of these premises and stayed there for more than two hours since April 8 must get a nucleic acid test for Covid-19 on Friday or...

Unemployment in Hong Kong has risen to its highest level in nine months, official data showed on Thursday. The city's jobless rate climbed to five percent in March, up from 4.5 percent the month before. Underemployment also edged up, by 0.8 perce...

The SAR government and Foreign Ministry have denounced a move by Google to shut down chief executive candidate John Lee's campaign channel on YouTube. Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin on Thursday accused Google, the parent company of YouTube, ...

The Centre for Health Protection on Thursday reported 628 new Covid infections – down 40 cases from the previous day. Officials said 317 of the new infections were confirmed in laboratories and the rest were reported by people who took rapid tests...

Representatives of nightlife businesses have called on the government to let them reopen as soon as possible, saying it’s unfair for them to be left out of the current move to relax social distancing measures. Bars, pubs, karaoke lounges and mahjo...

The government on Thursday locked down two residential blocks in Diamond Hill and Sha Tin, citing a range of factors such as sewage samples there testing positive for Covid-19. Residents and recent visitors to Block One of Bel Air Heights and Ching ...

Authorities say at least six students will be taking their university entrance exam in a quarantine camp, and special arrangements will be put in place to facilitate the process. Four of them are infected with Covid and two are being observed, acco...

There were expressions of joy from worshippers as well as visitors to amusement parks on Thursday as Ocean Park, Disneyland and temples began welcoming crowds again. People started streaming into Wong Tai Sin Temple as it reopened its doors at 7:30...

The hospitality sector on Thursday welcomed the relaxation of social distancing rules, saying it will hopefully finally improve their income. Eateries can now provide dine-in service from 6pm-10pm for the first time since the Omicron outbreak began...

Businesses shuttered during the fifth wave of the pandemic have been preparing to reopen on Thursday, since they were forced to close from January. Venues such as gyms, cinemas and beauty parlours will still have to observe rules, such as mask-weari...

The government on Wednesday issued compulsory testing notices for 40 places across Hong Kong. Anyone who has visited any of these premises and stayed there for more than two hours since April 6 must get a nucleic acid test for Covid-19 on Thursday o...

Prenetics, a company providing Covid tests in Hong Kong, on Wednesday apologised for failing to send results to almost 500 people, including 25 who tested positive. The firm said the incident involved people who returned deep throat saliva samples ...

Health officials said on Wednesday that Hong Kong’s Covid situation has entered “a stable level” in recent days as they reported 668 new cases for the day. Among the new infections, 13 were imported. "So far, we do not see an obvious trend ...