The observatory said on Wednesday that a trough of low pressure lingering over the coast of Southern China will continue to affect the city's weather in the next few days, bringing occasional heavy showers and thunderstorms on Thursday and Friday. ...

IT officials on Wednesday apologised after an update to the LeaveHomeSafe app the day before led to the vaccine pass QR code of some Google and Huawei phone users being deleted. The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) blamed ...

A mini-storage industry representative on Wednesday rejected a coroner’s suggestion for the government to introduce a licensing system for operators, saying the existing safety mechanism is already adequate. Coroner Philip Wong made the proposal ...

Taxi driver representatives on Wednesday expressed worries that a “mild” increase in flagfall charges may hurt their income instead of helping them. The Executive Council had approved the increase of flagfall charges by HK$3, but taxi drivers s...

A business representative on Wednesday said he fears it could be anything from a few weeks to a few years before quarantine-free travel between Hong Kong and the mainland resumes. Speaking on RTHK's Hong Kong Today programme, Danny Lau, the honorar...

The coroner's court on Tuesday ruled that two firemen had died by misadventure during an inferno at a self storage facility in Kowloon Bay in June 2016. Wrapping up the 65-day inquest, Deputy Coroner Philip Wong said the senior firemen, Thomas Cheun...

The government on Tuesday issued compulsory testing notices for 40 places across Hong Kong. Anyone who has visited any of these premises and stayed there for the length of time and on the dates specified must get a nucleic acid test for Covid-19. T...

The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) on Tuesday said a cluster of Covid cases connected to a restaurant isn't affecting the local epidemic situation that much, as officials reported a total of 273 new infections across the city. The daily tally wa...

The Executive Council on Tuesday approved fare increases for taxis, with the initial charges to be raised by HK$3. The flagfall for urban taxis will go up from HK$24 to HK$27, while it will be HK$23.5 in the New Territories and HK$22 on Lantau. The...

The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority on Tuesday said it aims to open the new Palace Museum this summer, as a present for Hong Kong people on the 25th anniversary of the handover. The authority said the museum is nearly fully furnished, and s...

Customs officers on Tuesday said they had confiscated some 27 million illicit cigarettes in two separate operations earlier this month. About two thirds of the haul was seized in Yuen Long last week, with a 40-year-old truck driver arrested in conn...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that she is waiting for additional input from her successor John Lee on her government restructuring proposal before moving forward with the overhaul. The chief executive-elect earlier signalled his support...

A restaurant operator on Tuesday said it'd be impractical to ask diners to show a negative rapid test result before they're allowed in. The suggestion was put forward earlier by medical expert Joseph Tsang after a cluster of infections emerged from ...

John Lee on Monday said his administration will implement the 'One Country, Two Systems' principle resolutely, during his meeting with the director of Beijing's Liaison office Luo Huining. During his visit - one of his stops at four central governme...

The government on Monday issued compulsory testing notices for 40 places across Hong Kong. Anyone who has visited any of these premises and stayed there for the length of time and on the dates specified must get a nucleic acid test for Covid-19. Th...

Health authorities on Monday reported 233 new Covid cases – 33 of which were imported. Officials said 120 cases were confirmed by PCR tests and 113 were reported by people who administered self-tests. A cluster of infections linked to the Peony G...

Chief Executive-elect John Lee on Monday said he had worked hard to win Hong Kong's top job, adding that he disagreed with criticism made by the European Union of the election. At a media stand-up between meetings, Lee was asked if he would thank Be...

Police on Monday said they had charged three people linked to a "radical" social media chat group with incitement to commit wounding with intent. They will appear in Eastern Court for mention on Tuesday. Officers said the the trio were among six p...

The outgoing Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Monday said the political system of "patriots administrating Hong Kong" has been completely established following the leadership election held the day before. Lam said she'd held a brief meeting with her su...

Infectious diseases expert Joseph Tsang said on Monday that the government should consider requiring people to show a negative rapid antigen test (RAT) result for Covid-19 before entering premises where masks are exempted, such as restaurants. Tsan...