A grassroots organisation on Sunday called on the government to reconsider the applications of thousands of unemployed workers who were deemed ineligible for its Temporary Unemployment Relief scheme. Authorities earlier said the applications of som...

The Secretary for Civil Service, Patrick Nip, on Sunday said it’s reasonable for government workers to expect pay rises after having their salaries frozen for two years. He was commenting on the proposed pay rises for civil servants - the figures...

Executive Council convener Bernard Chan on Sunday hinted that he would not stay in the top advisory and policymaking body in the new government headed by incoming Chief Executive John Lee. Speaking on a radio programme, Chan said he would like to s...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Sunday hailed Hong Kong’s national security law, saying it has consolidated the city’s role as an international financial centre. Writing on his weekly blog, Chan said the law has restored stability and safety t...

Police on Saturday arrested a sixth suspect in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 46-year-old man early on Friday morning at a Portland Street unit. The 34-year-old suspect was detained in Mong Kok. Five of the arrested, four men and a woman, ...

The government on Saturday said it had ordered compulsory testing for Covid-19 at 42 locations across the SAR. Anyone who has visited any of the premises concerned, and stayed there for the length of time and on the dates specified, must get a nuclei...

Health authorities on Saturday reported a Covid-19 outbreak at a club in Central, where 11 patrons have come down with the virus. Officials reported 270 new infections for the day, including 31 that were imported. The Centre for Health Protection s...

Police on Saturday said they had arrested three young men on suspicion of possessing offensive weapons. Officers said they had intercepted two men during an anti-triad operation in Ngau Tau Kok on Thursday, and found two military knives in the bag ...

Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Edward Yau said on Saturday that Hong Kong will not compromise its anti-Covid measures for the sake of the economy, despite growing calls from the business sector to resume quarantine-free international...

Outgoing Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Saturday called on the incoming administration to enhance national security awareness among the governing team, saying the SAR still faces challenges in implementing the security law. Speaking at a legal forum ...

Government pandemic adviser David Hui on Saturday said Hong Kong's daily Covid caseload is likely to remain in the low hundreds for several more weeks, adding that a major rebound in infections is unlikely. "Judging by the recent number of cases [wh...

The government on Friday said it had ordered compulsory testing for Covid-19 at 42 locations across the SAR. 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...

Health authorities on Friday reported 221 new local Covid cases and said they believe a subvariant of Omicron, BA.2.12.1, is spreading on Hong Kong Island. At a daily briefing, officials confirmed that four earlier cases all involved the subvariant,...

Some residents on Friday expressed sorrow that the Kowloon City they’ve known for years will disappear under a redevelopment plan, while others said it's high time that the district gets a major facelift. The Urban Renewal Authority earlier unveil...

The Democratic Party on Friday said its key members Lee Wing-tat and his wife, Chan Shu-ying, have quit. In a statement, it said the party's central committee has accepted their resignations, effective from May 27. Party chairman Lo Kin-hei said h...

The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) on Friday pledged to preserve the culture unique to the “Little Thailand” streets of Kowloon City, as it unveiled plans to redevelop the area to build more than 4,300 flats. The project will cover three sections...

Beijing's top adviser on the Basic Law says the One Country, Two Systems principle will have to be improved, but Hong Kong's constitutional order won't change before 2047. Shen Chunyao made the comments in a keynote speech at a legal conference on F...

The head of a group for small and medium-sized enterprises warned on Friday that proposed pay rises of up to 7 percent for civil servants risked putting pressure on the hard-hit private sector to match the increases or see staff walk away. Speaking ...

The government on Thursday said it had ordered compulsory testing for Covid-19 at 46 locations across the SAR. 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 te...

Polytechnic University researchers on Thursday said they have developed a portable Covid antibody test kit that lets people know when they should receive their next booster shot using saliva instead of blood. They explained people will need to place...