Incoming chief executive John Lee on Monday received his official letter of appointment from Premier Li Keqiang. Lee flew to Beijing on Saturday for a four-day trip, three weeks after winning the CE leadership race as the sole contender. Lee was ...

A bar industry representative on Monday said she believes some bars might have arranged DJs to entertain their customers because the Covid ban on live performances was not clearly defined. Anthea Cheung, director of the Lan Kwai Fong Association, m...

The Travel Industry Council says agencies have received many inquiries about tours to Japan, since it was announced on Friday that the country would begin accepting groups of visitors from Hong Kong. Fanny Yeung, the council's executive director, s...

The government on Sunday said it had ordered compulsory testing for Covid-19 at 40 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...

Police said on Sunday that they had charged three men and a woman with murder over the death of a 46-year-old man on Friday. The suspects are aged between 20 and 37. They have been accused of killing the 46-year-old man in a flat on Portland Stre...

A youth services group on Sunday suggested the authorities to only regulate social media platforms if it plans to legislate against fake news. The government had said it’s currently looking into introducing new laws to tackle misinformation and d...

Health officials on Sunday reported a new cluster of Covid infections that centres on a second bar in Central – this time involving 11 people at the Iron Fairies bar on Hollywood Road. The new cluster emerged just a day after the Centre for Healt...

The government on Sunday announced that travellers who have recently recovered from Covid-19 but still test positive for the virus in PCR tests will be allowed to fly into Hong Kong. However, their rapid antigen test must come back negative within ...

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...