A technical glitch disrupted internet banking and ATM withdrawals for customers of HSBC and its sister bank, Hang Seng, for about two hours on Sunday. "We're sorry, this service is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later," a message on HSBC'...

A leading member of Beijing's top think tank on Hong Kong said on Sunday he believes the SAR requires officials who have a security-related background or experience to govern the territory in the next decade. The vice-president of the Chinese Associ...

A green group on Sunday has urged businesses to shoulder most of the responsibility to tackle plastic pollution in Hong Kong. The Green Earth made the call on World Environment Day, a day set by the United Nations for encouraging worldwide awarenes...

The government on Sunday urged the public not to let their guard down against Covid-19, saying there's still a chance cases could rebound. While the fifth wave of infections has been substantially contained, people shouldn't "overlook the risk of ep...

The government on Saturday issued compulsory testing notices for 46 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. ...

Covid-19 infections linked to nightlife continued to expand on Saturday as dozens more customers of two bars in Central were diagnosed with the virus, while the SAR saw a slight decrease in the daily caseload. The Centre for Health Protection said a...

Police said on Saturday they had arrested a couple on suspicion of murdering their 14-month-old daughter. They said the baby, who had suffered neck injuries, had been dead for between one and three days when officers found her body at a village hous...

Chief Executive-elect John Lee has warned that many hurdles must be overcome before Hong Kong’s border with the mainland can be reopened, and easing restrictions shouldn’t come at the expense of the mainland’s own anti-epidemic efforts. In an...

The head of the Paediatric Society, Patrick Ip, on Saturday called on kindergartens to take measures to minimise the risk of Covid transmission, saying it is hard for younger children to wear masks during naps. His comment came after officials repor...

Police maintained a heavy presence in and around Victoria Park throughout Saturday, after authorities closed off sections of the park to prevent unauthorised assemblies on the 33rd anniversary of June 4. Groups of officers stood by in the area, with...

The government on Friday issued compulsory testing notices for 41 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...

The government announced on Friday that it will be sealing off the main parts of Victoria Park, where people gathered for the annual June 4 vigil before the pandemic hit. "In view of the Police's observation that some people are using different cha...

Police on Friday said they had arrested a 59-year-old man for allegedly inciting others to inflict grievous bodily harm upon others. Investigators said they had made the arrest after probing social media posts which encouraged people to kill police...

Health authorities on Friday said there had been a Covid outbreak at another nightclub in Central. Fourteen people who visited Shuffle in Lan Kwai Fong on Saturday have since contracted the coronavirus. They are aged between 21 and 32. One of t...

The drumbeats of dragon boat racing and cheering crowds returned to Tai O and Stanley on Friday after a two-year pause. The Tuen Ng Festival tradition had been suspended due to the pandemic but this year organisers decided to bring back the races, ...

The government on Friday launched a pilot project that will let local tours use Sha Tau Kok Pier, which is located within the frontier closed area and was previously closed to the public. The pier will be open to local tours during weekends and pub...

The government on Thursday issued compulsory testing notices for 45 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. ...

Towngas says it plans to raise its basic tariff by 4.4 percent to 27.2 cents per megajoule starting from August 1. In a government paper submitted to the Legislative Council, the company was quoted as saying that about 70 percent of its residential ...

Health officials on Thursday warned of a possible rebound in Covid-19 infections as it reported 489 cases for the day – 65 of which were imported. Around two thirds of the latest infections were confirmed through self-reported RAT tests, and the ...

Police have warned the public not to test their determination to enforce the law on June 4, adding that even going alone to Victoria Park could end in an arrest for unlawful assembly, if someone is deemed to be there with a common purpose to express ...