The outgoing Justice Secretary, Teresa Cheng, says she has served Hong Kong "without fear or favour" and has felt Beijng's care for her over the past four years. In a blog post published on Saturday, Ms Cheng looked back on her four years in office...

The Hospital Authority said on Saturday it may turn individual hospitals into Covid-19 treatment facilities again if the number of cases continues to rise. A top HA official, Lau Ka-kin, told an RTHK programme that if, for example, half of a hospit...

Former finance chief Frederick Ma said on Saturday that the SAR could open its international border before opening up with the mainland, to preserve its status as an international financial hub. Speaking on a radio programme, he said strict quarant...

President Xi Jinping will attend celebrations next week to mark the 25th anniversary of the handover and the swearing-in of the next administration. Mr Xi's attendance was announced on Saturday by the official Xinhua news agency, although its repor...

The government on Friday issued compulsory testing notices for 49 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 on Friday announced measures to stop quarantine hotel rooms scalping, saying hotels should verify guests' real names and that they pay in full when booking a room. In a statement, the administration said it decided to implement the me...

CLP said it has submitted a preliminary report to the government over the cable bridge fire on Tuesday which led to a widespread blackout in New Territories West. The firm said the power grid in the Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long and Tuen Mun areas was ope...

The District Court on Friday acquitted a chauffeur of inciting others to attack police officers, saying he appeared to be simply venting his anger at the police’s handling of a 2019 protest when he sent a provocative message to a drivers’ chat gr...

A Covid cluster that broke out at a Tuen Mun restaurant has continued to grow, as authorities reported that seven more customers and three of their close contacts have contracted the virus. Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan from the Centre for Health Protection ...

From July 1, RTHK will relay two channels of the China Media Group on television and radio, as part of celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of the reunification of Hong Kong with China. RTHK will relay CGTN Documentary on its new TV34 channel, ...

An infectious disease expert says if Eric Chan and Erick Tsang can obtain two consecutive negative PCR tests that are carried out 24 hours apart before July 1, then it will be safe for them to attend the inauguration ceremony for the new government. ...

CLP on Friday said it has laid and activated a high-voltage replacement cable after its cable bridge in Yuen Long caught fire and led to a massive blackout in New Territories West earlier in the week. The company said the 132 kilovolts cable became ...

Covid-stricken chief secretary-designate Eric Chan and his wife aren't showing many symptoms of the virus, RTHK learnt on Friday. The government announced on Thursday that Chan, who's currently Chief Executive Carrie Lam's top aide, and constitution...

Executive councillor and senior counsel Ronny Tong says he doesn’t think the Covid infections of two incoming top officials will affect the new administration’s governance whatsoever. Speaking on Friday – a day after incoming chief secretary E...

The head of an education concern group has called on the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA) to find an alternative mode of assessment for Hindi and Urdu, after the body announced that the languages will be dropped as university e...

Hong Kong stocks opened with more gains on Friday morning, tracking a rally on Wall Street and putting the market on course for a healthy end to a broadly positive week. The Hang Seng Index rose 0.83 percent to 21,450. The Shanghai Composite Index ...

The Marine Department says the owner of the Jumbo floating restaurant boat has informed it that the vessel remains in waters off the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea after its capsize on Saturday, though it gave no indication of whether it is sti...

The government on Thursday issued compulsory testing notices for 59 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. ...

National security police have arrested three more people in connection with a case involving martial arts classes allegedly conducted with seditious intent. Officers said the suspects, aged 39 to 50, were taken into custody on Wednesday and Thursday...

The Hospital Authority (HA) said it plans to bring in senior mainland doctors from the Greater Bay Area in the second half of this year as part of efforts to help fight what it describes as a "very worrying" brain drain. Chairman Henry Fan said on T...