Customs authorities in Hong Kong and Macau have seized more than HK$110 million worth of smuggled goods and cash, after officers intercepted two river trade vessels in waters between the two special administrative regions. Four men, aged between 40...

A grassroots organisation on Sunday renewed its call for the government to regulate initial rent levels for subdivided flats, saying the rent control imposed in January is not enough to protect tenants. At a press conference, the Society for Commun...

An inquest is to be held into the death from suspected renal failure of a 37-year-old remand prisoner at the Tai Lam Centre for Women. The Correctional Services Department said she had been receiving treatment for an ongoing kidney problem both at t...

Former Chief Executive CY Leung said on Sunday that Hong Kong isn't a political city but an economic one, and the SAR was never "a show flat" for western-style democracy for the country. He said this was the original plan for the SAR when the Basic...

A former Hong Kong delegate to the country's top legislature, Rita Fan, said on Sunday that the 50 years unchanged clause under the One Country, Two Systems principle will continue "for sure", unless it's not implemented well. Article five of the B...

The government on Saturday issued compulsory testing notices for 24 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. ...

Members of the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) on Saturday voted to lower the threshold for them to disband the organisation. Only 50 percent of members with voting rights will have to vote in favour, instead of five-sixths. The HKJA has ar...

Health authorities on Saturday reported 1,794 new Covid-19 infections, including 114 imported infections. There were no new Covid-related deaths. With case numbers rising by 73 from Friday, the Centre for Health Protections’s Chuang Shuk-kwan s...

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 room scalping, saying hotels should verify guests' real names and that they should pay in full when booking a room. In a statement, the administration said it had decided to implem...

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 ...