Police have launched an investigation after an officer's locker was broken into and HK$1,650 stolen. It's understood that the theft took place at the force's Kowloon East regional headquarters on Sunday. The officer was said to have checked his lo...

A man was on Monday remanded into custody after he appeared at the Kowloon City Court charged with murdering his ex-girlfriend last week. Lo Chun-ming, 28, is accused of murdering yoga instructor, Aqua Chow, at the Ritz-Carlton hotel some time betw...

Top officials on Monday arrived at the government headquarters for their first day of work, with some saying they would strive to achieve objectives set out by President Xi Jinping, and deliver on Chief Executive John Lee's campaign pledges. Deputy...

The District Court on Monday found six men guilty of a range of triad-related charges. They were prosecuted following a police undercover operation that lasted nearly two years and ended in July 2018. The court heard that the defendants claimed to ...

Mainland authorities say another sailor has been rescued from an engineering vessel which snapped in two in waters southwest of Hong Kong as Typhoon Chaba passed through the area on Saturday. Twelve bodies have also been found in the sea. Accordin...

The government on Sunday issued compulsory testing notices for 65 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...

Renowned Hong Kong novelist Ni Kuang has died at the age of 87. Two of his friends told RTHK that the popular Chinese language novelist passed away on Sunday afternoon. One of them said he had been sick for some time, and his family had been cari...

All tropical cyclone signals were cancelled at 7.40pm on Sunday following Typhoon Chaba. The Observatory had earlier lowered the signal from Strong Wind Signal No 3 to Standby Signal No 1. The government said on Sunday it had received at least 45...

The Government Flying Service (GFS) said on Sunday that the chances are very slim of finding any of the sailors missing from an engineering vessel which snapped in two in waters southwest of Hong Kong when Typhoon Chaba passed through on Saturday. ...

Hong Kong's daily Covid-19 caseload on Sunday dropped below 2,000 for the first time in five days, but officials said that was probably due to the typhoon. The Centre for Health Protection reported 1,681 new local Covid cases and 147 imported infec...

Chief Executive John Lee said on Sunday that there's a need to conduct more PCR Covid tests for high-risk groups to rein in the outbreak. The daily caseload has been hovering close to 2,000 in the past few days – some of those reported by people w...

A green group on Sunday warned that the government’s proposal to increase the plastic bag levy to HK$1 will not have a big enough deterrent effect. Greeners Action said it had surveyed 800 residents in June and found that over 75 percent believe ...

The new Secretary for Justice, Paul Lam, has said maintaining and promoting the rule of law will be one of his primary missions, as he assumed his post “to serve Hong Kong with zeal and humility”. Writing in a new blog for the first time on Sun...

DAB lawmaker Steven Ho said on Sunday he's tested positive for Covid-19 two days after meeting President Xi Jinping during the state leader's visit to Hong Kong. The legislative councillor stood two rows behind the president when they took a group p...

The Observatory says it has lowered the Strong Wind Signal No 3, which had been in place in the wake of Typhoon Chaba. The Standby Signal No 1 has been raised as the storm fades. At 2pm, the storm was estimated to be about 430 kilometres west-nort...

A think tank has urged the newly established Home and Youth Affairs Bureau to work on restoring the government’s relations with young people, and explore new ways to communicate with them. The Hongkong Federation of Youth Groups made the call aft...

Executive Councillor and former head of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Joseph Yam, said on Sunday that he doesn’t think the US will wage a “financial war” against China, but even if it does, it’s unlikely to afflict Hong Kong. Speaking o...

The Hong Kong Palace Museum opened its doors to the public on Sunday morning. More than a dozen visitors queued up for more than an hour in advance. While some complained that the signage wasn’t very clear, others said they were eager to take a...

The Observatory said the Strong Wind Signal Number three would remain in place before noon on Sunday as Typhoon Chaba moves away from the SAR. Earlier, it lowered its storm warning to Strong Wind Signal No 3 at 4.20pm on Saturday. The No 8 Southeast...

Police said on Saturday that they've laid a holding charge of murder against a 28-year-old man. They said the man was arrested on Thursday in connection with the death of a 23-year-old woman in a hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui. The woman's relatives had ...