Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho said on Saturday that the authorities plan to deploy modular integrated construction techniques similar to those used in building quarantines facilities as a way to speed up the delivery of public housing. Ho said the...

Government Covid advisor, Lau Yu-lung, said on Saturday that indicators show that the current wave of Covid-19 cases is still on an upward trend and the disease can't yet be considered endemic in Hong Kong. "HKU's reproduction rate for the virus wa...

The government on Friday issued compulsory testing notices for 64 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 said on Friday it will come up with a system to deal with individuals and organisations who want to hang national flags off lampposts in displays of patriotism, including a mechanism to waive administrative and inspection fees. This c...

The government said it will from Monday invite medical teams to visit nursing homes at least once a week to help vaccinate elderly and disabled people against Covid-19, to boost the vaccination rate. Officials hope to increase the inoculation rate ...

A second former worker at a foster home in Prince Edward has been jailed for abusing children there. Lam Mei-po, 56, was sentenced to around seven months behind bars. She earlier pleaded guilty to assaulting three youngsters at the Children's Resi...

Startup carrier Greater Bay Airlines has confirmed that its maiden passenger flight will take off on Saturday, to Bangkok. According to the Airport Authority, flight HB660 will depart at 10:30am. The airline – founded by mainland tycoon Bill Wong...

Members of the Legislative Council's finance committee on Friday approved a 2.5 percent salary increase for all civil servants. Civil Service Secretary Ingrid Yeung told legislators the administration needed to handle salary adjustments carefully th...

Health authorities on Friday reported 4,090 new local Covid infections and 180 imported cases, as the Hospital Authority (HA) warned that non-urgent healthcare services will inevitably be affected as numbers continue to rise. Officials said another...

A group focusing on racial equality has urged local universities to come up with a transparent standard for assessing the performance of students who take Chinese-language exams outside the local system. At a press briefing on Friday, Unison said ma...

The government on Friday announced the appointment of 19 senior officials, including eight deputy bureau chiefs. Two former political assistants have been promoted as undersecretaries. They are Jeff Sze for education and Lillian Cheong for innovatio...

Elderly Commission member Grace Li on Friday expressed concerns about the ability of elderly people to comply with new anti-Covid requirements when they visit people at care homes. The government announced on Thursday that from August 1, visitors to...

A unionist lawmaker said on Friday that the government should consider legislation to ensure that workers are protected from heatstroke if new guidance for employers fails to reduce the number of cases. Speaking on RTHK's Hong Kong Today programme, ...

The government on Thursday issued compulsory testing notices for 56 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. ...

The government announced on Thursday that care home staff and visitors will be subject to tougher Covid testing requirements soon. From July 27, people working at care homes for the elderly and the disabled will be required to take PCR tests once a...

Chief Executive John Lee will deliver his maiden policy blueprint in October. It has been revealed that Lee will deliver his first Policy Address at the Legislative Council on October 19. He'll then attend a question-and-answer session at Legco the...

WWF-Hong Kong on Thursday urged the government to put in place marine traffic mitigation measures in South Lantau waters, after its study found that Chinese white dolphins have been more active in the area due to reduced sea traffic during the pandem...

Hong Kong's daily Covid tally passed the 4,000 mark on Thursday, with the Centre for Health for Protection reporting 4,375 cases, 299 of them imported. Health officials said another 163 people with Covid had been taken to hospital, meaning a total ...

Labour minister Chris Sun on Thursday said the government is working to update guidelines to prevent heat stroke for workers so that it won't be just about how hot the day is. He said officials are studying whether to add the observatory's heat ind...

Lawmakers on Thursday urged the authorities to widen the criteria in selecting medical schools for a special scheme aimed at enticing non-locally-trained doctors to practice here. The government has so far selected 50 medical schools whose graduates...