An initial inspection suggests a video panel which fell and injured two dancers at a MIRROR concert on Thursday night came crashing down after a metal suspension cord snapped, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Kevin Yeung said on Friday. Spe...

A clinical psychologist said on Friday it's normal for people who witnessed traumatic events to have negative emotions, and even suffer from physical symptoms, and that it's important for them to get the help they need. The Hong Kong Red Cross said ...

MIRROR concert organisers have apologised after a large video panel fell from the ceiling above the stage on Thursday evening, injuring two dancers, one of them seriously. Videos circulating on social media appeared to show the massive video screen ...

Two dancers were hurt after being struck by a falling video panel on stage during a concert by the popular boy band MIRROR late on Thursday, prompting the government to suspend the remaining eight shows for safety checks.   Video circulating on soc...

The government on Thursday 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. ...

Health authorities said on Thursday that they are concerned about the Covid-19 case of a 22-month-old toddler who is in critical condition, with a government pandemic advisor repeating calls for parents to get their children inoculated against the co...

Latest figures released from the Census and Statistics Department on Thursday showed that the gender imbalance in Hong Kong has widened further. There were about four million women and around 3.3 million men in 2021. It means excluding foreign domes...

New figures from the Hong Kong Tourism Board on Thursday showed more visitors have flown into the city since the government lifted an entry ban on non-residents in May, but the number is still minimal compared to the pre-Covid levels. Between Janua...

The Observatory said on Thursday it has logged 22 "hot nights" so far this month – the most recorded in a month since records began in 1884. Forecasters said in a Facebook post that there had also been a consecutive 19 "hot nights", the longest e...

Former Shatin District Council chairman Li Chi-wang was on Thursday jailed for seven months for shouting insults at the police in May, 2020. Eastern Magistracy heard that Li committed the offence during a protest in Causeway Bay, and his shouting h...

A 23-year-old man was on Thursday jailed for four months for tearing three national flags down and throwing them in a rubbish bin on July 1 last year. Pang Tsz-kin, a part-time tutor, was earlier convicted by Kowloon City Court of desecrating three...

The Office of The Ombudsman said on Thursday that it's launching an investigation into the effectiveness of the government's 1823 enquiry platform, after receiving many complaints against the service in the first five months of this year. It said it...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Thursday said Hong Kong's property and financial markets remain resilient despite repeated interest rate hikes in the United States. Chan told reporters that interest rates in the SAR will inevitably increase, but t...

Young researchers and entrepreneurs working in the city’s innovation and technology industry could well become the next tech billionaire – if they successfully leverage on the national goal of transforming Hong Kong into an international I&T hub....

A man has died after being hit by a truck on Hiram's Highway in Sai Kung. The incident happened at around 6am on Thursday morning, reportedly as the man was crossing the highway near Tai Chung Hau Road. He sustained head injuries and was taken to ...

The chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), Eddie Yue, on Thursday called on prospective home-buyers and those planning to take out bank loans to carefully assess the risk posed by increasing borrowing costs. He was speaking afte...

A property analyst says she expects housing prices to fall by up to 8 percent, before rebounding early next year. Hannah Jeong, head of valuation and advisory services at real estate services company, Colliers Hong Kong, was speaking on RTHK's Hong...

The government on Wednesday 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. ...

The Hong Kong government has rejected suggestions made by the United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHCR) about the human rights situation in the SAR. In a statement, the government said it strongly opposes what it called unfair and unsubstantiate...

CLP Power said on Wednesday it is offering HK$100 vouchers to northwestern New Territories residents affected by a power outage last month. The blackout was caused by a cable bridge blaze on June 21, and the firm and the government are still probin...