A police officer who was injured by a secondary school student with a paper cutter three years ago has filed a claim in the District Court for compensation. A court document said the defendant, Hui Tim-lik, who's now 21, had attacked officer Leung ...

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data has arrested a man on suspicion of disclosing a former co-worker’s personal information on a social media platform. The privacy watchdog on Friday said the suspect and the alleged victim had...

The government says it hopes to get hold of a vaccine against monkeypox this month as part of preparations for any future outbreak here. The World Health Organisation declared a global health emergency over monkeypox in late July, although officials...

Police said on Friday they had arrested a 28-year-old man after a homeless woman was robbed in Kowloon City last week. Officers said the victim, 74, lost valuables and HK$16,000 in cash. The woman said she has been collecting used cardboard for th...

A medical expert advising the government on its Covid strategy on Friday urged parents to get their children vaccinated as soon as possible, saying it’s not realistic to wait for newer generations of vaccines or doses especially prepared for childr...

Deputy Justice Secretary Horace Cheung has become one of the latest government officials to catch Covid-19. Cheung last went to work on Thursday, said the Department of Justice in an announcement on Friday. The department added that he had worn fac...

The government on Thursday issued compulsory testing notices for 58 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 said on Thursday it's reducing the number of Covid tests required for people arriving in Hong Kong from the mainland and Macau, as they pose "very low" infection risks to the SAR. From Saturday, those arriving here under the Return2hk...

Health officials said on Thursday children aged five and above will be included in the government's vaccine pass scheme. Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan from the Centre for Health Protection said at a daily Covid briefing that the government will announce detai...

Hong Kong's daily Covid tally passed the 10,000 mark on Thursday. The Centre for Health Protection reported 10,586 new infections, 244 of them imported. Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan from the centre said officials expect daily case numbers to continue to ri...

The Hong Kong Badminton Association said on Thursday that it has cancelled this year's Hong Kong Open Badminton Championships due to the city's Covid restrictions. The event in November was meant to have been part of a world tour organised by the Ba...

Chief Executive John Lee said on Thursday that Hong Kong people travelling to the mainland will soon be allowed to fulfil their quarantine requirements in the SAR before crossing the border in a closed loop. He said Guangzhou and Shenzhen authoritie...

Customs officers on Thursday said they had arrested four men suspected of laundering more than HK$400 million. Officers said their investigation, which stemmed from another money laundering case at the end of last year, involved some 9,000 transacti...

The Office of The Ombudsman on Thursday said tougher penalties are needed to prevent owners from the improper disposal of their unwanted vehicles. Currently, if the owners do not renew vehicle registration that has expired, they will no longer be co...

Children as young as five may soon need to use the government's vaccine pass to go into restaurants and various other premises, as the government looks for new ways to try to boost the Covid vaccination rate. Civil Service Secretary Ingrid Yeung, wh...

Ombudsman Winnie Chiu on Thursday urged government departments to step up the monitoring of unlicensed ferry services to outlying islands, to ensure public safety. Announcing the results of a direct investigation, Chiu said her office has found ill...

The ICAC on Thursday announced that it is appointing former commissioner Simon Peh as a special adviser for a one-year term. Peh was in January this year elected president of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA) befo...

Police have laid a holding charge against three men, aged 27 to 39, jointly with one count of murder. The three men were arrested on Monday and Tuesday in suspected connection with a murder in Yau Ma Tei on Monday, in which a 35-year-old man died. ...

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. ...

Health authorities on Wednesday said private hospitals were making more beds available to take in patients from public hospitals to tackle a rising Covid-19 caseload as Hong Kong's daily tally nears the 10,000 mark. There were 9,495 new coronavirus ...