The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data on Tuesday said it had launched a fraud prevention hotline, after receiving many reports of fraud cases this year. The office said it had received 386 enquiries and 17 complaints about the us...

Hong Kong's last remaining operating sawmill is scheduled to close down on Tuesday after operating for 75 years. Chi Kee Sawmill and Timber is among the businesses in the northern New Territories that's going to make way for new developments under t...

Chief Executive John Lee said on Tuesday that the Covid infection risk on the mainland is the lowest in the world and this is why a rule requiring people arriving in Hong Kong to be vaccinated doesn't apply to mainlanders. Lee was responding to an o...

The chief executive of the Hospital Authority, Tony Ko, on Tuesday tested positive for Covid through a rapid antigen test. In a statement, an authority spokesperson said Ko last went to work on Monday, and had followed all infection control measure...

A respiratory medicine expert said on Tuesday that the recent surge in Covid-19 infections may have peaked a few days ago, and urged the government to start considering relaxing infection-control measures. Dr Leung Chi-chiu noted that as the more t...

Chief Executive John Lee on Tuesday said his administration could not turn a blind eye to how Covid-19 has affected Hong Kong's healthcare services and high-risk groups, as he warned against complacency. Speaking before the weekly Executive Council...

The government on Monday issued compulsory testing notices for 74 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...

Marine police and customs officers on Monday said they have arrested nine locals and seven illegal immigrants, after seizing 122 tonnes of smuggled goods worth HK$19 million in several operations during the Mid-Autumn Festival. In the latest joint ...

Hong Kong on Monday recorded 7,938 new Covid cases, including 166 imported infections. Eleven more Covid patients have died in the previous day - five of whom were unvaccinated. The Hospital Authority said 2,753 Covid patients are being treated i...

Top officials and politicians on Monday paid their final respects to former security secretary Ambrose Lee, who passed away in his sleep last month at the age of 73. Those who attended Lee’s funeral service in Hung Hom included former chief execut...

Police on Monday said they seized seven vehicles and arrested eight people near Deep Water Bay during an operation to combat illegal road racing activities. They include seven drivers and one passenger, aged between 25 and 53. They were arrested o...

A researcher at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) said the city’s teenage suicide rate hit a record high last year, adding that the pandemic has taken a toll on children's mental health. Among those aged under 15, the suicide rate rose to 1.7 per ...

University of Hong Kong infectious disease expert Ho Pak-leung on Monday called on the government to stop issuing compulsory testing notices for buildings where Covid patients are found, or where sewage samples test positive for the virus. Speaking...

Authorities on Monday urged members of the public - especially children, the elderly and those with underlying illnesses - to refrain from outdoor activities, saying the local air pollution level may reach the "serious" category later in the day. â...

The government on Sunday issued compulsory testing notices for 78 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...

Health officials said on Sunday that there are signs that local Covid cases are going down as they reported 9,033 new infections, including 129 imported cases. Chuang Shuk-kwan, from the Centre for Health Protection, said officials need to observe t...

Customs officers and marine police on Sunday said they have arrested a 44-year-old man after seizing around 400 kilogrammes of frozen meat. In a joint operation on Saturday, the authorities said they spotted several men loading suspected smuggled g...

The Secretary for Security Chris Tang on Sunday said he had reservations over suggestions to wipe the criminal records of people convicted of protest-related charges. Speaking on a TV programme, Tang said about 3,000 people were prosecuted over the...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan said on Sunday that boosting the vaccination rate is the key to reopening the border, as the city faces headwinds such as a resurgence of Covid cases, a high external inflation rate and interest rate hikes in the US. Wr...

A special investigator looking into the financial affairs of Next Digital - the publisher of now-defunct Apple Daily - said on Sunday he thinks his appointment may have to be extended for a fourth time as the probe is still ongoing. Speaking to rep...