Chief Executive John Lee on Friday announced the scrapping of mandatory hotel quarantine for new arrivals from next Monday, saying the government was able to make the decision in view of the stabilising pandemic situation. Instead of the current "t...

The Travel Industry Council on Friday said the planned abolition of some border controls by Japan is good news for travel agencies here, as the country is a top holiday destination for Hong Kong people. Japan has announced it will abolish a series ...

Sources have told RTHK that the government is set to announce as early as Friday afternoon new adjustments to Covid rules for arrivals. Chief Executive John Lee is to meet the press at 3.30pm. Currently, inbound travellers are subject to a "three ...

The chairman of a Hong Kong real estate agency says he thinks the property market could fall by a further 10 percent this year, after five major banks in the SAR raised their interest rates for the first time in four years. "If you look at the mar...

The government on Tuesday issued compulsory testing notices for 81 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. T...

Health officials say Hong Kong's latest wave of Covid infections has "obviously peaked" and hospital services can now gradually return to normal. Thursday saw another 5,990 infections – including 163 imported cases – added to the city's total of...

Police on Thursday arrested three private doctors on suspicion of issuing exemption certificates for Covid vaccine passes without giving the recipients medical consultations. The woman and two men have clinics in Yuen Long, Tin Shui Wai and Chai Wan...

Customs officers on Thursday said they had arrested a director of the cake shop chain Crostini which closed down without warning last week, leaving some customers with prepaid coupons they can't redeem. A man, 55, was arrested on suspicion of violat...

The 67-year-old driver of a cement mixer truck died on Thursday after his vehicle fell from a bridge in Cheung Sha Wan. A school bus ploughed into the truck, leaving the bus driver and three members of school staff onboard slightly injured. No chil...

Health Secretary Lo Chung-mau said on Thursday that scrapping all quarantine and medical surveillance requirements is one option the government will consider when it comes to further opening up the border. At present, inbound travellers are require...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan warned on Thursday that the interest rate hike in the US will likely slow down external demand and hit Hong Kong’s exports, but said he doesn’t think it will lead to any sharp drop in the city’s property market. ...

A police clinical psychologist says telephone scammers are highly-trained professionals, who use psychological techniques to assert authority over their victims and isolate them. Woo Chin-pang urged people to be vigilant against scams, saying they we...

Police said they're investigating a fatal traffic accident in Tai Po on Wednesday night in which a 51-year-old man died. They said that at about 8.55pm, a taxi driven by the 51-year-old man had been travelling along Po Nga Road towards Tai...

The Court of Appeal ruled on Wednesday a jaywalking case trial in 2018 was a waste of judicial time and resources, saying the deputy magistrate, the defence and the prosecution were all responsible for delaying trial. The court ruled that the legal...

The government on Tuesday issued compulsory testing notices for 67 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. T...

A physiotherapists’ group on Wednesday suggested that practitioners can directly treat patients without needing a doctor’s referral, saying this could reduce pressure on Hong Kong’s health system. Physiotherapists say this would give patients...

Police on Wednesday warned of a surge in fraud cases in which swindlers pose as government officials, in particular health officials. Officers said they recorded 956 phone scam cases in the first seven months of this year – 60 percent up on the sa...

Hong Kong on Wednesday logged 5,687 new Covid infections, including 146 imported cases. Over 2,400 patients are currently being treated in public hospitals, including 18 who are in intensive care. A chief manager of the Hospital Authority, Gladys ...

A government pandemic adviser, Lau Yu-lung, said on Wednesday that the baby version of the BioNTech coronavirus jab could be available in Hong Kong as early as next month. This comes after the government said it had received an application from the...

Police have arrested a doctor and three clinic workers after patients were allegedly given exemption certificates for Covid-19 jabs without having a medical consultation. Officers said they took action on Tuesday after receiving complaints regarding...