A travel industry representative on Saturday said she does not expect cruise ships to make a quick return to Hong Kong, after the government announced the scrapping of the suspension mechanism imposed on the industry. Speaking on an RTHK programme,...

Around 6.36 million Hongkongers received the most recent instalment of the government's electronic consumption vouchers on Saturday. Those using Octopus cards for their vouchers are getting HK$2,000 on Saturday, with a further HK$1,000 being paid ou...

Chief Executive John Lee on Saturday thanked Beijing for always supporting Hong Kong, saying the SAR had countless advantages and he was confident about its prospects. Speaking at a reception to celebrate National Day, John Lee said One Country, Two...

A taxi driver has died after losing control of his vehicle in Wong Tai Sin on Saturday evening. Police say the 57-year-old appears to have collapsed while driving his taxi along Lung Cheung Road. As he approached a slip road at around 11 pm, the ...

Foreign domestic helpers signing new contracts will get a HK$100 pay rise starting October 1. The monthly pay floor is to be raised from HK$4,630 to HK$4,730 – an increase of 2.2 percent. The monthly food allowance for helpers will also increas...

Representatives of the catering sector said they welcome the government’s decision to relax some social distancing restrictions, saying being able to host bigger banquets will boost their business considerably. Starting Thursday, banquets of up t...

Hong Kong is set to ease more social distancing measures from next Thursday, which will chiefly benefit restaurants and bars. From October 6, the cap on the number of restaurant diners at each table will increase from the current eight to 12. The 1...

A study has found that Hong Kong's army of food delivery drivers are still facing a range of difficulties, including unpredictable earnings and harsh assessments, almost a year after some went on strike in a bid to improve conditions. Researchers fr...

Parents were on Friday required to scan the vaccine records of their children when they entered regulated premises, as the vaccine pass arrangement is being extended to youngsters between the age of five and 11. The new rule means these children ne...

Director of Social Welfare Charmaine Lee on Friday stressed that the government will seriously follow up on abuse cases at a Prince Edward foster home, adding that authorities will not hold back on ramping up inspections of residential child care cen...

The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Tse Chin-wan, on Friday said he will help Hong Kong's only beverage carton recycler find a new place to operate, after it was told to leave its base at an industrial estate. The recycler, Mil Mill, has als...

The landlord of Hong Kong’s only beverage carton recycler on Thursday has given the firm another grace period of six months, so that it can operate at its current Yuen Long location until the end of June next year. Mil Mill, which signed a three-y...

Education sector representatives on Thursday called on the government to roll out small class teaching and attract mainland students to study in Hong Kong, in a bid to counter the impact of a drop in the number of students. Their comments came afte...

A survey by the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) suggests that high costs and lack of awareness are among the factors deterring people from being screened for cancer. Of 400 respondents, 60 percent had never been screened. Professor Yeoh Eng...

The government announced on Thursday it is putting up three residential sites for tender in the coming quarter as part of its land sale programme. The plots in Kai Tak, Stanley and Kennedy Town are expected to generate 2,500 flats. Together with ...

Hong Kong on Thursday reported 4,269 new coronavirus infections, including 245 imported cases. Five more people with Covid have passed away. At present, more than 1,800 patients are being treated in public hospitals – eight of whom are under in...

Self-exiled politician Ted Hui was on Thursday sentenced in absentia to three and a half years in prison for failing to attend court while on bail. Hui was given permission to travel overseas when he was granted bail after appearing in court to fac...

Civil service minister Ingrid Yeung says she doesn't expect many children between the ages of five and 11 to be barred from entering regulated places like restaurants when the vaccine pass requirement is extended to cover them. From September 30, c...

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority on Thursday said more than 30 leaders of global financial institutions will attend a summit it plans to host in the SAR on November 2. The authority’s chief executive, Eddie Yue, said top executives and chairs woul...

A counsellor says people seeking treatment for gambling addiction at his centre are getting younger and racking up bigger debts. Godfrey Ip from the Zion Social Service says that during the pandemic there has been a shift to gambling online, where...