Five people linked to the pro-independence group "Returning Valiant" were on Saturday sentenced under the national security law to detention at a training centre, an alternative to prison for offenders aged under 21. They were among seven, aged bet...

The Po Leung Kuk said on Saturday it had set up an independent review committee to look into suspected child abuse cases at its children home in Causeway Bay. Two workers there were recently arrested after six children were alleged to have been pus...

The Chief Executive John Lee on Saturday marked his 100th day in office by warning that rushing to ease anti-epidemic measures would only backfire, and that a gradual approach was necessary to avoid chaos. Writing on social media, Lee said he and h...

Innovation and technology minister Sun Dong said on Saturday the age limit for the country's recruitment in Hong Kong for its space mission may be relaxed for certain candidates. The China Manned Space Agency is recruiting up to 14 taikonauts, inclu...

The Hospital Authority (HA) says limited clinical data shows that a new Covid variant has not caused more serious infections compared to currently dominant strains. Health officials recently said they were concerned that the BA.2.75 strain had led ...

Police on Friday said they had arrested another four people on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud after they allegedly received vaccine pass exemption certificates from doctors who allegedly handed out such documents without holding medical consultat...

Health officials on Friday warned that some people might catch flu and Covid-19 at the same time as winter approaches. The Centre for Health Protection said people could develop more serious complications if they are infected with both viruses simu...

Police said on Friday that a woman has reported losing almost HK$17 million in a cryptocurrency scam. The force said the 56-year-old sought their help on Monday, claiming a man had recommended her to buy HK$8.8 million worth of cryptocurrency throu...

Online radio presenter Wan Yiu-sing was on Friday jailed for two years and eight months by the District Court for sedition and money laundering. Wan, 54, who is better known as Giggs, earlier pleaded guilty to conspiracy to act with seditious inten...

The Urban Renewal Authority on Friday announced plans for To Kwa Wan that it says will better connect the area and open up its waterfront, as it revealed that the owners of some properties affected may be given the chance to get involved in the devel...

Cathay Pacific began a two-day recruitment exercise in Mong Kok on Friday, with a "competitive" HK$9,100 monthly basic salary on offer for new cabin crew. The airline is looking to hire around 2,000 flight attendants in the next 18 to 24 months, to ...

New Director of Broadcasting Eddie Cheung on Friday pledged to lead RTHK to better fulfil its role as a public broadcaster while taking full advantage of emerging web technologies. Cheung, who was appointed as the head of the RTHK in August, told re...

The president of the Hong Kong Travel Agent Owners Association says the government needs to do more to encourage international carriers to come back to the SAR. Speaking on RTHK's Hong Kong Today programme, Freddy Yip welcomed the Tourism Board's p...

Officials say they're planning to double the levy stores must charge for plastic bags to HK$1 from December 31. The government is set to table a motion on doubling the plastic bag levy at the Legislative Council on October 19, and a vote is expected...

The High Court on Thursday sentenced a former policeman to four years in prison for repeatedly forcing his young son to perform indecent acts. The defendant, identified only as FSL to protect his son, had earlier been convicted by a jury of two cou...

Hong Kong recorded 4,318 new Covid infections on Thursday, including 325 imported cases. Six more Covid patients have died. Officials said 1,669 people with the virus were being treated in public hospitals, including 15 in intensive care. ________...

The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority on Thursday expressed concern that Hong Kong's poor economy could lead to companies failing to make contributions to their workers' accounts. It said there has been a rising trend of defaults since the ...

A 27-year-old man was on Thursday convicted of disclosing the personal information of his ex-girlfriend without her consent – in the first conviction under a new anti-doxxing regime which took effect last year. Ho Muk-wah pleaded guilty to seven ...

Cathay Pacific on Thursday rejected claims from the union representing the majority of its cockpit crew that an exodus of pilots has left it in no position to fully resume its operations, though the airline acknowledged that rebuilding capacity after...

Legendary Hong Kong film star Tony Leung said that after 40 years in the business, he's having more fun than ever playing diverse roles – though he's still hoping to be cast as a serial killer. Leung, who was awarded the "Asian Cineaste of the Yea...