John Lee's Policy Address failed to address the problems of a fast-growing area of eastern Kowloon that is congested and short of transport links, the Federation of Trade Unions said on Friday. The unionist group said about 300,000 residents of area...

The Travel Industry Council on Friday called on the government to give incoming tourists leeway when it comes to Covid restrictions, allowing group visitors greater access to venues and establishments. The council's executive director, Fanny Yeung, ...

Commerce minister Algernon Yau said on Friday that moves to bring in strategic enterprises from outside Hong Kong would offer more opportunities to talented local employees and help keep them in the workforce. Yau was commenting on Chief Executive J...

Labour and Welfare Secretary Chris Sun said on Friday that Hong Kong must be proactive in tackling its manpower shortage, noting that nearly two-thirds of recent departures from the workforce were highly skilled, though he stressed that local workers...

A former president of the Medical Association said on Friday that Hong Kong's public health sector should improve pay and conditions to solve its manpower shortage rather than compelling private doctors to spend time in public hospitals. Choi Kin ma...

Chief Executive John Lee on Friday expressed confidence in his measures to attract talent to Hong Kong, saying the SAR has the right 'DNA' to attract talent, and that Covid restrictions are a short-term problem. Lee was speaking on a special RTHK ph...

Tributes were being paid to renowned Hong Kong bandleader Tony Carpio, who died this week at the age of 82. Originally from the Philippines, he picked up his father Tom Carpio's guitar at the age of 12 before arriving in Hong Kong in 1957 when he w...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan said a HK$30 billion Co-Investment Fund proposed in this year's Policy Address will require target companies to commit to job creation and capital investment, among other things. "Those companies have to make commitment...

The government on Thursday expressed confidence that it could provide more than enough homes for Hongkongers. Announcing the administration's estimate on developable land supply for the first time, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said in the 10 years ...

Hong Kong on Thursday reported 5,433 new Covid-19 cases, including 335 imported infections. The daily tally was slightly higher than the 5,124 infections reported on Wednesday. A further nine patients with Covid have died. Health officials also ...

Chief Executive John Lee on Thursday insisted that he would not change his approach in fighting the pandemic while stressing that local legislation to maintain national security should not be rushed as it needs to be able to cope with extreme circums...

A High Court judge said on Thursday he would make a decision in a judicial review case over the government's attempt to cancel 20,000 Covid vaccine exemption certificates by Friday afternoon. Judge Russell Coleman said that in the meantime, the int...

Chief Executive John Lee on Thursday dismissed suggestions that his plan to rapidly build short-term public housing was merely a tactic to reduce the waiting time for rental flats on paper without really getting to grips with the housing shortage. ...

The Transport Department said all lanes of the Lion Rock Tunnel have reopened after several hours of emergency repairs. Traffic was very congested on Thursday morning – with the queue extending to the Prince of Wales Hospital at one point – aft...

Hong Kong's bars were set to resume offering live shows on Thursday as a 280-day ban officially came to an end, with nightlife entrepreneur Allan Zeman hailing the news as "music to his ears". But speaking on RTHK's Hong Kong Today programme, the ch...

The Legislative Council on Wednesday passed a bill to double the levy for plastic bags to HK$1 from December 31. Authorities will also scrap the existing levy exemption for frozen food and food items fully wrapped in non-airtight packaging. The exe...

Hong Kong on Wednesday reported 5,124 new Covid-19 infections, including 390 imported cases. The daily tally was slightly higher than the 4,954 infections reported on Tuesday. Twelve more patients with Covid have died. ____________________________...

Chief Executive John Lee on Wednesday said he would move ahead on his predecessor’s plan to build an artificial island off Lantau as he earmarked a landfill site in Tseung Kwan O for 50,000 new homes in a push to develop more housing. Giving his m...

Millions of commuters will continue to receive a monthly handout to help cover public transport costs until April next year, Chief Executive John Lee announced in his Policy Address on Wednesday, extending a temporary fare subsidy scheme that has bee...

Chief Executive John Lee on Wednesday unveiled a litany of youth development initiatives in his Policy Address, including plans to build more housing for young people and providing greater opportunities for them to work in the Greater Bay Area. To ...