About 1,200 people on Sunday joined the annual cross-harbour swim, and organisers said they hope more swimmers will take part next year as the pandemic stabilises. Participants swam one kilometre across Victoria Harbour, from the public pier near th...

Chief Executive John Lee said officials should be able to speak out if they feel they were unfairly criticised. He told a television programme on Sunday that everyone's right of expression – including that of the authorities – should be tolerate...

Development Secretary Bernadette Linn on Sunday said the government's bid to provide over 3,000 hectares of spade-ready sites for housing in the coming decade demonstrates that the authorities are seizing the initiative in boosting land supply. Spe...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan said on Sunday that Hong Kong will be more aggressive in developing innovation technology, so it can integrate more thoroughly into China’s overall economic development strategy. Writing in his blog, Chan congratulate...

Hong Kong on Saturday reported 5,953 new coronavirus infections, including 364 imported cases. Seven more patients with Covid have died. The Centre for Health Protection said over 90 percent of the infections recorded in the past week involve th...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan said on Saturday that the public shouldn't fixate on whether potential sites for housing development are green belt sites that are close to country parks, and that plots should be assessed individually. Some green grou...

Three former activists from a student group were on Saturday sentenced to prison terms ranging from 30 to 36 months for conspiracy to incite subversion. Wong Yat-chin, Chan Chi-sum and Jessica Chu – from the now-disbanded group Student Politicism...

Education Secretary Christine Choi on Saturday said a new set of guidelines on teachers' professional conduct will clearly spell out some red lines that cannot be crossed. She said officials had finished drafting the guidelines and that they would ...

Nine people were given jail sentences of between 35 and 48 months on Saturday for rioting near the Polytechnic University during the 2019 social unrest. The defendants are aged between 22 and 36. District Court Judge Clement Lee said the riot last...

Deputy financial minister Michael Wong said on Saturday that the government's proposed light public housing would have inferior facilities compared with traditional public flats, but that they would still be useful as they could be built more quickly...

Chief Executive John Lee said on Saturday that the government won't try to change people's political views, and that he wants to use the results of his actions to build mutual trust. He made the comments while talking about the government's youth p...

A government spokesman has on Friday night dismissed as “totally unfounded” media reports that suggest officials had banned the screening of a Batman film at an outdoor venue. The showing of the 2008 movie ‘The Dark Knight’ – parts of whi...

The Lands Department announced that it’s leasing out three pieces of government land in Tai Po and North District to brownfield operators affected by the government’s land resumption exercises. The department said in a press release that busine...

Health authorities on Friday reported 5,393 new Covid infections, including 370 imported cases. The daily tally was down slightly from the 5,433 infections reported the day before. Nine more patients with Covid have passed away, bringing the deat...

The High Court on Friday quashed the government's decision to invalidate some 20,000 Covid vaccine exemption certificates issued by seven doctors, ruling that Health Secretary Lo Chung-mau has no power to do so. A judicial review challenging the dec...

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...