A man who took part in the mob attacks in and around Yuen Long MTR Station in July 2019 was on Thursday jailed for four years and three months. Ching Wai-ming, 64, was convicted of rioting and conspiracy to wound at the District Court. Deputy jud...

The former convenor of the Executive Council, Bernard Chan, on Thursday called on the government to do more to attract talent, saying the city is currently stuck in a “bottleneck” as a result of the 2019 social unrest and Covid pandemic. Speaki...

The Secretary for Culture, Kevin Yeung, said on Thursday that one possible reason that an award was not presented at a government literature competition was because the three works being considered didn't comply with the law. No prize was awarded i...

A man on Thursday filed for a judicial review to challenge the government's changing of the law to empower it to invalidate vaccine exemptions. Kwok Cheuk-kin said he thinks there should be a mechanism to appeal against such legal amendments, which ...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Thursday tested positive for Covid-19. He's visiting Riyadh in Saudi Arabia and tested positive in a rapid antigen test. Chan is scheduled to complete his visit and depart for Hong Kong today. In a statement, th...

The government was on Thursday urged to relax infection-control measures for tour groups so they can visit restaurants, theme parks, museums and other places once they arrive. The call was made by tourism sector lawmaker Perry Yiu, who said the amb...

The Monetary Authority's chief executive on Thursday said it was crucial for Hong Kong to have a clear roadmap towards normality and to not revert to tighter anti-epidemic measures, in order to strengthen overseas confidence in the city. During inte...

Treasury minister Christopher Hui on Thursday said financial industry professionals who left Hong Kong during the pandemic are returning after the SAR dropped hotel quarantine requirements, as the government seeks to attract talent in a range of indu...

Executive Council convenor Regina Ip said on Thursday that she supported the idea of removing a reference to "political neutrality" from the code of conduct for civil servants, saying that loyalty to the government should take precedence. Secretary ...

Queen Mary Hospital on Wednesday said an investigation was under way, after it received a report that a doctor was suspected of improperly obtaining morphine oral analgesics, a type of painkiller. In a statement, the Hospital Authority said the doct...

Hong Thai Travel said it had suspended all branch services until further notice, to cut costs during what it described as a "dark tunnel with no end in sight". An announcement on its website said the branches had been closed since August because of...

Lawmakers on Wednesday were divided over legal amendments on invalidating Covid-19 vaccination exemption certificates that are issued improperly. The updated regulation, which took effect on Wednesday, gives the Secretary for Health power to void e...

The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) on Wednesday alerted the public of a pneumonic plague case in Tibet after a man died of the highly contagious disease there last month. The man, 38, was a herder in the city of Shannan. He developed symptoms on...

Organisers of a major study said on Wednesday that the impact of the economic downturn is contributing to an "alarming" mental health situation in Hong Kong, as they called on the authorities to put more resources into improving people's mental well-...

Health authorities on Wednesday reported 5,403 new Covid infections, which included 388 imported cases. The daily tally was up slightly from the 5,221 reported the day before. Seven more Covid patients have died. ______________________________ US...

Marine biologists on Wednesday said Hong Kong's record-breaking summer heat left coral "stressed and starving" across the territory as they warned that water activities were potentially making the situation even worse. Reseachers from the Agricultur...

Judges and judicial officers are to see their pay increase by 2.5 percent, the government confirmed on Wednesday. The Executive Council approved the increase, which will be backdated to April 1, accepting the recommendation of the Standing Committee...

Electricity supplier CLP on Wednesday cautioned that increases in electricity charges are "unavoidable" next year amid surging fuel prices. Chiang Tung-keung, managing director of CLP Power Hong Kong, told reporters on Wednesday that the global fuel...

Health minister Lo Chung-mau said on Wednesday that the government moved quickly to change the law on Covid vaccine exemption certificates to ensure that it has the power to protect public health. The Executive Council on Tuesday approved an amendme...

The government on Wednesday said anti-epidemic measures will again be put in place in the Lunar New Year fairs in January, with no dry goods stalls or food stalls allowed. The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department said there will only be wet goo...