Customs officers and the Centre for Food Safety on Sunday said they have seized 2,700 kilogrammes of suspected smuggled hairy crabs and about 4 kilogrammes of crawfish worth HK$1.3 million. Authorities said in a joint operation on Friday, officers s...

A green group on Sunday expressed its disappointment with the government's “enhanced” voluntary scheme on external lighting, which will ask shop owners to switch off their outdoor lights an hour earlier at night. Under the existing Charter on E...

Financial services secretary Christopher Hui has expressed confidence that this week's Global Financial Leaders' Investment Summit can showcase Hong Kong's advantages, despite US politicians slamming guests who attend the event, citing human rights c...

Chief Executive John Lee on Sunday said he was saddened after a stampede at a Halloween event in the South Korean capital killed more than 150 people and injured around 150 more. “It is with sadness that we learnt of the tragedy in Seoul, Korea. I...

The sole delegate to the country's top legislature, Tam Yiu-chung, said Hong Kong needs to do more to tackle deep-rooted conflicts and integrate into the country’s overall development. In his latest interview with the Bauhinia Magazine, Tam said ...

Health officials on Saturday reported 5,383 new Covid infections, including 372 imported cases. The daily infection figure was slightly down from Friday, when officials reported 5,656 cases. Eight more patients have died with Covid. _______________...

Customs officials have made its largest methamphetamine trafficking bust in Hong Kong's history, seizing a HK$1.1 billion haul of the suspected drug in Kwai Chung. Officials on Saturday said 1.8 tonnes of suspected liquid meth had been concealed in ...

Constitutional and Mainland Affairs minister Erick Tsang on Saturday said key post-holders in statutory bodies and public utilities may have to swear allegiance to the SAR. He told a radio programme that authorities are reviewing the oath-taking pol...

Chief Secretary Eric Chan on Saturday called on teenagers taking part in a government pilot scheme targeting inter-generational poverty to give back to the programme. Officiating at a ceremony to mark the launch of the Strive and Rise Programme, Ch...

Health Secretary Lo Chung-mau on Saturday said he was disappointed by seven doctors suspected of issuing Covid vaccine exemption certificates without conducting proper medical consultations, adding that the medical sector was "humiliated" by them. S...

The government announced on Friday that a batch of around 19,000 doses of the paediatric formulation of the BioNTech Comirnaty vaccine has arrived in Hong Kong. The jabs will be available for children aged between five and 11 from November 2. "Cu...

One of Hong Kong's leading tour agencies, Hong Thai Travel Services, will go into liquidation, its parent company announced on Friday – with the Covid pandemic blamed for pushing the business into the red. The news comes two days after the company...

A man in his sixties died on Friday after being hit by a falling tree in Tai Po. Police said the tragedy happened at around 3pm near Ng Tung Chai on Lam Kam Road, adding that the tree was around six metres high. The man died after being rushed to...

Health officials have reported 5,656 new Covid infections on Friday, of which 390 were imported. The tally was down from 6,062 cases on Thursday. Seven more patients with Covid have died. ______________________________ USEFUL LINKS General Covid-...

Eight people were given jail sentences of between 44 and 56 months on Friday for taking part in a riot near the Polytechnic University during the 2019 social unrest. The defendants, aged between 21 and 63, are Cheung Wing-sheung, Lam Chin-ching, Liu...

The Registration and Electoral Office (REO) said on Friday that it has strengthened its data security measures ahead of December’s Legislative Council by-election. Authorities also announced 1,000 workers will be deployed to facilitate voting and ...

Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan said the government will try to keep an expected increase in electricity charges to a minimum. One of the city's power firms, CLP, said on Wednesday that tariff increases are "unavoidable" next year...

Secretary for Justice Paul Lam has defended the government’s decision to amend the law to empower the health secretary to invalidate Covid vaccine exemption certificates, saying it is legal, reasonable and best serves public interests. “We are f...

Civil service minister Ingrid Yeung on Friday says tens of thousands of government workers could be called up to deal with major incidents, with practice drills to begin early next year. Speaking on an RTHK radio programme, Yeung said officials were...

The head of the Lan Kwai Fong group on Friday welcomed the government's decision to end restrictions on opening hours for bars and restaurants, but said the end of border restrictions and the return of tourists would making a vital difference to the ...