Health officials on Tuesday reported 7,139 new coronavirus cases, including 634 imported infections. The daily tally was down from the 7,286 reported on Monday. Thirteen more patients with Covid have died.

The MTR Corporation on Tuesday said a new signalling system to increase train frequency will be introduced on the Tsuen Wan Line by 2025 at the earliest, and the system will gradually be extended to other lines by 2029. The system's development suf...

Another two withered primavera trees at Sai Yee Street Garden have been removed by the authorities, leaving only one such tree left on the authorities' Old and Valuable Trees list. A spokesman for the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) ...

Six former senior staff members of the now-defunct Apple Daily and its parent company Next Digital on Tuesday pleaded guilty to taking part in a conspiracy to commit national security offences. The defendants are Next Digital's former CEO Cheung Ki...

Researchers from the University of Science and Technology (HKUST) on Tuesday said they have found a way to boost the effectiveness of mRNA vaccines, so in future people can get lower dosages and fewer injections for the same level of protection. MR...

A District Court judge on Tuesday found nine people guilty of rioting in Kowloon on October 1, 2019. Seven of the defendants were also convicted of possessing offensive weapons, including extendable poles, folding knives and slingshots with beads. ...

Custom officers on Tuesday said they recently seized a haul of suspected methamphetamine and heroin with an estimated market value of about HK$16 million. A 51-year-old man was arrested in Tai Kok Tsui on Monday, five days after the drugs were disco...

The CEO of the World Green Organisation, William Yu, says he's expecting electricity bills to rise by at least 10 percent for CLP customers, and at least 30 percent for those with HK Electric. The two power firms will on Tuesday announce their tari...

Some business leaders accompanying officials to Thailand for the Apec summit said they have cleared misunderstandings people there may have about the city. Summing up their visit to Bangkok on Monday, business sector lawmaker Jeffrey Lam said he ha...

The Court of Appeal on Monday rejected another government bid to block an overseas lawyer from representing former media tycoon Jimmy Lai in his national security trial next month. The court had earlier rejected the Department of Justice's (DoJ) ch...

Health officials on Monday reported 7,286 new coronavirus cases, including 614 imported infections. The daily tally was down from the 7,736 reported on Sunday. Eleven more patients with Covid have died. ______________________________ USEFUL LINK...

Star Ferry has applied to double its fares as it struggles to operate its loss-making cross-harbour services. The ferry operator has proposed increasing its adult fare to HK$6.4 for weekday trips on the upper deck of services between Tsim Sha Tsui ...

Power company CLP announced it’s providing around HK$200 million in community support next year to alleviate the financial burden of underprivileged families, ahead of an annual review of electricity bills at the Legislative Council on Tuesday. T...

Hong Kong’s member of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, Tam Yiu-chung, said on Monday that he will not stand in the NPC’s next election. Tam, 72, said he is not seeking another five-year term on the country’s top legislativ...

A catering sector representative on Monday said most restaurants aren't keen on serving tourists with the amber health code due to concerns over cost-effectiveness. Authorities announced earlier that tour group travellers with the amber status coul...

The Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong said on Monday that it will soon issue guidelines to affiliated sports associations on the use of the national flag and anthem, to prevent any mix-ups. The wrong song was played ahead of a ru...

Chief Executive John Lee has tested positive for Covid after returning to Hong Kong from his first overseas trip as the city’s leader. A spokesman from the Chief Executive’s Office said in a statement issued on Monday that Lee had tested negativ...

Chief Executive John Lee said on Sunday that Thai business leaders he met in Bangkok are very interested in Hong Kong's ambitions to become a hub for innovation, technology and culture, as well as an arts and cultural exchange. He made the comment a...

Health officials on Sunday reported 7,736 new coronavirus cases, including 524 imported infections. That's an improvement from the past three days when Hong Kong's coronavirus caseload stayed stubbornly above 8,000. Thirteen more patients with Cov...

The development minister, Bernadette Linn, on Sunday played down the idea that increasing land supply for housing will make homes cheaper, saying the policy is intended to serve society's needs, not rein in prices. She made the comment while discus...