The Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions on Tuesday proposed the government levy an extra HK$100 per month on firms for every imported worker they hire. That’s among a raft of suggestions the labour group put forward to Chief Executi...

A senior executive of the world gold trading association has hailed Hong Kong's launch of a central clearing system as a major step forward in becoming a price-setter for the precious metal. Shaokai Fan, Head of Asia-Pacific of the World Gold Counci...

With the World Cup drawing massive global attention and fuelling a spike in online prediction-market activity, lawmaker Johnny Ng is calling on the government to take immediate action – both by restricting access to unregulated overseas platforms a...

The chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Eddie Yue, on Tuesday said a planned increase in the quota for the Southbound Bond Connect trading scheme is necessary. This came after People's Bank of China (PBoC) governor Pan Gongsheng ann...

More than 60 emergency-response teams from the Drainage Services Department were deployed to help people cope with flooding incidents across the city on Tuesday. This came as the department's emergency control centre began operations at 7.30am when ...

Eighty-four percent of pupils applying for secondary school places were granted their top choice as the results of the selection process were unveiled on Tuesday. The figure dropped slightly by one percentage point compared with a year ago. Of the ...

Chief Executive John Lee announced on Tuesday the launch of a trial operation of a new gold trading and clearing system, in a key step towards the city's goal of becoming a major bullion trading hub. Speaking at the Hong Kong FIC & Bond Connect Summ...

People's Bank of China (PBoC) governor, Pan Gongsheng, announced on Tuesday various measures to bolster bond, currency, as well as gold trading in Hong Kong, as Beijing steps up efforts to establish the city as an offshore renminbi hub. Speaking at ...

Legislative Council President Starry Lee said on Monday that the case involving former lawmaker William Wong will serve as a significant precedent when Legco's code of conduct is next reviewed. Wong resigned from Legco last Friday, following his arr...

The government on Monday said it found unauthorised structures on land at a site that it had earmarked for wetland conservation in the Northern Metropolis and that occupiers have been issued a deadline to cease the occupation. This came after Greenp...

Police on Monday said they have arrested 125 people over suspicions that a triad syndicate used intimidation, arson, criminal damage and other violent means to corner the lunch box business at building sites. The Organised Crime and Triad Bureau sa...

At least 63 students from 15 local schools clinched top marks in the International Baccalaureate (IB) programme this year, according to results released on Monday. Victoria Shanghai Academy (VSA), a private school, reported nine perfect scorers to ...

Secretary for Education Christine Choi on Monday said tenders for three campus sites in the first of three university town areas designated for the Northern Metropolis would be launched within two months. The three plots in Hung Shui Kiu – which a...

Two vessels of the People's Liberation Army Navy concluded a five-day visit to Hong Kong on Monday with their officers leaving students with a memorable impression as rain fell. At a farewell ceremony held at the PLA Naval Base on Stonecutters Islan...

A member of the Advisory Committee on the Northern Metropolis on Monday said the government could fine-tune tender terms for sites in the mega project to make them more appealing. This comes as the Hung Shui Kiu pilot area – the first of three pil...

The lawmaker representing the medical sector on Monday said it was far from ideal that it took the Medical Council 16 years to handle a complaint. David Lam's comment came after the medical watchdog found paediatrician Sit Sou-chi guilty of professi...

The government's target of building 70,000 housing units in the Northern Metropolis over five years offers a concrete picture of the infrastructure project's scale and progression, according to a local think tank. Authorities had in 2023 published a...

Students on Sunday said they were impressed by the quality of Xinjiang cotton after they learnt about the fibre's production there as part of RTHK's Solar Project, led by Director of Broadcasting Angelina Kwan. More than 100 pupils visited cotton fi...

Police on Sunday announced the arrest of three men on suspicion of trafficking in dangerous drugs in Yuen Long. In a Friday operation, officers seized about 172 kilogrammes of suspected cocaine worth an estimated HK$128 million from a warehouse. Th...

Technology minister Sun Dong on Sunday said a second batch of land tenders for the Hetao Hong Kong Park will likely be launched within the next one to two months. This comes weeks after the government started inviting bids for the first four land p...