Police on Tuesday said a 51-year-old woman was arrested in Tuen Mun on suspicion of murdering her 63-year-old husband. Officers responded to a report at 6.41pm on Monday of an unconscious man inside a house in Tseng Tau Chung Tsuen. They found the...

Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan said muzzles and diapers would not be required to be clad on dogs once their owners were allowed to bring them into designated restaurants as early as the middle of this year. The SAR administratio...

The statutory minimum wage is set to rise by a dollar to HK$43.10. This came as the Executive Council adopted the recommendation of the Minimum Wage Commisson to raise the current rate of HK$42.10 by 2.38 percent, according to a statement on Tuesday...

Ngong Ping 360 managing director James Tung on Tuesday said he hoped the cable car attraction would draw more overnight tourists during the upcoming Chinese New Year holiday. This came as the attraction saw a rise in both average daily visits and pe...

The MTR Corporation says it will enhance services across multiple rail lines beginning this Friday and throughout the Chinese New Year period to accommodate increased holiday travel. The enhancements, which include adding more than 600 extra train t...

A white paper on Hong Kong's role in safeguarding national security has "far-reaching significance" on the implementation of the One Country, Two Systems principle, Beijing officials overseeing the city's affairs said on Tuesday. The five-chapter wh...

Chief Executive John Lee emphasised on Tuesday that the SAR government is against the use of pressure or menacing tactics or inappropriate political means to affect trade matters in the wake of a controversial court ruling in Panama. Lee was address...

Chief Executive John Lee on Tuesday said the 20-year jail term given to Jimmy Lai is a "solemn warning" to those attempting to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security. The 78-year-old Apple Daily founder was imprisoned on two coun...

Lawmaker Bill Tang on Tuesday said more home owners should be attending meetings at which procurements for and renovations to their buildings and estates were on the agenda. His remarks came as the government proposed amendments to the Building Mana...

Chief Executive John Lee on Tuesday said that a significant number of Wang Fuk Court flat owners would consider selling their properties to the government. Speaking ahead of the weekly Executive Council meeting, Lee said authorities have collected v...

Chief Executive John Lee on Tuesday said a white paper released by Beijing on national security in Hong Kong is a call for continued vigilance against persistent threats. He also said his administration will faithfully discharge its duties to safegu...

A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a 63-year-old man, who is believed to have been attacked with a blunt object in Tuen Mun. Police were called to a village house on San Sau Street at 6.41pm on Monday, where officers fou...

The State Council Information Office on Monday released a white paper on the "persistent" fight to safeguard national security in Hong Kong, saying it wants to clear up any confusion and misunderstandings surrounding the issue. The 17-page document ...

Secretary for Security Chris Tang said a 20-year jail sentence given to Jimmy Lai showed that any act endangering national security, in particular colluding with foreign forces, is "very serious". "The court's judgement illustrates that the rule of ...

Hong Kong has secured a major upgrade for its premier badminton tournament, marking a new chapter for the sport in the city. The Badminton Association of Hong Kong, China (BAHKC) announced on Monday that the Hong Kong Open Badminton Championships w...

The Foreign Ministry said on Monday that Jimmy Lai's 20-year prison sentence was legitimate and reasonable, given his three convictions of colluding with foreign forces and publishing seditious materials. Spokesman Lin Jian stressed the SAR is gove...

Police arrested a man on suspicion of dangerous driving causing the death of a 65-year-old woman in Kwun Tong in the early hours of Monday. The 60-year-old medium goods vehicle driver was approaching Tsui Ping Road when he reportedly knocked down th...

Chief Executive John Lee said on Monday the founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily, Jimmy Lai, deserved the 20-year prison sentence handed down on him as the case marks an important milestone in Hong Kong's work in safeguarding national security. La...

Jail sentences ranging from six years and three months to 10 years were handed down to eight co-defendants of Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai in his national security trial. The court adopted a starting point of 15 years’ imprisonment for the charge...

Researchers at the University of Hong Kong announced on Monday they found that a drug used to treat diabetes-related conditions could also be used to address a cause of infertility. Up to three percent of women around the world suffer from premature...