Secretary for Security Chris Tang on Sunday said authorities have stepped up on-site management at the Huanggang port to cope with higher passenger traffic. This came as the redeveloped port saw crowds at its departure hall heading into its first tr...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Sunday said Hong Kong could facilitate the development of other economies and enterprises while elevating itself. Chan made the remarks in his weekly blog after his recent visits to Nanjing and Bangkok. "Two major n...

A ceremony was held on Sunday at the City Hall Memorial Garden to pay tribute to those who died in the defence of Hong Kong between 1941 and 1945. The annual event, held on Chung Yeung Festival, began at 8am. After the national anthem was played an...

The director-general of the Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises (Oases) on Sunday said the next batch of strategic enterprises would include top pharmaceutical companies, which would conduct clinical trials as well as medicinal research and d...

Top stories for Saturday, Oct 17, 2026 - Police receive over a hundred reports of suspected unauthorised transactions involving the new iPhone Duo. - The Fire Services Department steps up checks ahead of the Apec Finance Ministers' Meeting. - Bang...

Police said on Saturday they received more than 110 reports of suspected misuse of credit cards linked to iPhone Duo pre-sale transactions. The amount involved was about HK$4.6 million, with the largest single loss reaching nearly HK$230,000 – equ...

Apple said it was working to "quickly identify and cancel any fraudulent transactions" possibly linked to one of its latest iPhones, the pre-sales of which started on Friday night. This came as SAR residents reported on social media having been bil...

Hong Kong superstar Ka Ying Rising lost his first race in 22 starts on Saturday after being stunned by Tempted on a soft track at the world's richest turf race, The Everest, in Sydney. The six-year-old gelding, with Zac Purton in the saddle, was a h...

Many people from Hong Kong tried out the new Huanggang Port on Saturday as they headed for the mainland at the start of the long Chung Yeung Festival weekend. They had nothing but praise for the new facility. One of them, a Mr So, said he was cross...

Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law said she was confident Hong Kong would meet its target of 53.8 million visitor arrivals this year, thanks to a packed schedule of mega events, trade conventions and international conferences. Spe...

The number of travellers passing through the new Huanggang Port is, on average, almost double that of the old one, Secretary for Security Chris Tang said on Saturday. Overall operations at the crossing had, he pointed out, been smooth since its open...

Another five nomination forms were received by returning officers for the 2026 Election Committee Subsector Ordinary Elections on Friday, just days before the nomination period ends. The Electoral Affairs Commission said three nomination forms were ...

Top stories for Friday, Oct 16, 2026 - Five yachts from Guangdong sail to Hong Kong under a new scheme. - A probe is underway after new lifts at two public housing estates are found without fire-resistant door frames. - Four people have died in In...

The judiciary said on Friday it welcomed Chief Executive John Lee's approval of its recommendation to appoint Terence Arnold as a non-permanent judge of the Court of Final Appeal (CFA). Born in 1947, Arnold retired as a permanent judge of the Suprem...

Hong Kong waters are clean and beautiful and the sail down from Shenzhen was a breeze, visitors on Guangdong yachts said on Friday after docking here under a new scheme that allows them to moor, go ashore and explore the city. A ship owner surnamed ...

A surveyor said on Friday that it is rare that fire-resistant door frames were missing from 48 newly installed lifts at two public housing estates, and that the situation was unacceptable. The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department has referr...

The government will roll out a new batch of signature tourism projects starting from the fourth quarter of the year, featuring industrial brand tours, a miniature city exhibition and immersive temple culture tours, the Working Group on Developing Tou...

The Housing Bureau said on Friday that 93.2 percent of owners at Wang Fuk Court have signed the Agreement for Sale and Purchase (ASP) before the deadline, with the government pledging to handle remaining cases on a case-by-case basis. A total of 1,8...

Bus operators said a sharp rise in fuel costs has created a huge financial burden and other revenue streams were also falling, as the four firms seek fare increases with Citybus applying for the highest rise of 17.7 per cent. Appearing before the Le...

Five yachts from Guangdong entered Hong Kong waters on Friday as a new scheme to ease cross-border yacht visits took effect. Nearby vessels sounded their horns as the visiting boats docked one by one at the Lantau Yacht Club in Discovery Bay around ...