Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan on Friday said authorities will review the legal definition of "fighting dogs" and plan to submit legislative amendment proposals to the Legislative Council within this year. Writing on social media...

Chief Executive John Lee on Friday said the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China had long been deliberately planting seeds of hatred against the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Central Government in Hong Kon...

The ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest is making its return to Hong Kong after 14 years this Sunday amid heightened interest sparked by technological leaps on the mainland and expectations that the world is on the cusp of a life-changing breakthrough wit...

Lawmaker Judy Chan has urged the government to introduce stricter regulations for animal care centres and improve microchipping requirements, following the death of a woman in what is believed to be a dog attack at a licensed pet facility in Ta Kwu L...

The High Court on Friday found the group behind the June 4th vigils guilty of incitement to subversion, along with two of its former leaders. Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung, along with the now-defunct Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Dem...

Chinese University Vice-Chancellor Dennis Lo says Hong Kong's scientists need better training on intellectual property to protect their work and turn research into real-world products. Speaking on RTHK's "On Broadcast Drive" programme, he said some...

The private market’s ability to redevelop Hong Kong’s ageing residential stock far exceeds that of the Urban Renewal Authority (URA), a development official said on Friday as she detailed the government’s strategy to unlock greater market parti...

Authorities are investigating the death of a woman who was believed to have been attacked by a dog in Ta Kwu Ling on Thursday. Police said they received a call after 4pm that the woman was found unconscious on the lawn of a licensed dog hotel and ca...

Top stories for Thursday, Aug 20, 2026 - A Shenzhen court fines disgraced property giant Evergrande and jails its founder. - AI could be used to make getting around Hong Kong quicker for pedestrians. - There are doubts and anger over Israeli decis...

Property experts on Thursday welcomed the government's launch of the Bonus Plot Ratio Pilot Scheme, saying it marks an important step for Hong Kong in promoting urban renewal. The scheme is designed to encourage private urban renewal and incentivise...

Inflation in Hong Kong eased in July, government figures showed on Thursday, with consumer prices rising by 1.7 percent year on year, compared with a 2 percent increase in June. Officials said the smaller increase was mainly due to rates concession ...

The DAB on Thursday announced the formation of a harbour connect group that aims to help build a world-class Victoria Harbour waterfront environment to improve the public's sense of well-being and boost the economy. Lawmaker Vincent Cheng, one of it...

Cathay Pacific announced on Thursday it would launch a new direct passenger service to Almaty, Kazakhstan, with the first flight scheduled for January 9, 2027. The service will be the airline's first destination in Central Asia and the only direct p...

More than 150,000 students and staff of four educational institutions were affected by a data breach on the online learning platform Canvas, an investigation by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data has found. The breach, discover...

The Transport Department (TD) on Thursday said it will begin using artificial intelligence by the end of the year to process online vehicle licence renewals and applications for cross-boundary driving schemes. The AI technology will automatically id...

A dog owner was released on bail on Thursday after his canine allegedly attacked and killed two small dogs in Yuen Long. Ng Sui-ting, 52, is charged with failing to properly control a large dog. The Tuen Mun Magistrates Court heard that Ng's lar...

Hong Kong, China shuttler Angus Ng on Thursday powered into the round of 16 at the World Badminton Championships in New Delhi after beating Japan's Kenta Nishimoto in three games. The SAR player, ranked 30th in the world, needed one hour and 19 minu...

Customs have arrested two senior employees of a local beauty retailer following an investigation into alleged aggressive sales practices. The suspects — a 42-year-old man who was the company's financial manager, and a 25-year-old female administra...

The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) charged a 52-year-old man on Wednesday night with failing to properly control a large dog, which attacked and killed two smaller canines in Yuen Long earlier this week. The man will appea...

The establishment of a regional office by Qatar Airways Cargo in Hong Kong has reinforced the city's status as a global aviation hub, according to Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan. Her remarks came as the Airport Authority signed a m...