Police on Thursday said they smashed a cross-border syndicate accused of running an elaborate investment fraud centred on agarwood trees, arresting six people and seizing more than HK$14 million linked to the scheme. The suspects, aged between 52 an...

Secretary for Security Chris Tang said on Thursday he received a scam call from someone posing as a Security Bureau officer, and that he challenged the caller to find him in his own office. In a video posted on social media, Tang said the caller tol...

Movers have been urged to better spell out their quotation details and service arrangements to boost the confidence of people moving homes. The Consumer Council made the suggestion on Thursday as it noted that complaints about movers has stood at ab...

Hong Kong received about 4.03 million visitor arrivals in September, up 22 percent year on year, pushing the cumulative total for the first nine months of 2026 past the 40 million mark, the Tourism Board announced on Thursday. The board said Septemb...

The Consumer Council has called on the retail sector to proactively follow up on customer complaints and ensure that their handling of any ensuing disputes are transparent instead of solely relying on technology. The call came on Thursday as the wat...

An annual survey by the Independent Commission Against Corruption survey showed 99.2 percent of respondents said they had not personally encountered corruption in the past year – the highest figure ever recorded. The survey, commissioned by the IC...

Five yachts from the Greater Bay Area have received approval to enter Hong Kong waters as a new scheme facilitating such cross-border visits takes effect on Friday, according to Director of Marine Wong Sai-fat. The scheme allows yacht masters across...

Para taekwondo player Yeung Siu-ki and para athlete Katie Wong were on Thursday named as the flag bearers for Hong Kong, China at this year's Asian Para Games before the 150-strong delegation departs for Nagoya. Yeung, who is Wong's teacher, said t...

The government said on Wednesday that a flat HK$8 toll will apply to all vehicles using the Central Kowloon Bypass starting on December 6, when all sections of the mega project open. A spokesperson for the Transport and Logistics Bureau said authori...

The Fire Services Department (FSD) said it wants to speed up fire safety equipment upgrades at thousands of high-rise buildings by allowing smart devices and portable extinguishers. Since 2007, authorities have inspected thousands of buildings built...

Top stories for Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 - The MTR apologises for back-to-back disruptions at Lam Tin station. - Franchised bus operators seek fare hikes of up to 17.7 percent. - A former care home staff is jailed for 13 years for raping a mentally...

Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan on Wednesday revealed that 229 taxi drivers have incurred demerit points since the Taxi Driver Offence Points System took effect in September 2024. The system covers 11 offences that affect service qu...

Minister of Finance Lan Foan will lead the nation's delegation at the Apec Finance Ministers' Meeting to be held in Hong Kong next Tuesday and Wednesday, according to mainland authorities. The Ministry of Finance in Beijing said on Wednesday Lan wil...

Four franchised bus operators are applying for fare increases ranging from 8.1 to 17.7 percent. Kowloon Motor Bus is seeking 16 percent, Citybus 17.7 percent, Long Win 8.1 percent, and New Lantao Bus 9.8 percent. The Transport and Logistics Bureau ...

The MTR Corporation on Wednesday apologised for two successive rush-hour service disruptions on its Kwun Tong line within a span of 15 hours. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said the government was "highly concerned" over the incide...

The High Court sentenced a former assistant care home warden on Wednesday to 13 years behind bars for raping a mentally incapacitated resident five times in 2024. The court had earlier found Chung Pui-kei, who was 38 years old at the time of the off...

The Centre for Health Protection is urging people who have recently visited a Mong Kok sauna to get screened for Mpox, after a patron was confirmed with the viral illness. The 39-year-old man was said to have had high-risk sexual contact with other ...

​The MTR on Wednesday said services on the Kwun Tong Line are gradually returning to normal after trains temporarily skipped Lam Tin Station due to platform equipment emitting smoke. ​The incident occurred at around 9am, disrupting traffic dur...

Police on Tuesday laid a holding charge of murder against a foreign domestic helper on suspicion of killing the elderly woman she had been caring for. She is due to appear at the Kwun Tong Magistrates' Courts on Wednesday. The suspect, 52, and the ...

Railway operator MTR on Tuesday said an insulating component on a track switch near Lam Tin Station caught fire, adding that they suspect it was caused by a short circuit. The incident disrupted Kwun Tong Line services during the evening rush hour. ...