Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law on Tuesday said she is confident the tourism sector could meet the government’s target in accounting for about five percent of the city's gross domestic product by 2029. She made the remarks in...

Acting Chief Executive Paul Lam reaffirmed on Tuesday that innovation would be a cornerstone of Hong Kong’s long-term strategy for sustainability, taking centre stage in the city’s inaugural five-year plan. Delivering the keynote address at Gree...

The Hospital Authority (HA) has dismissed a resident doctor at Tuen Mun Hospital for conducting an unauthorised medical examination on a patient. In a statement on Monday, the HA said the incident took place at Ruttonjee Hospital. The case is conne...

Police have taken into custody six more suspects in connection with the robbery of six gold bars at the airport last week, raising to 13 the number of people arrested. Speaking in a briefing on Monday, Senior Superintendent Iu Wing-kan said the late...

A chief chemist on Monday said the most probable cause of the fire that broke out at Wang Cheong House and went on to engulf another six of Wang Fuk Court's seven other blocks in November was a lit cigarette butt. The testimony came at the start of ...

Chief Executive John Lee said the signing of six memorandum of understandings between the SAR and Fujian governments would allow both sides to build closer ties and work together while grasping development opportunities under the nation's 15th Five-Y...

A potential new treatment for glaucoma has been discovered that addresses limitations of current therapies and offers new hope for people worldwide, according to the Chinese University of Hong Kong's faculty of medicine. Glaucoma is an, as yet, incu...

Representatives from several chambers of commerce met with government officials on Monday to submit their views towards the city’s inaugural five-year plan. The session was hosted by Financial Secretary Paul Chan and Secretary for Commerce and Ec...

The head of the independent committee investigating November's deadly fire at Wang Fuk Court on Monday said the panel would not be recommending that Chief Executive John Lee upgrade the probe to a statutory Commission of Inquiry. His remarks came at...

Hong Kong can work on building an "aviation silk road" by leveraging the city's expertise in cold chains and specialty cargo services, a lawmaker has proposed. Commercial sector legislator Jonathan Lamport added the SAR should strive to enhance its ...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan expressed optimism that Hong Kong's economy will achieve its annual growth target of 2.5 to 3.5 percent, while predicting a surplus for the government's operating account this fiscal year. He also confirmed the governme...

Police said a 54-year-old man was killed in Yuen Long on Sunday morning after his electric mobility device reportedly went out of control and tumbled off a goods unloading platform. The force said they received a report at 9.21am that the man had be...

Restaurants on Sunday said they anticipate less business on Father's Day, due to there being fewer customers and rising costs. Some residents celebrated the day at restaurants with their husbands or fathers. One of them was Lo, who was eating out w...

Hong Kong is no longer just a fundraising bazaar for mainland tech firms, it is now a "strategic adaptation ground" where hard-tech champions reshape governance and supply chains for global markets, according to Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Sunda...

Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun on Sunday said the government plans to review the visiting mechanisms of the city's care teams and optimise the application of big data, including adding parameters such as chronic illnesses, to better ident...

The university town being planned for the Northern Metropolis can play a role in helping primary and secondary school students come to grips with artificial intelligence learning, Secretary for Education Christine Choi said on Saturday. She was spea...

A motorcyclist has died following a crash with a bus on New Clear Water Bay Road on Saturday. Police received reports at around 4pm about the incident near Shun Lee Disciplined Services Quarters. The motorcyclist was taken to United Christian Hosp...

The mainland's gasoline, diesel and jet fuel exports to Southeast and South Asia rose in May but were still less than a year earlier due to export restrictions imposed over the Iran war to safeguard domestic supply. Customs data released on Saturday...

Following Friday’s tragic fatality in Lai King, Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun offered his deepest condolences and stated his commitment to integrating elderly chronic disease patients into the government's social welfare safety net. A...

Seven people have been arrested on suspicion of crimes including conspiracy to rob a man of six gold bars worth about HK$7 million at the airport. The arrests were made after police received a report in the early hours of Thursday from the victim, w...