A lawmaker on Tuesday welcomed plans by the Home Affairs Department to revitalise a popular morning walk trail in Sham Shui Po, describing it as a win-win solution for both authorities and residents. The area, commonly known as Mission Hill or Woh C...

Police are searching for a male suspect following an alleged robbery that left a 19-year-old Japanese woman injured in a Tsim Sha Tsui hotel room on Monday night. Authorities received a report at approximately 9.35pm that the victim had been robbed ...

Ten drivers and motorcyclists have been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving following the police's deployment of drones for the first time in a crackdown in areas near Kwun Tong Bypass. The nine men and one woman arrested in the operation, in...

Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau has called for closer strategic ties between Hong Kong and Malaysia ahead of the opening of a permanent economic and trade office in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday afternoon. Addressing a busines...

A power outage hit areas in Yuen Long on Tuesday, affecting around 2,400 customers, according to CLP. The company said an underground cable fault occurred at about 4.22am in the district, triggering the blackout. CLP said power was restored at 10.4...

Commissioner for Labour Sam Hui said he and his colleagues have questioned the sensitivity of Hong Kong's heat stress warning system after it remained at the lowest amber level on Sunday despite record-high temperatures, prompting a review of the exi...

Top stories for Monday, Aug 10, 2026 - Another baking day in Hong Kong raises questions about heat warning levels. - Typhoon Dolphin wreaks havoc on the mainland. - Two people are injured in a knife attack in Pok Fu Lam.

The city’s largest community living room was opened to the public in Tsuen Wan on Monday and is expected to benefit hundreds of subdivided flat households. Officiating at the ceremony, Chief Secretary Eric Chan noted that Tsuen Wan has the highest...

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology on Monday announced they found that over 70 percent of workers across the SAR has adopted artificial intelligence at work – significantly higher than the global average. The university said the global...

The Court of Appeal on Monday granted leave to 11 people jailed for subversion to take their cases to the Court of Final Appeal. They were jailed for their roles in a plot to overthrow the government by taking part in an unsanctioned "primary poll" ...

A man has been arrested after a knife attack at Baguio Villa in Pok Fu Lam on Monday left a security guard and a foreign domestic helper injured. Police officers were alerted to the incident at around 9am, when a suspect armed with a blade attacked ...

Police said on Monday they arrested eight people for allegedly operating compensated dating scams involving 80 cases, totalling HK$6.2 million over the past two years. Officers said the suspects presented fake name cards on social media platforms,...

Hong Kong is set to swelter under record-breaking heat early this week, with the Observatory warning that temperatures in some areas could soar to 37 degrees Celsius or above on Monday and Tuesday. The blistering conditions are being driven by Tropi...

Medical sector lawmaker David Lam said the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone will help expedite medical development in the SAR, as he called for closer cross-boundary cooperation over the next five years. Wi...

The Labour Department on Sunday said it will review its Heat Stress at Work Warning system to see if improvements are needed. Questions had been raised after the lowest-level amber warning was issued on Sunday as the city sweltered through its hotte...

Top stories for Sunday, Aug 9, 2026 - Hong Kong swelters through its hottest day ever. - The typhoon bringing the heat makes landfall on the mainland. - John Lee says he hopes to publish the SAR's first five-year plan next month.

Hong Kong on Sunday sweltered through its hottest day ever with a scorching 36.9 degrees Celsius recorded at the Observatory in the afternoon, the highest since records began in 1884. Earlier, the Observatory had recorded a reading of 36.7 C as of 1...

Police said on Sunday that they smashed a crime syndicate following an anti-triad operation and arrested 147 people, including the suspected mastermind and key members. They're accused of using stooge accounts to launder HK$600 million between Janua...

The one-month adaptation period for allowing dogs into designated restaurants drew to a close on Sunday, with the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) describing the rollout as smooth. The number of participating establishments grew from...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan said Hong Kong's mega events have given the local economy a solid lift, with strong visitor turnout and sustained retail growth in the first half of this year. In his weekly blog on Sunday, Chan revealed that over 130 ...