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 ...

The chairman of the San Tin Technopole Company, Sunny Chai, has said Hong Kong must be clear about which industries to develop given its limited land, arguing that life sciences should be housed at the Lok Ma Chau Loop while San Tin should focus on m...

The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) said on late Thursday it has referred a registered lift contractor to the police for possible fraud after inspections found that fire-resistant door frames were missing from 48 newly installed ...

The Election Affairs Commission said on Thursday that it has received another 29 nomination forms for the Election Committee Subsector Ordinary Elections on November 22. Twenty-six forms were submitted by individual candidates, and the remaining thr...

Top stories for Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 - Five mainland yachts get the go-ahead to sail to Hong Kong under a new scheme. - Dozens were killed in a school roof collapse in Pakistan. - Yeung Siu-ki and Katie Wong have been chosen as flag bearers for ...

The government will put up a residential site in Shek Mun for tender this quarter, with an estimated yield of about 960 flats, the Development Bureau said on Thursday. Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn said the site at the junction of Tai Ch...

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...