Hong Kong's first and only traditional Chinese medicine hospital has upped its quota for subsidised outpatient services, with the increase taking effect on Saturday. This is the fourth time the Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong (CMHHK) in Tseun...

Permanent Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Kevin Choi on Saturday said that officials are working to attract more international firms to the Hetao industrial zone. Speaking on an RTHK radio programme, Choi, who also chairs Hong Kon...

Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn has welcomed collaboration among developers and industry operators in a recent tender for a major land parcel in the Northern Metropolis, calling it an example of the government's matchmaking hopes. Her rem...

Public officials should raise the standard of their conduct and intensify commitment to their duties, Legislative Council President Starry Lee said on Saturday, stressing that society’s expectations leave no margin for error. The comments came aft...

Industry representatives are calling for urgent reform of safety management, tendering policies and safety education, warning that the construction sector's "rushing culture" is coming at the cost of human lives. Speaking on a radio programme, Chau ...

A mainland man has been sentenced to five months in prison and fined HK$1,000 for failing to declare large quantities of cigarettes after he arrived on a flight on Thursday. West Kowloon Magistrates' Court passed sentence on the 35-year-old a day af...

The government received two joint-venture bids by the time a tender for a major land parcel in Hung Shui Kiu closed at noon on Friday. The 11-hectare site is the first of three pilot areas in the Northern Metropolis to undergo a tender. The land co...

The observatory said the Standby Signal No 1 will remain in force Friday night and early on Saturday. "Maysak continues to edge closer to Hainan. It is expected to make landfall over the island later today," it said. "It will then skirt over 500 ki...

Police said on Friday a 33-year-old woman was hospitalised after being hit by a wooden hoarding on Canton Road in Tsim Sha Tsui. Online footage showed the hoarding appeared to have been put up as part of renovations at a shop. The incident occurred...

The Federation of Trade Unions (FTU) on Friday proposed that the government set up a statutory building maintenance management body in an attempt to prevent bid-rigging. The suggestion was among a raft of proposals submitted to Chief Executive John ...

Lawmaker William Wong resigned on Friday following his arrest earlier in the week on suspicion of drink-driving. Hours before, Wong saw his administrative duties suspended by Chinese University where he is associate dean of engineering. Wong said h...

The director of broadcasting, Angelina Kwan, on Friday led a group of more than 100 students on a seven-day exchange and study tour in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, as part of the annual flagship programme, Solar Project, organised by Radio T...

Two People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy ships visiting Hong Kong were thrown open for visits by youth and student groups on Friday. Visitors headed to the PLA Hong Kong Garrison’s naval base on Stonecutters Island – where the guided-missile dest...

The Chinese University on Friday said it had suspended the administrative duties of its Associate Dean of Engineering William Wong, who was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving, with immediate effect. Wong, a lawmaker, was reportedly arrested afte...

The Hong Kong Observatory said the Standby Signal No 1 would remain in force at least until 6pm on Friday. "In the past couple of hours, Maysak started to adopt a northwesterly track edging closer to Hainan Island, still maintaining quite some dista...

Legco’s Supervisory Committee said on Thursday that it will seriously handle cases related to the conduct and ethics of lawmakers. It said it would deal with such situations according to the Code for Members of the Legislative Council. Legco's a...

Cathay Pacific announced on Thursday that it plans to resume passenger flights to and from the Middle East starting September 1. This means that there will be daily flights to and from Dubai, and four flights to and from Riyadh per week. Tickets ...

The Centre for Health Protection said on Thursday a new flu season has begun in Hong Kong, with the H3 subtype of influenza A being the dominant strain. Albert Au, head of the communicable disease branch at the Centre for Health Protection (CHP), s...

The Hong Kong Observatory said the Standby Signal No 1 will remain in force until at least noon on Friday. "The tropical depression over the central part of the South China Sea still remained rather loosely organised and generally adopted a westerly...

Hong Kong is set to make history as it prepares to host the Fencing World Championships for the first time later this month. Organisers have hailed the upcoming event as a landmark moment that underscores the city’s growing stature as a premier de...