More than 16,500 scam cases have been recorded in the first five months this year in Hong Kong, a 46 percent increase year on year, police said on Saturday. Of the cases, more than one fifth were related to phone scams, with the fraudsters pushing f...

Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Secretary Janice Tse says the government has so far received over 2,500 public submissions for Hong Kong's inaugural 5-year plan. She made the comment not long after the plan's two-month public consultation, launch...

Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan on Saturday said ride-hailing vehicle permits, to be issued as part of the regulatory regime coming into force next month, would be granted through a fair and transparent system. The administration h...

Cathay Pacific on Friday said it would postpone the resumption of its flights to Dubai and Riyadh due to the situation in the Middle East. In a statement, Cathay Pacific said it now planned to resume its daily flights to Dubai on October 25, and it...

Beijing on Friday welcomed Washington’s decision to not extend a Hong Kong-related national emergency. The Ministry of Commerce (MOC) called the move “an important step in implementing the consensus reached during China-US economic and trade con...

A new bus-bus interchange (BBI) at the Wong Chuk Hang portal of the Aberdeen Tunnel will be commissioned on July 26. The Transport Department said a total of 37 bus routes, including a new one, will be available at the stop – named Aberdeen Tunnel...

Deputy Chief Secretary Warner Cheuk said on Friday Wang Fuk Court flat owners will be entitled to disbursements of the two-year standard rental grant until December 21, 2027, irrespective of what option that they choose. Under the optimised arrangem...

A senior counsel of the independent committee probing the deadly blaze at Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court said on Friday that the fire that took 168 lives was preventable and foreseeable. The remarks from Victor Dawes came as he delivered a 627-page closi...

The Legislative Council passed a bill on Friday that provides the legal basis for implementing a co-location arrangement at the redeveloped Huanggang port. The Huanggang Port Hong Kong Port Area Bill was introduced to the legislature this week. Dur...

The government on Friday opened the tender for the Smart and Green Mass Transit System in East Kowloon. With a length of about seven kilometres, it will have elevated and tunnel sections and nine stations. The terminals, at Choi Hung East and Yau ...

An insurance-sector representative on Friday said extending the current third-party liability to include commercial use in coverage for private vehicle owners would be the most feasible move when the regulatory regime on ride-hailing services comes i...

The Legislative Council has resumed the second reading of the Huanggang port co-location bill. The Huanggang Port Hong Kong Port Area Bill was introduced to the legislature for first and second readings on Wednesday, and that was followed by a House...

Construction workers have embraced the new total smoking ban on building sites that came into effect on Friday, with many acknowledging that the policy – while an inconvenience for those who light up – makes their workplaces significantly safer. ...

A taxi driver has died after his vehicle apparently went out of control and crashed into railings in Tsuen Wan on Thursday night. Police say the incident happened at 11.45pm on Ma Tau Pa Road. The 58-year-old was rushed to Yan Chai Hospital, wher...

The fourth edition of the Asia+ Festival will be held from September to November. Presented by the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau and organised by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, this year's festival spans a wide range of art forms...

Nine major construction bodies in Hong Kong have issued guidelines on the eve of a total smoking ban coming into force across all building sites, a move the trade said is designed to reduce fire hazards and safeguard worker health. Thursday's unveil...

A special Legislative Council meeting has been scheduled for Friday on the Huanggang port co-location bill during which its second reading is to resume. That's after the Legco House Committee completed its vetting of the Huanggang Port Hong Kong Por...

The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) on Thursday reported that its betting turnover rose more than three percent in the latest racing season, as a Year of the Horse tourism boom helped lift growth. In a statement, the club noted that its total racing wa...

A Hongkonger has died in a car crash in New Zealand. The accident happened on Wednesday on Crown Range Road near the alpine resort town of Queenstown on the South Island, Beijing's consulate-general in Christchurch said, adding that it has activated...

Visitor arrivals topped 26.7 million in the first half of this year, the Tourism Board said on Thursday. That is a 13 percent increase year on year. Visits by mainland travellers were up 16 percent, accounting for 77 percent of the total. Non-ma...