Hong Kong Coalition secretary-general Tam Yiu-chung said on Saturday the Legislative Council should monitor the government without "overstepping boundaries" and not try to replace government departments. His call came after the director of the Hong...

Six people have been arrested in connection with Friday’s robbery in Sheung Wan, in which robbers took 58 million yen, or nearly HK$3 million, from two Japanese men. The incident occurred outside a currency exchange shop on Des Voeux Road Central ...

The Supreme Court of Panama says a contract held by a Hong Kong company to operate ports at the Panama Canal failed to “serve the public interest and social welfare", in its decision on Thursday voiding the contracts. While the court announced the ...

While the government has returned to a surplus in its operating account, authorities have to continue to ensure cash flow remains strong to meet long-term development needs, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said on Saturday. In the first nine months of...

Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau said on Saturday his bureau was drafting amendments to the Medical Registration Ordinance to address procedural shortcomings in the handling of patients' complaints, as well as other matters. The Health Bureau is exp...

A 30-year-old man has died after the motorcycle he was riding crashed into barriers on Tsing Tin Road causing him to fall onto Tuen Mun Road carriageway near Tsing Tin Interchange. The accident happened just after 5.30 pm on Friday. The man was ru...

Officials plan to overhaul the local teacher registration regime by requiring them to renew practicing certificates every three years. Currently, teachers are registered for life once education officials approve their application. In documents sub...

The chairman of the Legislative Council's transport panel, Ben Chan, said he supports the removal of the seatbelt mandate for buses and minibuses by the government. Officials said on Friday they will repeal the clauses first, make improvement to the...

Hong Kong’s economy has maintained its growth momentum for three consecutive years, with the latest government estimates putting gains for 2025 at 3.5 percent. That outperformed earlier government predictions of between two and three percent, and ...

The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said it had uncovered two organised syndicates that allegedly used bribery and falsified documents to defraud the government out of technology subsidies. The amount exceeded HK$150 million, leadin...

Transport secretary Mable Chan on Friday announced that the government would remove legal provisions requiring bus passengers to put on seatbelts. She acknowledged there were shortcomings in the law, saying that it was unable to reflect the intent o...

China said on Friday it would take "necessary measures" to protect the interests of Chinese companies after a ruling by Panama's top court annulled a concession allowing a subsidiary of CK Hutchison to operate ports at the strategic Panama Canal. Fo...

Secretary for Security Chris Tang said on Friday that police officers would mainly issue advice or warnings to passengers failing to comply with the new seatbelt mandate on buses – for now. Speaking to the Legislative Council’s security panel, h...

The Antiquities Authority on Friday declared the Main Building of Old Tsan Yuk Maternity Hospital and Kwong Fook Tsz as monuments. The hospital at Western Street in Sai Ying Pun that opened in 1922 offered maternity services for Chinese women and tr...

Police are investigating a daylight robbery in Sheung Wan on Friday morning, in which two Japanese men were robbed of 58 million yen, or almost HK$3 million. Officers said they received reports at around 9.47am that the two victims were targetted w...

The privacy watchdog on Friday urged workers to verify the identity of recruiters and intermediaries when they come across job-vacancy advertisements online. This came as the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data received 42 complaint...

Three people will appear at West Kowloon Magistrates Courts on Friday, charged with trafficking in dangerous drugs. The charges come after customs officers on Wednesday seized about 21 kilos of suspected cannabis buds at Hong Kong International Air...

A severely decomposed whale carcass has been found on the shores of Sai Kung. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department on Thursday said it had received a report in the morning about the discovery of a suspected whale carcass in Ham Tin...

A passenger was stuck on a Citybus after failing to unfasten the seatbelt to alight, with bus operator saying a piece of aluminium foil found inside the buckle was to blame. The man, 40, was trying to get off a 795X Citybus bound for So Uk near Sham...

Hong Kong has to overcome obstacles and forge its own path in 2026, Chief Executive John Lee said on Thursday, following a year filled with events of far-reaching significance to the city's development. At a function announcing the top 10 events rel...