Discussions at the first full meeting of the legislature on Wednesday centred on better efforts to oversee bids for renovation works and resettling residents of fire-hit Wang Fuk Court, with the new batch of lawmakers taking turns to offer suggestion...

Housing Secretary Winnie Ho said on Wednesday that it is highly likely seven Wang Fuk Court blocks that caught fire last November will have to be demolished, although they do not pose an immediate danger of collapsing. All but one of the towers on ...

A 78-year-old man died after a fire broke out at a public housing unit in Lai King on Wednesday. Fire services were alerted to the blaze at the Kai Him Lau flat in Cho Yiu Chuen around 12.40pm. The fire was put out shortly after firefighters arrive...

Hong Kong must harness digital innovation to revitalise its crucial trade finance sector, an economist said on Wednesday, adding that the city’s traditional financing models are failing to keep pace with a fast-fragmenting global trade landscape. ...

A series of legal changes to strengthen regulations for fire safety and the role of the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) in overseeing bids for renovation works were proposed on Wednesday in an attempt to prevent a tragedy like the Wang Fuk Court infern...

Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong said on Wednesday that fully redeveloping the fire‑hit Wang Fuk Court estate at its current site would be very challenging, while cash buybacks would be the fastest and most flexible option for rehousing resi...

Lawmakers called on Wednesday for the government to raise the price it had set to buy the flats of all Wang Fuk Court owners hit by the Tai Po inferno in November as well as step up mental health support for them. In a questionnaire to the estate's ...

Chief Executive John Lee has pledged to "get to the bottom" of the deadly Tai Po blaze and hold anyone responsible accountable, while promising to formulate long-term accommodation arrangements for those affected as soon as possible. Addressing the...

The MTR Corporation said it is working to promote ecological conservation by stepping up public participation at its Lok Ma Chau Wetland. The railway operator has been managing the 32-hectare site that features ponds, swamps and artificial islands s...

Hong Kong corporate governance activist David Webb has died on Tuesday at the age of 60, according to an announcement made on his social media platform. "It is with great sadness that we share that David M. Webb MBE passed away peacefully in Hong K...

The Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health (COSH) on Tuesday urged authorities to set a concrete timeline and clarify details for tobacco-control measures that are still awaiting Legislative Council review. Chairman Henry Tong noted that several p...

Welfare Secretary Chris Sun on Tuesday urged companies not to try to wriggle out of complying with new legislation designed to ensure more workers receive paid rest days and holidays. From Sunday, people working at least 68 hours over four weeks wi...

A think tank on Tuesday urged the government to formulate frameworks for using artificial intelligence in schools, after a survey found most teachers and students already rely on AI tools daily. The Our Hong Kong Foundation (OHKF) polled 1,200 teach...

Unions have called for a pay rise of no less than 3.5 percent for local domestic helpers this year and harsher law enforcement against illegal workers. This came as the Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions and Home Services Employees As...

Newly elected lawmakers are expected to discuss a government motion on support in the aftermath of the deadly Tai Po blaze at their first chamber meeting on Wednesday. The legislators, who assumed their posts on January 1, will also debate a motion...

A Yau Tsim Mong district councillor said on Tuesday the public shouldn't just rely on the Fire Services Department when it comes to building safety. Wong Shu-ming's warning came after the department conducted checks on 132 structures believed to be ...

Chief Executive John Lee said on Tuesday that Hong Kong will strive to become a bridgehead for traditional Chinese medicine to reach the world. Lee, who officiated a launch ceremony of the Chinese Medicine Hospital and the Government Chinese Medici...

A man was injured on Monday night following a suspected gas explosion in a flat in To Kwa Wan. Police said the man, in his 40s, suffered burns and was conscious when taken to hospital. He’s believed to have been thrown out of the house by the imp...

Former media tycoon Jimmy Lai on Monday returned to court alongside eight co-defendants as defence lawyers began mitigation arguments in proceedings expected to last up to four days. The Apple Daily founder, 78, was convicted last month by a three-...

Federation of Trade Unions president Stanley Ng said on Monday it had told government officials that they should work out resettlement plans for Tai Po fire survivors as soon as possible. That urgency was communicated in a meeting that the federatio...