Customs officials have joined forces with their mainland and Macao counterparts in a special enforcement operation that saw an arriving lorry at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Port intercepted and about 19,000 items of suspected counterf...

Hong Kong will ring in the Year of the Horse with a vibrant fireworks display over Victoria Harbour on the second day of the Lunar New Year next month that will be capped by a shower of symbolic blessings for city and country, organisers said on Frid...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Friday stood firm in his stance in not making any further cuts to stock trading stamp duties, saying the current level is "appropriate" in maintaining Hong Kong's competitiveness. At a special meeting of the Legisla...

The government rolled out the Port Community System (PCS) on Friday, a digital data-sharing platform for Hong Kong's port and logistics community system to link data involving commercial freight movements with that of financial and trade flows. The ...

Hong Kong launched its inaugural 2026 WAIC UP! Global Summit on Friday, a platform under the World Artificial Intelligence Conference, with ambitions to shape an equitable and sustainable AI future. The one-day event, held at Science Park, featured...

Secretary for Security Chris Tang on Friday said the government was planning to enlist tenants and other regular users of buildings as "fire-safety ambassadors" to help ensure more effective and comprehensive preventive monitoring. The suggestion is...

Secretary for Security Chris Tang on Friday praised the swift reaction of two police officers in shooting down a knife-wielding man in Tuen Mun last night. They opened fire after the 34-year-old man had taken a woman passerby hostage, brandishing a ...

The remaining batch of new fire-retardant scaffolding nets are expected to be fully distributed to contractors by early February, Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn said on Friday. The move follows a large-scale procurement effort by the Con...

Police said two of their officers had no other alternatives but to open fire at a knife-wielding man "to save the life of an innocent bystander" in Tuen Mun on Thursday night. The 34-year-old died in hospital after suffering two shots to his chest ...

A police officer has opened fire and killed a knife-wielding man in Tuen Mun, sources say. The incident happened at around 7pm on Thursday near Tuen Mun Town Hall, where a man in his 30s was seen carrying a knife. It's understood that the man, wh...

The death toll from the devastating fire in Tai Po has climbed to 168 following forensic examinations, authorities revealed on Thursday, but said a full list of victims would not be made public for the time being to respect the wishes of bereaved fam...

The Construction Industry Council (CIC) on Thursday started providing contractors with newly procured fire-retardant scaffolding nets that meet safety requirements introduced in light of last year's deadly Tai Po blaze. Executive director Albert Ch...

An accountancy body on Thursday forecast a consolidated surplus of HK$4.1 billion for this fiscal year, raising the city's financial reserves to HK$658.4 billion. According to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, the city’s economy...

Development minister Bernadette Linn said on Thursday that she hopes a new system vetting firms involved in major renovation projects will remove any bad apples from the industry. The government plans to strengthen the role of the Urban Renewal Aut...

The Labour Department on Thursday said it has suspended the use of elevating work platforms by contractors at a construction site in Kai Tak, following the death of a worker there. On Wednesday afternoon, the 66-year-old man was trapped between a d...

The Government Chinese Medicines Testing Institute is actively seeking closer collaboration with other research institutes across the Greater Bay Area (GBA), a health official said during a media visit to its new permanent premises on Thursday. The ...

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) on Thursday expressed concerned over AI chatbot Grok being used to generate indecent or malicious photos and videos. "This issue has raised concerns in various jurisdictions. The PCPD i...

The Consumer Council on Thursday urged businesses to overhaul their practices to better serve older shoppers, pointing to the contrast between the substantial spending power of the city’s ageing population and the widespread frustrations they encou...

The Consumer Council said on Thursday that power bank rental platforms lack pricing transparency, with one firm's fee rising by more than 100 percent depending on the location. The council said of eight platforms it checked in the past two months, ...

A construction sector representative on Thursday said he hopes workers found smoking at building sites will not be summarily fired once a ban comes into effect. A legal amendment to outlaw smoking on construction sites is expected to be submitted to...