Lawmakers have praised the inaugural dialogue session with the chief executive on Tuesday as a productive and constructive exchange, describing it as a significant step forward in executive-legislative engagement. The meeting, which drew 67 legislat...

Chief Executive John Lee on Tuesday said he was confident that all judges and judicial officers would stand by their oaths and discharge their duties diligently after a High Court judge was told to retire early amid a plagiarism row. Wilson Chan, fr...

Chief Executive John Lee has described his first policy exchange session with Legislative Council members on Tuesday as both warm and substantive, praising the dialogue for fostering mutual understanding and strengthening the groundwork for future co...

Tourism minister Rosanna Law on Tuesday said she hopes upcoming mega events could effectively stimulate consumption, as the Kai Tak Mall recorded a 40 percent growth in sales in the first five months this year. Her comments came after the Tourism B...

About 33,000 people have participated in the SAR’s Hepatitis B co-care programme, and the Department of Health is calling on Tuesday, World Hepatitis Day, for high-risk individuals to be screened for the disease early to avoid falling prey to more ...

Transport Commissioner Winnie Tse said on Tuesday that taxi fleets need to 'work harder' when it comes to hiring drivers, with the number of fleet taxis providing services falling short of the initial target set by authorities. Five taxi fleets com...

Top stories for Monday, July 27 2026 - HKU's Vice-Chancellor Xiang Zhang announces he'll step down in 2028. - Mainland industrial firms show solid growth in profits. - A mass shooting leaves three people dead in Seattle.

A High Court judge who has been reprimanded for plagiarism will retire early, effective Friday. Chief Justice Andrew Cheung said in order to safeguard public confidence in the administration of justice, he on Monday asked Wilson Chan to take early r...

Hong Kong exports continued to show robust growth in June, with their value jumping 53.4 percent year on year to mark the fastest annual growth pace in decades amid a global AI boom. Figures released by the Census and Statistics Department showed th...

The Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions on Monday urged companies to ensure cleaners are better informed to rest when a heat-warning alert is in force. The Heat Stress at Work Warning system requires employers to provide people who wor...

The future president of the University of Hong Kong would be expected to possess excellent management skills, leadership qualities and academic achievements, according to lawmakers. Their remarks came after the university’s President and Vice-Chan...

Accounting firm, PwC, has submitted a range of recommendations to the government for the city's first five-year plan as well as the 2026 Policy Address. The submission aims to set out a strategic roadmap to enhance Hong Kong's competitiveness for s...

A 62-year-old man has died after falling from height while working at the airport. Police were alerted to the incident at 8.35am on Monday following an injury report made by the victim's colleague. The man was pronounced dead after being sent to No...

Terminally-ill patients are encouraged to discuss care planning for the later stages of their life with loved ones and whether or not they would refuse resuscitation or life-sustaining treatment. The call from the Hospital Authority came as patients...

A former assistant director at the Observatory said Severe Typhoon Noul did not affect the city as much as it could have done due to it making landfall to the east of Hong Kong — the first time this happened in 17 years. The storm prompted the ci...

The University of Hong Kong's President and Vice-Chancellor, Xiang Zhang, has announced he will step down in 2028 after completing his 10-year term. In an email to the HKU community, he said the university needs to embrace new ideas, and a new leade...

A veteran banker and lawmaker says the SAR government should expedite the development of Northern Metropolis by leasing land to enterprises on preferential terms, and raising capital through a cross-boundary fund. In an interview with RTHK, Ronick C...

Top stories for Sunday, July 26 2026 - Hong Kong cleans up after Typhoon Noul lashes the city. - Airport officials work to clear the backlog after hundreds of flights are cancelled. - German police search for a suspect over a deadly car ramming ne...

Respiratory health expert David Hui said both flu and Covid-19 infections in Hong Kong are on the rise, and haven’t reached a peak yet. Speaking on a TVB programme, the Chinese University professor said the H3N2 subtype of influenza A is the most ...

East Rail passengers were hit by delays on Sunday as services between Tai Po Market and Fanling were suspended for hours because of a damaged overhead cable and repair work took longer than expected. While most MTR lines gradually returned to normal...