People across the city visited the famous wishing tree in Tai Po to make their wishes for the coming year on the first day of the Year of the Horse. The Well-Wishing Festival in Lam Tsuen, which began on Tuesday, saw the faithful toss placards onto...

Senior government officials on Tuesday extended Chinese New Year greetings, wishing residents a happy, healthy and prosperous Year of the Horse. Speaking on an RTHK programme, Chief Secretary Eric Chan said the government would continue to steer Hon...

Officials will consult the public when devising the first five-year plan for Hong Kong, the government said on Tuesday. Chief Executive John Lee earlier vowed to build a systematic policy framework in line with the 15th Five-Year Plan, the nation's ...

The Housing Department on Tuesday said the over 1,600 units at Oi Man Estate, which had no flushing water from 8 pm on Monday, saw services resume just before 9 am. The suspension was due to a burst saltwater pipe in the water pump room of Lai Man ...

Hong Kong welcomed at least three babies as the clock struck midnight to usher in the Year of the Horse on Tuesday. Two of the babies were born at Union Hospital, including a baby boy weighing 2.94 kilos. The newborn is the fifth child of a coupl...

Authorities on Tuesday announced that the expanded Terminal 2 (T2) at Hong Kong International Airport will be officially opened on May 27. Speaking at an event marking the Year of the Horse at the airport, Fred Lam, the chairman of the Airport Auth...

Customs officers said on Monday they have seized suspected smuggled controlled injections and medicines used for weight-loss, beauty and anti-wrinkle treatments as well as male enhancement purposes, worth over HK$140 million. They found 100,000 inj...

A catering industry leader on Monday forecast that local restaurants would see revenues rise by five percent year-on-year during the Chinese New Year holiday. While many Hong Kong people are likely to travel out of town to enjoy the festivities, inc...

Chief Executive John Lee visited a Lunar New Year fair in Kwun Tong on Monday, greeting passersby and stall owners. He spent more than HK$1,000 on fortune flowers and plants, including HK$800 on two pots of orchids. Lee spoke to stall owners abou...

The observatory on Monday said this Lunar New Year's Eve is the warmest on record, with temperatures surging to 28 degrees Celsius or above over many districts in the territory. The average maximum temperature recorded by the weather forecaster clim...

A Hospital Authority dietician has reminded people to watch what they eat during the Lunar New Year holiday as festive favourites such as rice cakes, turnip cakes or poon choi are usually high in salt, sugar and fat. Sandra Lai said people should re...

The Consumer Council on Monday expressed concerns about the sales tactics used by some hair transplant and growth treatment companies, noting frequent complaints involving large sums of money. In one case, a man paid HK$170,000 for 2,000 artificial...

The Consumer Council said on Monday it had seen improvements in the quality of perfumes sold in Hong Kong, saying they contained less allergens and were labelled more clearly than in a similar study conducted eight years ago. The council tested 40 ...

Chief Executive John Lee has expressed his wish for the city to continue seizing opportunities and overcoming challenges in the Year of the Horse, while hoping for swift success in people's every endeavour. He extended his Lunar New Year greetings t...

Secretary for Justice Paul Lam visited a public housing estate to spread the Lunar New Year cheer with residents. Writing on social media, Lam said he visited two families living in Lai Tak Estate in Tai Hang. Lam said he first visited a family of ...

Hong Kong saw over 100,000 mainland tourists visiting the city to celebrate the Year of the Horse as the festive period across the border began on Sunday. The official Lunar New Year holiday on the mainland lasts for nine days, and Hong Kong officia...

Police said on Sunday they arrested two men on Lantau Island on suspicion of smuggling more than three million sticks of illicit cigarettes – with a street value of some HK$14.6 million. The force said they suspected there had recently been smugg...

At least 17 people sustained minor injuries from a crash on a cross-border link between Hong Kong and Shenzhen on Sunday afternoon. The incident happened shortly before 2pm on Shenzhen Bay Bridge after the driver of a Hong Kong-bound coach lost con...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Sunday said he expects 1.43 million mainland travellers to visit the SAR during the Lunar New Year holiday period, a six percent year-on-year increase compared to the previous year. In his weekly blog, Chan noted tha...

A 49-year-old cyclist died on Sunday following an apparent crash in Tai Po after losing control of his bike. Police said they received a call at around 10.30am that the man had lost consciousness after the crash on Bride's Pool Road. The man was ...