Lawmakers were supportive of the government's decision to grant a pay increase to all civil servants, but several legislators expressed disappointment over what they viewed as an inadequate adjustment that failed to keep pace with inflation and priva...

Two former heads of departments at CUHK Medical Centre have been charged by the corruption watchdog over alleged fraud and leaking confidential details of a probe. In a statement, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said the hospita...

The National Immigration Administration projected on Tuesday an 11.7-percent year-on-year increase in boundary entries and exits during the upcoming Tuen Ng Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, break, with a daily average of 2.2 million crossings natio...

Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office Director Xia Baolong inspected light public housing units in Yuen Long and visited residents as he began a two-day visit to the SAR. He aims to inspect the Northern Metropolis development as well as the SAR’s ali...

Secretary for Justice Paul Lam on Tuesday said the city is committed to advancing digital developments through artificial intelligence while combating data misuse and privacy breaches, as outlined by the nation's 15th Five-Year Plan. Officiating at ...

The Chief Executive in Council (CE in Council) has decided on a two percent across-the-board pay increase for all civil servants for the 2026-27 financial year, with the raise taking retrospective effect from April 1. In a statement released on Tues...

Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Janice Tse said on Tuesday Hong Kong's first five-year plan will serve as a strategic development blueprint, while the policy address and budget help put it into action. Speaking on an RTHK programme...

A seventh batch of strategic enterprises setting up shop in Hong Kong is set to be unveiled as early as September. The announcement by the Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises is set to mark a rapid acceleration of Hong Kong’s push to cemen...

Rules for importing workers have been tightened in a major policy shift on Monday that targets the catering sector. The move comes more than two-and-a-half years since the launch of Enhanced Supplementary Labour Scheme in September 2023. Under a n...

The controller of the Centre for Health Protection (CHP), Edwin Tsui, said the H9 bird flu virus is unlikely to cause a major outbreak in Hong Kong. This came after the SAR recorded a local infection of the avian influenza strain involving a two-yea...

The government on Monday said Hong Kong would work to deepen connectivity with the mainland and the world, as part of efforts to further consolidate its status as an international financial centre (IFC) and a hub for global trade under its own five-y...

Six key topics have been highlighted in the public consultation document for the SAR’s first five-year plan for public discussion. One of them is to speed up the development of Northern Metropolis. In the document, the government said the bluepri...

The government on Monday said its hope in adopting a "railway plus property development" model for the planned smart and green transit system in East Kowloon is to ease the financial pressure on the eventual operator. Authorities said last week thre...

The Consumer Council is urging hotels, guesthouses and booking platforms to improve their services after receiving around 1,000 related complaints each year – covering various types of issues. Of the complaints, those relating to booking changes a...

Hong Kong on Monday launched a two-month public consultation for its first five-year plan, with the goal of publishing it in the third quarter of the year. Speaking to the media, Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Janice Tse said the ...

The People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison will open three barracks to the public late this month to celebrate the 29th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong SAR. The open days of the barracks were arranged to enhance the communicat...

The Consumer Council is urging claw machine operators to make improvements to the device to avoid disputes with customers. The call came on the back of a surge in the number of complaints received by the watchdog over the devices in the past three y...

A series of new features for electronic traffic fixed penalty notices was launched on the e-Traffic Ticket Platform on Monday, according to the police. Targeting commercial vehicles, "vehicle-specific QR codes" can now be generated on the platform. ...

Xia Baolong, the Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, will arrive in Hong Kong on Tuesday for a two-day visit, the government said on Monday. The senior Beijing official will inspect Hong Kong's alignment with the National 15th Five-Y...

A research team from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) said it hopes to eliminate the possibility of cancer patients having to undergo a second operation to gain tumour samples through the development of the world’s first A...