Researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) are turning to a select group of the city’s oldest residents to unlock the secrets of healthy longevity. Their focus is not just on extending life, but on ensuring those ext...

Immigration chief Benson Kwok has had his term extended for more than a year, until the end of the current administration's term. The incumbent head, who will reach the retirement age of 57 on Thursday, would continue to serve in the role until the...

A subsidiary of Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison on Tuesday said it filed an arbitration against shipping giant Maersk, accusing the Danish group of seeking to replace its operations in the Panama Canal. In a statement, Panama Ports Company (PPC)...

Chief Executive John Lee has praised the Law Society of Hong Kong for its role in helping mainland enterprises expand overseas. Speaking via video at the opening ceremony of the Law Society’s new premises on Wednesday, Lee said the society’s new...

Hong Kong’s university entrance exams kicked off on Wednesday, with many students arriving early at exam centres to ease their nerves before the test period began. Nearly 4,000 candidates sat the visual arts exam, the first subject of this year’...

Hong Kong's ageing population risks becoming an unsustainable burden for the people and the city if residents don't proactively seek ways to stay healthy, a recent health summit has warned. The Build Well Live Well Summit held last month explored s...

Transport operators on Wednesday urged the government to offer them subsidies to help cope with higher oil prices due to the Middle East conflict. Angel Au, the director of school bus operator Affluent Coach Services which serves about 400 students,...

Cathay Pacific said one of its flights from Los Angeles to Hong Kong was forced to make an emergency landing in Japan on Tuesday morning following a suspected mechanical issue. Cathay said after the crew of flight CX883 detected the possible problem...

Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan said all restaurant licences would have national security clauses by September. The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department introduced the clauses in licence renewals for restaurants in May last ...

The Home and Youth Affairs Bureau and its district care teams kicked off a collaboration with the University of Hong Kong on Tuesday to provide free health screenings across Hong Kong. The scheme – which includes eye checks for the elderly, semina...

The hotel industry in Hong Kong has been given a boost over the Easter and Ching Ming Festival holidays, according to Edward Leung, chairman of the Hong Kong Feast and Retreat Association. Speaking on an RTHK radio programme on Tuesday, he said room...

Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak said on Tuesday that a new management company appointed to oversee Wang Fuk Court affairs was working hard to arrange a refund for homeowners over major renovation works that fuelled the inferno which de...

Training and competition facilities for fencers proposed to be built in Kwu Tung North are an “important step” for the sport’s development in Hong Kong, a coach of the sport said on Tuesday. That is because of a lack of training facilities at ...

A climbing instructor is urging hikers to always check the weather forecast and carry basic safety gear, following the rescue of a 79-year-old man who went missing during a trek in Tuen Mun. Conway Leung, a mountaincraft and rock-climbing instructor...

Police on Monday found a 79-year-old man who had been missing since Saturday after he went for a hike with his wife in Tuen Mun. The man, He Chengan, was found in a conscious state, officers said. "The man was located on a slope near a temple on M...

Visitors at a coffee festival in West Kowloon Cultural District said on Monday the event should have been hosted indoors due to the unstable Spring weather. On the final day of the four-day Coffee Hong Kong @ West K event, some connoisseurs showed ...

The city's first five-year plan will include elements relating to national security and the SAR's long-term sustainable development, according to the new Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs. In an interview with Ta Kung Pao and Wen Wei...

The recent rise in fuel prices caused by the ongoing Middle East conflict has hit Hong Kong's laundry sector hard, an industry representative said on Monday. Dragon Kong, a board member of the Hong Kong Laundry Services Association, said the price o...

A motorists' group called on mainland and SAR authorities on Monday to implement in-vehicle inspections and immigration clearance on a wider scale to shorten queues during peak travel periods. Currently, travellers driving across the Hong Kong-Zhuha...

The Chinese University of Hong Kong has announced the launch of a new initiative to help women in science and medicine advance their careers. The university said the Women in Science and Medicine Academy (Wise) initiative, seeks to develop Hong Kong...