Police on Thursday said they had arrested 10 people in a two-day operation against the sale of fake concert tickets and related money laundering, after mule accounts linked to the cases were found to have handled more than HK$81 million in suspected ...

The Legislative Council passed a bill on Thursday dedicated to accelerating Northern Metropolis development by further easing barriers on planning and land procedures. The bill was introduced to lawmakers for its first reading in July. Secretary fo...

School teachers in Hong Kong will be required to hold practising certificates and barred from classrooms upon conviction of national security offences under an education amendment bill to be gazetted on Friday. The Education (Amendment) Bill 2026 wi...

Civil Servants General Union chairman Fung Chuen-chung welcomed on Thursday a plan to give government employees up to 12 hours of family care leave a year, calling it a very desirable step forward in letting staff look after their families while also...

The ICAC has charged a site team leader on the Kai Tak Hospital project with taking HK$75,100 in bribes from five imported electrical workers. Zeng Chusong, 52, of subcontractor Billion Best (E&M) Engineering, faces 10 counts of an agent accepting a...

The Hong Kong Arts Development Council said on Thursday that the government’s move to tie the funding mechanism for major performing arts groups to performance and artistic merits will encourage the industry to deliver higher performance standards....

Chief Executive John Lee on Thursday said the SAR government was working to enrich resources for patriotic education, providing a broader platform for the younger generation to learn about national affairs. Speaking at a ceremony to commemorate the ...

The Education Bureau on Tuesday said it reached out to a secondary school in Tsuen Wan, after a video, purportedly showing a female student vaping inside a toilet with her schoolmates, went viral online. The video, which was posted on social media, ...

Top stories for Wednesday, Nov 11, 2026 - Officials say a lower cost estimate for the Northern Link does not mean that safety or quality will be compromised. - More checks will be carried out at a luxury residential development in Stanley after the...

The former brother-in-law of celebrity Abby Choi told the High Court on Wednesday that his brother – her ex-husband – killed her. On the 35th day of the trial, Kwong Kong-kit was asked by his counsel who killed Choi. Kwong, who did not respond ...

Hong Kong is 11th in the world and fourth in Asia for digital and artificial intelligence competitiveness, according to a ranking unveiled on Wednesday. The International Institute for Management Development's World Digital and AI Ranking 2026 cover...

Hong Kong has opened a new international police academy aimed at strengthening cross-border law enforcement cooperation and training local and overseas officers, according to Chief Executive John Lee. Speaking on Wednesday at the inauguration ceremo...

The District Court on Wednesday heard that five men allegedly conspired to offer bribes in a bid to secure a major renovation project of a residential building in Kwun Tong. The five defendants, charged with conspiracy to offer advantages to an agen...

Lawmakers have voiced their support for a bill that aims to fast track the development of the Northern Metropolis, as the second reading for the dedicated legislation resumed on Wednesday. Andrew Lam from the Election Committee noted that society ha...

Hong Kong should go after money that stays put, not cash that flees at the first wobble, the Financial Services Development Council said on Wednesday, in a push to tighten the city's hold as Asia's wealth-management hub. The council has set out ways...

Development minister Bernadette Linn said on Wednesday that the Buildings Department has found that steel reinforcement work at a house in a luxury residential development in Stanley did not match the approved plans. The investigation was carried ou...

Government employees will be able to leave work for a few hours at a time to look after family, under a new leave arrangement of up to 12 hours a year expected to start in January. Staff can use it to take a relative to a medical appointment, care f...

Tourism representatives have welcomed the replacement of the city’s decades-old multimedia light show, but say the new light festivals taking its place must deliver a genuine boost to the night economy. A Symphony of Lights, a nightly fixture over...

The Northern Link’s lower cost estimate will not come at the expense of construction quality or safety, according to the Commissioner for Northern Metropolis Railways Raymond Ip. The government and the MTR on Tuesday signed the full Northern Link ...

The government and the MTR Corporation on Tuesday signed the project agreement for the full Northern Link project, as the Executive Council approved the financial arrangement for the second part of the plan. Exco greenlit part one of the project in ...