Education minister Christine Choi on Thursday said the government had no plans to relax a proposal which would require teachers to renew their certificates every three years. This came after the Association of the Heads of Secondary Schools counter...

Chief Executive John Lee on Thursday said officials must adopt a “reform mindset” to ensure Hong Kong’s own five-year plan sets forward looking, strategic goals. He made the remarks while chairing a meeting of the Steering Group on Integratio...

Cigarette smuggling accounted for around 75 percent of the total number of cases the Customs and Excise Department worked on last year. In 2025, the department handled more than 38,000 smuggling cases in total, a 24 percent increase from 2024. Spec...

Lawmaker Perry Yiu on Thursday said the government should provide subsidies to encourage more local tours and in turn boost consumption. He said at a press briefing that Hong Kong has a lot of new go-to spots, such as the East Coast Boardwalk and t...

The government on Thursday said it was inviting expressions of interest in running stalls at Stanley Waterfront Mart after earlier indicating that it was now empty. The last operator at the market, which used to have 20 stalls offering light refresh...

The Transport Department on Thursday said diagonal crossings would not be a standard feature at all junctions across Hong Kong, citing a need for careful assessments of the impact on traffic as a result of any such move. This came after Secretary fo...

The government on Thursday urged all travellers, including those from Hong Kong, to plan ahead and avoid busy days, as it estimated total arrivals and departures through the city's border crossings during the upcoming Chinese New Year festive period ...

Senior counsel and former director of public prosecutions, Grenville Cross, on Thursday said the State Council's white paper on national security, released earlier this week, was timely and necessary in addressing ongoing threats in Hong Kong. Spea...

A former MTR engineer said on Thursday the railway operator should update its equipment to prevent a repeat of the service disruption that happened a day ago. Train services between Sheung Wan and Quarry Bay stations were halted for over an hour dur...

Secretary for Security Chris Tang has issued written notices to three companies related to the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper to give them an opportunity to make representations before he recommends the Chief Executive to strike the firms off the ...

More than 100 people have contracted norovirus after eating raw oysters in less than a month, health authorities said on Wednesday, as they renewed calls for people to avoid having uncooked seafood. Between January 18 and Tuesday, the Centre for He...

Police Commissioner Joe Chow said on Wednesday that government departments have been working hard to remove remnants of scaffolding at fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court so residents can enter areas deemed safe as soon as possible. At a press conference, t...

A survey carried out by management consultancy McKinsey suggests around 70 percent of white-collar employees in Hong Kong use artificial intelligence tools to help them with their work. The survey last December involved around 4,500 professionals a...

Chief Executive John Lee on Wednesday said the first batch of licences for stablecoin issuers in the city would be released next month, as he renewed the city's commitment to becoming a global digital asset hub. The remarks came as he delivered a ke...

An accounting giant on Wednesday called on the government to roll out higher tax allowances in its budget to be revealed this month, to better support residents and boost the SAR’s competitiveness globally. KPMG is forecasting a HK$11.2 billion d...

The MTR Corporation said an incident that led to the suspension of train services on a section of the Island Line for part of Wednesday morning was "very rare" and a thorough investigation would be carried out. At around 5.30am, a rail milling engin...

Transport minister Mable Chan said on Wednesday that officials will look into licensing requirements when the government extends the use of self-driving vehicles for online ride-hailing services. Last Friday, the government announced in its transpo...

Fourteen Lunar New Year fairs opened across Hong Kong on Wednesday ahead of the festival, with some stallholders at Victoria Park saying they were feeling bullish about business. Sherry Lam, who sells kids' hair accessories, said she hopes to sell o...

Police said a traffic accident on the North Lantau Highway on Wednesday morning claimed one man's life and left two other people injured. Officers received a report at 9.49am that a taxi heading to the airport crashed into a parked truck carrying an...

The men's and women's rugby sevens squads of Hong Kong, China say they are ready to defend their Melrose Claymore titles, after this year's lineups were announced. The Melrose Claymore is a relatively new competition exclusive to the Hong Kong stop ...