The Chief Executive-in-Council proposed a two percent across-the-board pay increase for the city’s 170,000 civil servants on Tuesday, backdated to April 1. If approved by the Legislative Council, the pay rise will cost about HK$6 billion extra. S...

Chief Executive John Lee said on Tuesday that a proposed piece of subsidiary legislation to clearly define the classification mechanism for “other offences endangering national security under the law of the HKSAR” will make the relevant laws clea...

Hong Kong’s rule of law is the essential engine driving both civic integrity and economic prosperity, Secretary for Justice Paul Lam said on Tuesday, adding that the fight against corruption had become so deeply embedded in the city’s culture tha...

A basketball coach at a secondary school in Siu Sai Wan alleged to have resorted to corporal punishment on a student is understood to have been arrested on suspicion of common assault. Yung Kam-wah, who formerly played for the SAR basketball team, w...

Celebratory events across 18 districts such as flag-raising ceremonies, marching performances, and carnivals, as well as freebies and discounts will help mark the 29th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong SAR. In announcing the celebra...

An enhanced appraisal system for civil servants will motivate them to perform better, according to the chief executive. Starting October 1, about five to 10 percent of those deemed underperformers will not get a salary increment. At a weekly press ...

Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, Alice Mak, expected that electricity at Tsuen Wan Centre would be restored by noon on Tuesday after a power blackout hit the facility on Monday. The disruption to the supply of electricity and fresh water, cause...

The two-month public consultation on Hong Kong's first five-year plan will commence on Monday, Chief Executive John Lee said on Tuesday. The move comes after he said this year the SAR would have its own development policy framework that is in line w...

CLP said electricity supply for about 1,000 customers at Tsuen Wan Centre have been affected due to malfunctioned equipment. The power firm said electricians were working to fix the issue. Households in five buildings were affected, with their powe...

The Observatory issued the first black rainstorm warning signal of the year at 8.35pm on Monday as heavy rain lashed Hong Kong. It replaced the red rainstorm warning signal that had been in place for 45 minutes. The black rainstorm warning means he...

A worker on Monday died after falling from height at a construction site on Yan Po Road in Tuen Mun. Police were alerted at around 2.30pm and classified the case as an industrial accident. The Labour Department said officers were sent to investi...

The government on Monday announced plans to expand a scheme that allows Guangdong residents to drive to Hong Kong to eventually cover the entire province. Starting July 25, five more Greater Bay Area (GBA) cities – Shenzhen, Foshan, Dongguan, Huiz...

The government said on Monday that proposed subsidiary legislation to clearly define the classification mechanism for “other offences endangering national security under the law of the HKSAR” does not involve the introduction of any new offences....

Hong Kong could be bracing for typhoon "Dim Sum" in the future, after the designation was added to the list of tropical cyclone names in the western North Pacific and the South China Sea this year. According to a statement published on Monday by the...

Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau described the recent visit to Central Asia by a delegation led by the SAR chief executive as a great success, saying it has led to significant collaboration opportunities with the two count...

Caritas Medical Centre on Monday said it is launching an investigation into an incident in which a trainee doctor used medical equipment to conduct an X-ray of her knee without authorisation. The investigation was launched after the trainee doctor p...

The Security Bureau and the Department of Justice have announced plans to introduce subsidiary legislation to clearly define the classification mechanism for “other offences endangering national security under the law of the HKSAR,” as stipulated...

Police have warned that illegal gambling activities are expected to rise during the upcoming World Cup and urged the public to avoid unlawful betting. Speaking at a press briefing, senior inspector Jimmy Lau said the force had made a large number of...

The Medical Council on Sunday said the verdict for an alleged medical incident that occurred in 2009 would be delivered on July 5. The inquiry involves a mainland couple’s complaint alleging negligence by Baptist Hospital paediatrician Sit Sou-chi...

Trade Development Council (TDC) chairman Frederick Ma on Sunday described the visit by a Hong Kong delegation to Central Asia as super successful, with more firms from the region possibly seeking to raise capital in the SAR. Ma – who was one of t...