The Hong Kong men’s and women’s rugby sevens teams have set their sights on a podium finish at this year's National Games, but a significant challenge awaits both squads in their opening matches: a showdown with powerhouse Shandong teams next Wed...

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge will be closed for about five hours on Saturday morning while the men's individual road cycling event for the National Games takes place. The race, the only event of the Games spanning Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau...

A worker in her 40s died on Wednesday after she was apparently hit by a falling wall while a village house was being demolished in Yuen Long. Police said around 11am, a brick wall of about two metres tall and eight metres long in Shan Pui Tsuen col...

The Medical Council has been urged to offer a timely and specific explanation over a years-long delay in its inquiry into an alleged medical incident in 2009, leading to proceedings originally scheduled for 2016 being dropped last month. The inquiry...

Health officials reported a new imported case of chikungunya fever on Tuesday, bringing the city's total for the year to 56 so far. The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said the latest case involves a 60-year-old Tai Po resident who recently trave...

The annual Operation Santa Claus (OSC) fundraising campaign officially launched on Tuesday, marking the beginning of its latest drive to bring care and hope to communities across Hong Kong. Co-organised by RTHK and the South China Morning Post, this...

The Hong Kong men's handball team has clinched a spot in the National Games quarterfinals, securing their place in the top eight despite a tough 19-35 loss to a strong Beijing side in their final group match on Tuesday. Held at the Kai Tak Sports Pa...

A representative at the Trade Development Council (TDC) on Tuesday said it would lead dozens of company representatives in promoting Hong Kong brands via livestreaming sales, when they join the eighth edition of the China International Import Expo in...

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has been named the best university in Asia in the latest QS University Rankings, standing out among over 1,500 institutions on the continent. Peking University has secured second place, while Singapore's Nanyang Te...

The High Court on Tuesday sentenced a former university professor to seven years and four months in prison for the manslaughter of his wife in 2018 in a retrial. Cheung Kie-chung, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at the University of...

The Medical Council has been given eight weeks to submit a report on ways to improve its complaint-handling mechanism after years of delays to an inquiry into an alleged hospital incident in 2009 led to disciplinary proceedings being dropped. A main...

Four major business chambers said they will jointly roll out measures to encourage their workers to vote in the Legislative Council election next month, including providing half a day of paid leave for employees to fulfil their civic responsibilities...

Vice Premier He Lifeng said on Tuesday he hopes Hong Kong can seize potential opportunities in the country's new five-year plan while strengthening cooperation with the mainland to consolidate its status as a global financial and shipping centre. He...

Chief Executive John Lee on Tuesday welcomed confirmation by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) that it will set up an office in Hong Kong, saying the city's financial markets are shining despite an uncertain global outlook. He made the...

Hong Kong's burgeoning artificial intelligence sector will receive a boost from the expansion of a scheme for talented mainland professionals, an industry figure said. The talent endorsement policy covers cities in the Greater Bay Area, Beijing and ...

Hong Kong has climbed three spots to rank fourth in the latest World Digital Competitiveness Ranking. The ranking of economies' ability to adopt and explore digital technologies for economic and social transformation is compiled by the Switzerland-...

A rehabilitation bus driver died on Tuesday morning after reportedly being struck by a car while operating the tailgate lift at the rear of the vehicle. The incident happened on Yuen Chau Kok Road in Sha Tin. The man, in his 60s, was rushed to Pr...

Health officials on Monday reported a new local chikungunya fever case, bringing the tally to three in nine days. The patient, 45, lives in Mount Haven in Tsing Yi, where two previous patients deemed imported cases also reside in. He works in Sheun...

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) on Monday unveiled a fresh five-year blueprint, Fintech 2030, to drive the sector's growth and put in place a future-ready eco-system, with artificial intelligence and the tokenisation of traditional assets in ...

An Office of the Ombudsman probe has revealed that combined operations by various government departments to clear bicycles that are illegally parked outside shops that rent them out have had a short-lived effect. The watchdog on Monday said it came ...