Hong Kong is exploring plans to turn Victoria Park into a venue capable of hosting larger-scale tennis tournaments under a redevelopment plan that the government says will attract major sports and entertainment events while boosting the local economy...

Hong Kong is pressing ahead with a series of cross-boundary travel improvements as part of a wider effort to deepen Greater Bay Area integration, said Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan on Saturday. She said the government would conti...

Chief Executive John Lee said on Saturday that the city’s first five-year plan would not have a revised version, even if it could not meet performance indicators. However, the Policy Address would have to explain the reasons leading to the shortcom...

A 72-year-old woman has died after being hit by a light goods vehicle in Tai Po on Friday afternoon. Police say the incident happened just after 3.40 pm when a 68-year-old man was driving his light goods vehicle along On Tai Road. When he turned lef...

Secretary for Justice Paul Lam said laws dedicated to the governance of artificial intelligence might not yet be in place but that did not mean there was a legal vacuum to tackle misuse of the technology. In his Policy Address on Wednesday, Chief Ex...

Top stories for Friday, Sep 18, 2026 - John Lee says the Northern Metropolis gives space for Hong Kong to grow. - The government says extra allowances for carers on low-incomes are coming within strict constraints. -Three people are dead and sever...

Health minister Lo Chung-mau said the relocation of Queen Elizabeth Hospital to Kai Tak Hospital will be carried out in phases to ensure a seamless transition for patients. Kai Tak Hospital, the largest hospital under the Hospital Authority, will be...

Foreign domestic carers could earn 10 to 20 percent more than existing helpers under a new pilot scheme for elderly care, Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun said on Friday. The initiative, announced in the Policy Address delivered on Wednesd...

Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Christopher Hui, on Friday said the government would explore more ways in which the renminbi could be used to handle payments. This, he added, was a "natural" process to promote the use of the natio...

Chairman of HSBC Asia‑Pacific, Peter Wong, says Hong Kong should "spare no effort" in promoting the internationalisation of the renminbi. Speaking on RTHK's "On Broadcast Drive", he said Hong Kong's key advantage is being China's only internationa...

Education secretary Christine Choi on Friday said that a scheme which encourages and supports publicly-funded primary and secondary schools to merge would pave the way for better education amid a drop in the city's student population. Speaking on a...

Condolence books were opened up across the city on Friday for people to pay their respects to Hong Kong's first chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, who passed away on September 8 at the age of 89. At one of the condolence points, Moreton Terrace Activit...

Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun on Friday said the move to increase the monthly allowance to caregivers from low-income families by HK$300 showed that government aimed to channel resources to those most in need. In announcing his Policy A...

Hong Kong's massive Northern Metropolis project is an opportunity for the city to diversify its economy and upgrade living conditions, Chief Executive John Lee told an RTHK phone-in programme on Friday – saying the initiative will provide more room...

The government said on Thursday that a new integrated city management system with built-in artificial intelligence will complete the first phase of development by the first quarter of 2028, while the full system will take six to nine years to mature....

Top stories for Thursday, Sep 17, 2026 - The Chief Executive answers questions from lawmakers and the public about his latest policy blueprints - The city's manpower shortage is expected to narrow over the next two years - Basketballer Ivan Yang a...

Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong said he hopes the government's goal of almost doubling spending on innovation in the coming five years will attract more funds to the city. According to Hong Kong's inaugural five-year bluep...

Institutions interested in building campuses in Hung Shui Kiu, one of three university towns that has been prioritised for development in the Northern Metropolis, can begin submitting applications, Secretary for Education Christine Choi said on Thurs...

The Hong Kong, China Tennis Association said on Thursday that future editions of the Hong Kong Tennis Open could be staged at Hong Kong Stadium if the centre court at Victoria Park undergoes redevelopment. In his Policy Address delivered a day earli...

Hong Kong’s overall manpower shortage is expected to narrow slightly to about 130,000 by 2028, Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun said on Thursday. Speaking at a press conference to explain initiatives in the city’s first five-year plan ...