The operator of Peninsula hotels brand said on Wednesday that its board has approved renovation projects for both The Peninsula Hong Kong and The Peninsula Tokyo, with a total budget of about HK$2.1 billion. The announcement came as the Hongkong and...

Cathay Pacific Airways on Wednesday reported its best first-half profit since 2010 as strong passenger and cargo demand and a one-time gain from its Air China stake offset higher fuel prices. Hong Kong flagship carrier's net profit rose 71 percent t...

The Labour Department on Wednesday said it would look into the wider use of drones at construction sites to detect smoking as it described the latest prosecution number as unsatisfactory. The department has so far issued 39 smoking fixed penalty not...

Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) has launched an investigation into a rare incident on Tuesday, during which a rear wheel of a moving bus became detached and injured a seven-year-old boy. The incident occurred in the afternoon near Cheung Sha Wan Plaza, inv...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan has said developing commodity trading in Hong Kong can serve the country and create jobs. He made the remarks as the country's 15th Five‑Year Plan states that it supports Hong Kong in building a commodity trading ecos...

Hong Kong is expected to endure sweltering heat over the coming days as Tropical Storm Kujira remains at a safe distance, while a much more powerful system – Typhoon Dolphin – threatens to bring severe weather and significant travel disruption to...

Top stories for Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 - The Hong Kong Shipowners Association says up to 80 vessels flying the SAR flag remain stuck in the Strait of Hormuz. - There's a call to speed up the replacement of old water mains after yet another outage. -...

Health authorities on Tuesday said a seven-year-old boy has died from a severe paediatric influenza A infection, marking Hong Kong's first child fatality from the virus this year. The boy, who had been healthy and received the 2025-26 seasonal infl...

Hong Kong's retail sales in June rose 4.6 percent from a year earlier to HK$31.5 billion. The 14th straight month of gains was driven by strong online sales growth and robust purchases of jewellery, watches and clocks and valuable gifts. For the ...

The Hong Kong Shipowners Association (HKSOA) on Tuesday said an estimated 70 to 80 vessels flying the SAR flag remain stranded in or near the volatile Strait of Hormuz despite a brief ceasefire which allowed roughly 20 ships to escape the area safely...

HSBC Holdings reported a better-than-expected first-half profit and raised its net interest income target, driven by revenue growth in lending and wealth management fee earnings on robust money flows. Hong Kong's largest bank posted a pretax profit ...

The Water Supplies Department has been urged to speed up its progress on pipe replacement to avoid future incidents. This came as Tuen Mun suffered the third water mains leak in just a week, with the most recent one occurring near Tuen Lee Street on...

Hong Kong is on track to secure enough drivers to operate the 10,000 ride-hailing vehicles set to debut in November, a legislator said on Tuesday, citing a strong surge in licence applications. The optimistic outlook follows an enthusiastic first-da...

The police have laid holding charges against two more men in connection with the murder of a 32-year-old man who was assaulted at a Tsim Sha Tsui bar in late July. A 40-year-old man was charged with murder while the other, aged 52, was charged with ...

Top stories for Monday, Aug 3, 2026 - Chinese treasury bond futures gain ground on their debut in Hong Kong. - Japan confirms joint action with the US to halt the sliding yen. - Two helicopters collide while helping to fight a wildfire in Greece.

A worker has died after falling from height at a construction site in Kowloon City. Police received a report of the fatal accident on Sa Po Road at around noon on Monday, and have classified the case as an industrial accident. The man was rushed to...

An employee of a fertility clinic at the centre of an alleged embryo samples mix-up who returned to Malaysia and resigned soon after being interviewed by officers is now being sought by the police. Investigators, who have since classified the incide...

The vice-president of the University of Hong Kong, Jay Siegel, on Monday said that president Xiang Zhang had led the university to new heights during his term. His remarks followed Zhang’s decision to step down in 2028 after serving the role for 1...

With a powerful blend of seasoned experience and youthful ambition, Hong Kong, China’s windsurfing team is charting a determined course for the podium at this year’s Asian Games. The four-strong squad, set to compete in the iQFoil event this Se...

The Securities and Futures Commission and the China Securities Regulatory Commission jointly announced 10 new measures on Monday to further deepen practical cooperation and foster closer coordinated development between the two markets. The measures ...