The Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA) on Wednesday proposed that the government should aim to raise the living space per person by about 10 percent in five years from now so as to improve the public's quality of life. It was a...

The University of Hong Kong said two of the world's first microsurgeries were among 48 performed this year using a new robotic assistant. The robot-assisted liver transplantation and trans-hairline robotic microsurgery were performed with the new te...

A fire engineering expert said the rapid vertical spread of the blaze at Wang Fuk Court last November was largely driven by scaffolding equipment, including safety nets and polystyrene foam, used during renovation work at the estate. The testimony w...

Chief Executive John Lee on Wednesday announced that a new cross-boundary banking arrangement would start next month, saying it would make retirement on the mainland more convenient for elderly Hongkongers. Under the new arrangement, Hong Kong reti...

The government will take a leading role in converting village houses in Yin Kong and Ho Sheung Heung into restaurants, retail shops or guest houses under a pilot plan to help drive the development of the Northern Metropolis. The director of the Nort...

Secretary for Justice Paul Lam has said Hong Kong's legal system is in a better place than it was four years ago, and that the SAR must continue to discharge its constitutional duty of safeguarding national security by refining or adding laws as nece...

One thousand secondary school students are heading to Shenzhen this year to get first-hand experience with cutting-edge tech industries under a new youth programme. Organised by the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, the scheme targets students a...

Customs officers have seized more than 100 kilos of suspected drugs in a series of operations in the past week and arrested two people. The items have an estimated market value of about HK$46 million. Last Friday, officers inspected an air cargo co...

Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn said improvement works of sewerage systems were already under way at villages, but stressed that officials needed to prioritise projects to ensure maximum efficiency. She made the remarks at a Legco developm...

Organisers of the Hong Kong Book Fair on Tuesday said they expect more than 770 exhibitors featuring over 600 events when the festival is held in the middle of July. The 36th Book Fair, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), w...

Cathay Pacific on Tuesday said it would lower its fuel surcharges on most flights starting next month. In a statement, the city's flagship carrier said that for flights between Hong Kong and the Southwest Pacific, North America, Europe, the Middle E...

Chief Executive John Lee said transport links between Hong Kong and Fujian would be boosted through more flights and high-speed rail services, as the two governments reached an agreement to expand cultural and tourism exchanges. Lee is currently le...

Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law on Tuesday said she is confident the tourism sector could meet the government’s target in accounting for about five percent of the city's gross domestic product by 2029. She made the remarks in...

Acting Chief Executive Paul Lam reaffirmed on Tuesday that innovation would be a cornerstone of Hong Kong’s long-term strategy for sustainability, taking centre stage in the city’s inaugural five-year plan. Delivering the keynote address at Gree...

The Hospital Authority (HA) has dismissed a resident doctor at Tuen Mun Hospital for conducting an unauthorised medical examination on a patient. In a statement on Monday, the HA said the incident took place at Ruttonjee Hospital. The case is conne...

Police have taken into custody six more suspects in connection with the robbery of six gold bars at the airport last week, raising to 13 the number of people arrested. Speaking in a briefing on Monday, Senior Superintendent Iu Wing-kan said the late...

A chief chemist on Monday said the most probable cause of the fire that broke out at Wang Cheong House and went on to engulf another six of Wang Fuk Court's seven other blocks in November was a lit cigarette butt. The testimony came at the start of ...

Chief Executive John Lee said the signing of six memorandum of understandings between the SAR and Fujian governments would allow both sides to build closer ties and work together while grasping development opportunities under the nation's 15th Five-Y...

A potential new treatment for glaucoma has been discovered that addresses limitations of current therapies and offers new hope for people worldwide, according to the Chinese University of Hong Kong's faculty of medicine. Glaucoma is an, as yet, incu...

Representatives from several chambers of commerce met with government officials on Monday to submit their views towards the city’s inaugural five-year plan. The session was hosted by Financial Secretary Paul Chan and Secretary for Commerce and Ec...