The Bar Association on Sunday said it supports the criminalisation of bid-rigging activities through amendments to the Competition Ordinance. This came as its task force on law review proposed about 50 legislative amendments following the deadly Wan...

Lan Kwai Fong Group on Sunday said it welcomed a record 105,000 revellers on Halloween, up from 80,000 a year earlier, as bars and restaurants saw business nearly double. The group's chairman, Allan Zeman said the size of the crowd on Saturday – a...

Hong Kong’s economy is expected to grow faster than market forecasts in Q3, extending its positive growth streak to 15 consecutive quarters, according to Financial Secretary Paul Chan. In his weekly blog on Sunday, Chan said the government will re...

Around 15,000 people took part in the inaugural Northern Metropolis Marathon on Sunday morning, with the organiser saying it will try to hold future races in cooler months and extend the route to Shenzhen. At the sound of the horn, eager runners be...

Secretary for Justice Paul Lam on Sunday said the government’s efforts to amend the law following the deadly Wang Fuk Court inferno aim to make a "revolutionary change" to the entire building maintenance ecosystem in Hong Kong. His remarks came as...

Top stories for Saturday, Oct 31, 2026 - Finance chief Paul Chan says Hong Kong could record its strongest full-year economic growth in five years. - Police arrest 58 people, including minors, in an anti-triad operation. - Halloween celebrations a...

A seven-year-old girl with an underlying illness is critically ill with influenza A as authorities urge vaccination. The girl developed a runny nose, diarrhoea and abdominal pain on Thursday, followed by fever and convulsions on Friday, according to...

Police on Saturday arrested 58 people in a city-wide, anti-triad operation, disrupting gang networks exploiting the youth. The suspects rounded up include core gang members as well as those aged below 18. They are alleged to have committed a series...

Hong Kong's premier nightlife and party district Lan Kwai Fong is expecting business to jump about 50 percent this Halloween. Turnover is already up at least 30 to 40 percent over the past two weekends, according to Anthea Cheung, Lan Kwai Fong Asso...

Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn said government has received an encouraging response from consultants and contractors seeking inclusion in three pre-qualified lists under a new council that will soon be offering full-cycle building repairs....

Hong Kong could record its strongest full-year economic growth figure in five years in 2026, according to Financial Secretary Paul Chan. Speaking on a radio programme on Saturday, he said the economy grew by 5.1 percent in the first half of the year...

The new Building Maintenance Support and Services Council will operate on a non-profit basis but must recover costs on a user-pays basis, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said on Saturday, as the government moves to set it up in response to the independ...

The Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority said on Friday that the personal data of 16,900 mainland residents applying for two international exams had been leaked. The data included names, dates of birth, and email addresses. The authority...

Police said a batch of sculptures was believed to be stolen from the City Hall in Central ahead of the opening of an arts festival there. Officers said they were alerted at around 2.30pm that the sculptures worth about HK$160,000 went missing. The ...

The Registration and Electoral Affairs said on Friday that the nominations of 1,115 candidates running for the Election Committee Subsector Ordinary Elections next month are deemed valid. Of those, 856 will compete for 723 seats across 31 subsectors...

Top stories for Friday, Oct 30, 2026 - A new council will be launched to help homeowners with building repairs. - Supervision of building renovation is to be tightened up after the Wang Fuk Court blaze. - Movie lovers are mourning the death of Bri...

The Transport Department said eight applications had been lodged for ride-hailing service licences by the deadline at noon on Friday. The department said the number of applications reflected a positive response from the sector. Representatives from...

Officials said on Friday they aim to criminalise bid-rigging by April as well as enhance enforcement through the establishment of an inter-departmental task force. Competition Commission chief executive Rasul Butt said the watchdog would be consulti...

The Transport Department has warned that traffic around the Huanggang control point and San Tin Road will be very heavy on Friday night and over the next two nights, as Halloween celebrations and other events in Hong Kong and Kowloon are expected to ...

Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun called on the public on Friday to continue to provide information to help enforce the full smoking ban on construction sites and buildings undergoing major renovations. The call came as he revealed that cit...