The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) and police said seven people and two companies were charged on Wednesday with 25 offences linked to last year’s deadly fire in Tai Po. The blaze tore through seven of the eight blocks at Wang Fu...

Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan on Wednesday said more vehicle inspection centres will be established in Guangdong to ensure all cars which are set to arrive in Hong Kong via a soon-to-be-expanded scheme are roadworthy. Starting Jul...

Chief Secretary Eric Chan said on Wednesday the government would transform Hong Kong into a world-class tourist destination, amid solid growth for inbound tourism this year. Chan also pledged to develop the SAR into an East-meets-West centre for int...

Civil service chief Ingrid Yeung on Wednesday said a pay trend survey that the government refers to in deciding a final pay rise was crucial in its decision-making process, even though the Executive Council's latest proposal fell short of the indicat...

The government announced that a new phase of a food coupon programme for the elderly was rolled out from Tuesday, to mark the upcoming 29th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong SAR. Chief Secretary Eric Chan said the fifth phase of the ...

The Executive Council on Tuesday endorsed subsidiary legislation that gives the chief executive the power to issue a certificate for "other offences endangering national security under the law of the HKSAR". The Safeguarding National Security (Proce...

Lawmaker and deputy chairman of Legco’s panel on public service, Nixie Lam, on Tuesday welcomed the proposed two percent pay rise for the city’s 170,000 civil servants, describing the approach as cautious and balanced. She said the proposed pay...

A veteran filmmaker on Tuesday was sentenced to five months imprisonment for insider trading at West Kowloon Magistracy. Raymond Wong was found guilty in May for obtaining price-sensitive information — at a company he chaired in 2017 — that was ...

The Chief Executive-in-Council proposed a two percent across-the-board pay increase for the city’s 170,000 civil servants on Tuesday, backdated to April 1. If approved by the Legislative Council, the pay rise will cost about HK$6 billion extra. S...

Chief Executive John Lee said on Tuesday that a proposed piece of subsidiary legislation to clearly define the classification mechanism for “other offences endangering national security under the law of the HKSAR” will make the relevant laws clea...

Hong Kong’s rule of law is the essential engine driving both civic integrity and economic prosperity, Secretary for Justice Paul Lam said on Tuesday, adding that the fight against corruption had become so deeply embedded in the city’s culture tha...

A basketball coach at a secondary school in Siu Sai Wan alleged to have resorted to corporal punishment on a student is understood to have been arrested on suspicion of common assault. Yung Kam-wah, who formerly played for the SAR basketball team, w...

Celebratory events across 18 districts such as flag-raising ceremonies, marching performances, and carnivals, as well as freebies and discounts will help mark the 29th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong SAR. In announcing the celebra...

An enhanced appraisal system for civil servants will motivate them to perform better, according to the chief executive. Starting October 1, about five to 10 percent of those deemed underperformers will not get a salary increment. At a weekly press ...

Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, Alice Mak, expected that electricity at Tsuen Wan Centre would be restored by noon on Tuesday after a power blackout hit the facility on Monday. The disruption to the supply of electricity and fresh water, cause...

The two-month public consultation on Hong Kong's first five-year plan will commence on Monday, Chief Executive John Lee said on Tuesday. The move comes after he said this year the SAR would have its own development policy framework that is in line w...

CLP said electricity supply for about 1,000 customers at Tsuen Wan Centre have been affected due to malfunctioned equipment. The power firm said electricians were working to fix the issue. Households in five buildings were affected, with their powe...

The Observatory issued the first black rainstorm warning signal of the year at 8.35pm on Monday as heavy rain lashed Hong Kong. It replaced the red rainstorm warning signal that had been in place for 45 minutes. The black rainstorm warning means he...

A worker on Monday died after falling from height at a construction site on Yan Po Road in Tuen Mun. Police were alerted at around 2.30pm and classified the case as an industrial accident. The Labour Department said officers were sent to investi...

The government on Monday announced plans to expand a scheme that allows Guangdong residents to drive to Hong Kong to eventually cover the entire province. Starting July 25, five more Greater Bay Area (GBA) cities – Shenzhen, Foshan, Dongguan, Huiz...