The Insurance Complaints Bureau (ICB) on Tuesday said it received 857 new complaint cases in 2025, an increase of 32.7 percent from the year before. Almost half of the cases completed involved medical-related policies, while around a fifth involved ...

The transport and industrial sectors have welcomed the government's relief measures in response to surging fuel prices due to the Middle East conflict. That came after a HK$1.8 billion relief package was approved by the Legislative Council on Friday...

Parents will soon have a new tool to navigate Hong Kong's diverse private school landscape, as the Education Bureau launches a voluntary listing system designed to boost transparency and strengthen the city's ambition of becoming an international edu...

The head of Beijing's Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office will give a speech at the opening ceremony of National Security Education Day on Wednesday. The Committee for Safeguarding National Security said Xia Baolong will speak via a video link. In...

The Consumer Council has called for domestic helper employment agencies to step up their gatekeeping role, as complaints over hiring disputes – including repeated no-shows and mismatched language abilities – have been mounting. The council rece...

The government on Monday suspended plans to launch basketball betting, citing the emergence of prediction markets which it says could entice more people to engage in illegal gambling. Prediction markets are platforms where people trade contracts on ...

The Labour Department said on Monday it would include monitoring stations in nine more locations to better decide whether to issue a Heat Stress at Work Warning. Established in 2023, the heat-warning system requires employers to provide people who w...

Hong Kong, China is sending 84 athletes to this year’s Asian Beach Games (ABG), which returns after a decade-long absence. The sixth edition of the Games will take place from April 22 to 30 in Sanya, Hainan, marking the second time China has hoste...

Emergency personnel were unable to locate the firefighter trapped in one of the Wang Fuk Court buildings in November before he perished, the first firefighter taking command of efforts to battle the Tai Po inferno on site said on Monday. The indepen...

The upcoming Hong Kong Sevens is set to bring the "magic" associated with its storied history over to its new venue, said the head of communications at Hong Kong China Rugby Association, Jon Pallett, on Monday. His remarks came ahead of a return thi...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Monday said Hong Kong must safeguard its financial and cyber security amid rising geopolitical risks and fierce global competition. He made the comments ahead of the 11th National Security Education Day on Wednesday ...

The Fire Services Department on Monday said it is mulling tougher penalties such as seizing the vehicles of both buyers and sellers of illegal fuel and stepping up the enforcement powers of officers due to a surge in the number of such cases. Speaki...

Chief Executive John Lee on Monday reaffirmed the government's commitment to accelerating innovation and technology (I&T) development in the city, saying that it also reinforces its integration into national development strategies. His remarks came ...

Hong Kong is seeing fewer technology-related crimes, but the financial toll on victims is climbing sharply - a shift police attribute to scammers moving away from credit card fraud and towards full account takeovers. According to police data, 31,571...

The lawmaker representing the medical sector has called for greater awareness in protecting the privacy of patients at public hospitals. David Lam made the remark after a medical intern at Princess Margaret Hospital was suspended from duties for all...

RTHK has signed memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with two major media organisations in Vietnam to co-produce programmes and enhance exchanges, as it stepped up cooperation with broadcasters in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations bloc. The M...

Secretary for Justice Paul Lam says the government will continue to uphold national security while safeguarding human rights and the rule of law. He was speaking in an interview with the Ta Kung Wen Wei Media Group ahead of the National Security Edu...

Secretary for Security Chris Tang said on Sunday he is thankful that many people would like to get involved with a rehabilitation project aimed at helping young people who were arrested during the 2019 protests. Tang was responding to news that sing...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Sunday said Hong Kong must place security at the heart of development amid risks to the financial and energy markets from geopolitics. Writing in his weekly blog, Chan said global uncertainties showed that national ...

Chief Executive John Lee on Sunday said Hong Kong was a welcoming environment for global companies and talent with its favourable business climate. The SAR has long served as the world’s super connector and super value-adder, Lee said at the openi...