Some Hong Kong holidaymakers changed their travel plans after Tuesday's deadly earthquake in Japan, while others decided to press ahead. At Chek Lap Kok airport, a traveller surnamed Leung, who had booked a package tour to Kyushu, cancelled at the l...

The government on Wednesday said Hong Kong home prices have risen for 13 straight months, reaching a new high in more than two and a half years. Latest figures from the Rating and Valuation Department showed that the SAR’s home price index rose t...

IT Secretary Sun Dong has said the government aims to turn Hong Kong into a regional AI powerhouse in the Asia‑Pacific. In an interview with RTHK's "Vision 15: Hong Kong's Chapter", Sun said the SAR government will respond to the country's call to...

Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law said Hong Kong aims to host more fencing events in future, after the men's foil team secured a historic silver at the Fencing World Championships being held here. Speaking on a Commercial Radio p...

The Immigration Department on Tuesday said it had not received any request for assistance from Hong Kong people in Japan after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture. In a statement, the department said it would pay close attention to...

Top stories for Tuesday, July 28 2026 - Chief Executive John Lee hails his first policy exchange session with lawmakers. - The government urges taxi fleets to try harder to find more drivers. - A powerful quake hits southern Japan, collapsing buil...

A man has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle more than 200 live turtles and two turtle eggs, worth some HK$21,800, out of Hong Kong. In a statement on Tuesday, the Customs and Excise Department said its officers intercepted a car at Shenz...

Lawmakers have praised the inaugural dialogue session with the chief executive on Tuesday as a productive and constructive exchange, describing it as a significant step forward in executive-legislative engagement. The meeting, which drew 67 legislat...

Chief Executive John Lee on Tuesday said he was confident that all judges and judicial officers would stand by their oaths and discharge their duties diligently after a High Court judge was told to retire early amid a plagiarism row. Wilson Chan, fr...

Chief Executive John Lee has described his first policy exchange session with Legislative Council members on Tuesday as both warm and substantive, praising the dialogue for fostering mutual understanding and strengthening the groundwork for future co...

Tourism minister Rosanna Law on Tuesday said she hopes upcoming mega events could effectively stimulate consumption, as the Kai Tak Mall recorded a 40 percent growth in sales in the first five months this year. Her comments came after the Tourism B...

About 33,000 people have participated in the SAR’s Hepatitis B co-care programme, and the Department of Health is calling on Tuesday, World Hepatitis Day, for high-risk individuals to be screened for the disease early to avoid falling prey to more ...

Transport Commissioner Winnie Tse said on Tuesday that taxi fleets need to 'work harder' when it comes to hiring drivers, with the number of fleet taxis providing services falling short of the initial target set by authorities. Five taxi fleets com...

Top stories for Monday, July 27 2026 - HKU's Vice-Chancellor Xiang Zhang announces he'll step down in 2028. - Mainland industrial firms show solid growth in profits. - A mass shooting leaves three people dead in Seattle.

A High Court judge who has been reprimanded for plagiarism will retire early, effective Friday. Chief Justice Andrew Cheung said in order to safeguard public confidence in the administration of justice, he on Monday asked Wilson Chan to take early r...

Hong Kong exports continued to show robust growth in June, with their value jumping 53.4 percent year on year to mark the fastest annual growth pace in decades amid a global AI boom. Figures released by the Census and Statistics Department showed th...

The Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions on Monday urged companies to ensure cleaners are better informed to rest when a heat-warning alert is in force. The Heat Stress at Work Warning system requires employers to provide people who wor...

The future president of the University of Hong Kong would be expected to possess excellent management skills, leadership qualities and academic achievements, according to lawmakers. Their remarks came after the university’s President and Vice-Chan...

Accounting firm, PwC, has submitted a range of recommendations to the government for the city's first five-year plan as well as the 2026 Policy Address. The submission aims to set out a strategic roadmap to enhance Hong Kong's competitiveness for s...

A 62-year-old man has died after falling from height while working at the airport. Police were alerted to the incident at 8.35am on Monday following an injury report made by the victim's colleague. The man was pronounced dead after being sent to No...