Researchers at the University of Hong Kong said on Tuesday they have, in collaboration with InnoHK, developed the world's first nasal spray for patients suffering from the most common type of stroke to receive timely emergency aid prior to their arri...

Chief Executive John Lee said on Tuesday Hong Kong can turn challenges posed by the global energy disruption in the Middle East into "green opportunities", as exemplified by the SAR working with Dongguan to set up a biofuel base. The sustainable avi...

Two lawmakers on Monday expressed their support for the government's plan to require operators of claw and pinball machines to obtain licences. Officials said machine operators would be required to apply for prize-based amusement licences under gam...

The government has proposed regulatory changes to strengthen the supervision of claw machines, pinball machines and internet cafes. In a paper submitted to the Legislative Council on Monday, the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau proposed amendments to t...

A lift technician died on Monday afternoon while carrying out repair works at a housing estate in Stanley. Police were called to the scene on Tai Tam Road at around 3pm and found the victim trapped inside a lift shaft. He suffered serious head inj...

The government on Monday appointed former police spokesman John Tse as the new director of information services, effective on Tuesday. Tse joined the force in 1999 and then the Chief Executive's Office as its communications secretary nearly four yea...

The Inland Revenue Department on Monday said tax revenue surged 22 percent for the year 2025/26 as it issued 2.77 million tax return forms, including 1.85 million paper forms and 920,000 e-returns. Wang Fuk Court homeowners and residents will be wai...

The first round of home visits for Wang Fuk Court residents concluded on Monday as people salvaged what they could from their fire-ravaged homes. Some collected belongings which had a sentimental value to them, including a Wang Tai House resident w...

The conflict in the Middle East weighed on the first-quarter performance of the Exchange Fund, which posted its smallest investment gain in five quarters. According to figures released by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) on Monday, the fund, ...

A female passenger died in the early hours of Monday, after the private car she was travelling in crashed on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. Police said at about 4.41am, the vehicle was approaching Hong Kong when it was suspected to have lost co...

A tourism sector representative on Monday said the surge in mainland tourists camping in Hong Kong's countryside would not hurt the city's hotel industry. Speaking to RTHK, the executive director of the Hong Kong Tourism Association Timothy Chui sai...

Senior officials attended a flag raising ceremony on Monday to mark the 107th anniversary of the May Fourth Movement and the 90th anniversary of the Red Army’s Long March victory. Chief Secretary Eric Chan, deputy director of Beijing’s Liaison ...

Hong Kong has seen a rise in the number of older people falling victim to online scams, even as the overall figure for such crime remains stable. Police say they recorded more than 9,400 scam cases between January and March this year, largely unchan...

Emotions were mixed among Wang Fuk Court residents who returned home to collect their belongings on Sunday, the second to last day of the first round of homecoming. A woman, surnamed Tse, said the three hours given to her family was enough to take e...

Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung on Sunday said government department heads are responsible for reporting systemic loopholes after spotting them. If senior officials noticed a problem beyond the scope of their own department's authority,...

The Observatory said on Sunday afternoon that hail may affect the city shortly. Bad weather has been hitting Hong Kong, with forecasters saying violent gusts reaching 90 kilometres per hour or above may affect the SAR. The Observatory said members ...

A representative from the catering industry on Sunday forecast that local restaurants would see revenues rise by 10 percent year-on-year during the Labour Day Golden Week holiday. In an interview with RTHK, Simon Wong, president of the Hong Kong Fe...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Sunday said Hong Kong is expected to see the strongest quarterly growth in nearly five years. His remarks came as the government gets ready to release the advance estimates of the city’s gross domestic product for ...

The new Fanling Bypass opened on Sunday morning — the first major piece of transport infrastructure in the Northern Metropolis development project that has come into service. The four-kilometre, Eastern Section of the bypass takes vehicles from t...

Secretary for Justice Paul Lam said the International Organization for Mediation (IOMed) will hold its first high-level summit next week. The event, which will focus on dispute resolution, marks a major milestone for the organisation, which began op...