The government on Saturday expressed strong dissatisfaction with and firm opposition to a joint statement by ten countries on the sentencing of Joshua Wong for conspiracy to commit collusion, saying it distorted facts and smeared the SAR. A governme...

Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak said Hong Kong would strengthen provisions for proxy-vote checks and continue to study a cap on such votes following the end of a second round of consultations on Building-Management Ordinance amendments...

Lawmakers on Saturday voiced hope that a newly established joint task force can change the culture of the building maintenance and renovation industry by actively weeding out bad apples. They were speaking following an announcement on Friday that 28...

Chief Executive John Lee on Saturday urged young people to be curious and courageous as Hong Kong hosts the third Youth Development Summit. In a video speech for the summit, themed "Pioneering New Horizons, Venturing into the Future", in Wan Chai, h...

The United States is the largest source of overseas firms in Hong Kong’s latest batch of companies welcomed by the Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises (Oases). Last month, Oases welcomed 18 enterprise partners in its seventh batch, bringin...

A paediatric infectious diseases expert warned on Saturday that colder weather could prolong the current flu season and lead to more critical cases in children. Mike Kwan, president of the Asian Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases, said that ...

A Yuen Long warehouse storing paper funeral offerings caught fire on Friday night. The blaze in Pak Sha Tsuen began just before 11 pm. About half an hour later, the Fire Services Department upgraded it to a No. 3 Alarm, the third highest on a scal...

Top stories for Friday, Nov 6, 2026 - The Exchange Fund records a third-quarter investment income of almost $19 billion. - Police say they will roll out facial recognition technology across their CCTV network this month. - Protests have erupted ac...

Authorities said on Friday that 28 people were arrested in an operation against a suspected triad-linked bid-rigging syndicate targeting building maintenance and renovation projects. Secretary for Security Chris Tang said it was the first operation ...

A development official on Friday said a lack of restrictions for land record searches may lead to privacy concerns, prompting the authorities to adjust the mechanism. Her remarks came after the government proposed legislative amendments, saying land...

A record high of more than 400 Hong Kong businesses are taking part in the China International Import Expo in Shanghai hoping to use the event as a launchpad for entry into the mainland market. Among the first-time exhibitors is a Hong Kong accounti...

Police paid tribute to senior police constable Chu Chun-kwok, who died in September, at the Force Remembrance Day ceremony on Friday. Chu was paralysed after he was attacked while on duty in 2005 and passed away this year at the age of 52. The cere...

Secretary for Education Christine Choi said on Friday that her bureau would seek additional funding for the development of university towns at the Northern Metropolis. In an interview with a local news outlet, she said universities would require muc...

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority said on Friday it chalked up an income of HK$18.6 billion from Exchange Fund investments in the third quarter as its chief executive warned of uncertainties in the fourth quarter. Gains from investments in Hong Kong ...

Privacy commissioner Ada Chung expressed support on Friday for government moves to tighten land record search arrangements, while raising concerns that misuse of land registry data may be getting worse. Her comments come as the government tabled eig...

Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) said on Friday it has no ties with a crowdfunding website operating under the name “FundHK” that used the acronym “RTHK” in its promotional materials and claimed that “RTHK” is one of its “media and ins...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Friday said Hong Kong can play a key role in reversing the rising cost of bringing new medicines to patients, as he opened the third International Bio-Computing Innovation Summit in the SAR. In his opening speech, Ch...

Secretary for Justice Paul Lam has called on legal practitioners from the two SARs to obtain Greater Bay Area (GBA) practice qualifications to tap into the area's limitless opportunities. The GBA lawyers’ scheme – which allows those qualified t...

Police said facial recognition technology will be rolled out across its CCTV network this month to assist in criminal searches and locate high-risk missing persons, with some of the captured data stored for up to 180 days. Officers said they have so...

Top stories for Thursday, Nov 5, 2026 - Chief Executive John Lee calls Joshua Wong a primary culprit in undermining Hong Kong's prosperity and stability, as the former activist gets a 10-year jail term for violating the National Security Law. - The...