CLP Holdings reported a first-half profit of around HK$6 billion on Thursday, up 6.6 percent from the same period last year. The power firm attributed the earnings growth mainly to a one-off gain of HK$318 million from the sale of a power station in...

A lawmaker on Thursday hailed the Chinese University of Hong Kong's decision to establish its first college dedicated to postgraduates. It will be the 10th college at the only local institution that has been operating a collegiate system since the 1...

MTR engineers have completed temporary repairs on the Tuen Ma Line following a signalling equipment fault near Kam Sheung Road Station on Thursday afternoon. The disruption, which occurred shortly at around 12.40pm, initially forced railway operatio...

A child-welfare expert called for more frequent and thorough assessments of high-risk families on Thursday and said social workers must report any signs of child abuse right away. Against Child Abuse director Maple Lau was speaking on an RTHK progra...

The Chinese University of Hong Kong on Thursday announced it will set up a 10th college that will be dedicated to postgraduate studies, as it unveiled its five-year plan. As the only local university that has a collegiate system, CUHK said the new c...

Police said on Thursday that they have dismantled a large‑scale loan shark syndicate that ran a massive racket, extending credit to over 2,000 borrowers and lending more than HK$200 million in illicit loans. Officers arrested 25 people, aged fro...

The second and final electrifying match of the Hong Kong Football Festival 2026 wrapped up on Wednesday night, where over 43,000 lively fans from around the world filled Kai Tak Stadium to watch the high-profile friendly. Italian side Juventus defea...

A 37-year-old woman was on Wednesday sentenced to 22 years in prison for abusing and starving her five-year-old son to death. An autopsy found that the boy weighed only 9.7 kilogrammes at the time of his death in 2022, more than 4 kilogrammes light...

Tung Wah College has apologised after mistakenly sending admission offer emails to some 11,000 applicants under the Joint University Programmes Admissions System (JUPAS). In a statement, the college said it had intended to email successful applicant...

Top stories for Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026 - China announces countermeasures to US trade sanctions. - Cathay Pacific sees profit soar 71 percent in the first half. - Heat-seeking drones are to hunt for construction workers smoking on building sites.

Lawmaker Johnny Ng has called on the government to work with their global counterparts to freeze illicit funds linked to the "Fun Coffee" investment scam, with over 1,000 victims now reporting losses exceeding HK$100 million. Ng, who is assisting do...

Police have arrested four more men in connection with the murder of a 32-year-old man who was assaulted at a bar in Tsim Sha Tsui in late July. The suspects, aged 26 to 33, were apprehended across various districts on Tuesday on suspicion of murder....

The operator of Peninsula hotels brand said on Wednesday that its board has approved renovation projects for both The Peninsula Hong Kong and The Peninsula Tokyo, with a total budget of about HK$2.1 billion. The announcement came as the Hongkong and...

Cathay Pacific Airways on Wednesday reported its best first-half profit since 2010 as strong passenger and cargo demand and a one-time gain from its Air China stake offset higher fuel prices. Hong Kong flagship carrier's net profit rose 71 percent t...

The Labour Department on Wednesday said it would look into the wider use of drones at construction sites to detect smoking as it described the latest prosecution number as unsatisfactory. The department has so far issued 39 smoking fixed penalty not...

Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) has launched an investigation into a rare incident on Tuesday, during which a rear wheel of a moving bus became detached and injured a seven-year-old boy. The incident occurred in the afternoon near Cheung Sha Wan Plaza, inv...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan has said developing commodity trading in Hong Kong can serve the country and create jobs. He made the remarks as the country's 15th Five‑Year Plan states that it supports Hong Kong in building a commodity trading ecos...

Hong Kong is expected to endure sweltering heat over the coming days as Tropical Storm Kujira remains at a safe distance, while a much more powerful system – Typhoon Dolphin – threatens to bring severe weather and significant travel disruption to...

Top stories for Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026 - The Hong Kong Shipowners Association says up to 80 vessels flying the SAR flag remain stuck in the Strait of Hormuz. - There's a call to speed up the replacement of old water mains after yet another outage. -...

Health authorities on Tuesday said a seven-year-old boy has died from a severe paediatric influenza A infection, marking Hong Kong's first child fatality from the virus this year. The boy, who had been healthy and received the 2025-26 seasonal infl...