The Global University Presidents and Leaders Summit will be staged at the Convention and Exhibition Centre on October 27 and 28, its organiser announced on Tuesday. The host — Hong Kong Association for External Friendship — said the two-day eve...

Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau told lawmakers on Tuesday that RTHK would strengthen its role as a government department and public broadcaster, enhancing the dissemination of government messages and policy promotion. Br...

The government is set to implement reforms and push for accountability as soon as possible in the wake of November's deadly fire at Wang Fuk Court and will do so once the independent committee submits its report on the Tai Po disaster, Chief Executiv...

Chief Executive John Lee on Tuesday said the government would step up training and manpower planning for nurses to meet rising demand that was being driven by an ageing population. Locals are always given priority in recruitment, he stressed, pointi...

Chief Executive John Lee said on Tuesday that the government will strictly enforce the law should any violations be found over suspected improper steel reinforcement works at a house at a luxury residential development in Stanley. The Development Bu...

Chief Executive John Lee on Tuesday urged residents to pay attention to the three-day debate on Hong Kong's first five-year plan and the 2026 Policy Address in the Legislative Council. Lawmakers will commence a joint debate on motions involving the ...

Chief Executive John Lee on Tuesday said the government would work to deliver a high-quality experience for all participants at the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Finance Ministers' Meeting, which will be held in Hong Kong between ...

A fertility clinic involved with a mix-up in embryo samples earlier this year has been allowed to resume all of its licensed treatment services from Tuesday. The Council on Human Reproductive Technology had ordered Heal Fertility to suspend 14 of it...

Top stories for Monday, Oct 5, 2026 - Kai Tak Hospital opens, to the delight of its first patients. - John Lee says young people are at the heart of Hong Kong's five-year plan. - Brazil's presidential election heads to a runoff.

Health minister Lo Chung-mau on Monday said the new Kai Tak Hospital is crucial for Hong Kong in coping with the rising demand for healthcare services. The secretary for health, who inspected the facility on its first day of operation, said its phas...

An owners’ corporation in North Point was fined HK$149,000 at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts on Monday for violating safety regulations over the deadly fall of a worker who had been pruning a tree. The man, who was working at Kingsfield Garden ...

Trade Development Council chairman Frederick Ma on Monday said the body would consider scaling up its presence in Central Asia. He said the TDC had already set up an office in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, and was planning to increase manpowe...

The Transport Department on Monday said all signage and information systems at the public transport interchange of the new Huanggang port facility are ready. Information systems would, it stressed, continue to be reviewed and improved based on passe...

Elite Sports Committee chairman Cheng King-leung has hailed the success of the Hong Kong, China contingent at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games and called for greater private‑sector sponsorship support from local corporations and major firms. The team ...

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) on Monday launched a compliance check on 24/7 Fitness, after hidden pinhole cameras were discovered inside the changing rooms at its Sha Tin gym. PCPD said the discovery had raised conc...

The chief executive of Kai Tak Hospital, Eric Cheung, on Monday said the facility was running smoothly on its first day of operation. Speaking after inspecting the hospital in the morning, he said a family medicine centre was among the first of its ...

Chief Executive John Lee on Monday said the future of the city's young people is one of the central components of Hong Kong's first five-year plan and the Policy Address he announced last month. Speaking in a video message at the Global Youth Power...

Top stories for Sunday, Oct 4, 2026 - Hong Kong, China celebrate their most successful Asian Games ever. - The government says the SAR is in urgent need of carers from overseas. - The city's biggest public hospital is about to welcome its first pa...

A Hong Kong Airlines flight bound for Okinawa in Japan returned to Hong Kong International Airport on Sunday morning after its landing gear was suspected to have failed to retract fully after taking off. According to flight tracking website flightaw...

The chief executive of Kai Tak Hospital, Eric Cheung, said it would commence services in phases starting on Monday, with a family medicine centre and allied health services being the first to open. The new facility of the Kowloon Central Cluster wil...