The Construction Industry Council (CIC) on Thursday started providing contractors with newly procured fire-retardant scaffolding nets that meet safety requirements introduced in light of last year's deadly Tai Po blaze. Executive director Albert Ch...

An accountancy body on Thursday forecast a consolidated surplus of HK$4.1 billion for this fiscal year, raising the city's financial reserves to HK$658.4 billion. According to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, the city’s economy...

Development minister Bernadette Linn said on Thursday that she hopes a new system vetting firms involved in major renovation projects will remove any bad apples from the industry. The government plans to strengthen the role of the Urban Renewal Aut...

The Labour Department on Thursday said it has suspended the use of elevating work platforms by contractors at a construction site in Kai Tak, following the death of a worker there. On Wednesday afternoon, the 66-year-old man was trapped between a d...

The Government Chinese Medicines Testing Institute is actively seeking closer collaboration with other research institutes across the Greater Bay Area (GBA), a health official said during a media visit to its new permanent premises on Thursday. The ...

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) on Thursday expressed concerned over AI chatbot Grok being used to generate indecent or malicious photos and videos. "This issue has raised concerns in various jurisdictions. The PCPD i...

The Consumer Council on Thursday urged businesses to overhaul their practices to better serve older shoppers, pointing to the contrast between the substantial spending power of the city’s ageing population and the widespread frustrations they encou...

The Consumer Council said on Thursday that power bank rental platforms lack pricing transparency, with one firm's fee rising by more than 100 percent depending on the location. The council said of eight platforms it checked in the past two months, ...

A construction sector representative on Thursday said he hopes workers found smoking at building sites will not be summarily fired once a ban comes into effect. A legal amendment to outlaw smoking on construction sites is expected to be submitted to...

The Consumer Council on Thursday urged foot cream manufacturers to review the amount of fragrance allergens in their products and provide appropriate labelling. The council invited more than 160 women aged between 40 and 50 to participate in a skin ...

Lawmakers on Wednesday night passed a government motion on supporting and rebuilding work for Wang Fuk Court fire victims, after almost nine hours of deliberation at the first full meeting of the new legislative term. In his concluding remarks befor...

Two men died in separate industrial accidents in Kai Tak and Tsuen Wan on Wednesday. In one of the cases, three gas cylinders reportedly fell from a crane at a construction site on Po Fung Road in Tsuen Wan at around 1.30pm, hitting three workers be...

Discussions at the first full meeting of the legislature on Wednesday centred on better efforts to oversee bids for renovation works and resettling residents of fire-hit Wang Fuk Court, with the new batch of lawmakers taking turns to offer suggestion...

Housing Secretary Winnie Ho said on Wednesday that it is highly likely seven Wang Fuk Court blocks that caught fire last November will have to be demolished, although they do not pose an immediate danger of collapsing. All but one of the towers on ...

A 78-year-old man died after a fire broke out at a public housing unit in Lai King on Wednesday. Fire services were alerted to the blaze at the Kai Him Lau flat in Cho Yiu Chuen around 12.40pm. The fire was put out shortly after firefighters arrive...

Hong Kong must harness digital innovation to revitalise its crucial trade finance sector, an economist said on Wednesday, adding that the city’s traditional financing models are failing to keep pace with a fast-fragmenting global trade landscape. ...

A series of legal changes to strengthen regulations for fire safety and the role of the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) in overseeing bids for renovation works were proposed on Wednesday in an attempt to prevent a tragedy like the Wang Fuk Court infern...

Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong said on Wednesday that fully redeveloping the fire‑hit Wang Fuk Court estate at its current site would be very challenging, while cash buybacks would be the fastest and most flexible option for rehousing resi...

Lawmakers called on Wednesday for the government to raise the price it had set to buy the flats of all Wang Fuk Court owners hit by the Tai Po inferno in November as well as step up mental health support for them. In a questionnaire to the estate's ...

Chief Executive John Lee has pledged to "get to the bottom" of the deadly Tai Po blaze and hold anyone responsible accountable, while promising to formulate long-term accommodation arrangements for those affected as soon as possible. Addressing the...