A think-tank representative on Wednesday said the government’s target for cutting waiting times for public housing was reasonable and achievable, given that supply over the coming years was set to increase. That came in response to Chief Executive...

Hong Kong is considering tapping into the Exchange Fund to buy more gold as part of efforts to boost trade in gold and transform the city into a world trading centre for the precious metal, according to Chief Executive John Lee. The fund serves as t...

Chief Executive John Lee promised that the government would push forward with measures needed to drive reform in the maintenance of older buildings. Following November's fire at Wang Fuk Court, which took 168 lives, law enforcement and government de...

Hong Kong’s water supply network is set for major upgrades, with all cast iron and asbestos cement pipes to be phased out within the next decade, Chief Executive John Lee announced in his Policy Address on Wednesday. Lee said that during the initi...

Chief Executive John Lee said on Wednesday the government aims to cut the waiting time for public housing to less than four years by 2030 as he stressed the need to boost overall supply and eradicate substandard subdivided units. With the average wa...

Chief Executive John Lee on Wednesday said that as Hong Kong embraces the use of artificial intelligence, the government would step up efforts to ensure safety. Delivering his Policy Address, Lee said these efforts would be coordinated by the Chief ...

Chief Executive John Lee on Wednesday announced that families would receive HK30,000 for every baby after their first, aimed at encouraging people to have more than one child. Delivering his Policy Address, Lee also said an existing HK$20,000 rewar...

Chief Executive John Lee vowed on Wednesday to expedite the development of three university towns in the Northern Metropolis with the aim of driving the synergistic development between industries, academia and research. The area set aside for the No...

Chief Executive John Lee started delivering the Policy Address on Wednesday, as he stressed the need to implement "One Country, Two Systems" fully and faithfully and safeguard national security, development interests and sovereignty. Immediately aft...

Hong Kong will strengthen its legal and intellectual property (IP) frameworks under the city’s first five-year plan, Chief Executive John Lee said on Wednesday, in a bid to support innovation and regional dispute resolution. Lee said Hong Kong, as...

Hong Kong aims to achieve new breakthroughs in its economic development and push the Northern Metropolis development, the city’s first five-year plan revealed. The blueprint released on Wednesday said Hong Kong will consolidate and enhance its sta...

Chief Executive John Lee started announcing Hong Kong's first five-year plan on Wednesday morning by saying that the blueprint is a forward looking and directional guiding document for the city's economic and social development in the next five years...

Police on Wednesday said officers are investigating a fatal traffic accident in Tseung Kwan O where a 21-year-old motorcyclist died. The incident occurred at about 12.44am when a motorcycle driven by the man was travelling along Tai Au Mun Road nor...

Hong Kong's first chief executive Tung Chee-hwa will receive a public memorial ceremony on Sunday, with a vigil to be held the night before, according to the funeral committee. The committee said the vigil will take place on Saturday from 3pm to 10p...

The Fire Services Department (FSD) has arrested a man after busting a suspected illegal filling station located at a public housing estate car park in Wong Tai Sin, seizing nearly one tonne of petrol. The department was alerted on Monday that a car ...

Top stories for Monday, Sep 15, 2026 - John Lee says the five-year plan he will unveil tomorrow sets out the grand vision for Hong Kong. - The CE vows accountability over the faulty lifts at a new hospital block. - The mainland sees rises in both ...

Hong Kong, China will field five female and three male gymnasts at the upcoming Asian Games in Nagoya. One of the athletes will be making her debut in more ways than one: it Li Ting-huen is appearing in the Asian Games for the first time and in rhy...

The Hospital Authority on Tuesday said Hong Kong had seen a surge in seasonal flu infections and serious cases, with the virus actively spreading in the community. With this year’s Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Programmes set to begin on Thursday...

The Tourism Board on Tuesday said visitor arrivals reached 5.46 million in August, making it the highest monthly figure since the Covid pandemic. The figure, a provisional one, represented a year-on-year increase of six percent. The board attribute...

The ballot to determine flat-selection order for Wang Fuk Court owners seeking new homes under the government’s Special Sales Exercise was held Tuesday morning. For the first batch of applicants, the first 10 numbers drawn, in order, were 25, 28, ...