A prominent paediatrician on Sunday urged the public to get their Covid jabs as soon as possible since the current batch of Covid-19 vaccines would expire soon. Mike Kwan, president of the Asian Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases, said it ta...

Technology minister Sun Dong on Sunday said a real-time chat between Hong Kong residents and the city’s first astronaut Lai Ka-ying could be arranged in one to two months at the earliest. Speaking on a Commercial Radio programme, he said the gover...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Sunday said Hong Kong’s first five-year plan would facilitate the establishment of consensus, gather resources and boost development. His remarks came as the two-month public consultation period for the blueprint ...

The government-appointed estate management company for Wang Fuk Court said on Saturday it is dedicating resources to facilitate the holding of a meeting for flat owners of the residential estate "as soon as practicable". Hop On Management, which was...

An intern doctor on Saturday was given bail after she was arrested on suspicion of accessing a computer with criminal or dishonest intent. The 24-year-old was taken to Caritas Hospital in the afternoon to help out with evidence collection. She must...

Cautious optimism has been expressed by Hong Kong's commerce minister regarding the city's export outlook for the year. Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau told a television programme on Saturday that export figures had bee...

Executive councillor Jeffrey Lam said the start of direct flights between Hong Kong and Almaty in Kazakhstan next year will lead to more opportunities as the aviation network expands. Speaking after a Commercial Radio programme on Saturday, Lam, who...

The first facilities at the Hetao industrial zone are already operating, and the leasing situation is satisfactory, the Permanent Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Kevin Choi, said on Saturday. Choi, who also chairs Hong Kong-Shenzhe...

Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui said on Saturday that a number of professional industries are expected to benefit from the government’s latest plan to promote the development of corporate treasury centres. Under t...

The Hospital Authority (HA) said on Friday it dismissed an intern doctor following a probe into a series of misconduct allegations. This came after the authority interviewed the dismissed intern and relevant healthcare staff, and reviewed clinical a...

The government said on Friday that the Chief Executive-in-Council has approved financial arrangements for the smart and green mass transit system to be built in East Kowloon. To help support the project's financing, the government plans to grant th...

Chief Executive John Lee, reflecting on his leadership in leading the city over the past four years, said he has been guided throughout by the sense that he needs to shoulder a high degree of responsibility, work selflessly and put the overall intere...

An Ocean Park employee has died after being found unconscious at the theme park on Friday. Police said they received a call around 9am that the man had been found unconscious with head and shoulder injuries at the park’s peak area. Officers said...

The government has allocated the first batch of permissions for 1,000 restaurants to host dogs, ending a decades-long ban on canines in eateries and unleashing a niche potential for the catering sector. The 1,000 restaurants, randomly selected in a ...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan said he's optimistic about Hong Kong's future development, citing its advantages over New York and Silicon Valley because of its close proximity to the Greater Bay Area (GBA). Chan on Friday joined a dialogue session at...

Director of Leisure and Cultural Services Manda Chan on Friday said priority access for people using iAM Smart in facility bookings could combat touting. The remarks came after her department announced a new measure that from July 7, users of SmartP...

Chief Executive John Lee said Hong Kong's first five-year development plan might be rolled out by the end of the third quarter, earlier than the year-end release that had been originally envisaged. Speaking in a joint interview with RTHK and Ta Kung...

Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun said a 12-year-old girl who fell to her death in Tai Koo Shing on Wednesday had been assessed by medical professionals as fit to return home from hospital following her mother's death earlier that day. Spea...

Chief Executive John Lee said on Thursday Hong Kong is well positioned to support the development of Kazakhstan's high-tech city, Alatau, by serving as a gateway for it to access global capital and the mainland market. The remarks came as Lee joined...

Secretary for Justice Paul Lam on Thursday said granting the executive branch the power to classify criminal acts as a matter of national security is a rational and widely accepted practice across common law jurisdictions. His remarks came after the...