The head of the International Organisation for Mediation (IOMed), Teresa Cheng, on Friday said the body had settled a maritime charter dispute involving parties from China and Singapore this month. The remarks came as she delivered a speech at an IO...

Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau defended the city’s major public healthcare fee reform on Friday over concerns that it is placing a huge financial burden on chronic patients and the middle class. He was speaking while updating lawmakers on the c...

Chief Executive John Lee on Friday said Hong Kong is striving to become an international mediation centre at a time when rising volatility in global affairs is making it "imperative" for more peaceful resolutions to be reached. The remarks came as h...

The UAE's top lender and two other Middle Eastern banks are launching or expanding operations in Hong Kong, as they target better China connectivity and foreign business growth amid uncertainty in the domestic economic outlook. First Abu Dhabi Bank,...

The Hospital Authority on Thursday announced it has regularised a Princess Margaret Hospital scheme that remotely monitors patients suffering from inflammatory stomach flu. Patients taking part in the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Smart Care Telehealth...

Police said a man was injured when he allegedly tried to evade arrest over a burglary case. Officers on Thursday went to a unit on Mok Cheong Street in To Kwa Wan to investigate the case in which three suitcases and 10 boxes of models were taken fro...

The chairman of the Wang Fuk Court fire inquiry on Thursday criticised a government surveyor, saying his explanations were unconvincing and appeared to shift blame. Justice David Lok made the remarks after senior maintenance surveyor Yung Siu-lun f...

The District Court on Thursday sent two women to 36 months and 58 months in jail each for money laundering. They were found guilty of bringing in a total of HK$280 million in crime proceeds from the mainland on multiple occasions between 2018 and 20...

Lawmakers say there is a responsibility to educate young people on the dangers of deep fake technology while ensuring responsible use of electronic devices. This came as the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) hel...

A senior Housing Bureau surveyor has told the Wang Fuk Court fire inquiry that he thought unauthorised openings in staircases at the estate were nothing more than broken windows. The inquiry earlier heard that unauthorised openings in staircases tur...

Police have classified as murder-suicide the death of a 77-year-old man and his estranged 71-year-old wife whose bodies were found at a public housing estate in Sau Mau Ping. Speaking in a press briefing, assistant district commander of Sau Mau Ping...

Wayne Griffiths, head coach of billiard sports at the Hong Kong Sports Institute, said the recent rise in Chinese snooker talent would definitely help attract more young players to the sport. His remarks came after China's Wu Yize won at the World S...

The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department on Thursday said a new system equipped with AI functions will boost its efficiency in tackling dripping air conditioners. It aims to tackle hundreds of blackspots across the city between May and Septembe...

Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident in Kwun Tong in which a 58-year-old man died after his motorcycle hit the kerb near the Kowloon entrance to the Eastern Harbour Crossing. Police said the accident happened just before 1 am Thursday o...

Hong Kong recorded 1.19 million visitor arrivals over the Labour Day Golden Week, marking a rise of eight percent compared to the same holiday a year ago. Arrivals from the mainland increased 10 percent to about 1.01 million during the May 1-5 perio...

The management company appointed to oversee affairs at Wang Fuk Court following a deadly inferno announced on Wednesday it will hold two sessions later this month to update homeowners on the estate's situation. Hop On Management said the sessions, t...

Legislative Council President Starry Lee on Wednesday said preparations are being made for all 90 lawmakers to make a trip to Beijing in July, with part of the objective being to help them better understand the country's 15th Five-Year Plan. She sai...

Chief Executive John Lee appealed to Uzbek businesses on Wednesday to use Hong Kong as a springboard to expand their operations into the mainland. He made the remarks at a business forum attended by Uzbekistan Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov, who is l...

Twenty-seven people have been arrested in a citywide joint operation targeting illicit fuel activities. During the operation in April, codenamed Knockout, police, customs and fire officers seized 15 vehicles and one speed boat. They also seized mo...

A senior Housing Bureau surveyor on Wednesday told the Wang Fuk Court fire inquiry that he did not think advance notice of inspections would give site managers a chance to hide violations. Senior maintenance surveyor Ku Siu-ping from the bureau's in...