Police said they were investigating a fatal traffic accident in Sheung Shui on Sunday in which a 55-year-old woman died. The accident happened at 8.37am when a light goods vehicle driven by a 53-year-old man was travelling along Ma Sik Road towards ...

Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn on Sunday said the authorities will impose stricter vetting procedures to help homeowners pick qualified contractors for renovation projects. A strengthened version of the Urban Renewal Authority’s 'Smart ...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan says Hong Kong will strengthen its role as a super connector by building itself up as an international gold trading hub and digitalising trade and logistics. Writing on his weekly blog, Chan noted that he will depart f...

There was plenty of star power on display at the Hong Kong marathon on Sunday, with Chow Yun-fat and other veteran thespians showing that age is just a number by completing the 10k race. Chow ran alongside familiar faces such as Lau Kong, fellow Hon...

Ethiopia's Bizuneh Belachew won the Hong Kong Marathon on Sunday, while Bahrain's Habtegebrel Habte triumphed in the women’s category. Belachew clinched his second win in the SAR with a time of two hours, nine minutes and 39 seconds, nine years af...

Chief Executive John Lee says the latest edition of the Hong Kong marathon on Sunday has consolidated the SAR’s status as an international hub for sporting events. Lee made the remarks as he kicked off the full-marathon race on Sunday morning in T...

A 28-year-old man has been charged with murdering a woman whose body was found in late December at a Kwun Tong housing estate. The arrest was made following investigations carried out after officers received reports on December 29 that the 35-year-o...

Director of Broadcasting Angelina Kwan said Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) would deepen collaboration with mainland broadcasting organisations in areas such as programme content, production technology and talent training. She made the remarks ...

Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau said on Saturday he was hopeful that fee adjustments in place since January 1 would continue to relieve pressure at public hospitals during the incoming winter flu season. The standard accident and emergency (A&E) ...

The Immigration Department said it has contacted the Chinese consulate in an Iranian port city on the Strait of Hormuz, after the family of a Hong Kong woman travelling in the country reported losing contact with her for several days. The woman – ...

Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun said on Saturday that contractors and sub-contractors could face legal action if workers were caught smoking at construction and building-maintenance sites. Legal action will not, however, be taken if they ...

Chief Secretary Eric Chan said on Saturday that the government would continue to monitor problems arising from bid rigging and roll out policies to curb the malpractice, likening it to "mutating cancer cells". The renewed focus on bid-rigging came ...

The Immigration Department says it has contacted the Chinese consulate in the Iranian city of Bandar Abbas, after the family of a female Hong Kong resident, who is travelling in the country, said they had lost contact with her for several days. Ira...

Police on Friday arrested a patient at Prince of Wales Hospital on suspicion of indecently assaulting a student nurse. The hospital said the 50-year‑old male patient was being cared for in a Medicine and Therapeutics ward when the incident occurr...

The city’s first large-scale electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling facility will be capable of handling batteries from about 20,000 cars after operations begin, the operator behind the project said on Friday. Chun Yang International said the 1...

Customs officials have joined forces with their mainland and Macao counterparts in a special enforcement operation that saw an arriving lorry at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Port intercepted and about 19,000 items of suspected counterf...

Hong Kong will ring in the Year of the Horse with a vibrant fireworks display over Victoria Harbour on the second day of the Lunar New Year next month that will be capped by a shower of symbolic blessings for city and country, organisers said on Frid...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Friday stood firm in his stance in not making any further cuts to stock trading stamp duties, saying the current level is "appropriate" in maintaining Hong Kong's competitiveness. At a special meeting of the Legisla...

The government rolled out the Port Community System (PCS) on Friday, a digital data-sharing platform for Hong Kong's port and logistics community system to link data involving commercial freight movements with that of financial and trade flows. The ...

Hong Kong launched its inaugural 2026 WAIC UP! Global Summit on Friday, a platform under the World Artificial Intelligence Conference, with ambitions to shape an equitable and sustainable AI future. The one-day event, held at Science Park, featured...