The Transport Department has warned that traffic around the Huanggang control point and San Tin Road will be very heavy on Friday night and over the next two nights, as Halloween celebrations and other events in Hong Kong and Kowloon are expected to ...

Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun called on the public on Friday to continue to provide information to help enforce the full smoking ban on construction sites and buildings undergoing major renovations. The call came as he revealed that cit...

A Housing Bureau unit found to have been primarily responsible for failed supervision of major renovations at Wang Fuk Court in the runup to the fire will be replaced within about a month by a new body, Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong said on...

Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn on Friday said the government would set up a new council by the end of the year to help homeowners through the full cycle of building repairs – offering a paid service to handle tendering and evaluation on ...

Most of the 120 recommendations from the independent committee report on the deadly Wang Fuk Court fire could be implemented within a few months, Chief Secretary Eric Chan said on Friday. "To implement the 120 recommendations as soon as possible, I ...

The Shenzhen Bay control point will extend its opening hours on Friday and Saturday to help facilitate cross-boundary traffic. Clearance time at the crossing will be extended to 2am from midnight, as the number of travellers is expected to surge due...

The government said on Thursday it won't proceed with a lighting project on the Peak that drew opposition from residents. The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) will remove the installations as soon as possible and restore the site to its original condi...

Top stories for Thursday, Oct 29, 2026 - John Lee bows in apology and one of his ministers resigns over last year's Wang Fuk Court disaster. - Various reforms are announced to address shortcomings flagged up by the inquiry into the fire. - Spain b...

Winnie Ho, who resigned as secretary for housing over the Wang Fuk Court fire, said she was willing to bear political responsibility for the deadly blaze. In a statement, Ho said she met with Chief Executive John Lee on Wednesday and tendered her re...

Public Service Commission chairwoman Maisie Cheng said on Thursday that an inquiry team examining civil servants' accountability over the Wang Fuk Court fire will interview about 100 government officers across four departments, with 40 to 50 likely t...

Chief Executive John Lee said government officers who oversaw renovation works at Wang Fuk Court before the fire will be investigated under a new accountability system, with results to be announced in three months. A report submitted by an independe...

Chief Executive John Lee said the government will roll out comprehensive reforms to address shortcomings exposed by the Wang Fuk Court fire. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Lee said the reforms will cover seven areas. "The reforms that ...

An independent committee looking into the Wang Fuk Court fire on Thursday concluded that government regulators must share responsibility for the high death toll in the Wang Fuk Court fire, finding that private-sector misconduct was compounded by deca...

The main contractor and project consultant for Wang Fuk Court’s renovation project, and a registered inspector must bear the most significant accountability for a disastrous fire that took 168 lives nearly a year ago, an independent inquiry into th...

Chief Executive John Lee on Thursday said he accepted the resignation of Winnie Ho as secretary for housing, saying she took political responsibility for last year's Wang Fuk Court fire that killed 168 people. At a press conference on Thursday, Lee ...

The chairman of the Non-Franchised Public Bus Association of Hong Kong, Eddie Choi, said on Thursday he believed that dedicated transport lanes at Huanggang checkpoint could effectively reduce traffic congestion during peak hours this weekend. Autho...

A fire broke out in the kitchen of a restaurant in Jordan on Thursday morning, with firefighters called to the scene. Police received multiple reports at around 9.30am that thick smoke was coming from a restaurant near the junction of Nathan Road an...

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) on Thursday reminded the public to carefully manage interest rate risks when making property, investment or borrowing decisions, after the US Federal Reserve kept its benchmark rate unchanged. The Fed's Federa...

Top stories for Wednesday, Oct 28, 2026 - Sources say the government is about to release the findings of the Wang Fuk Court inquiry. - Officials warn Huanggang port will be very busy over the weekend. - Dozens are killed in a high-speed train coll...

The government warned that private cars crossing into Shenzhen via the Huanggang checkpoint during peak hours this weekend could face waits of more than an hour, as priority would be given to those arriving by public transport. Late-night outbound p...