Secretary for Education Christine Choi on Sunday said authorities would notify in advance schools that may not have enough students to form a primary one class. Authorities would also offer assistance to schools that need to merge amid a decline in ...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Sunday said the large-scale land disposal approach in Northern Metropolis development could leverage resources in the private market and achieve a win-win result. His remarks came after the government awarded the fir...

Hong Kong's top representative to the National People's Congress welcomed recent amendments to the national Lawyers Law, saying legal professionals from the two SARs can take on a more prominent role in legal and arbitration services in the Greater B...

Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui said Hong Kong's resilience amid global uncertainty is not forged overnight, but anchored in professional integrity, regulatory rigour and long-term vision — principles that underpin...

Top stories for Saturday, Aug 29, 2026 - Rescuers in Nepal and China continue their search for almost 3,000 people missing in the deadly mudslide. - Security chief Chris Tang says a "joint clearance" arrangement will be adopted at the new Huanggang...

Chief Executive John Lee on Saturday encouraged people to read both the city’s first five-year plan and the annual policy address after he delivers them. His remarks came after he announced that he would deliver both the blueprint and the policy a...

Travellers using e-Channels at the redeveloped Huanggang Port would be able to use either their Hong Kong ID card or the home-return permit to make the crossing. The announcement by Secretary for Security Chris Tang came as the government conducted...

Chief Executive John Lee said on Saturday HK$50 million from the Disaster Relief Fund has been earmarked for those affected by the mudslide at Gyirong Port in the Xizang Autonomous Region. In a social media post, Lee said he was deeply saddened by t...

A primary school that saw its campus come perilously close to disaster during November's Wang Fuk Court inferno in Tai Po has moved to a new site ahead of the upcoming academic year. Tai Po Baptist Public School's new campus, located at nearby Fu Sh...

Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said on Saturday that there would be no cap on the number of ride-hailing licences issued to companies. Her remarks came a day after the Transport Department invited applications for the licence. Sp...

Secretary for Education Christine Choi said on Saturday that authorities are closely monitoring textbook prices, with data from her bureau showing a 3.6 percent increase for the upcoming school year. She was speaking after a newspaper reported recen...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan acknowledged the longstanding rivalry between Hong Kong and Singapore, but insisted their shared future hinges on deeper collaboration. Speaking at the Singapore National Day Dinner on Friday, Chan highlighted the commo...

Top stories for Friday, Aug 28, 2026 - Rescuers continue their search for survivors of deadly floods and landslides along the China-Nepal border. - The MTRC adopts a state-of-the-art construction method in building Hung Shui Kiu station. - Firms h...

A light goods vehicle driver has been arrested after authorities seized about 4,150 litres of suspected illicit fuel in Aberdeen. Authorities also seized the vehicle and a sampan in a cross-departmental operation held by police, customs, and the Fir...

A High Court judge said he planned to sentence the group behind the June 4th vigils and its former leaders within two weeks, after hearing mitigation pleas in their incitement to subversion case on Friday. Lee Cheuk‑yan and Chow Hang‑tung, alon...

Police have arrested 15 people in connection with a scheme where licensed insurance agents allegedly helped candidates cheat in order to obtain professional qualifications. The Commercial Crime Bureau launched an investigation in January following a...

Housing secretary Winnie Ho said on Friday 96.5 percent of Wang Fuk Court owners – or 1,914 households – had accepted the government's buyout offer as of Thursday, with the deadline for accepting the offer expiring at 5pm on August 31. Writing o...

A woman has died after being hit by a garbage truck in Kwai Chung on Friday. Police said the incident occurred at about 10am outside Kwai Tsing Theatre on 12 Hing Ning Road. The 76-year-old pedestrian was declared dead at the scene. The driver has...

The Transport Department on Friday invited interested platform companies to apply for ride-hailing service licences, with a deadline of noon on October 30. The move follows the passage of the Road Traffic (Amendment) (Ride-hailing Services) Ordinanc...

Customs said on Friday a 49-year-old man has been arrested following the seizure of about 53.9 kilogrammes of suspected cocaine. The drug haul had an estimated market value of about HK$36.2 million. Senior investigator Lam Chung-ho of the drug inve...