Elderly beneficiaries of the revised HK$2 fare arrangement had mixed reactions towards the scheme that took effect on Friday. Under the revised scheme, those aged 60 and above and the disabled are charged HK$2 for trips costing HK$10 or less and 20 ...

Locals flocked to West Kowloon high-speed rail station on Friday as they headed to the mainland for the Easter and Ching Ming holiday. One of those looking to make full use of the extra long break said his tour group would first be going to Chongqin...

The switchover to the revised HK$2 scheme went smoothly on its first day, Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun said on Friday. Under the revised scheme, people aged 60 and above, as well as the disabled, pay a flat HK$2 fare for trips costing ...

Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau on Friday said that hosting a national medical conference in Hong Kong for the first time held great significance for the city. He made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the 15th China Chest Pain Centers Congre...

Hong Kong tour groups bound for the mainland have surged by 30 percent this Easter and Ching Ming holiday compared to a year ago, a sector representative said on Friday. Timothy Chui, executive director of the Hong Kong Tourism Association, told an ...

Customs have arrested a woman after officers found 25 kilos of suspected ketamine in her checked-in luggage at Hong Kong International Airport on Thursday. During airport clearance, officers found the suspected drugs concealed in food packages. The...

Customs have arrested a 64-year-old woman after she allegedly tried to smuggle a dog through the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point. Officers stopped her on Thursday in the arrival hall, allegedly finding the dog in her rucksack. The dog, which w...

The Hospital Authority says experience gained from operating Hong Kong’s two chest pain centres can lead to the adoption of its protocols in other jurisdictions. Both centres were designed and built to national accreditation standards. On Friday, ...

Four non-governmental organisations on Thursday called on the government to further amend child sexual abuse laws to enhance protection for children. The four NGOs – Association Concerning Sexual Violence Against Women, Hong Kong Committee on Chi...

Chief Secretary Eric Chan said authorities will fast-track the Northern Metropolis University Town (NMUT) project, while briefing Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, in Beijing on Thursday. Chan, who is leading the "Work...

The statutory body that regulates the city's travel agents, tourist guides and tour escorts said on Thursday it had made comprehensive preparations for the expected visitor surge during the upcoming Ching Ming holiday in the mainland. The three-day ...

The government on Thursday filed an application to confiscate properties linked to crimes committed by Jimmy Lai, the founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper, in accordance with the city's national security laws. It said this is to achieve...

Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn on Thursday said details of the Urban Renewal Authority's enhanced Smart Tender platform would be announced next month in the run-up to its introduction by the end of the year. Following the Wang Fuk Court i...

Hong Kong has been named the world’s fifth-largest trading entity in merchandise trade for 2025, climbing up two spots from the previous year, according to a recent report by the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The "Global Trade Outlook and Statis...

A former property management officer at Wang Fuk Court told an inquiry into last November's deadly fire that he quit because he no longer felt safe working in what he described as a chaotic, hazard-filled estate. The unnamed officer’s written stat...

Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn on Thursday said further public funds would not be "casually" injected into companies that were set up to develop the Northern Metropolis. The Hung Shui Kiu Industry Park Company is among several firms forme...

Unionist lawmaker Lam Chun-sing on Thursday said the two-tier surcharge penalty could have a deterrent effect on employers and encourage them to make timely MPF contributions. His remarks came as the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority recent...

Electricity giant CLP Power will allocate HK$60 million from its community energy saving fund for the distribution of HK$100 consumption vouchers to 600,000 households. The distribution, CLP's fifth, will see the vouchers given to those who receive ...

Businessman Jason Poon was on Thursday sentenced to one month in prison after making abusive remarks against Labour Tribunal judicial officers and leaking trial transcripts on social media. The Court of First Instance of the High Court heard that P...

The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department on Thursday said streamlined applications for alfresco dining will allow businesses to get approval much sooner without the need to go back and forth between various departments. Speaking on an RTHK radi...