The government on Friday unveiled a new blueprint outlining Hong Kong’s transport strategy for the next two decades. The plan is built around three main themes: “Enjoyable Journeys”, “Well-Connected City”, and “Healthy Mobility”, alo...

Police on Friday said they had arrested 156 people in a major crackdown on online shopping fraud, solving 269 cases involving more than HK$6 million in direct losses and unravelling money flows exceeding HK$25 million. The three-week operation, code...

Secretary for Education Christine Choi on Friday said a one-year grace period might be allowed for a government proposal that requires teachers to obtain a practising certificate and renew it every three years. The new plan, in addition to the curre...

Police said there were two incidents involving power banks on the MTR network during rush hour on Friday morning. About 400 passengers were evacuated from a train at Tsuen Wan West Station after smoke was seen inside one of its carriages. Officers ...

The MTR Corporation says on Friday morning that service intervals between Kennedy Town and Chai Wan stations had to be adjusted, due to a signalling equipment fault near Heng Fa Chuen station. The announcement, made at around 8:30am, stated that com...

Ombudsman Jack Chan on Thursday said there have been "systemic problems and inadequacies" in how the Medical Council and its secretariat handle and monitor complaints against doctors. This came following his office’s direct probe, stemming from m...

A man wanted for a murder in Sai Kung nearly four decades ago was arrested by Hong Kong police on Thursday after being deported from Thailand. Two other people have already been jailed over the killing of a man whose body was found on Lung Ha Wan b...

A local think tank on Thursday said the government should consider increasing taxes on the wealthy in this month's budget. The Our Hong Kong Foundation is forecasting a consolidated deficit of around HK$5 billion to HK$10 billion this fiscal year, d...

Hong Kong Federation of Insurers chief Selina Lau said the industry will keep its eyes open for fraudulent claims after the authorities sounded the alarm over a new type of "cash for crash" scam. Security Secretary Chris Tang on Sunday warned that ...

The Hong Kong Construction Industry Employees General Union on Thursday urged contractors and workers to prioritise safety amid the pre-Chinese New Year rush to complete and finish projects. Citing roughly 18 fatal accidents recorded around some of ...

A string of hearings by an independent committee set up to look into the cause of the deadly Wang Fuk Court blaze will begin next month, with the judge leading the efforts acknowledging the challenge in wrapping up work before a nine-month deadline. ...

The Immigration Department on Thursday said it had smashed a cross-boundary syndicate involved in forgery and the hiring of illegal workers. The department also said a record 102 people had been arrested as part of the operation. It said the syndi...

Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong has urged small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to adopt artificial intelligence to boost their competitiveness, as the government pushes to deepen AI integration across industries. Speaking a...

The Labour Department on Thursday said a proposed HK$3,000 fixed penalty for smoking at construction sites instead of the earlier proposal of up to HK$150,000 would help with law enforcement. Commissioner for Labour Sam Hui told an RTHK radio progra...

Police said a local couple and two doctors have been arrested in connection with a multi-year insurance fraud operation, cracking down on a new variant of "crash-for-cash" scams. The investigation, led by the Commercial Crime Bureau, began after a r...

The director of Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong, Zhou Ji, on Wednesday said the central government will continue to support the SAR in integrating into and serving the overall national development. Speaking at a reception organised by the of...

Speed skater Ning Zhongyan and short track speed skater Zhang Chutong will serve as China's flagbearers at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games, the Chinese delegation announced on Wednesday. Ning, 26, won three golds ...

Mainland companies can use Hong Kong as a strong jumping-off point for their push to go global, said the director general of the Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises, Peter Yan. Speaking after Hong Kong Productivity Council's ForeSight 2026...

There might be limitations in featuring waterfront promenades as part of the route for the annual Hong Kong Marathon, sports minister Rosanna Law said on Wednesday, while a study on the event's future development is expected to be done in a few month...

The government has revealed plans to build a 5,000-square-metre exhibition hall in the Northern Metropolis to showcase the New Territories mega project, following a shelved proposal for a gallery to highlight Hong Kong's major developments. Develop...