Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong has urged owners of units in all eight buildings of Wang Fuk Court to submit their letters of acceptance by Tuesday if they want flat-selection priority in the first batch of a special sales exercise. Writing ...

The government has unveiled sweeping proposals to reform the city's sexual offence laws, including expanding the definition of rape, creating new categories to protect children and making necrophilia a crime. The reforms, outlined in a document subm...

Chief Executive John Lee said on Tuesday that Hong Kong is uniquely positioned to connect the Greater Bay Area (GBA) with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). He made the remarks at the South China Morning Post GBA-Asean Summit 2026,...

The government said on Tuesday it has no intention to bring in more businesses, other than beauty parlours and fitness centres, under a proposed regulation requiring them to provide a mandatory seven-day cooling off period and a 14-day refund period....

The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (TDC) has revised upwards the city's export growth forecast for 2026 to above 20 percent year on year, thanks to strong data since the beginning of the year as well as robust global demand for technology produc...

The Housing Authority (HA) has proposed a rent increase of 2.04 percent for all public rental housing units. That means each household will have to pay an additional HK$10 to HK$128 – or an average of HK$51 – per month, which the HA described as...

The Consumer Council on Monday voiced support for the government’s proposal to set a mandatory cooling-off period for beauty and fitness service contracts. Under the proposal, customers will be given seven days after a purchase to change their min...

The government proposed on Monday the introduction of a mandatory seven-day cooling-off period and a 14-day refund period for pre-paid contracts sold by beauty parlours and fitness centres, in a bid to better protect the rights of consumers. Under p...

Police warned that scammers have been taking advantage of people hunting for last-minute concert tickets online. According to the Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau, concert tickets have emerged as the single biggest lure in online shopping...

A construction worker died on Monday after he was trapped underneath an excavator which tipped over at a site in Ho Man Tin. Police were alerted to the scene on Liberty Avenue shortly before 10am, after receiving a report that an excavator which wa...

A medical school dean said on Monday that a proposal to increase the number of lay members to the Medical Council strikes a good balance and increases diversity of the statutory body. Under a reform to the Medical Registration Ordinance, the governm...

Officials on Monday set out how they will take a flexible approach to building and fire safety requirements to allow new campsites to be opened in rural areas, and for more holiday flats in villages houses. This comes after Chief Executive John Lee ...

Hong Kong will soon see its first certified "Basic Housing Unit", less than half a year after a regulatory regime on subdivided homes came into force, according to Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho. Under the Basic Housing Units Ordinance, which took ...

Two vessels of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) will visit Hong Kong for five days this week and they will be open for public visits and cultural exchange activities during their stay in the SAR. Guided-missile destroyer Nanning and guided-missi...

The Prince of Wales Hospital says its integrated spinal clinic where physiotherapists and bone specialists work together as a team is able to speed up the diagnosis and treatment of serious cases. The hospital launched the clinic in October 2024 to ...

Hong Kong is on track to become a global innovation and technology centre with incremental results expected in five years' time, according to legislator Duncan Chiu. But Chiu, who's been advocating tech and innovation policies for years, admits it'l...

The chief secretary said formulating Hong Kong’s first five-year plan represents a “zero-to-one” breakthrough. In an interview marking four years of the current-term government, Eric Chan said the blueprint would allow all sectors to learn abo...

A pedestrian has been killed and 19 people were injured after a minibus mounted the pavement near the Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts on Sunday. The accident happened shortly before 6pm. A 43-year-old pedestrian was reportedly hit by the minibus a...

Police on Sunday said they have arrested three people and seized suspected cocaine worth around HK$180 million in the largest bust of the drug in the past year. Officers said they raided two vessels in Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter on Friday, where they ...

The Correctional Services Department said there is room for improvement after its anti-drug promotional video came under fire. The AI-generated video, which featured virtual K-pop idols, was uploaded onto the department’s Facebook page on Friday. ...