A special Legislative Council meeting has been scheduled for Friday on the Huanggang port co-location bill during which its second reading is to resume. That's after the Legco House Committee completed its vetting of the Huanggang Port Hong Kong Por...

The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) on Thursday reported that its betting turnover rose more than three percent in the latest racing season, as a Year of the Horse tourism boom helped lift growth. In a statement, the club noted that its total racing wa...

A Hongkonger has died in a car crash in New Zealand. The accident happened on Crown Range Road near the alpine resort town of Queenstown on the South Island, Beijing's consulate-general in Christchurch said, adding that it has activated its emergenc...

Visitor arrivals topped 26.7 million in the first half of this year, the Tourism Board said on Thursday. That is a 13 percent increase year on year. Visits by mainland travellers were up 16 percent, accounting for 77 percent of the total. Non-ma...

A motorists' group on Thursday said the occurrence of traffic accidents for three consecutive days on Tsuen Wan Road in Kwai Tsing district was due mainly to drivers not being familiar with arrangements for a new exit. The exit leads to a new southb...

Hong Kong's first large-scale electric vehicle battery recycling facility officially opened on Thursday. Located in Tuen Mun's EcoPark, the 100,000-square-foot plant can process up to 10,000 tonnes of batteries, or those from roughly 20,000 cars, a ...

An industry representative for non-franchised bus operators has welcomed the government's decision to introduce franchised services at the redeveloped Huanggang port. This came after Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said on Wednesday...

The Hong Kong Observatory issued the Red Rainstorm Warning at 7.40am on Wednesday as an active southwesterly airstream brought showers and thunderstorms to the region. The Education Bureau said classes for students of AM and whole-day schools would ...

National security police on Wednesday arrested five people on suspicion of committing acts with seditious intent for allegedly displaying and selling publications that incite hatred against the SAR government, the judiciary and law enforcement agenci...

The Legislative Council has endorsed a complete smoking ban at construction sites, which takes effect on Friday – with no grace period. It carries a fixed penalty of HK$3,000 for anyone found smoking at construction sites, while contractors may fa...

Transport minister Mable Chan on Wednesday said a convenient public transport network at the new Huanggang port would encourage travellers to use private cars less frequently. In a written reply to the Legislative Council, Chan said a public transpo...

The annual book fair opened on Wednesday, with a focus on world literature and culture. This year's edition showcases more than 200 books and exhibits from around the world, as well as 35 events, including seminars and workshops in collaboration wit...

Security chief Chris Tang said the Legislative Council House Committee will hold a special meeting on Thursday to review a bill on the redeveloped Huanggang port. As the State Council had decided the Hong Kong port area is to be commissioned on July...

The Competition Commission has proposed making serious anti-competitive behaviour, including bid-rigging, a criminal offence, as a three-day final hearing began on Wednesday into the deadly fire at Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court. The session marks the s...

The Consumer Council said on Wednesday that pet owners should not simply consider the price and benefits of insurance plans when selecting the type of protection for their furry friends. It looked into 24 pet insurance plans and found that the cove...

A significant number of this year’s top performers are setting their sights on a future in medicine, as the results of the Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) exams were released on Wednesday. The exam results saw 24 students achieve a perfect sc...

The Consumer Council on Wednesday said it found that nearly 60 percent of ready-to-wear reading glasses it tested did not come with clear indications. It said 10 of the 17 samples did not indicate the pupillary distance (PD) or the optical centre di...

The leaders of Hong Kong's engineering and industrial sectors have said the city should seize the opportunities arising from its first five‑year plan – and make the most of them. During an interview with RTHK's "Vision 15: Hong Kong's Chapter", ...

Legislative Council President Starry Lee has called the drafting of Hong Kong's first five‑year plan "groundbreaking" and of historic significance. She said the plan will bring benefits to residents by aligning the city's development with the nat...

A 47-year-old man has been released on bail after being arrested at Hong Kong International Airport on Monday, following an argument over flight service issues. During the dispute, the man allegedly said that his 13-year-old son's luggage contained ...