The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) said on Thursday it is stepping up efforts to fight mosquitoes after their breeding rate reached "extensive" proportions in more areas, with Tai Wai especially seeing a spike. The move came days a...

The chief technology officer of the Hong Kong Productivity Council said he doesn't see massive job cuts by local businesses – at least in the short term – despite the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI). Lawrence Cheung also said corpora...

People displaced by the Wang Fuk Court fire braved the rain to return in batches to the seven blocks directly affected by last year's blaze for a second time starting on Thursday to salvage what they could. Many of them turned up with suitcases, tro...

Hong Kong has seen heavy rainfall overnight, with the Observatory issuing the red rainstorm warning at 2.40 am before replacing it at 5.15 am with the amber warning, which was cancelled at 9.30 am. It warned of heavy rain in the northern part of the...

The Development Bureau on Wednesday said part of Statue Square Gardens will be closed for four years to facilitate the proposed construction of a pedestrian tunnel connecting Central MTR Station to a new open space at the Central Harbourfront. The b...

Hong Kong can soon see more cooperation with Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, as Chief Executive John Lee is set to lead a delegation to Central Asia next month. It will be the largest delegation so far for the current term administration, and it will con...

It is understood that the company appointed to oversee Wang Fuk Court affairs on Wednesday estimated that HK$30 million in repair costs are needed for Wang Chi House – the only block in the housing estate that was not affected by November’s infer...

The Customs and Excise Department said illicit fuelling activities increased significantly in April from a year ago, due mainly to higher international fuel prices. Commissioner Chan Tsz-tat said most of the activities were carried out at remote pla...

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) says it plans to train hundreds of Uzbek civil servants in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and drone systems under a new strategic partnership aimed at strengthening educational ties b...

Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan on Wednesday said the government will continue to monitor changes to cargo fuel surcharges to ensure transparency. Since the start of last year, airlines have been allowed to set their own cargo fuel ...

A lawmaker on Wednesday called on the Transport Department to review the city's driving test routes, saying slow-moving learner drivers are making traffic jams worse. Learner drivers practice with their instructors on dozens of test routes across th...

Researchers from the University of Hong Kong say they have developed a combination therapy that could help patients with an aggressive form of leukaemia achieve remission and become eligible for life-saving bone marrow transplants. The treatment, ca...

Nearly 11,000 applications have been made by owners of subdivided flats to recognise their properties for rental purposes more than two months since a regulatory regime came into force. Most of these units are located in Yau Tsim Mong, Sham Shui Po,...

Hong Kong is strengthening its role as a financial and legal bridge to Central Asia, with Chief Executive John Lee announcing on Tuesday that he will lead a delegation to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan next month. The upcoming visit builds on growing tie...

Researchers are proposing a hydrogen energy corridor be established between Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Shantou. The director of Chinese University's Centre for Social and Political Development Studies, Victor Zheng, says Shantou provides cheap hydroge...

The MTR Corporation said on Tuesday that it expects the main structure for the future Tung Chung West Station to be completed in the first half of 2027, while tunnel boring works will be done in the coming quarter. Head of Project Delivery for Lant...

Police said a car struck an elderly woman in Kowloon Bay on Tuesday morning, leaving her seriously injured. Officers said they received a report around 11am that a woman in her eighties had been hit by a vehicle near the Auxiliary Police Headquart...

An air-conditioning worker died on Tuesday afternoon after falling from a residential building while installing a unit in Kowloon City. Police said they received a report around noon that a male worker in his thirties was working outside a mid-leve...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan has urged French investors and companies to make use of Hong Kong to expand their portfolios and businesses amid ongoing geopolitical uncertainties. The call came as he arrived in Paris on Monday as part of a visit to E...

The Centre for Health Protection said on Tuesday it would only further raise its alert level for the Ebola outbreak in Africa if there were wider transmissions overseas or if Hong Kong recorded any imported cases. The comments came as the SAR gover...