Thirteen parents and a middleman on Tuesday were found guilty of bribing a kindergarten administrator with HK$1.1 million to secure priority admission for 12 children between 2019 and 2022. A former administrator of ESF International Kindergarten (...

Hong Kong could inaugurate an Intellectual Property Academy by the end of the year, as part of measures in the budget to further boost the city's intellectual property (IP) economy, according to sources. It comes as Financial Secretary Paul Chan is...

Chief Executive John Lee said on Tuesday that Hong Kong will go full throttle in the new year to attract more high-value-added industries and high-potential enterprises to set up operations in the city. "In the coming year, Hong Kong will gallop for...

The Fire Services Department on Tuesday said it has implemented a comprehensive package of reforms in the wake of the deadly fire at Wang Fuk Court last November aimed at preventing similar tragedies and boosting public safety. Presenting the depart...

A new signalling system will go live on the Tsuen Wan Line on March 15 replacing the existing system that has been in operation for two decades, the MTR announced on Tuesday. The company said each train on the line has undergone at least 200 kilome...

China will resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the company in question, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Tuesday, following a takeover by Panamanian authorities of two Panama Canal ports operated by CK Hutchison. ...

The executive director of the Travel Industry Council, Fanny Yeung, said opening up part of the Mai Po closed area could boost tourism, but authorities must be very careful about conservation safeguards and how accessibility is managed. Speaking on ...

Security Secretary Chris Tang explained on Tuesday that HK$4 billion is needed not only to add the CCTV cameras required to keep the city safe but also to build the network and data systems to go with them, as the government seeks Legco funding appro...

The government said on Tuesday it would look into the possibility of expanding the buyout plan to cover the only block at Wang Fuk Court that was not ravaged by the inferno last November, if half of the homeowners reach a consensus. The administrati...

Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak said residents of Wang Chi House -- the sole block at Wang Fuk Court that survived the deadly fire last November -- will not be able to return home for at least another three to four months. Speaking to...

A majority of lawmakers have expressed support for the government's long-term rehousing plan for those affected by the fire in Tai Po last November. However, some raised concerns over the exclusion of Wang Chi House - the only block in the estate u...

The Correctional Services Department (CSD) said on Monday that it's adopting measures to ease overcrowding at some institutions. During its year-end press conference, the department said the number of people in remand last year stood at almost 19,0...

The Office of The Ombudsman said on Monday an investigation had been launched into whether government funds were being "underutilised" when promoting gerontechnology solutions among a populace that is seeing an increasing ageing demographic. Geronte...

Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan said on Monday ecotourism management at Mirs Bay in Sai Kung would be relatively easy due to its geographical topography were the site to be opened up to tourists in the future. His comments came af...

Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) is set to strengthen its international presence by pursuing partnerships with broadcasting organisations in Southeast Asia, according to Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau. Speaking at RTHK...

The Consumer Council on Monday said the number of complaints it had received had dropped by six percent in 2025, though those related to online and cross-border shopping as well as healthcare and events had seen increases. In releasing its annual re...

The Chinese University's dean of medicine Philip Chiu warned on Monday against further cuts in the SAR's budget allocations to educational institutions, saying the medical school would find it hard cope with any more financial clawbacks. As part of ...

The Court of Appeal on Monday upheld convictions and sentences of 12 people jailed for subversion over their roles in a plot to overthrow the government by taking part in an unsanctioned "primary poll" in 2020. The Department of Justice's appeal aga...

Director for Legal Aid Chan Chak-ming said the department's application forms and procedures had been simplified and streamlined to enable smoother and quicker processing for flat owners and tenants of the fire disaster at Wang Fuk Court back in Nove...

The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said it had recorded 32 law enforcement cases involving littering or illegal fires in the city's rural areas as of Sunday. Speaking on a radio programme on Monday, the department's assistant di...