Authorities remain confident that owners of Wang Chi House will agree to sell their flats by the end-of-June deadline with the deployment of special engagement teams to ensure they fully understand the acquisition scheme. The government has announce...

The Tobacco and Alcohol Control Office said on Saturday this week's expansion of the smoking ban would not deter tourists from visiting Hong Kong. As of April 30, the use of alternative smoking products – including e-cigarettes, heated tobacco pr...

Uber says it is acquiring the Hong Kong e-hail taxi start-up FlyTaxi. Launched 13 years ago, locally-built FlyTaxi was one of the first meter taxi platforms in Hong Kong. In a statement, Uber said FlyTaxi would continue to operate as normal and t...

Mainlanders began flocking to Hong Kong on Friday as the five-day Labour Day Golden Week holiday kicked off. Many of them visited the former Yau Ma Tei Police Station, saying they wanted to experience the historical landmark in person after having s...

All permanent residents as well as companies registered in Hong Kong can soon apply to use the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge to travel by car between the two special administrative regions. This came as the Transport Department said on Friday that a...

Long queues formed at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po in the early hours of Friday as more people returned to retrieve belongings they were forced to leave behind when the deadly inferno tore through most of their residential estate. In the latest phased a...

Lawmaker Lam Chun-sing has called on the government to step up its publicity promotional efforts for a subsidy scheme that helps employers deal with the abolition of the mandatory provident fund offsetting arrangement a year ago. His remarks came af...

The Taxi Drivers and Operators Association has called on cabbies and passengers to avoid potential confusion over electronic payments by communicating clearly with each other. The call on Friday came a month to the day after it became mandatory for ...

Four fixed-penalty notices were issued on Thursday, the first day Hong Kong’s new tobacco-control regulations effectively banned the use of alternative smoking products in public places, according to the head of the Tobacco and Alcohol Control Offi...

Two taxi drivers have been arrested in Sai Kung in an undercover operation for alleged overcharging a day prior to the start of the Labour Day Golden Week. The men, aged 43 and 66, were suspected of charging about HK$300 and HK$540, about twice the ...

Visiting hours will be extended in around 20 percent of wards at public hospitals by the end of July to allow for greater flexibility, the Hospital Authority announced. For paediatric wards, visiting hours will be extended from four hours to 24-hour...

Secretary for Security Chris Tang has announced that the government is actively amending laws in response to a sharp rise in illegal fuel smuggling activities. Speaking to reporters after a meeting of the Fight Crime Committee on Thursday, Tang said...

The Travel Industry Authority (TIA) on Thursday said it will "severely" crack down on illegal tour guides during the mainland's Golden Week holiday that runs from May 1 to May 5. In a statement, the authority noted it has already conducted inspecti...

The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) did not have any role in the tendering or hiring of a project consultant and registered inspector for Wang Fuk Court, an independent committee probing last November’s deadly inferno at the estate heard on Thursday....

The Motor Transport Workers General Union said on Thursday that a plan to subsidise certain sectors running on liquefied petroleum gas would go a long way with drivers tasked with serving the public. Taxis, public minibuses and school buses are expe...

New tobacco control regulations targeting the use of alternative smoking products in public areas took effect on Thursday, with offenders facing a fine of up to HK$50,000 and six months in jail. Anyone found with vapes, e-cigarettes or heated tobac...

The current property manager of Wang Fuk Court estimates that repair works at Wang Chi House – the only building at the estate in Tai Po not damaged by the inferno last November – will cost more than HK$30 million and take at least nine months to...

Foreign firms from around the world are showcasing their innovative products in Hong Kong in a bid to use the city as a launchpad into the mainland market. Some 5,600 exhibitors from more than 30 countries and regions have been taking part in seven ...

An audit report has found that a government-funded youth hostel in Tai Po spent excessively on furniture and equipment. Under the Youth Hostel Scheme introduced in the 2011–12 Policy Address, the government pays for non-governmental organisations ...

Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Wednesday announced that the two-month subsidy for vessels and commercial vehicles running on diesel would start on Thursday. It will hand out the HK$3 per litre subsidy to designated oil companies and distributors. ...