More than 3,800 eateries across the city will offer free perks and discounts of up to 30 percent off on October 1 to celebrate National Day. This year marks the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. For the first time ...

Police have arrested a man and are searching for a woman after a 49-year-old man was found dead in Tsim Sha Tsui. Police officers were alerted to the case at 1.38am on Thursday by the arrestee, 28, who claimed the man collapsed on Hanoi Road in Tsim...

Hong Kong, China rowers added two more medals to the delegation's Asian Games campaign in Japan on Thursday, including a gold in the men’s lightweight single sculls event. Chiu Hin-chun topped the podium with a winning time of six minutes and 50.3...

Workers in Hong Kong should be getting an average pay rise of 2.8 percent this year, slightly higher than the 2.7 percent increase in 2025, a survey has showed. The survey, conducted by the Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management in the fir...

Environment Secretary Tse Chin-wan on Thursday said getting a dog is a solemn, lifelong commitment, urging people to think twice before taking one home and vowing that the government would push for stronger owner responsibility. His remarks come am...

All quotas to visit the Po Pin Chau trail in Sai Kung East Country Park on Friday and Saturday have been snapped up, as well as for the first two days of the National Day Golden Week holiday. Writing on social media, the Agriculture, Fisheries and C...

The government on Thursday announced the expansion of two immigration facilitation schemes, allowing more non-local talent to visit Hong Kong for short-term activities without work visas and extending the coverage of a separate scheme to Central Asia...

The Hong Kong, China wushu team continued their medal run at the Asian Games in Japan, with Leung Yu-hong bagging silver in the men's 60kg sanda final. Leung, who won the SAR's first-ever World Championships sanda gold medal in 2023, had gold in his...

Health secretary Lo Chung-mau on Thursday highlighted AI's role in strengthening Hong Kong's efforts in cancer management. Speaking at a plenary session of the World Cancer Congress, he noted that the SAR has been making significant progress in canc...

Financial Services and the Treasury Secretary Christopher Hui on Thursday said Hong Kong had made substantial progress in becoming a global gold trading centre — and more is still to come. Speaking on RTHK's Backchat programme, Hui said a clearing...

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NGO Against Child Abuse on Wednesday called for legislative reform and stepped-up action to tackle child abuse, describing the rising trend in cases in recent years as alarming. According to official figures, the number of suspected child abuse case...

Police said on Wednesday they found no evidence that anyone had deliberately tampered with the sports drinks distributed to students near a school athletics meet. Sixteen teenagers felt unwell on Tuesday, after consuming the free drinks handed out b...

Chan Tsz-ching became Hong Kong, China’s first-ever Asian Games medallist in wushu sanda on Wednesday, taking bronze in the women’s 52-kilo category after a semifinal defeat to Iran’s Sogand Sinkaeichetan. Chan lost 0-2 on rounds in the last-f...

Hong Kong’s overall inflation situation remained moderate, with the city’s overall consumer prices rising by 1.7 percent in August year-on-year, the same as in July. The latest figures released by the Census and Statistics Department on Wednesda...

Hong Kong, China swimmer Natalie Kan produced a breakthrough performance on Wednesday, racing to bronze in the women’s 100-metre butterfly at the Asian Games for her first individual medal at the continental showcase. Competing at the Tokyo Aquati...

Police said a 63-year-old woman died after being struck by a vehicle while crossing a road in Pat Heung on Wednesday morning. Officers received a report at 8.31am that a heavy goods vehicle that was being driven by a 55-year-old man was travelling a...

Hong Kong, China's karateka Tsang Yee-ting claimed silver in the women’s kumite -50 kilogrammes at the Asian Games on Wednesday, giving the SAR its fifth karate medal of the Games. Competing in her fourth Asian Games and fresh from winning the Asi...

Police have called on parents and teachers to play a role in juvenile crime prevention as the force reported that 1,580 people aged between 10 and 20 were apprehended in the first half of the year. The figure represented a rise of 20 percent year-on...

Chief Executive John Lee called on residents to get their flu vaccinations ahead of the flu season, adding he led his team to get their shots on Wednesday morning. On his official Facebook page, Lee noted that vaccines are the one of the most effec...