The government has announced that primary, secondary and special schools, as well as private tuition centres, will be allowed to resume small face-to-face classes with some conditions from next week, with this arrangement to remain in place until the...

A toxicologist has told the Coroner’s Court looking into the death of university student Chow Tsz-lok that there’s no evidence to show that the 22-year-old had been exposed to tear gas before his apparent fall or that he had been poisoned. Chow ...

The commissioner overseeing covert surveillance operations by law-enforcement agencies said on Monday that he has no power to regulate investigations relating to national security, and nor does he think this should be added to his mandate. Azizul S...

Two mainland lawyers who helped the families of 12 Hongkongers arrested by the Guangdong coast guard in August were told by the authorities on Monday that their licences will be revoked. Lu Siwei, who is from Sichuan, and Henan-based Ren Quanniu, we...

RTHK's English-language channel Radio 3 on Monday announced that it was abandoning its search for Hong Kong's "Person of the Year", saying there had been "voting irregularities" with the latest poll. The survey is an annual feature on the morning Ba...

The government says its Covid-19 tracing app will record people's whereabouts automatically in the future, saving them the need to check in and out of places they visit. On an RTHK programme, deputy chief information officer Tony Wong said officials...

Infectious disease expert Leung Chi-chiu has cautioned against relaxing social distancing measures despite a recent drop in new Covid-19 infections in Hong Kong, saying any easing of gathering rules could result in a rebound in cases in several weeks...

The Department of Health said on Sunday that it is moving coronavirus briefings for the media online from Monday to minimise the risk of transmission, but a medical expert and journalists' groups have questioned whether the change is necessary. Offi...

Health officials said workers at a construction site at the Lam Tin-Tseung Kwan O Tunnel will have to undergo mandatory testing once again following a second coronavirus outbreak there. The site saw its first outbreak last month and was forced to cl...

Researchers have on Sunday described Hong Kong as a “powder keg waiting to go off", warning that social unrest may return after a survey they conducted showed an overwhelming majority of local students lacking trust in the government. The Chinese...

Three family members of the jailed Hong Kong youths have arrived in Shenzhen on Sunday morning hoping to visit their loved ones after completing 14 days of mandatory quarantine. Former pro-democracy lawmaker Chu Hoi-dick, who’s been assisting the...

The Chief Secretary, Matthew Cheung, has warned on Sunday that the number of Covid-19 cases could rebound again after the Christmas and New Year holidays. Writing in his weekly blog, Cheung said even though there's been a decline in cases recently,...

The pro-democracy chairman of Kwai Tsing district council, Sin Chung-kai, has accused the authorities of using "political and administrative means" to prevent councillors from doing effective anti-epidemic work in their communities. Speaking on RTH...

A group of Hong Kong residents who say they've been left trapped in Britain called on Saturday for the government to ease a travel ban, saying the Basic Law guarantees their right to return. The ban was issued nearly a fortnight ago, following the ...

Hong Kong reported 35 new confirmed Covid cases on Saturday - the lowest number since the fourth wave of coronavirus hit the SAR. Health authorities said the source of infection for ten cases is not yet known, and there are more than 40 preliminary...

The government said Hongkongers can expect to start receiving Covid-19 jabs next month, as it's seeking to finish preparations by the end of January. Civil service minister Patrick Nip, who's in charge of the vaccination programme, said on Saturday...

The family of the only woman among 10 young Hongkongers jailed on the mainland over an apparent bid to flee to Taiwan has complained that government-assigned lawyers were no help at all. Quinn Moon was jailed for two years this week for "organising ...

Former opposition lawmaker Ted Hui, who said last month that he was going into exile, has accused HSBC of cancelling his credit cards and his family's cards for political reasons. Writing on his social media page, Hui said the bank had told him tha...

Roundtable lawmaker Michael Tien on Saturday urged the government to draw on the massive reserves of the Exchange Fund to help people and businesses hit by the pandemic. The legislator said many businesses are suffering and also called on the author...

The SAR government is in talks with other countries over recognizing an electronic record for Covid-19 vaccination due to be rolled out on an official app – so local residents may use it for travel purpose. That's according to the Secretary for I...