A Covid outbreak at an old tenement block in Jordan rapidly expanded on Tuesday, as 10 more residents living in partitioned flats there were confirmed to be infected. This took the total number of cases at the block on Reclamation Street to 21, whil...

A 21-year-old man has been sentenced to six months in prison after he was convicted of three counts of resisting police during an anti-government protest at the Harbour City mall in Tsim Sha Tsui on Christmas Eve in 2019. He was released on bail pe...

Researchers at Chinese University said on Tuesday that Hong Kong should be prepared for a low take-up rate for Covid-19 vaccinations, with only 37 percent of respondents to a survey saying they were willing to get the jabs. “We think this is rath...

Police chief Chris Tang has condemned an attack by a group of black-clad people on security guards at Chinese University. He said on Tuesday that a student from the university has been arrested for his alleged involvement in the incident the day bef...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that district councillors and members of the election committee that select Hong Kong's leader should be regarded as "public officers" under the national security law and be required to take an oath of offic...

A cyber security expert says people should avoid sending sensitive personal data, like photos or passport and ID card information via WhatsApp to reduce the risk of their details being leaked. Anthony Lai made the comment after WhatsApp announced i...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that it isn't time yet to relax anti-epidemic measures, saying the coronavirus situation in the territory is still fluctuating. The government had announced last week an extension to its social distancing m...

An infectious disease expert on Tuesday warned that religious activities that attract big crowds during the Chinese New Year could be dangerous amid the pandemic and the government needs to carefully consider whether to allow these events to go ahead...

The Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, has dismissed claims that the arrests of 55 pro-democracy figures under the national security law last week were meant to silence dissent, saying nobody is above the law. Speaking to reporters ahead of the weekly Ex...

The Privacy Commissioner on Monday urged messaging service Whatsapp to put off a controversial new policy that would require users to share a host of data with its parent company, Facebook, and clearly explain how this information would be used. Wha...

The Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) has expressed ‘extreme disappointment’ over a District Court judge’s remarks on Monday that reporters at the scene of a 2019 protest may have part of a ‘riot’, saying such comments could be used ...

The new Chief Justice, Andrew Cheung, has rejected the idea of setting up a panel to review sentencing guidelines, saying this role is best served by the courts themselves. The vice-chairman of the DAB, Holden Chow, had suggested such a panel was ne...

The president of the Law Society, Melissa Pang, has questioned whether Hong Kong people truly understand what the rule of law is, during her speech at the ceremonial opening of the legal year. "In the opening of legal years that I have attended eith...

Health officials say they are concerned about coronavirus infections among healthcare workers, with small outbreaks now reported at Tsing Yi Ambulance Depot and Princess Margaret Hospital. In total, the authorities recorded 41 new coronavirus cases...

Justice Secretary Teresa Cheng has hit out at "baseless challenges" against Beijing's introduction of the national security law in Hong Kong, saying the central government has always had the power and duty to enact laws on national security matters. ...

Four men accused of clashing with a group of Beijing supporters in a Kowloon Bay shopping mall in 2019 pleaded guilty on Monday to unlawful assembly. One of the defendants also pleaded guilty to wounding. The District Court heard that on the after...

The chairman of the Bar Association, Philip Dykes, has urged the secretary for justice to take action against what he called "baseless criticisms" against judges, just because they decide a case one way rather than another. Delivering a speech mark...

The Chief Justice, Andrew Cheung, has condemned unfounded attacks on judges, saying an independent and impartial judiciary must be maintained in Hong Kong. In his first speech delivered as the head of the judiciary to mark the opening of the legal ...

The District Court on Monday acquitted a university student of attempted arson during an anti-government protest, after two police officers who testified gave contradictory statements. Abilkaiyr Nukpi from Kazakhstan was accused of trying to ignite ...

The government said plans to allow people aged between 60 and 64 to take public transport for HK$2 would not be in place for another year, and they will have to get a personalised Octopus card in order to benefit. The idea to widen the HK$2 scheme, ...