Residents in Yau Ma Tei and Jordan flocked to get tested for Covid-19 on Saturday, after dozens of infections were detected in the area over the past fortnight. More than 80 coronavirus infections have been recorded in Yau Tsim Mong district, includ...

The sole Hong Kong delegate to the National People's Congress Standing Committee, Tam Yiu-chung, said on Saturday that he'd already anticipated being sanctioned by the US and and wasn't concerned by the inconvenience caused as he had no assets in the...

The Hong Kong government on Saturday reacted angrily to what it dubbed an "insane, shameless and despicable" decision by the outgoing US administration to slap "so-called" sanctions on six SAR and mainland officials. The US State Department announce...

A government adviser on the pandemic, David Hui, says experts will begin talks on Monday on approving the BioNTech vaccine for use in Hong Kong, increasing the likelihood that inoculation will begin next month. Hui said on Saturday that he and othe...

The United States announced sanctions on Friday against six Hong Kong or central government officials it blamed for implementing a new security law in Hong Kong, following the mass arrests of pro-democracy activists this month. Hong Kong police arre...

The police have arrested two people on suspicion of helping two suspects linked to the city's social unrest to flee the city. Officers said the pair who fled are wanted in connection with an incident in November 2019 when a man was set ablaze in Ma ...

The chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Civil Service Unions, Leung Chau-ting, said on Friday that more clarity was needed on what exactly would constitute a breach of the new declaration required of public servants. The city’s 180,000 civil s...

Yau Tsim Mong district councillors on Friday said the government needs to do better in communicating with ethnic minority residents in Yau Ma Tei and Jordan who have been ordered to get Covid tests amid a rising number of cases in the area. Thousand...

The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said on Friday that it had identified another residential building in Yau Ma Tei with a cluster of Covid-19 infections, as the authorities ramped up testing in the area. The centre's Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan said fo...

Hong Kong's 180,000 civil servants were told on Friday that they will be given four weeks to sign a declaration that they will uphold the Basic Law, pledge allegiance to the SAR, be dedicated to their duties, and be responsible to the government – ...

The government is seeking an additional HK$1.5 billion in funding from Legco to cover budget overruns in the construction of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge. The 55-kilometre bridge and tunnel connecting the three cities opened in 2018 and is fund...

Federation of Trade Unions lawmaker Kwok Wai-keung said on Friday he will be happy to cooperate with any possible investigation against him, a day after he was caught driving while using the video conferencing software Zoom to attend an online Legco ...

A political analyst and members of the public warned on Friday that the police are wasting their time producing promotional videos to try to convince people of their professionalism, saying the force's reputation is already in tatters. The trailer f...

Hong Kong is expected to welcome in the Year of the Ox next month with muted celebrations, with the government cancelling more of the planned festivities. The latest events to get the chop are the fireworks display over Victoria Harbour, which usual...

The MTR said on Friday that it was facing "many challenges" with getting the cross-harbour section of the Sha Tin-Central rail link up and running by early next year as planned. The rail firm's divisional general manager James Chow told lawmakers at...

DAB lawmakers on Friday urged the government to waive penalties for those who are late paying their water charges, saying fewer meter checks than usual because of the pandemic have led to some people receiving bills they can't afford. With Water Sup...

A former firefighter was jailed for 34 months on Friday over an anti-government protest where he carried four Molotov cocktails. Fong Chi-hung, 34, pleaded guilty to five charges at the District Court in relation to a protest in Mong Kok on November...

Thousands of people living in old tenement buildings in Yau Ma Tei and Jordan are being ordered to undergo coronavirus testing, after a spate of Covid cases in the area. Health Secretary Sophia Chan said that as of Friday afternoon, residents of 20...

The government confirmed on Friday that Jade Lai, the political assistant to the secretary for home affairs, has resigned, saying she needs to take care of her family. News broke on Thursday that Lai, who is in her 40s, had quit. In a statement, ...

Lawmakers were supposed to be ‘zooming’ during an online Legislative Council panel meeting on Thursday, but not in the way that Kwok Wai-keung did it. Reporters covering the meeting quickly spotted something unusual about the Federation of Trade...