Health officials are investigating another suspected Covid-19 outbreak at a Hong Kong restaurant, this time in Causeway Bay. A fourth person who recently ate at Coast Seafood and Grill on Cleveland Street has been confirmed to have the virus. One o...

Hong Kong has the worst employment outlook among seven Asia Pacific countries and territories for the second quarter of this year, according to survey results announced on Tuesday. The Manpower Group interviewed more than 10,700 employers in the re...

Hong Kong's top court will hear an appeal from former lawmaker Leung Kwok-hung against a lower court's ruling that legislators do not enjoy immunity when they face charges over disruption of Legislative Council meetings. The hearing, to be held at t...

The acting commissioner of the Foreign Ministry’s office in Hong Kong has told representatives from foreign governments not to interfere in Beijing’s plan to overhaul the SAR’s electoral system. The office said on its website that Yang Yirui ...

A leading epidemiologist said on Tuesday that it is reasonable for people to be worried about reports of deaths and hospitalisations among those who have received a coronavirus vaccine made by China's Sinovac, and there just isn't that much data avai...

The minister in charge of Hong Kong's vaccination programme, Patrick Nip, has played down concerns that it may not be suitable for elderly people to receive the Covid-19 vaccine made by China's Sinovac, saying experts have concluded that the benefits...

A 19-year-old student has been acquitted of rioting in Causeway Bay two years ago, after the District Court cast doubt on the testimony of the police officer who made the arrest. Kevin Ip was arrested at a protest on August 31, 2019, with prosecuto...

Authorities said eight people were sent to hospital on Monday after getting a Covid-19 jab. Six of the eight had received the Sinovac vaccine, while the remaining two had received BioNTech shots. The eight reportedly got their vaccines on Sunday, ...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam says she’s happy that Beijing is changing Hong Kong’s electoral system to make sure only "patriots" can rule the territory, and the move will bring "political safety". Lam said in an interview with state broadcaster CC...

Authorities on Tuesday reported no new Covid-19 cases among the 500 Tsim Sha Tsui Mansion residents who were tested in an overnight lockdown. The government on Monday night imposed an “ambush-style” lockdown on residents living in the building ...

The government on Monday evening imposed an ambush lockdown on Tsim Sha Tsui Mansion to carry out mandatory Covid-19 tests for residents. With effect from 8.30pm, residents living in the building on 83-97 Nathan Road / 36-50 Lock Road are required ...

An expert panel has unanimously taken the view that the death of a 55-year-old woman was not linked to the Sinovac coronavirus vaccine she'd received just days before. A co-convenor of the panel, Professor Ivan Hung, told a press conference on Monda...

Some 1.3 million workers from various industries can start making appointments for coronavirus vaccines from Tuesday after they were also given priority by the government. The minister in charge of the vaccination programme, Patrick Nip, said these ...

RTHK has learned that a third person has died in Hong Kong after taking the mainland-produced Sinovac vaccine – 10 days after the territory-wide inoculation programme was rolled out here. Sources said on Monday that the 71-year-old man took the s...

The newly formed pro-Beijing Bauhinia Party is hoping to win seats in Legco and on the CE election committee, and join the government's ruling team, chairman Li Shan said on Monday. Li told RTHK while attending Beijing’s annual plenary sessions th...

Hong Kong reported nine new Covid-19 cases on Monday, six of which were locally acquired. The Centre for Health Protection said four of the local cases had no known source of infection, including a 36-year-old security guard from Yuen Long, a 48-ye...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Monday that Beijing's radical overhaul of the SAR's electoral system is not designed to exclude opposition voices, as she insisted that Hong Kong people will eventually get a say in the city's democratic development...

One of Hong Kong's largest cinema chains, UA Cinemas, on Monday announced it's closing after 36 years "due to unavoidable and devastating pressure faced by our operations since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic". "This is definitely a painful...

Medical experts have urged the authorities to take action to help people make informed choices and soothe public concerns over the safety of coronavirus vaccines. Two people with chronic diseases were taken into intensive care over the weekend after...

Former Democratic Party chairwoman Emily Lau said on Monday that Beijing’s planned changes to Hong Kong’s electoral system would erase all democratic progress the city has made over the years. The National People’s Congress is expected to vot...