The City University has hinted that it would not make it a rule for students to receive the coronavirus vaccines for them to attend classes, in contrast with the approach of some other local territory institutions. In an internal letter issued on S...

Civil Service Secretary Patrick Nip on Sunday admitted there had been “confusion” over the administration's U-turn on the suspension of quarantine-free entry to Hong Kong via Guangdong, but said officials will learn from the experience. The Cen...

Health officials on Sunday reported a new local coronavirus infection acquired via an unknown source. The case involved a 39-year-old Indonesian domestic helper who arrived in Hong Kong in February. She lived with her employer’s family at Earl ...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam says the government will require Hong Kong residents to get vaccinated against Covid-19 as one of the conditions for them to travel abroad. Writing on her Facebook page on Saturday, Lam said: “when the SAR government di...

A medical expert has warned that Hong Kong would not be able to maintain the status of “zero new cases” for the coronavirus for long, if the inoculation rate remains so low. Thomas Tsang, a member of an expert panel advising the government on C...

Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung has defended the government’s plan to make it easier for residents train outside of Hong Kong as doctors to practise here, saying it is “important, necessary and urgent” to ease the serious manpower shortage espec...

The new chair of the Mandatory Provident Fund Authority, Ayesha Macpherson Lau, says she wants its 'one stop shop' online project to be fully operational by 2025 - with roll-out starting in 2023. The move to the eMPF Platform should reduce fees for H...

The Hong Kong government on Saturday reversed a decision to upgrade Guangdong province’s risk level, hours after health authorities said quarantine-free entry to Hong Kong from the province would be suspended. The reversal came hours after the Cen...

CY Leung says he would be happy to serve the country and Hong Kong in any role – but stopped short of saying he would run again for Chief Executive next year. The comments come amid speculation that Leung, a vice-chairman of the Chinese People’...

Health authorities here on Saturday suspended quarantine-free entry to Hong Kong via Guangdong due to a recently confirmed case in Guangzhou. Speaking at the Centre for Health Protection's daily press briefing, Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan said Hong Kong res...

Hongkong Post is to issue a special set of stamps to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party. The stamps - which are available for pre-order before the end of May for collection on July 1 - display the anniversary's official...

A charity focused on inclusivity on Saturday urged the government and employers to set up mentorship programmes for ethnic minorities, after a majority of respondents to its survey said they had faced hostile or unfriendly treatment at the workplace....

Executive councillor and doctor Lam Ching-choi on Saturday sought to ease concerns about the quality of overseas-trained doctors, who will be allowed to work in Hong Kong once laws are changed, saying doctors who are good at exams aren't always good ...

The government said patients who have recovered from Covid-19 will be regarded as having completed the vaccination course two weeks after they've received the first dose. It said on Friday that a special arrangement will be made to reflect their con...

Restaurants, hotels, retailers and entertainment venues are all willing to offer various perks and discounts to people who are vaccinated against Covid, if it would help boost Hong Kong's inoculation rate, Business and Professionals Alliance vice-cha...

The government said on Friday that staff employed on non-civil service terms will have three weeks to sign a declaration to uphold the Basic Law and pledge allegiance to the SAR – a move that one union warned could deter people from taking up the i...

The Hong Kong government said on Friday it had to shut down its office in Taiwan because of Taiwan’s “gross interference” in the SAR affairs, and in order to protect staff members’ rights and safety. Authorities announced on Tuesday the clos...

The Legislative Council's rules committee on Friday officially proposed a new requirement for lawmakers to dress up for council meetings, with any found to be too scruffy at risk of being shown the door. Sportswear would be out, no jeans allowed, an...

Health authorities on Friday issued a Covid-19 testing order for the Cosco Inn in Kennedy Town, after a woman who stayed there tested positive for coronavirus. The 18-year-old Hong Kong woman stayed at the hotel before going to Shenzhen earlier thi...

The University of Science and Technology said on Friday that students and staff who cannot be vaccinated against Covid-19 for health reasons will need to submit to regular tests, but stopped short of spelling out how it will deal with those who choos...