Authorities on Monday made a fresh push to boost the city’s lowly vaccination rate, and warned that people who are not inoculated may be barred from restaurants, schools and entertainment venues should a fifth wave of Covid-19 sweep Hong Kong. Chi...

Police have arrested an elderly democracy activist as she made a solo demonstration over China's deadly Tiananmen crackdown in a vivid illustration of the zero protest tolerance now wielded by authorities in the financial hub. Alexandra Wong, 65, wa...

A constitutional law scholar at the University of Hong Kong has questioned whether the sentences handed down to ten veteran pro-democracy activists last week have undermined people’s confidence in the judiciary. Speaking on an RTHK programme on Mo...

Leading microbiologist Ho Pak-leung warned on Monday that it’s just a matter of time before Hong Kong is hit by a new wave of Covid-19 infections, so social distancing measures should only be relaxed for those who are fully vaccinated. “We have ...

RTHK on Sunday learnt that the government will allow civil servants to enjoy a day off for each Covid jab they take, with sources saying an announcement will be made as early as this week. The chairman of the Federation of Civil Service Unions, Leu...

The organisers of the annual June Fourth events to commemorate the Tiananmen Square massacre on Sunday reopened a museum for people to learn more about the crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in 1989 and to pay tribute to the victims. For the sec...

Health officials on Sunday reported zero new Covid infections for the third time this month. The Centre for Health Protection added that five previous patients, who were thought to have caught the virus in the SAR, were probably imported cases. I...

The Hong Kong Police Force said 2,000 people attended its first recruitment drive since 2019, held on Sunday at the Police College in Wong Chuk Hang. Baron Chan, superintendent of the recruitment division, said the police force aimed to hire 1,500 ...

The government said on Sunday it would allow people to store their electronic Covid-19 vaccination records on the LeaveHomeSafe app for greater convenience, but noted it would be up to people as to whether they wished to do so. It noted there had b...

A leading medical professor said on Sunday that many Hong Kong people should be "ashamed of themselves" for not getting inoculated against Covid-19, when people around the world were dying because of a shortage of vaccines. Lam Tai-hing from the Un...

Police are investigating the deaths of two men in a residential building in Fan Ling. Officers say a 62-year-old man was suspected to have fallen from height at Wing Fok Centre on Saturday night. He died at the scene. Police later found the body ...

The chairman of the Lan Kwai Fong Group, Allan Zeman, has welcomed the passage of the national security law and the overhaul of Hong Kong's electoral system, saying patriotism will free up the workings of the city. "We must respect, not criticise be...

The MTR on Sunday said no train services would run between Hung Hom Station and Mong Kok East on the East Rail Line for the whole of the day. The rail company said this was due to track works for the cross-harbour section of the East Rail Line. I...

Medical experts on Saturday said that Hong Kong has already hit a target of 28 consecutive days without an untraceable Covid-19 infection – but are warning that rather than relaxing, Hongkongers should take this opportunity to prepare for a possibl...

The Hong Kong Bar Association on Saturday condemned intimidation against a district court judge, saying such action cannot be tolerated and must be stopped. It was reported that the office of District Court Judge Amanda Woodcock received a few thre...

Hong Kong recorded a single imported Covid-19 case on Saturday – extending a run without any locally acquired coronavirus infections into a fourth day. Health authorities said the imported case involves a 42-year-old woman who had arrived from Ind...

The Appeal Board on Public Meetings and Processions on Saturday upheld the police force’s ban on the annual June 4 candlelight vigil at Victoria Park, citing risks of Covid-19 infection. The board said the number of coronavirus cases has not come...

Chief Justice Andrew Cheung said on Saturday that senior counsels have a responsibility to speak up not only in defence of judicial independence, but also to defend the judiciary’s reputation. At a ceremony for the admission of four new silks, the...

The Health Secretary, Sophia Chan, said on Saturday that she was happy to see more businesses offering incentives to encourage people to get vaccinated against Covid-19. This comes as two property developers announced they were putting up a flat wo...

The government says it won't tolerate any attempts to threaten judges, and warned that police are investigating an intimidation attempt. In a statement issued late on Friday, it said that a judge "has received intimidation", but didn't give details ...