Lawmakers on Friday complained to Health Secretary Sophia Chan about the low inoculation rate among medical workers, saying their reluctance to get vaccinated was “enraging” and describing the need for them to undergo regular tests instead as a w...

Localist group Student Politicism says its convenor, Wong Yat-chin, has been arrested for the second Friday in a row. Wong was picked up by officers near his home on suspicion of "promoting an unauthorised assembly", the group said. Student Politi...

Hong Kong's film censors have been ordered to ban any movies deemed to be supporting or glorifying acts that could endanger national security. The government has gazetted changes to the Film Censorship Ordinance to enable the required changes, sayi...

A secondary school principal has questioned the government's plan to let schools resume full-day classes if at least 70 percent of teachers and pupils get vaccinated against Covid, on the day appointments open for children as young as 12 to book BioN...

The co-chair of the Gay Games on Friday urged Hong Kong people to take part in what he called a "once in a lifetime event" that's being hosted in Asia for the first time. Dennis Philipse said the nine-day event is scheduled for November next year, ...

The government on Friday hit out at remarks contained in the UK's latest six-monthly report on Hong Kong, describing them as inaccurate. The UK report criticised Beijing's overhaul of Hong Kong's electoral system, prosecution decisions made by the D...

The Hong Kong government on Thursday hit back at the European Union, saying the bloc had made what it called "unfounded accusations" on Beijing's overhaul of the SAR's political system. Earlier in the day, the EU released a statement denouncing the...

The Antiquities Advisory Board on Thursday proposed classifying three century-old reservoirs around the Mid-Levels and the Peak as Grade 1 historic buildings, adding that creative ways are needed to publicise them as members of the public won’t hav...

Next Digital has lost its bid for a court order to get back documents seized by the police during their national security investigation into the company's founder Jimmy Lai. Scores of officers descended on the company's offices in Tseung Kwan O last...

The government has announced that children as young as 12 will be able to book an appointment for the BioNTech coronavirus vaccine from Friday, with the first shots to be administered three days later. Officials also announced on Thursday that socia...

Health officials reported two new Covid-19 infections on Thursday, with both patients believed to have brought the virus into Hong Kong with them from abroad. A 52-year-old man who flew in from Mauritania on Sunday was found to have the virus while...

Customs officers say they have seized goods worth HK$120 million in their biggest ever bust of a speedboat smuggling operation. Items including luxury bags and parts from endangered animals were being loaded onto a boat near Lau Fau Shan last Wedne...

Medical experts have told RTHK that it is unnecessary for the general public who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 to measure their immunity level by purchasing antibody tests – calling them a waste of money and warning that the results could b...

A patients' rights activist on Thursday urged Hong Kong businesses to help pay for grassroots people to have body checks to see whether they are healthy enough to receive Covid-19 jabs. Alex Lam, who chairs the group Hong Kong Patients' Voices, told...

One of Hong Kong's most famous hotels has told staff to get vaccinated or face the risk of layoffs after the end of this month if it fails to hit a target of having 70 percent of staff inoculated. The Peninsula in Tsim Sha Tsui is offering employees...

The European Union on Wednesday denounced Hong Kong's major overhaul of its political system as a breach by China of its international commitments and threatened to send a delegation to visit the autonomous city. The possible move is likely to irk B...

A government-appointed expert panel on Wednesday recommended testing the antibody level of inbound travellers who are vaccinated against Covid-19 so that their quarantine period could be shortened to seven days. But the experts said the quarantine p...

The Professional Teachers’ Union (PTU) appealed to RTHK on Wednesday to reinstate programmes it has deleted from the internet, saying the purge has had an impact on teaching plans. Around 85 percent of respondents to a PTU survey of 586 primary an...

The MTR Corporation said on Wednesday that archaeological discoveries unearthed during the construction of the new Sung Wong Toi station on the Tuen Ma line will eventually be displayed at the station, but one district councillor said he suspects the...

The New People's Party (NPP) announced on Wednesday that it is offering prizes and vouchers worth HK$1 million in a lucky draw aimed at boosting Hong Kong's Covid-19 inoculation rate. However, the draw is strictly limited to fully vaccinated staff,...