DAB leader Starry Lee says a member of her party was justified in questioning the patriotism of a member of Hong Kong's Olympic team who wore a black T-shirt in Tokyo at the weekend, adding that a professional athlete would not have been affected by ...

There were queues outside some of Hong Kong’s Covid vaccination centres early on Thursday morning, as elderly people lined up to take advantage of a new walk-in scheme aimed at boosting vaccination rates. People aged 70 and over are now able to re...

A Baptist University’s adjunct professor in business said on Thursday that it was appropriate for the government to invoke rarely-used powers under the Companies Ordinance to investigate Next Digital, saying a lot of questions surrounding the finan...

The defence lawyer for the first Hongkonger found guilty under the national security law has told the High Court that the only effect his client's stunt had on the general public was to make them applaud him in support. Former waiter Tong Ying-kit, ...

Campaigners will take to the streets on Thursday afternoon to promote their idea to pedestrianise Queen's Road Central, saying it will help businesses and lower carbon emissions. James Ockenden, the editor of Transit Jam and producer of RTHK's Wham...

The government on Wednesday invoked rarely used powers under the Companies Ordinance to launch an investigation of the financial affairs of Next Digital. The company, which has seen several senior executives charged with national security offences, ...

A DAB member who sparked public anger by criticising one of the Hong Kong team at the Tokyo Olympics for a shirt he wore has finally apologised – but only for the tone he used in his earlier criticism. Nicholas Muk, a teacher, was one of the first...

A daughter of a member of staff at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Hong Kong became the SAR's latest confirmed Covid-19 patient on Wednesday. The imported case was the only one reported by the Centre for Health Protection. The 17-year-old girl had...

The wife of a man who died of organ failure after allegedly being given inappropriate medication has launched a legal challenge in the High Court over the Medical Council's decision to only give the doctor involved an 18-month probation order. Rela...

Police said on Wednesday that they had arrested 29 people, including 24 foreign domestic workers, in connection with a suspected HK$27 million money laundering scheme. The force said a syndicate used 35 bank accounts belonging to helpers to launder...

The High Court on Wednesday granted bail to one of the 47 pro-democracy figures facing subversion charges over their involvement in Legco primary polls last year. Winnie Yu, the former head of the HA Employees Alliance – a Hospital Authority worke...

Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) experts said on Wednesday that, after a decade of study, they had developed a non-invasive test that can accurately detect colon cancer at its earliest stages. Colon cancer is Hong Kong’s most common cancer, ...

Cheers erupted across Hong Kong once again on Wednesday as the SAR scooped its second medal at the Tokyo Games. Some Hongkongers celebrated in shopping malls where they watched Siobhan Haughey take silver in the women's 200 metre freestyle final, wh...

An expert in infectious diseases on Wednesday urged the government to send outreach teams to housing estates to vaccinate elderly people against Covid-19. Dr Ho Pak-leung of the University of Hong Kong welcomed the government’s plan to offer walk-...

The Department of Justice says police will "leave no stone unturned" to catch a person who has been intimidating judges. In a statement issued late on Tuesday, the department did not give any more detail about the alleged threats. But the stateme...

Lee Man-tat, the head of the oyster sauce company Lee Kum Kee, has died. He was reportedly 91 years old. Lee was the third generation head of the condiment business, founded in Guangdong by his grandfather Lee Kum-sheung in 1888. Born in Macau, Le...

The operators of the June 4 Museum were on Tuesday fined HK$8,000 for running the venue as a place of public entertainment without the required licences. The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China was prosecuted by ...

Former restaurant worker Tong Ying-kit on Tuesday became the first person to be found guilty of offences under Hong Kong's national security law, as the High Court convicted him of terrorism and inciting secession. Tong, 24, was arrested on July 1 l...

Hong Kong fencer Cheung Ka-long says winning a gold medal at the Tokyo Games is a dream come true and he never imagined it was something he could achieve. The 24-year-old thanked those who had cheered him on as he won the men's individual foil event...

People aged 70 or above will be able receive coronavirus vaccines without first making a booking starting from Thursday, under a scheme to boost their low inoculation rate. The government said that 4,500 tickets will be made available each day to th...