Police said on Saturday that they have arrested three people on suspicion of drug trafficking, after seizing around HK$12 million worth of narcotics. Among the haul were 22 kilogrammes of methamphetamine and cannabis buds. Officers said they beli...

Customs officers said on Saturday that they have arrested four people, aged between 32 and 54, on suspicion of laundering some HK$600 million. The department accused the two men and two women, believed to be the core members of a money laundering s...

The head of the Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC), Barnabas Fung, said on Saturday that four Election Committee members have registered to cast their ballots from a special booth at the Penny's Bay quarantine facility for Sunday's Chief Executive po...

Government pandemic advisor Ivan Hung said on Saturday that it's high time that the government further relaxes quarantine restrictions for inbound travellers as the local pandemic situation shows more signs of easing. Speaking to reporters after at...

The government said on Saturday that they've picked up five Covid infections from the overnight lockdown of Chui Kwai House at Kwai Chung Estate. 1,312 residents were tested. Authorities said 91 households did not answer the door, and they'll tak...

The government on Friday issued compulsory testing notices for 40 places across Hong Kong. Anyone who has visited any of these premises and stayed there for the length of time and on the dates specified must get a nucleic acid test for Covid-19. Th...

The government is relaxing its ban on visitors at residential care homes, with the Social Welfare Department announcing on Friday that it will put in place a restricted visiting arrangement starting on May 13. The department said the decision was b...

Inbound travellers will no long longer have to face long waits for Covid test results at the airport when a rapid test is introduced on Monday. Health officials on Friday said on top of a PCR test on arrival, passengers will also be asked to take a ...

Political and business elites on Friday gathered in Wan Chai to rally for the sole chief executive candidate John Lee ahead of Sunday's vote. Members of the Election Committee, Lee's campaign advisers as well as district representatives were invited...

The number of new Covid-19 cases in Hong Kong remained steady on Friday, with health authorities reporting 324 infections, three more than the day before. Of the new cases, 144 were identified by PCR tests and 180 took self-tests. Albert Au from t...

There was much fanfare along the East Rail Line on Friday as hundreds of people bade farewell to a model of train that has served Hong Kong for four decades but is now being replaced. The 12-carriage Mid-Life Refurbishment (MLR) trains, nicknamed "...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam has accepted recommendations from an independent commission to increase the salaries of politically appointed officials by around 2.6 percent from July 1. The government introduced a pay freeze for principal officials, inc...

Police said on Friday that a government administrative officer was among five people arrested on suspicion of operating a prostitution syndicate. Officers said the 30-year-old man, surnamed Lam, is an assistant district officer in Sha Tin. Police...

Welfare minister Law Chi-kwong on Friday said the government expects to complete its review of residential child care services in September, following alleged abuse at a foster home in Prince Edward. The government said manpower arrangements, staff ...

The head of a postal union said on Friday he doesn't believe deploying extra staff at post offices would be useful in tackling long queues of people registering their non-local Covid jab records, because counters are already in full operation. Cheuk...

A care home trade representative said on Friday the industry feels hard done by after 129 facilities received warning letters from the government for failing to report daily Covid infections to the authorities. Under a new rule, all 1,100 elderly an...

The government said on Thursday that it was preparing to reopen an online platform for people to register their non-local vaccinations, ahead of the extension of its vaccine pass scheme at the end of the month. The administration also announced tha...

The government on Thursday issued compulsory testing notices for 40 places across Hong Kong. Anyone who has visited any of these premises and stayed there for the length of time and on the dates specified must get a nucleic acid test for Covid-19. ...

The only candidate in this Sunday’s chief executive election, John Lee, acknowledged on Thursday that the city’s Covid-19 measures are causing inconvenience to the foreign business community, saying he would strive to keep Hong Kong international...

Hong Kong's daily Covid caseload increased slightly to 321 on Thursday, but officials said the epidemic situation in general remains on a steady downward trend. "Daily figures may fluctuate. We can't use them to foresee what the trend will be in the...