The government on Friday said it plans to outlaw the possession and use of alternative smoking products in public in a year's time, with a view of extending the ban to other premises going forward. The items in question include e-cigarettes and heat...

The Hospital Authority (HA) on Friday said it will proactively invite external experts to analyse the reasons behind medical incidents at public hospitals. A review committee released a report last year on the management of the public hospital syste...

Hong Kong’s tourism sector has demonstrated robust recovery, with its Tourism Satisfaction Index rebounding to pre-pandemic levels by 2023 and reaching an all-time high in 2024, according to recent research from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University...

Inbound travellers found carrying more than the permitted amount of duty-free cigarettes would be subject to a bigger fine of HK$5,000 in future. That spike in the fine is among a series of anti-smoking measures in a bill gazetted on Friday, with of...

Chief Executive John Lee said on Friday Hong Kong is ready to offer new supply-chain services for mainland entities when they explore emerging markets and break through the tariff "blockade" imposed by the United States. Lee made the comments as he...

A Hong Kong deputy to the National People’s Congress said on Friday mainland technology firms can show the world what they have achieved through the SAR. Speaking on RTHK’s Backchat programme, Nicholas Chan said Chief Executive John Lee’s vis...

The secretary for health revealed on Friday that he expects the first phase of a ban on the possession of e-cigarettes to come into force next April at the earliest. Lo Chung-mau made the comments as the administration unveils its latest smoking-ban...

The government has proposed new measures under the Tobacco Control Legislation Amendment Bill that include extending no-smoking areas and implementing harsher penalties for violations. New smoking-prohibited zones will be introduced for areas within...

CLP Power said on Friday it is handing out retail and catering coupons as part of its latest effort to stimulate local consumption and boost the economy. The power giant will distribute coupons worth HK$100 to 580,000 households with low levels of e...

The Observatory cancelled the Amber Rainstorm Warning Signal at 5:15 am, having issued it at 4 am. It had warned that heavy rain had fallen or was expected to fall generally over Hong Kong, exceeding 30 millimetres in an hour, and was likely to con...

Chief Executive John Lee said on Thursday that he led a government delegation to visit an optics firm founded by a late Hong Kong entrepreneur in Ningbo, where he also met with the city's leaders and entrepreneurs. Last year, President Xi Jinping wr...

The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) said on Thursday it's spending HK$6.3 billion to expand its office space in Exchange Square. The local bourse said it is buying the top nine floors in One Exchange Square from Hongkong Land, as well as th...

Acting Chief Secretary Warner Cheuk said on Thursday the government is looking at ways to improve a labour importation scheme. The Enhanced Supplementary Labour Scheme, introduced about one and a half years ago, allows foreign workers to be brough...

The government said on Thursday it will listen to public views over its plans to ban the use of konjac in mini-cup jellies before ironing out details on the legal changes. This came after some lawmakers questioned why officials only want to outlaw ...

More than 200,000 people are expected to head to the pictures in Hong Kong on May 10, as Cinema Day returns for the third straight year. Movie tickets will be priced at HK$30 – like the last two Cinema Days – at all 53 theatres in the SAR. More...

Chief Executive John Lee attended the Hong Kong-Zhejiang Cooperation Conference on Thursday, marking the establishment of a new cooperation mechanism between the two places. During the plenary session, both governments established 13 key areas of co...

A policy think tank suggested on Thursday the government make its land more attractive to developers amid the ongoing trade war. In announcing its annual housing report, the Our Hong Kong Foundation said private housing supply is expected to remain ...

The China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Thursday that the Chang'e-8 lunar probe is scheduled for launch around 2029 and will carry payloads from 11 countries and regions and one international organisation as part of international coope...

Tickets for the Hong Kong Football Festival, set to be held in July at the newly-opened Kai Tak Stadium, will go on sale next month. Tickets for the two matches – the Standard Chartered Trophy between Premier League giants Liverpool and Serie A s...

Six Hong Kong universities have made it into the top 50 in the latest rankings of Asian tertiary institutions by Britain's Times Higher Education magazine for the first time since 2017. The city's two oldest universities were both in the top 10, wit...