The high-profile national security trial of 18 Hong Kong pro-democracy figures who have pleaded not guilty to alleged conspiracy to commit subversion is expected to begin after Lunar New Year, almo…

Hong Kong is expected to lose close to 20 per cent of its foster care families over the next three years to health issues and major life changes such as emigration, a survey by Hong Kong Christian …

Former Hong Kong chief executive Leung Chun-ying has expressed disapproval of the government’s plan to remove a reference to “political neutrality” from the code of conduct for ci…

The 25,000 spots in the Hong Kong Marathon will be up for grabs as early as Friday, the event’s organiser has announced, adding that the prize money for runners who finish under three hours w…

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Hong Kong saw 97.7 per cent fewer arrivals in October than in October 2019, despite recent relaxations to Covid-19 quarantine rules for inbound travellers. According to Immigration Department stati…

An international banking summit has opened in Hong Kong with Financial Secretary Paul Chan in attendance. His presence at the event, which aims to show the city is back in business after Covid-19 r…

The Hong Kong Observatory raised the No. 8 storm signal at 1:40 p.m. on Wednesday as Severe Tropical Storm Nalgae neared the city. Weather authorities reminded members of the public to avoid low-lying areas, and return home or stay in a safe place. Under…

Hong Kong’s labour force has lost around 116,600 people aged 18 to 39 over the past two years, government documents have revealed. Numbers consolidated by the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau sh…

Do not read too much international media and do not bet against China and Hong Kong, a top Chinese regulator told attendees of a global banking summit in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Fang Xinghai, vice …

A historic hand-carved mahjong tile store in Hong Kong is to continue operating “until further notice,” after the stairwell store was said to be an unauthorised building work and was ha…

Financial Secretary Paul Chan tested positive for Covid-19 when he returned from Saudi Arabia for a high-level conference intended to stress Hong Kong’s recovery from the pandemic, but was no…

Hong Kong’s Department of Justice (DoJ) has appealed against a court’s decision to let a UK barrister represent media tycoon Jimmy Lai in his upcoming high-profile national security trial. High Court Judge Jeremy Poon last month granted an application despite…

A Hong Kong activist charged with conspiracy to commit subversion has changed his plea to guilty in the city’s largest national security case against 47 pro-democracy figures. Former district councillor Ng Kin-wai told a three-judge panel at the High Court…

A Portuguese man has been denied bail after he was accused of conspiring with other people to commit seditious acts through online posts, in breach of Hong Kong’s colonial-era sedition law. Joseph John, 40, appeared at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts…

A Hong Kong court has rejected an attempt to challenge the government’s amendment of a Covid-19 law, a move which authorised the health minister to void around 20,000 vaccination exemption ce…

A Hong Kong court has refused bail to pro-democracy singer Tommy Yuen, who has been detained since February on charges of acting with seditious intent and fraud. Pro-democracy singer Tommy Yuen. Fi…

Hong Kong has not been aggressive enough in combating the climate crisis in recent years and should not just “lie flat,” a local green group said in its latest report, released ahead of…

Hong Kong’s Security Bureau has “expressed deep regret” over “a misleading and fact-twisting commentary” published by Ming Pao on the government’s decision to ba…