- The government announced on Thursday that 8,500 tickets would be up for grabs for the opening ceremony of the Kai Tak Sports Park on March 1. Tickets will be available starting at 10am on Friday…
- Lawmakers on Thursday approved plans for lower toll fees at the Tai Lam Tunnel when it comes under government control at the end of May. Instead of the present fixed toll of HK$58, private vehic…
- The Democratic Party on Thursday evening announced its intention to disband following a central committee meeting to discuss its future. But party chairman Lo Kin-hei said a general meeting woul…
- Prosecutors accuse Lai of inciting public hatred towards central and city authorities with ‘exaggerated’, ‘totally unfounded’ claims in two articles.
- The average daily number of people in remand reached its highest in more than two decades while the number of new admissions to correctional institutions last year also rose, prison authorities …
- A transport expert on Thursday said competition between the taxi industry and other ride-hailing services will heat up, after cabbies called off a five-day strike to give authorities more time t…
- Association puts plans for fundraising dinner on hold after Eaton HK and Regal Hongkong Hotel refuse to honour reservation.
- US President Donald Trump called Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky a "dictator" on Wednesday, widening a personal rift with major implications for efforts to end the conflict triggered by Russ…
- The city's Ombudsman has urged housing authorities to speed up the turnover of recovered public rental flats, such as by shortening the period between taking back a home and issuing a refurbishm…
- A student union at a Hong Kong university has cancelled the screening of a Burmese film set in Myanmar’s ongoing civil war, citing a last-minute government warning that hosting the event may bre…
- Public hospital doctors will start using generative AI to help them draft medical reports from next month. The technology will be used to summarise a patient's clinical data, including lab resul…
- The Bank of East Asia (BEA) on Thursday said it has been closely monitoring risks related to its exposure to the Hong Kong property sector as there was a slight uptick in so-called "bad loans" l…
- Kylian Mbappé struck a brilliant hat-trick for Champions League holders Real Madrid in a 3-1 win over Manchester City, helping Los Blancos reach the last 16 with a 6-3 aggregate victory. Pep Gua…
- The Hong Kong government has proposed legislative amendments to permanently bar those convicted of national security offences from serving in labour unions and to require all foreign funding to …
- MTR bosses on Thursday unveiled a new "light rail sightseeing route" to take visitors on a tour of the delights of Tuen Mun. From February 22, six "Tuen Mun Voyager" trains will run in a circula…
- But those serving sentences for national security, anti-government protest offences have dropped for first time.
- Hong Kong shares opened lower on Thursday. The Hang Seng Index was down 0.99 percent, or 227 points, opening at 22,716. The People's Bank of China's interest rate decision will top a busy Asia-P…
- February 20, 2025
