Lawmakers have questioned rising expenses of ex-leaders amid lack of clarity over roles after leaving office.
Move of Immigration Department headquarters from Central to Tseung Kwan O will leave sole travel documents office on Hong Kong Island in Harbour Building.
Hong Kong’s loose visa requirements and lack of espionage laws before 2024 allowed city to become ideal location for collecting and exchanging sensitive information.
City straddles East and West but must make greater effort to rebuild bridges with rest of world, panellists say at inaugural Global Prosperity Summit.
Countries such as US and UK have confused right and wrong, and played with ‘double standards’ to deceive world, commentary published by agency says.
Xia Baolong, Beijing’s official overseeing Hong Kong affairs, issued lengthy statements on meetings with city ministers this week, a sign some analysts say of central government taking more proactive role in guiding local affairs.
Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun says Social Workers Registration Board failed to strip national security offenders of professional status.
Senior Counsel Jin Pao defends report decried by Hong Kong Golf Club as ‘deficient’ and in breach of compliance standards.
Google may simply restrict how song appears on local search result listings and decline to enforce ban globally, one industry figure says.
‘Glory to Hong Kong’ had become ‘weapon’ that could be used to arouse anti-government and separatist sentiment, Court of Appeal rules.
Secretary for Security Chris Tang highlights centralised digital image platform is a ‘closed-loop system’ equipped with ‘strong anti-hacking capacities’.
Incident occurred on Friday when an outsourced contractor handled a data migration procedure, Fire Services Department says
In a bid to boost their social mobility, 2,800 Form One to Three students, mostly living in subdivided flats, were enrolled in first round of the programme.
Environmental Protection Department says garbage handling fees have added financial pressure to the operators of restaurants, businesses and nursing homes.
At least five tourist groups, each with 30 to 40 people, take photos in front of popular red brick wall displaying name and crest of HKU between 11am and 12pm.
Executive Council also accepted a proposal to review the minimum wage annually, rather than once every two years.
Police source says man was project manager at Aggressive Construction Company, which operated site and was banned from bidding for public works.
Hong Kong Arts Development Council is latest target, following ransomware attacks on Union Hospital earlier this month and tech hub Cyberport last year.
According to a source close to the city’s Minimum Wage Commission, the existing HK$40 hourly rate is set to increase by HK$1.80.
Government has proposed three amendments to the Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse Bill.
TVB has leased a channel to a satellite television firm, allowing it to broadcast content without the need to go through the complicated process of applying for a free-to-air licence.
Lam Shun, 41, and Irene Pun, 29, are jointly charged with single count of conspiracy to pervert course of public justice.
Finance chief says property and stock markets still under pressure amid geopolitical tensions, urges investment in green development and digital economy to drive growth.
A source says the government has shifted to a ‘softer, reactive’ approach but is not planning any large-scale publicity campaigns or high-level delegations to explain the new law overseas.
Three Hongkongers, eight Thai women and 40 mainland Chinese residents arrested after series of police raids over two weeks.
Cybersecurity and technology crime bureau says resurgence in scams amid first quarter resulted in total losses exceeding HK$20 million.
Influx of high-earners, many of whom will likely need teams of workers, could create more jobs, experts say.
City leader John Lee says Security Bureau told to table legal amendments for Legco in two to three months, week after fire at New Lucky House left five dead.
Last year 20,621 applications were filed with the Family Court, the most since 2019.
Vigilance is required because of the ‘sudden’ and ‘persistent’ nature of national security risks, he says.
