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Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po has dismissed a proposal to count residential properties as investments under a revised entrant scheme despite house prices stabilising, citing the sensitivity of such assets [...]

It will be considered acceptable for residents to mark the ­anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in private, two top government advisers have told the Post. But one of them [...]

Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po has called for more “open interactions and collaborative innovation” between the bay areas of China and the United States, pointing to interest from local and [...]

The taxi industry will launch a three-month courtesy drive this month to bolster its reputation, with ambassadors heading to cab stations including those at the airport and border checkpoints to [...]

Nearly 70 per cent of lifts in the city are not equipped with devices that allow them to automatically start operating after voltage dips, authorities have said, adding that installing [...]

Official visits are vital to the city’s efforts to help people overseas better understand Hong Kong and clear up misunderstandings, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po has said, pointing to a [...]

Tycoon Victor Fung Kwok-king shared with President Xi Jinping his vision on how Hong Kong could become a multinational supply chain centre for mainland firms amid changing global trends, the [...]

Beloved manga character Doraemon wielded an array of fantastical gadgets in his adventures, but late creator Fujiko F. Fujio often relied on something much simpler – a briefcase. The artefact [...]

Fans of Japanese manga character Doraemon will be able to get up close to 135 large-scale models of the robotic cat and enjoy an animated short film incorporating signature elements [...]

Surveyors have proposed a minimum size of 100 sq ft for subdivided flats as the government works to eliminate substandard housing, but experts have said the profession’s suggestion is barely [...]

Members of rock band Beyond have voiced outrage after a 15-year-old boy and a man were arrested for vandalising the grave of lead singer Wong Ka-kui, with the late star’s [...]

Two popular apps meant to filter out phone users’ spam calls have uploaded their personal information and contacts to online databases and made certain details accessible to third parties without [...]

Hong Kong should reconsider its positioning as a tourist ­destination and strengthen partnerships with residents living near attractions before rushing to fulfil Beijing’s calls for turning every corner of the [...]

Three workers at a currency exchange shop have been arrested after a customer was allegedly shown stacks of “hell money” before transferring about HK$1 million worth of cryptocurrency. Police from [...]

A secondary school teacher who internet users claim was arrested for visiting prostitutes on a mainland study tour has come back to Hong Kong, a day after failing to return [...]

Passengers flying out of Hong Kong will have to pay an extra HK$10 each in airport security fees next year, with the amount set to keep rising in the next [...]

Bakeries selling locally made croissants, Portuguese tarts, egg rolls and biscuits are eyeing opportunities on the mainland as new customs procedures will make it easier to send their fresh, sought-after [...]

Hong Kong’s largest electricity supplier yesterday pledged to strengthen measures to ensure the stable supply of power after three voltage dips this year left more than 200 residents trapped in [...]

The MTR Corporation will suspend Kwun Tong line services at four stations on July 28, ­marking the first extensive equipment upgrade in the company’s 45-year history. The railway operator yesterday [...]

The tourism industry is still ­struggling to recover as the ­number of trips to the city over the Labour Day “golden week” ­holiday hit just two-thirds of pre-pandemic levels, the [...]

Roger Proeis is in Tseung Kwan O, in Hong Kong’s New Territories, and walking around a cavernous railway station unlike any in the city. The station, complete with ticketing machines, [...]

Choosing sushi could become more hit-and-miss after a major Japanese discount chain started to put the treat into cardboard boxes following the introduction of a plastic ban. A check at [...]

Hong Kong will host a high-powered summit next month aimed at promoting the city’s role as an international hub for talent and an expo providing a one-stop source of information [...]

Hong Kong adopted a ban on single-use plastics yesterday, but many small eateries continued to hand out utensils made of the synthetic material, with some saying they intended to deplete [...]

Residents have called for more “cinema day” discounts throughout the year as many flocked to theatres to take advantage of ­cut-price tickets yesterday. Some who bought tickets complained going to [...]

A pilot scheme offering “smart” food waste collection bins may be expanded to smaller private ­housing estates as soon as June, a senior official said, as ­lawmakers called for speedier [...]

The consumer watchdog has called on residents to be vigilant over costs associated with private care homes after it found that additional charges by some facilities for items ranging from [...]

Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Kevin Yeung Yun-hung is confident the city can win medals at the coming Olympic Games even though fewer local athletes are expected to qualify [...]

A building where five people were killed in a blaze last week ­reopened yesterday but residents had to come to terms with blackened and burned-out flats, debris and even burglaries, [...]

Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po has vowed to help 1.8 ­million companies make ­payments or use government services on a new platform as part of efforts to accelerate the ­development [...]

A discarded cigarette butt among plastic rubbish bags is suspected to have sparked Wednesday’s fire that killed five people in a crowded old Yau Ma Tei building full of subdivided [...]

The city’s first applied science university will launch a new degree programme for aspiring fliers in September, with the course offering a commercial pilot licence for the cost of HK$1 [...]

Cathay Pacific Airways CEO Ronald Lam Siu-por found ­himself in the hot seat when he faced an aggressive panel of Hong Kong lawmakers who criticised the carrier’s “chaotic” ­management, slow [...]

Electricity firms should be fined for any voltage dips that result in people getting trapped in lifts, lawmakers have proposed, as part of measures in response to a spate of [...]

Fans cheered, laughed and ­celebrated with gusto, although not without a tinge of sadness, as the final whistle blew on the Hong Kong Stadium hosting the rugby Sevens after more [...]

Restaurant owners have lamented a significant drop in business during the Easter holiday ­compared with last year, as they suffer the double blow of residents heading across the border to [...]

Hong Kong welcomed over 11 million visitors in the first quarter, more than double the number in the same period last year, while critics warned that economic difficulties would persist [...]

A new Octopus card that allows users to tap for rides in public transport across 336 mainland cities generated strong demand from Hongkongers, especially elderly residents, on its first day [...]

Frontline workers and residents were “unprepared” for a trial run of a controversial pay-as-you-throw scheme set for next week, a district councillor and an environmentalist have said, citing the short [...]

Hong Kong’s tourism industry does not expect a happy Easter despite predictions that visitors and residents will make 11 million trips in and out of the city over the holiday [...]

Hong Kong may become ­“isolated” if the government does not step up efforts to ease ­concerns in the US and Europe over the city’s domestic national security law, a former [...]

Hong Kong residents who show agreement, repeatedly repost and comment on overseas online criticism of the new domestic national security law could breach the legislation if their acts are believed [...]

The privacy watchdog is investigating a large-scale data breach at a sports club involving the loss of about 70,000 members’ personal information, including identity card and passport details. The Office [...]

The latest starter homes put up for sale by the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) yesterday drew a lukewarm response from buyers, and analysts highlighted would-be property owners had a bigger [...]

Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways reported its first annual profit in four years ­yesterday but said it had learned a lesson from recent flight ­cancellation setbacks amid pilot [...]

Police recorded a 15 per cent year-on-year surge in scams in January, despite earlier efforts to integrate the force’s “Scameter” fraud detection app into a major payment system, resulting in [...]

Hong Kong International Airport’s sea-air logistics park on the ­mainland has handled HK$1.1 billion worth of cargo in the first two months of this year, the ­airport authority said, with [...]

Thousands of fans flocked to the Fanling golf course yesterday for a star-studded tournament, with some tourists flying in to the city just for the world-class event. LIV Golf Hong [...]

Hong Kong plans to host an e-commerce shopping festival before the third quarter of this year to boost the city’s brands on the mainland’s online platforms, Secretary for Commerce and [...]

Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po has dismissed concerns that Hong Kong’s credit ratings might be affected by the government’s proposed bond issues, insisting global firms have welcomed the policy to [...]