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Veteran China watcher Willy Lam says he believes the newly-installed head of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs office, Xia Baolong, will crack down on independence-seekers in the SAR, and promote controversial initiatives like bringing in national securi...

Hong Kong's Rugby Sevens tournament will be postponed for the first time ever, from April to October because of the coronavirus outbreak. World Rugby announced the move, saying the health and safety of players, fans and staff is their 'highest priority...

Secondary school principals say they're confident that students will make the most of online classes for the next several weeks, after the government decided that normal classes won't resume until March the 16th at the earliest because of the continuin...

Campaigners who've been pressing the government to turn Des Voeux Road Central into a pedestrians-only area say they're hoping to enlist newly-elected district councillors to join their cause. Markus Shaw, who chairs the group, Walk DVRC, told RTHK’s J...

The government is coming under increasing pressure to do something to help hundreds of Hong Kong people caught in a massive lock-down in Hubei, after officials revealed that ten HongKongers in the province have been infected with the new coronavirus. A...

The Philippines has told the United States of its intention to quit a key military alliance. The1998 Visiting Forces Agreement is the legal framework for the presence of US troops on Philippine soil and is central to the two nations' annual, joint mili...

The Polytechnic University says it's developed a new machine that can accurately test for 40 pathogens – including the new coronavirus – within an hour. Researchers say this fully-automated machine can be used pretty much anywhere, and with enough reso...