Chief Executive Carrie Lam and Justice Secretary Teresa Cheng on Wednesday both vehemently defended proposed new extradition legislation, rebuffing the Bar Association's claim that they have been misleading the public on the issue. And the government o...

The Medical Council on Wednesday shut the door on overseas doctors, despite a shortage in the public healthcare sector. The council rejected four proposals to relax requirements for qualified foreign doctors to practice in Hong Kong. The chairman of th...

Unions on Tuesday accused four non-governmental organisations of misusing public money, after official figures showed they were paying top executives more than HK$2 million a year. Each of the NGOs receives a lump-sum grant from the administration ever...

Baptist University researchers on Tuesday urged the government to step up food safety checks after they found a dangerous chemical in fish bought at local wet markets. Academics from the university's Organic Resource Centre checked 57 samples of fish a...

British members of parliament on Monday again failed to agree on alternative proposals to the government's exit strategy. Speaking on behalf of the government after the votes, the Brexit Secretary, Steven Barclay, said the default position would now be...

Tycoon Joseph Lau on Monday announced a legal challenge to the government's extradition proposal, insisting it should not be retroactive. Lau was sentenced to jail by a Macau court in absentia in 2014, and he's worried that the new arrangement means he...

The Leisure and Cultural Services Department is inviting applications for a HK$300 million fund intended to promote Hong Kong's traditional culture. Community groups can apply for grants to support schemes that safeguard, research or promote officially...