Home prices in Hong Kong rose marginally in January after five consecutive months in decline. New figures from the Rating and Valuation Department showed prices rose by 0.08 percent, with larger flats over 1722 square feet posting the largest gain of a...

The financial secretary on Wednesday unveiled what critics described as a "lacklustre" and "uninspiring" budget blueprint. While Paul Chan proposed higher government spending to help meet society's needs, questions have already been raised about some o...

Finance chief Paul Chan on Wednesday said he was "very concerned" about the tax burden on salary earners and is planning a 75-percent reduction in salaries tax for the 2018-19 financial year, subject to a ceiling of HK$20,000. The cap is significantly ...

The vice-president of Beijing's top think-tank on Hong Kong on Wednesday said talk of independence here is a national security issue, so the central government has every right to step in and see how Hong Kong is dealing with it. Professor Lau Siu-kai d...

Political commentator Chung Kim-wah says he believes Beijing's order to Carrie Lam to submit a report on the government's ban on the pro-independence Hong Kong National Party is not really about how officials handled the case, but a political statement...

The NGO Aids Concern has welcomed new government figures showing that the number of new HIV infections continued to drop last year. The Centre for Health Protection says 624 new infections were reported in 2018 – 57 fewer than the year before. Mandy Ch...

The Vatican has said it has the "utmost respect" for the justice system following the "painful news" of the conviction of Australian Cardinal George Pell for child sex crimes. The cleric was convicted in December, but the trial was subject to reporting...