Carman Yau who is suffering from the degenerative disease Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) says it is imperative that the government secures access to a new drug, Nusinersen, to treat their condition. She says if it succeeds, it should also introduce a sy...

A former government adviser on housing has described as "perplexing" the Chief Executive's comment about setting a ceiling on public housing. Carrie Lam told a newspaper last week that when the stock of public rental flats hits 800,000, most units buil...

Conservationists are calling on the government to set strict height and development restrictions for Bishop Hill and Government Hill in Central. They want the area to be protected from a proposed 25-storey hospital to be built in the area. Katty Law of...

A member of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council Adrian Chow says the 90,000 square feet of shared working space that will be made available to young entrepreneurs, artists and musicians is inadequate. The government-led scheme aims to nurture the ci...

Australia's High Court has ruled that the Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce cannot remain in office because he held dual citizenship with New Zealand in violation of the constitution. The verdict has cost the Australian government its one-seat majori...

The lights have gone out and screens have gone dark in the iconic trading hall of the Hong Kong stock exchange, marking the end of an era for the red-carpeted space that was home to more than a thousand floor traders in its heydays. Earlier, the stock ...

Civic Party lawmaker Dennis Kwok has defended efforts by pro-democracy figures in the Legislative Council to pull a debate on the government's proposal for a joint immigration checkpoint at the West Kowloon high-speed rail terminus. The government says...