Hong Kong faces the biggest challenge in dealing with its rapidly ageing population compared to any other Asian region, according to Law Chi-kwong, associate professor of the University of Hong Kong’s Department of Social Work and Social Administration...

The government has given assurances that an unstable section of a reclaimed island built for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge poses no immediate safety risk, but admitted that further movement can pose a hazard. Officials confirmed this week that a sm...

Former Medical Association president Choi Kin has slammed the health minister for suggesting that there may not necessarily be a direct link between developmental delays in children, and excessive levels of lead in their blood. Eight of 100 children af...

At the start of his state visit to the United States, President Xi Jinping has called for the US and China to better understand each other's strategic intentions, asking for a relationship with more understanding and less suspicion. Xi gave a wide-rang...

The Hong Kong Football Association says it still prefers to hold a key World Cup qualifier between Hong Kong and China at Hong Kong Stadium in November, despite the government's reservations. The government’s top sports turf manager has warned that it’...

The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) has decided on a new, scaled-down plan for conserving Central Market which will reduce the cost by almost a billion dollars. The floating rooftop garden, which was key to the original "Central Oasis" theme, has been sc...

With the first anniversary of the start of the Occupy protests coming up next week, various groups are organising a series of peaceful events to reflect on the movement. No radical action is planned, even though the groups involved say they cannot rule...