An academic says a meeting earlier this week between an official from the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office and leaders of the Democratic Party was a step in the right direction. Dr Cheung Chor-yung - a Senior Teaching Fellow at the Ci...

It's been a tumultuous week for stock markets around the world, sparked by an 8.5 percent plunge in mainland shares in what's now known as "Black Monday". The slump sent shock waves throughout Asia, Europe and America, with widespread fears of a mainla...

The lawmaker representing the education sector in the Legislative Council, Ip Kin-yuen, has criticised the government for not doing enough to help schools to address the problem of lead-contamination in their tap water. This came after water samples ta...

Urban planning activist, John Batten, says he believes something strange is going on over the plan to revitalise the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront. This came after officials played down accusations that the government was colluding with New World Developmen...

The mainland has formally detained a dozen people over huge explosions in the city of Tianjin this month that killed at least 139 people. The chairman, vice-chairman and three deputy general managers of Tianjin Ruihai International Logistics, which own...

The Hospital Authority is to carry out a thorough investigation after doctors at Eastern Hospital removed part of a man’s lung after he was misdiagnosed with lung cancer. The Health Secretary, Ko Wing-man, said the tissue sample taken from the 64-year-...

Representatives of contractors have expressed surprise and happiness that the government has agreed to pay out for services of around 30,000 workers on September 3. The day was earlier declared as a one-off statutory holiday to commemorate the 70th ann...

A curfew has been imposed in India's western state of Gujarat following violence after a massive rally by the Patel community demanding better access to jobs and education. A day-long strike called by the community was also being observed. The main cit...