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Nepal Flights Banned As Virus Concerns Grow

Hong Kong has banned all flights from Nepal and barred travellers who've been to the country within the past two weeks f... Read more

Bars Make Quiet Start As New Rules Kick In

Bars in party hotspot Lan Kwai Fong welcomed customers again on Thursday from a monthslong shutdown, but they had to tur... Read more

HK Reports First Untraceable Mutated Covid Case

In the first case of its kind in Hong Kong, a domestic helper from the Philippines has caught a mutated strain of the co... Read more

Bars Offer Spending Voucher To Boost Vaccinations

Customers will be able to redeem a HK$100 voucher at any one of around 100 pubs and clubs, the Hong Kong Bar and Club As... Read more

Life In Prison For Man Who Killed Girlfriend On Bus

A 26-year-old civil engineer was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday after a jury had found him guilty of murdering ... Read more

Court Demands More Proof To Back Up Terrorism Claim

The High Court said on Thursday that the prosecution’s interpretation of a “terrorist act” is too wide when it com... Read more

Restaurants Snub Govt Offer Of Looser Restrictions

Some restaurants are opting out of the looser social distancing restrictions on offer from Thursday, saying they're not ... Read more

Researchers Say More Youngsters Turning To E-cigs

Research by the University of Hong Kong on Thursday suggested that boredom brought about the coronavirus pandemic helped... Read more

Immigration Department Ought To Keep Silent: Auditor

The Audit Commission on Thursday responded to a public attack by the Immigration Department by urging the disciplined se... Read more

Auditor Latest Target Of Immigration Department Rage

The Immigration Department has reacted with fury to a report by the Audit Commission recommending that a backlog of susp... Read more

US Sounds Alarm Over Hong Kong 'exit Ban' Fears

The United States said on Thursday it was "deeply concerned" by a new Hong Kong immigration law which includes powers to... Read more

Police To Get App For Stop-and-searches

Police say they will launch a new app next month that will enable frontline police officers to verify a person’s ID mo... Read more

Complex Rules Burst Bubble For Some On Reopening Day

Hong Kong's bars, karaokes and other entertainment venues are now free to open up again after months of closure, and res... Read more

Government Says It May Terminate BGI Contract

The government says it may terminate the contract of BGI – the mainland laboratory that was recently involved in Covid... Read more

Emily Lau Calls For Immigration Bill Reassurance

Veteran democrat and former journalist, Emily Lau, says the government needs to reassure the public that an immigration ... Read more