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Pig Cull To Go Ahead Despite Traders' Protest

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Health Secretary Sophia Chan has rejected demands from pork traders to spare 6,000 pigs that are due to be culled at the... Read more

Mainland Officials Back Rendition Law Change

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A deputy head of Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong, Chen Dong, has said there’s an urgent need and ample legal b... Read more

Rivals Can Challenge Me In Court: Abraham Shek

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Pro-government lawmaker Abraham Shek has called on his pan-democratic colleagues to go to the courts if they want to cha... Read more

'Foreign Critics Exaggerate Extradition Concerns'

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Top Beijing advisor Lau Siu-kai has suggested that overseas critics of the extradition changes are using the bill to sco... Read more

More Legco Chaos As Rival Meetings Begin

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Legislative Council discussions on extradition laws again descended into chaos on Saturday, as pan-democrat and pro-esta... Read more

Hong Kong To Cull 6,000 Pigs In Swine Fever Scare

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Hong Kong is culling 6,000 pigs after the city's first reported case of the African swine fever virus that has swept the... Read more

Hundreds Demonstrate Against Extradition Bill

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Hundreds of people rallied outside the Legislative Council building on Friday night, to protest against the government's... Read more

False Alarm Sparks Full-scale 'harbour Rescue'

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Victoria Harbour witnessed some dramatic scenes on Friday afternoon with circling helicopters, speed boats, and dozens o... Read more

Starry Lee Refuses To Rush No-confidence Vote

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House Committee chairwoman Starry Lee on Friday refused to urgently handle a motion of no confidence against Legco's sec... Read more

Legco Rivals Dig In As Fugitive Panel Fight Looms

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Confusion continued to reign on Friday as Legco's rival camps geared up for a showdown over control of a bills committee... Read more

Lawmaker Warns Of Spurious HPV Vaccine In HK

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DAB lawmaker Ann Chiang said on Friday that she had received around 30 complaints over spurious HPV vaccines, as an Amer... Read more

'Taiwan's Rejection Means No Rush On Extraditions'

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Liberal Party leader Felix Chung said on Friday that there is no reason for Hong Kong to rush into changing laws on extr... Read more

Social Workers Voice Fears Over Extraditions

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Social workers have added their voice to growing concerns about the SAR government's planned new extradition laws, warni... Read more

Woman Loses Appeal Over Courtroom Coin Throwing

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A woman who threw coins at judges in a courtroom last year has lost an appeal against her conviction for common assault ... Read more

Legco Secretary's Reply Disappointing: Jeremy Tam

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Civic Party lawmaker Jeremy Tam on Friday said he is disappointed with the Legco secretary general's response to claims ... Read more