Latest budget is seeking HK$30 billion in initial capital for development of Hetao Hong Kong Park, San Tin Technopole and Shui Kiu Industry Park.
Commerce chief says push in response to HK$100 million budgeted to ‘attract large international exhibitions with new elements to Hong Kong’.
Finance chief says authorities will manage financial risks and impacts on trade, while noting that capital may flow to ‘safe haven’ of Hong Kong.
Passengers already packing Hong Kong airport to inquire about suspended departures to Riyadh, Doha and Qatar from day before.
Lam Ming-chung, 68, admits to posting seditious comments, including calling on voters to boycott last year’s Legislative Council election.
Kwok Yin-sang handed an eight-month sentence as judge rules his dealings with US-based activist Anna Kwok’s assets breached national security law.
Defendants face prison sentences for offering English Schools Foundation employee up to HK$200,000 in exchange for kindergarten admission.
49-year-old defendant, who works with Immigration Department, pleads guilty to six counts of common assault.
Magistrate grants prosecutors’ request to transfer case of Wong Kwok-ngon, known by pen name Wong On-yin, to higher District Court.
Youcef Bennoui, 35, charged with criminal damage and must pay HK$5,000 and report daily to police as part of bail conditions.
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Visitor numbers hit 153,383 on first day of holiday, up by 10 per cent year on year, with more than 120,000 coming from mainland China.
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Firefighters find cooking pot that had boiled dry in flat where white smoke originated.
More than 1.7 million Hongkongers made outbound trips from February 13 to 16, up from 1.47 million between January 25 and 28 last year.
Consumer Council warns perfumes containing excessive fragrance chemicals may lead to ‘cocktail effect’, increasing health risks.
Court will also rule on one acquitted defendant in city’s largest national security trial of 47 opposition figures over illegal ‘primary’ election.
Video clip captures departure hall chaos as man topples self-check-in kiosks and hits them repeatedly with stanchion before being arrested.
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Couple turned to court after failing to secure identification cards, but ruling not expected to set precedent, lawyer says.
Home affairs chief Alice Mak to warn councillors to uphold public expectations, with Poon Chi-shing the latest to come under fire amid recent traffic breaches.
Chairman accuses actress of spreading malicious rumours about their supposed relationship for personal fame.
Suspects remain in custody after passenger reports watch missing from his backpack on flight from Abu Dhabi.
Wan Wenguo, captain of the Hong Kong-flagged NewNew Polar Bear, denies damaging a key gas link between Finland and Estonia in 2023.
Harcourt director Alfred Siu and company manager Lin Siu-fong charged with taking part in, and receiving payment for, surrogacy arrangement.
Japanese national Koki Hirose accused of conspiring to steal 27 million yen in connection with robbery in Sheung Wan.
At the first meeting, residents of Wang Fuk Court call on committee to identify and hold those responsible to account.
Cabby had a dispute with woman over his driving speed.
Supreme Court rules port contract of firm’s subsidiary ‘unconstitutional’.
Christy Lee lost her home and her husband to Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in decades.
Hong Kong has made it mandatory for passengers on public or private buses to wear seat belts whenever they are available.
Trial will begin on September 21 and is expected to last 45 days at the High Court.
Hong Kong judge slams Drawson Lam for breaching trust of his students, noting that defendant was unrepentant throughout trial.