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Building Taken Back From RTHK Not Needed After All

The government said on Thursday that it was putting RTHK's former Educational Television Centre up for sale, just months... Read more

Surveyor Convicted Of Carrying A Laser Pointer

A Lands Department surveyor was on Thursday remanded in custody after being found guilty of possessing an offensive weap... Read more

'HK Still Competitive Even With Higher Stamp Duty'

Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Thursday defended his proposal to raise stamp duty on stock transactions by 30 percent ... Read more

Details Of HK$8bn Security Fund Are A Secret: Govt

The government says the HK$8 billion set aside in the budget for "safeguarding national security" will not be going to t... Read more

HK Records 13 New Coronavirus Cases

Health authorities on Thursday reported 13 new coronavirus infections, all but one locally acquired. Among the local... Read more

Woman Arrested On Suspicion Of Murdering Husband

Police in Kwai Chung have arrested a 73-year-old woman on suspicion of murdering her husband in the early hours of Thurs... Read more

Govt Says 800 Hotel Rooms To Become Temporary Homes

Some people living in poor-quality housing or facing a long wait for a public flat will begin moving into converted room... Read more

Higher Car Taxes Won't Bring Clean Air: Green Group

The green group Clean Air Network says it is disappointed that Financial Secretary Paul Chan offered nothing in his budg... Read more

'Govt's Loan Offer For The Jobless Is Unsympathetic'

A former adviser to the government on welfare and elderly policies has described the administration's move to offer low-... Read more

FS Grilled Over Spending Vouchers, Jobless Loan Plan

Financial Secretary Paul Chan came under fire from radio listeners on Thursday, accused of being "out of touch" with the... Read more

HK's Finances Still In Great Shape: Tax Expert

A tax expert has played down concerns about the long-term outlook for Hong Kong's public finances, saying healthy reserv... Read more

BioNTech Jabs Won't Arrive In HK As Scheduled

The government said one million doses of coronavirus vaccines produced by German drug maker BioNTech would not arrive in... Read more

'Poor People Need Cash, Not Vouchers Or Loans'

A grassroots organisation and pro-democracy parties on Wednesday slammed the government for cutting handouts for the poo... Read more

Chinese Restaurant In TST Hit By Covid Outbreak

Health authorities on Wednesday ordered people who've been to a Chinese restaurant in Tsim Sha Tsui in the past week to ... Read more

Govt Reserves HK$8b To 'safeguard National Security'

Financial secretary Paul Chan has revealed in his annual budget blueprint for Hong Kong that the government has earmarke... Read more