After five failed attempts, 59-year-old Fong finally clinches Legco seat with 58,828 votes.
Members of Select Committee on China claimed ex-media boss being mistreated in prison and called for his immediate release.
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City leader John Lee says all of society ‘emanating sadness’, while labour chief vows government will push for ban on smoking at construction sites.
Shortly after completing dive, officer, 31, lost consciousness and was rushed to hospital for emergency brain surgery.
Firefighters recount extreme challenges of operation at Wang Fuk Court, with some struggling emotionally after finding so many bodies.
City’s views on transnational laws are influential, expert says, as representatives from over 25 jurisdictions meet at Hong Kong Legal Week forum.
Head of Disaster Victim Identification Unit describes difficult conditions team faced in search for bodies at Wang Fuk Court after inferno.
4 Dec 2025 - 2:43PM videocam
Office for Safeguarding National Security condemns ‘small clique of external hostile forces’ for ‘stirring up trouble and taking advantage of the chaos’.
Residents form long line in Tai Po for their turn to place offerings, flowers and messages at makeshift altar near site of blaze.
1 Dec 2025 - 5:46PM videocam
Police issue warning for second day in a row, urging residents to remain vigilant when providing their personal details.
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Office for Safeguarding National Security also issues statement warning of ‘anti-China’ individuals seeking to disrupt city.
Three-day official mourning period will begin on Saturday, authorities say, as search for 200 missing in blaze continues.
1 Dec 2025 - 5:52PM videocam
Rare spread of the fire from outside buildings to flats also posed challenges for firefighters, expert says.
Three arrested after officials identify use of styrofoam in residential blocks and say other material suspicious.
28 Nov 2025 - 9:33AM videocam
Loved ones, colleagues and online users hail the courage of Ho Wai-ho, who died battling the city’s deadliest blaze in seven decades.
28 Nov 2025 - 6:18PM videocam
Ahead of an investigation, suspected contributing factors fuel speculation into the cause of the city’s deadliest inferno in recent decades.
27 Nov 2025 - 4:08PM videocam
Professionals account for second-largest proportion of calls to reporting hotline in 2024-25, at about 18 per cent, NGO says.
National security office in Hong Kong warns against election disruption as action is taken against alleged calls to boycott December 7 poll.
Trio earlier handed over by mainland police, bringing number of arrests over Sha Tin knife attack to 10.
Hong Kong government also condemns US-China Economic and Security Review Commission’s report.
The Observatory attributes cooler weather to ‘intense’ northeast monsoon, and temperatures could be one to two degrees lower in New Territories.
19 Nov 2025 - 5:29PM videocam
Experts who analysed preliminary report by Air Accident Investigation Authority say it is unusual for a plane to accelerate after touching down.
19 Nov 2025 - 12:31PM videocam
Hong Kong Toilet Association releases annual ranking, calls on government to refurbish some ageing facilities which can’t be improved.
Police say bus, part of Citybus’ A12 service, crashed into planter by stop close to airport’s Terminal 1.
Officers from explosive ordnance disposal bureau deal with bomb about four hours after its discovery by construction workers.
Ride-hailing firm executive says flexible, dynamic quota system could ensure accurate reflection, adjustment of market based on rider demand.
Authorities urged to create statutory definition of consent to clarify scope of protection for victims whose wishes are violated during sex.
HK$1.8 million worth of narcotics seized from flat in To Kwa Wan where knife attack took place during anti-drug operation.
Video clips play on shared Cantonese pronunciation for ‘hair’ and ‘law’, encouraging residents to prioritise voting over styling their hair.
14 suspected illegal workers and seven alleged employers rounded up in eight-day operation targeting 47 locations.