City also records rise in number of non-local women giving birth last year, with 78 per cent of 2,396 cases involving mainlanders.
Industry players say 41 per cent year-on-year drop partly due to fears over abuse allegations following earlier scandal that tarnished care sector.
Our Hong Kong Foundation think tank sets out recommendations for improving living spaces for elderly, cutting hospitalisation costs.
Minister says authorities to implement part of revised scheme five months ahead of schedule, helping government to save HK$260 million.
Hong Kong will maintain its free-port status and attract people from all over the world to trade and invest in city, chief executive says.
8 Apr 2025 - 10:14PM videocam
Light truck and private car were about 20 metres apart before the former slipped backwards down the slope and struck the other vehicle.
About 473,000 residents have left city, while around 214,000 visitors have arrived.
Paul Melsom, a horticulturist who teaches secondary school students, has planted thousands of trees in a Lantau country park over the decades.
Market regulator empowered to put limits on sale or even halt deal under Anti-Monopoly Law, legal experts explain.
Police chief Raymond Siu, whose term ends next month, calls on graduating class to demonstrate professionalism and prioritise residents’ well-being.
Authorities in all 23 countries where ports operate expected to conduct competition reviews if they find them legally necessary, source says.
Marine authorities urge vessels to travel at safe speeds and exercise extreme caution.
City records 488 severe cases in adults over winter, with 330 deaths – lower than the last flu season before Covid-19 pandemic.
Experts call for alternative medical services to be strengthened, as reform seeks to increase standard A&E fee to HK$400, among other areas.
The boy was spotted walking alone at 100 Ching Tak Street after 7pm on Monday.
Force alerted after female diner finds hidden camera in restroom of restaurant on Man Ying Street in Jordan.
Entrepreneurs who ‘dance with Americans’ will have no future even if they secure ‘big deal’, commentary posted by offices says.
2 Apr 2025 - 2:51PM videocam
Proposal would not only offer more flexibility for working women but could also tap into economic potential of the industry.
Chinese University of Hong Kong researchers find patients with cancer-associated EBV DNA in blood have 87-fold increased risk of developing illness.
Former city leader CY Leung has claimed schemes are potentially being abused, but ministers brush off worries and say talent keen to settle in city.
Jackie Chen, 48, found guilty after government appealed against her acquittal in 2020.
Financially secure older residents are working out, travelling overseas for conferences and enrolling in classes. Experts say their market power needs to be harnessed.
Video emerges of alleged assault on 14-year-old that took place last year, with some assailants heard urging others to ‘slap harder’.
Rosanna Law also says park’s management has approached over 200 production entities to hold events at 50,000-seat main stadium.
Patient is a 38-year-old man who returned from Vietnam and visited Hong Kong Sports Institute last month.
Force says it recorded more than 10 cases of scammers preying on school employees in February.
Executive director sacked on Friday calls move ‘irresponsible’ and shock to donors and staff.
Sources says cost-cutting revisions to scheme will not take effect until September 2026, with authorities blaming Octopus for the delay.
27 Feb 2025 - 12:42AM videocam
Animated feature draws more than 64,000 viewers as families and patriotic groups help sell out showings.
Director read out a pro-Palestine speech by Iranian actor at Berlinale.