Development chief Bernadette Linn Hon-ho reveals plan after city leader pledges to review enforcement priorities for buildings failing to comply with fire safety orders.
No suitable government premises available when Lam finished her term as leader, Director of Administration Millie Ng tells lawmakers.
Observatory scientist says halos are created when sunlight hits ice crystals suspended high in the atmosphere.
King of Catering CEO Edmund Leung says founder of Itacho Sushi and Itamae Sushi brands died in Tokyo on April 2 after battle with cancer.
Monthly expenditure on six standby facilities covers electricity and maintenance costs, as well as charges for security services from contractors.
City leader John Lee says Security Bureau told to table legal amendments for Legco in two to three months, week after fire at New Lucky House left five dead.
Initiative comes after government says it will stop paying exam fees for candidates in 2025 due to budget deficit.
Consumer Council says items ranging from diapers to air conditioning may account for up to 57 per cent of basic monthly fees.
Homemaker, who has had several domestic helpers quit early, says tougher regulations needed to help staff retention.
Two-month trial scheme will cover around 100 sites with workers receiving points for safety breaches.
Veteran Tony Leung takes best actor prize for his role as a flamboyant con-man in crime thriller The Goldfinger.
Residents of New Lucky House in Yau Ma Tei face blackened and burned flats, debris and exposed electrical wiring.
Urban Renewal Authority managing director Wai Chi-sing says new museum celebrating Hong Kong literature will be housed at 7 Mallory Street in Wan Chai.
Six-hour time difference with Paris may help economy as people can more easily dine out and watch Games after work, sports chief Kevin Yeung says.
Some tenants have resumed living in their flats, although they express fears about lack of security once cordon lifted.
Revellers celebrate Songkran in Kowloon City neighbourhood, but some participants complain of watered-down version due to newly added restrictions.
One-fifth of those buildings are located in Yau Tsim Mong, home to 60-year-old New Lucky House where blaze killed five and injured 43 others.
Broadcaster RTHK has highest vacancy rate at 23.8 per cent – 175 jobs – unfilled; police force tops the numbers game with 6,837 posts open, almost 18 per cent of establishment.
Hong Kong will also host rugby sevens, golf, triathlon, beach volleyball, men’s handball and under-22 men’s basketball.
Knowing your exits and staying calm is key to getting out of a burning building, but decision to hunker down means assessing risks and keeping smoke out.
Man Suet-leung, 34, and his colleagues had just started work at a Yau Ma Tei construction site when they heard screams for help.