Located at the Hong Kong Children's Hospital, the Hospital Authority said the Hong Kong Breast Milk Bank would start services on January 6. Speaking on a RTHK programme on Thursday, the facility's director Rosanna Wong said the bank aims to collect 50 to 100 litres of breast milk in its first stage of service, so it can start supplying the milk to …

Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said on Thursday that imported talent can help with maintenance of C919 aircraft in the SAR. China Eastern is now using the domestically made jet on flights between Hong Kong and Shanghai. On a radio programme, Chan was asked whether Hong Kong has a sufficient number of engineers able to carry out ma…

Russian gas exports via Soviet-era pipelines running through Ukraine came to a halt on New Year's Day, marking the end of decades of Moscow's dominance over Europe's energy markets. The gas had kept flowing despite nearly three years of war, but Russia's gas firm Gazprom said it had stopped after Ukraine refused to renew a transit agreement. The wi…

At least one person was killed and seven wounded when a Tesla Cybertruck exploded outside a hotel belonging to US President-elect Donald Trump in Las Vegas, police said on Wednesday. The electric vehicle pulled up to the Trump International Hotel's glass entrance before a "large explosion," Las Vegas Sheriff Kevin McMahill told reporters. Video foo…

The New Orleans attack suspect, identified by the FBI as 42-year-old US citizen Shamsud-Din Jabbar, appeared to be a real estate agent from Texas who had spent 10 years as an IT specialist in his country's army. In a video posted on YouTube four years ago, Jabbar – speaking with a southern US accent – boasted of his skills as a "fierce negotiator" …

The inaugural flights of the domestically-produced C919 aircraft between Shanghai and Hong Kong have opened a "new chapter" for the SAR as an international aviation hub, transport and logistics chief Mable Chan said on Wednesday. The first flight that took off from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport arrived in the SAR shortly before 11am. Spea…

A domestically-produced C919 aircraft has completed its first commercial flight to Hong Kong amid much fanfare. The homegrown passenger jet, operated by China Eastern airlines and carrying around 160 passengers, took off from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport at 8.15am on Sunday and landed in the SAR about two and a half hours later. Passenge…

Hong Kong welcomed 2025 with a colourful fireworks display over Victoria Harbour as hundreds of thousands around the city celebrated the arrival of the new year. Themed "The Symphony of Happiness", the 12-minute show was in five parts. It kicked off with bright red fireworks, symbolising a fiery passion for life and dreams. The second section used …

The new commissioner for customs and excise, Chan Tsz-tat, said on Tuesday that safeguarding national security is among the key areas of work for his team. Chan, 54, was appointed by the State Council in the morning to take over from Louise Ho who is retiring. Chan said officers are well-trained to be able to detect materials at the border that are…

A mainland aviation specialist says using the domestically-produced C919 aircraft for daily flights in Hong Kong will help the SAR become an aviation engineering hub. China Eastern Airlines is deploying the narrow-body passenger jet on a direct route between Hong Kong and Shanghai, with the first set of flights due to take off on Wednesday. "In the…