Cathay Pacific on Tuesday said solo flight training for its cadets would resume once they follow the flying school's requirements. AeroGuard Flight Training Centre, a pilot training school in the United States, reportedly suspended all solo flights for Cathay cadets, after some failed to report incidents while out flying. The airline's general mana…

Dragonboat teams throughout Hong Kong had spent months preparing for Monday's Tuen Ng Festival races. One of those teams was Hong Kong's only dragonboat crew made up primarily of the visually impaired – the Darkness Fighters. Their mantra is to "challenge the impossible", and their goal: to create a blind-friendly sports environment. Our reporter A…

The Chief Executive John Lee on Tuesday said the successful selection of a Hong Kong astronaut in the national space programme marked a “glorious chapter” in the city’s history. His remarks came after state broadcaster CCTV, quoting the China Manned Space Agency, reported that the 10 people were selected as the fourth batch of national preparatory …

Chief Executive John Lee said on Tuesday a judge's professional duty is to interpret and apply the law, and that his or her expertise is not on politics. Lee also said a departing non-permanent judge, Lord Jonathan Sumption, had contradicted his earlier comments with an opinion piece in the Financial Times. Lord Sumption, who recently resigned as a…

Chief Executive John Lee on Tuesday said he stressed the importance of communication and cooperation when he met University of Hong Kong officials involved in a spat over senior appointments. Vice-chancellor Zhang Xiang recently complained that he was left in the dark about appointments made by Priscilla Wong, chairwoman of the university's governi…

A military plane carrying Malawi's vice president and nine others went missing on Monday and a search was underway, the president's office said. The plane carrying 51-year-old Vice President Saulos Chilima left the capital, Lilongwe, but failed to make its scheduled landing at Mzuzu International Airport about 370 kilometres to the north around 45 …

Police investigating the death of a man, who was dumped outside of North District Hospital with serious injuries early on Saturday, said they had made an arrest. Detectives said the 32-year-old suspect was picked up in Tin Shui Wai and was believed to be linked to the car used to drop off the victim in Sheung Shui. Acting senior superintendent Basi…

Firefighters on Monday said they found about 40 suspected cat corpses, after extinguishing a fire in Yuen Long. Officers said the fire broke out in a tin-sheet house on Kam Shui South Road in Pat Heung at around 11am. The firefighters said no one was injured and suspect that an electrical short circuit caused the fire. Officers said they believe st…

The sound of cheering crowds and the rhythmic pounding of drums filled the air at venues across Hong Kong on Monday, as dragon boat races took place to celebrate Tuen Ng Festival. Thousands of paddlers enjoyed the fruits of months of back-breaking training as they took to the waters of Stanley, Sha Tin, Tai Po, Sai Kung, Tuen Mun, Aberdeen, and Tai…

A tobacco control advocate on Monday said the government should ban flavoured shisha, as part of an overhaul of smoking controls. Henry Tong, chairman of the Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health, made the comment after the administration announced 10 measures last week to quickly reduce smoking, including a ban on flavoured cigarettes. Speaking …

French President Emmanuel Macron set off a political earthquake on Sunday when he called shock legislative elections for later this month after he was trounced in the European Union vote by Marine Le Pen's far-right party. Macron's surprise decision represents a major roll of the dice on his political future, three years before his presidency ends.…

The government was on Sunday urged to limit how much domestic helpers are allowed to borrow and to introduce licensing for debt collectors. DAB lawmaker Edward Leung made the call after being approached for help by around 20 employers, who told him that their helpers had fallen victim to loan traps after filling out online forms. He said helpers ha…

A mobile app developed by the Chinese University has proved to be effective in diagnosing symptoms of depression, and researchers hope the invention can increase people's willingness to seek help at an early stage. Using artificial intelligence, the app evaluates users' mental status by analysing attributes such as facial expression, voice and lang…