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When the going gets tough, the tough get going. No, we are not talking about the pan-democrats. When the going gets tough, they run around like headless chickens. ...

If any proof is needed for the decline of English standards in Hong Kong, just take a look at the latest performance of DAB lawmaker Christopher Chung Shu-kun. ...

Three of seven elected parent representatives have resigned from the English Schools Foundation's board of governors over plans to raise capital from parents and frustration over fee rises. ...

A late-night trip on the MTR can be tiring, and one man found what looked like the ideal solution - he strung a hammock across the compartment. ...

Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying has invited the leaders of four district councils objecting to public housing plans in their areas to lunch in an effort to settle their differences - but he may have an uphill task. ...

The Alliance for True Democracy will meet to decide whether to put operations on hold after some of its 26 members campaigned against the alliance's reform plan for the 2017 chief executive election in a vote organised by Occupy Central. ...

A predicted shortage of less-well-educated workers by 2022 is not due to increased demand but rather a sharp drop in their number caused by retirement, a senior government official said. ...

The retreat of chemical giant DuPont from solar energy research in Hong Kong should not hinder the city's quest for greater technological capabilities, research industry insiders say. ...

A People's Liberation Army soldier had doubt cast on his credibility as he gave evidence in the case of an activist accused of trespassing in the PLA barracks. ...

For over a decade, local NGOs and lawyers aiding the city's refugee community have been calling for a revamp of the system that decides whether refugees stay or go. ...

Legislative Council president Jasper Tsang Yok-sing is set to announce fresh moves to curb a marathon filibuster on the government budget that threatens to cut off the administration's cash supply. ...

A mainland scholar has criticised as too lenient the sentence imposed by the Court of First Instance on lawmakers Wong Yuk-man and Albert Chan Wai-yip for unlawful assembly. ...

About 60 per cent of the green-belt sites identified by the government for rezoning to build flats are covered by trees, a green group says, despite the administration's claim that the sites are "devegetated". ...

The roll-out of a new system to screen refugees has been mired in confusion and lack of transparency, says a report out today. ...

The first-ever collaborative project between Hong Kong and Shenzhen to create solar cells for power generation will come to an end this year after a subsidiary of American chemical giant DuPont pulled out. ...

After the last pints were pulled at one of Wan Chai’s oldest bars in February, Joe Bananas is making a comeback. ...

Ocean Park's ambitious new plans for a water park to open in 2017 were unveiled today, with artists' impressions showing a futuristic entertainment hub spread across the terraced hillsides of Southern district. ...

A woman jailed for abusing her Indonesian maid was found not guilty yesterday of failing to pay her two years’ wages. Catherine Au Yuk-shan, 42, appeared in Sha Tin Court charged with failing to pay Kartika Puspitasari, 31, HK$86,000 from 2010 to 2012. ...

Environment officials scored a bitter victory today when lawmakers voted to back a landfill extension at Tseung Kwan O. ...

Legco president Jasper Tsang Yok-sing will end the budget filibuster on Friday night, saying that the marathon debate was denying lawmakers the right to monitor the government. ...