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Sheep Wong had initially insisted he was secretly gathering evidence against what he believed to be a triad-run debt collection ring. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong courts

Former Hong Kong councillor jailed for laundering phone scam proceeds

Sheep Wong, who said he wanted to repay gambling debts and help cover his father’s medical costs, sentenced to three years and nine months.

Crime in Hong Kong

Mother held after unattended son throws items from flat, damaging car

Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

11 domestic helpers among 20 arrested in Hong Kong crackdown on illegal labour

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Hong Kong courts

Policeman gets 16 months for extorting HK$60,000 from rape case suspect

Ng Wai-fung jailed after ‘pursuing justice’ for a 16-year-old girl by demanding money from a suspect he thought prosecutors had wrongly freed.

Hong Kong police officer Ng Wai-fung was sentenced to 16 months’ imprisonment at District Court in Wan Chai. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong police officer Ng Wai-fung was sentenced to 16 months’ imprisonment at District Court in Wan Chai. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong courts

CityU professor convicted of offering HK$1,000 bribe to avoid tenancy payout

The 48-year-old claimed he believed the tenancy deal was a non-binding memorandum, which the court rejected as ‘incredible’.

Crime in Hong Kong

Chinese embassy warns nationals in UK of scammers posing as Hong Kong ICAC staff

Fraudsters posing as anti-corruption officials targeting Chinese nationals into transferring funds, embassy warns.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Immigration Department worker who repeatedly assaulted wife, son spared jail

Defendant ‘ATK’ sentenced to 200 hours of community service for assaults that took place between 2021 and 2025.

The defendant earlier admitted six counts of common assault at Kowloon City Court. Photo: Jelly Tse
The defendant earlier admitted six counts of common assault at Kowloon City Court. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong woman faces 2019 protest charges after returning from Australia

Ami Chan Hui-ching, charged with possessing laser pointers and spray paint for illegal use in anti-government protests, released on HK$10,000 bail.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong lawmaker Judy Chan fined HK$2,000 for driving against traffic

Eastern Court also suspends Chan, 45, from driving for a month.

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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Hong Kong police recover credit card amid theft fears at fire-hit Tai Po estate

Suspected misused card found in sealed Wang Fuk Court flat as police tighten security following burglary and arrests of construction workers.

Construction workers at Wang Fuk Court are escorted by police officers as part of enhanced security screening. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong courts

Former Apple Daily executive editor appeals 10-year sentence in Hong Kong

Lam Man-chung becomes the second defendant in high-profile national security case to seek reduced sentence for collusion offences.

Lam Man-chung (seated, pictured in 2021) has appealed against his 10-year sentence. Photo: Dickson Lee
Lam Man-chung (seated, pictured in 2021) has appealed against his 10-year sentence. Photo: Dickson Lee
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest man over alleged indecent assault and fight

Suspect, 40, accused of assaulting woman in stairwell in Sham Shui Po before getting into an altercation with her husband.

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Hong Kong police boost checks at Tai Po fire block after jewellery theft arrests

Workers required to store personal belongings including mobile phones in lockers and not allowed to carry more than HK$500 in cash onto the site.

Crime in Hong Kong

2 more suspects arrested over HK$10 million knifepoint robbery in Hong Kong

Together with three suspects taken into custody on Friday, all five individuals have been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit robbery.

Police with a suspect taken into custody on Friday. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police seek domestic helper accused of HK$100,000 theft from employer

A 74-year-old woman reports cash and jewellery missing from her flat in Hong Ching House in Ngau Tau Kok.

Valuables worth HK$100,000 have allegedly been taken from a flat in Hong Ching House, Kai Ching Estate, Ngau Tau Kok. Photo: May Tse
Valuables worth HK$100,000 have allegedly been taken from a flat in Hong Ching House, Kai Ching Estate, Ngau Tau Kok. Photo: May Tse
Crime in Hong Kong

Amina Bokhary found dead at Hong Kong home: source

Bokhary, who had history of brushes with the law, earlier told doctor she was feeling unwell, but declined further medical help, source says.

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Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police step up security at consulates of nations in Middle East conflict

Source says officers have increased patrols at the consulates as precaution since the outbreak of US-Israeli war against Iran.

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Crime in Hong Kong

CUHK professor, 46, suspended after posing as schoolboy in Australia

Johnny Li was arrested after allegedly dressing in the uniform of Sydney school to mingle with pupils and take photos, Australian media reported.

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CUHK professor Johnny Li has been suspended after reportedly pleading guilty to posing as a schoolboy in Australia. Photo: Handout
CUHK professor Johnny Li has been suspended after reportedly pleading guilty to posing as a schoolboy in Australia. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

Man robbed of HK$6.1 million in crypto and silver in Hong Kong, probe under way

Police say man was attacked by three men and a woman at a hotel on Tak Fung Street in Hung Hom.

Crime in Hong Kong

Woman flees Hong Kong flat blaze after alleged knife attack by husband

Husband rushed to hospital in a coma after fall from height near Yuen Long flat.

Hong Kong courts

Sacking of teacher for anti-police remarks reasonable, appeal court rules

Secretary for the civil service was entitled to sack 27-year veteran Toffee Tam and strip her of all retirement benefits, Court of Appeal says.

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The former teacher had taunted police in social media posts during the anti-government protests. Photo: Sam Tsang
Crime in Hong Kong

3 arrested over theft at Tai Po fire block, HK$90,000 in jewellery seized

Police arrest three workers responsible for structural reinforcement at the estate destroyed in blaze.

Workers dismantle bamboo scaffolding at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po last month. Photo: Eugene Lee
Workers dismantle bamboo scaffolding at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po last month. Photo: Eugene Lee
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 3 linked to HK$10 million knifepoint robbery

Police say ambush operation planned after tip-off of robbery attempt.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong domestic helper jailed for 27 months over fatal runaway car accident

Reshielle Lagurin Magsino was convicted of causing death by dangerous driving after her unsecured car rolled down slope, killing woman.

Jimmy Lai trial

Jimmy Lai will not appeal 20-year sentence after national security trial: source

Legal source confirms 78-year-old Apple Daily founder will not file application to Court of Appeal before standard 28-day deadline.

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Jimmy Lai was last month sentenced to 20 years in prison over his conviction on two conspiracy counts of collusion with foreign forces and a third of conspiracy to print and distribute seditious articles. Photo: AFP
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