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Mui Ka-fai, 63, pleaded guilty at the High Court to stealing diamonds worth more than HK$11 million from suppliers over six years. Photo: Warton Li
Hong Kong courts

Diamond buyer admits stealing HK$11m worth of gems to fund gambling addiction

Ex-Tse Sui Luen procurement manager resold diamonds from suppliers over six years, depositing up to HK$300,000 a month into a betting account.

Hong Kong courts

Bar Association challenges decision to clear ex-lawmaker of misconduct

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 8 over HK$6.2 million ‘sugar baby’ dating scam

Hong Kong courts

Court approves last attempt by 11 jailed opposition figures to clear their names

Hong Kong court cites five legal issues deserving further scrutiny over appellants’ involvement in unofficial 2020 primary to take over legislature.

Benny Tai was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment as the chief organiser of the unofficial primary election in 2020. Photo: Winson Wong
Benny Tai was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment as the chief organiser of the unofficial primary election in 2020. Photo: Winson Wong
Hong Kong police

Man with knife arrested after allegedly injuring 2 at Hong Kong housing estate

Police receive call about young man attacking residents at Baguio Villa, while online clip shows topless assailant lunging at security guards.

Hong Kong police

Police dismantle alleged triad group accused of laundering HK$600 million

Force arrests 147 people after conducting a citywide operation code-named ‘Rapidhorse’.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Man falls to death after cleaver attack on neighbour in lift over noise dispute

Police believe the attack was premeditated, with neighbours repeatedly quarrelling over noise.

Chiu Sin House in Upper Wong Tai Sin Estate. Photo: Google
Chiu Sin House in Upper Wong Tai Sin Estate. Photo: Google
Hong Kong courts

Bar Association broadly backs new offence for persistent child sexual abuse

Hong Kong Bar Association vice-chairman Martin Hui says four ‘safeguards’ are needed to ensure fairness for both defendant and victim.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong designer sues Prada for US$5m over abandoned Rolls-Royce project

City-based Belgian designer Jonathan Riss accuses fashion giant of breaching various written and verbal agreements.

Hong Kong courts

HKU virologist spared conviction for assaulting man and damaging his phone

Vijaykrishna Dhanasekaran, 48, placed under two-year order to keep the peace and instructed to pay HK$800 in damages.

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Virologist Vijaykrishna Dhanasekaran leaves Eastern Court after a hearing in June 2026. Photo: Brian Wong
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong weighs dedicated offence to tackle persistent child sex abuse

Security chief Chris Tang also reveals over 90 per cent of respondents back proposed overhaul of laws tackling sex crimes during consultation.

Hong Kong’s security minister has said that authorities will actively study calls to introduce a stand-alone offence covering persistent child sexual abuse. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong’s security minister has said that authorities will actively study calls to introduce a stand-alone offence covering persistent child sexual abuse. Photo: Getty Images
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong woman loses HK$69m to scammers posing as mainland Chinese officials

Victim, 43, made multiple transfers after receiving calls from fraudsters claiming to be officials accusing her of committing a crime.

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Hong Kong courts

Former Standard Chartered bank staff jailed over HK$28m Africa investment scam

Pair sentenced to three years at a Hong Kong court after ICAC probe finds they helped syndicate use fake bank documents to dupe 21 Japanese investors.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong police to merge Tin Sum division with Sha Tin and Ma On Shan

The force says the restructuring will improve efficiency while maintaining emergency response times and service quality in Sha Tin.

Tin Sum police station. Photo: Google
Accidents and personal safety

Man found dead in waters off Hong Kong’s Stonecutters Island, probe under way

Police say preliminary investigations suggest that the man might have drowned while swimming.

Hong Kong police found the body of a man in waters off Stonecutters Island on Thursday morning. Photo: Martin Chan
Hong Kong police found the body of a man in waters off Stonecutters Island on Thursday morning. Photo: Martin Chan
Crime in Hong Kong

25 arrested as police bust loan shark ring charging up to 282% interest rate

Teenagers as young as 13 recruited via social media to intimidate debtors with calls and red paint.

Crime

Singapore court jails Hong Kong mother, adult son for violent Changi clash

Son, 42, initially kicked his mother, 65, in the terminal; a bystander was then attacked, followed by a police officer being bitten on the arm.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Fears grow that Fun Coffee crypto scam duped over 1,000 as losses mount

Police say that total reported losses tied to Vietnam-based syndicate have climbed to HK$104 million, with 225 complaints received since last month.

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More than 10 alleged victims of Fun Coffee speak to the press about the suspected scam at the Legislative Council complex in Admiralty. Photo: Jelly Tse
More than 10 alleged victims of Fun Coffee speak to the press about the suspected scam at the Legislative Council complex in Admiralty. Photo: Jelly Tse
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong woman swindles landlords out of HK$4.3m in crypto investment scam

67-year-old posed as a prospective tenant, paying rent upfront to gain landlords’ trust, before tricking them into a bogus scheme.

Hong Kong courts

‘Savage abuse’: Hong Kong mother gets 22 years for starving boy, 5, to death

Madam Justice Susana D’Almada Remedios says 37-year-old mother committed worst form of child cruelty, causing son to die of starvation in September 2022.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Man arrested for dangerous driving as woman jumps clear of swerving van

Video of near miss outside Temple Mall North in Wong Tai Sin prompts Hong Kong police to apprehend 37-year-old driver.

A 37-year-old van driver has been arrested after a viral video showed him swerving dangerously close to a woman on the side of the road in Wong Tai Sin. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong tests thermal drones to catch illegal smoking at construction sites

Labour Department says AI will be added later to help identify smoking workers.

Hong Kong labour authorities have begun testing an infrared thermal-imaging drone to detect heat sources and illegal smoking at construction sites. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong labour authorities have begun testing an infrared thermal-imaging drone to detect heat sources and illegal smoking at construction sites. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Crime in Hong Kong

Beauty queen Grace Chan files police report after son splashed at cinema over row

Police searching for a woman who allegedly splashed one of the actress’s sons with ‘cream-like’ substance after Spider-Man movie screening.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Macau police arrest 8 over HK$100m Vietnam coffee investment scam

Fun Coffee established presence in Hong Kong last year, claiming to be a coffee investment enterprise with assets of more than US$1 billion.

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Hong Kong courts

‘Damp and filthy’: murder suspect says basic necessities denied in custody

Defendant complains of poor sanitary conditions in police custody, asks court to send him to prison instead pending identification parades.

The defendant was escorted to Kowloon City Court to face a murder charge. Photo: Sun Yeung
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