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Several laptops were seized as part of the investigations. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

8 arrested over attempting to defraud HK$8.24 million from Hong Kong scheme

Suspects include five members of family believed to be swindle’s mastermind, with group allegedly targeting scheme supporting tech skills.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong cybercrime law should treat security threats as ‘aggravating factors’

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong rugby player charged with indecent assault and criminal damage

Hong Kong courts

Domestic helper gets 5 months’ jail in Hong Kong for abusing 11-month-old baby

Principal magistrate says that, although the baby turned out to be fine, the offence was serious and involved a breach of trust.

Eastern Court has heard the guilty plea of the helper, who admitted to ill-treating the baby. Photo: Eugene Lee
Eastern Court has heard the guilty plea of the helper, who admitted to ill-treating the baby. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong social worker who had sex with teenager jailed for 2 years, 3 months

Court says Wong Lok-tin abused victim’s trust and tried to manipulate her into thinking nothing was wrong with their illicit relationship.

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Hong Kong courts

Ex-PLA soldier remanded in Hong Kong for offering illegal ride-hailing services

Zeng Yulin, 39, earned more than HK$73,000 in two months by providing paid rides in his Tesla Model S sedan.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong customs seizes HK$18 million of suspected ketamine in baby car seats

Syndicate employed ‘ingenious’ methods to hide drugs in car seats shipped in two containers from Netherlands and Spain, officers say.

Customs officers found 36.2kg of suspected narcotics while inspecting two seaborne consolidated containers in December. Photo: Handout
Customs officers found 36.2kg of suspected narcotics while inspecting two seaborne consolidated containers in December. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

Man arrested in Hong Kong for allegedly doxxing peer in industry chat groups

Both the arrestee, 46, and victim are in the cross-boundary vehicle business.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hongkonger, 61, remanded for allegedly posting seditious content on Facebook

Retiree allegedly shared seditious statements and images on social media platform from March 26, 2024 to November 29, 2025.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong bookstore owner pleads not guilty to using shop as unregistered school

Pong Yat-ming to be tried for violating Education Ordinance by hosting a Spanish class at his bookstore, Book Punch, in April last year.

Book Punch owner Pong Yat-ming outside Kowloon City Court on Thursday. Photo: Fiona Chow
Hong Kong police

Off-duty Hong Kong police sergeant suspended for alleged drink-driving

Station sergeant allegedly drove private car under the influence of alcohol and crashed into police van at Kowloon East regional headquarters.

A photo of a damaged police van is circulating online. Photo: Handout
A photo of a damaged police van is circulating online. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong equestrian coach denied bail over hotel room drug death case

British national, 36, appears at Kowloon City Court facing manslaughter and drug charges in connection with hotel room death.

Hong Kong courts

Man jailed for 4 weeks in Hong Kong for taking upskirt photos on Cathay flight

Court heard defendant was ‘opportunist’ who had ‘accidentally’ captured victim’s intimate parts while taking pictures of city’s scenery.

Crime in Hong Kong

19 Pokemon cards worth HK$200,000 snatched from Hong Kong seller during deal

Seller handed over cards to young man to check them, but the suspect ran off with them and vanished, police say.

A trading card’s value hinges on factors such as rarity, edition, condition and grading. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong think tank backs call to make bid‑rigging a crime after fatal fire

Bid-rigging is currently classified as ‘serious anticompetitive conduct’ under Competition Ordinance and punishable only by fines.

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Scaffold nets that failed fire-retardant tests were found at the scene of the fatal Tai Po blaze. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Scaffold nets that failed fire-retardant tests were found at the scene of the fatal Tai Po blaze. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Crime in Hong Kong

2 Hong Kong eatery owners arrested for hiring 5 illegal workers in food factory

Foreign workers, who processed food that supplied owners’ restaurant and local food fairs, also arrested by authorities in citywide crackdown.

Crime in Hong Kong

2 men who allegedly beat street sleeper, commit arson wanted by Hong Kong police

Police find injured 74-year-old man after being alerted to stairwell fire under Tsz Wan Shan footbridge in the early hours of Tuesday.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Off-duty Hong Kong policeman arrested for allegedly attacking fellow officers

Police say 32-year-old held for allegedly assaulting officers responding to noise complaint at 1am on Sunday.

Hong Kong police have arrested an off-duty officer for allegedly assaulting colleagues responding to a noise complaint at a Tsing Yi flat. Photo: Google Images
Hong Kong police have arrested an off-duty officer for allegedly assaulting colleagues responding to a noise complaint at a Tsing Yi flat. Photo: Google Images
Crime in Hong Kong

Woman, 2 teens arrested at Hong Kong airport for carrying suspected weapons

Police receive reports of suspected pepper spray and brass knuckles found in checked luggage and carry-on bags, bound for the US and Canada.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong drops charges against surgeon ruled unfit to face fatal botox trial

Dementia ruling halts 21 charges against veteran surgeon Franklin Li Wang-pong linked to probe into death of banker in botched procedure in 2018.

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Warning over proxy harvesting in Hong Kong amid renovation corruption crackdown

‘You must not sign a proxy form for someone you do not know,’ professional says after Tai Po fire triggers clampdown.

Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Accidents and personal safety

More than 150 residents evacuated after ‘candle’ sparks fire in Hong Kong flat

Police receive report on Monday of fire on 33rd floor of Tsuen Wan Centre’s Tai Yuan House, less than a day after Shek Kip Mei Estate blaze.

Police received a report in the early hours of Monday that a flat on the 33rd floor of Tai Yuan House at Tsuen Wan Centre was on fire. Photo: Google Maps
Police received a report in the early hours of Monday that a flat on the 33rd floor of Tai Yuan House at Tsuen Wan Centre was on fire. Photo: Google Maps
Hong Kong police

Police to deepen Asean ties as Hong Kong set to host first top Interpol meeting

Police chief Joe Chow says Hong Kong’s high standing will help foster ties as city looks to host 196 member country representatives in November.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hongkonger who allegedly posed as officer held over burglaries aimed at elderly

Man, 50, held over three burglaries that occurred in December in Cheung Sha Wan, Sham Shui Po and Tuen Mun.

Crime in Hong Kong

Chen Zhi’s Hong Kong firms rocked by resignations and frozen assets

Police freeze HK$2.75 billion in assets tied to tycoon amid probes into alleged telecoms fraud, money laundering and ‘pig butchering’ scams.

A commercial tower in Tsim Sha Tsui owned by Cheer Capital, an entity placed on a US sanctions list over tycoon Chen Zhi’s alleged criminal activities. Photo: Dickson Lee.
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