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Police have warned it is becoming a trend for burglars to enter flats at buildings undergoing renovation to their exteriors through scaffolding. Photo: Sam Tsang
Crime in Hong Kong

Building scaffolding gives burglars easy access, police say after 2 arrested

Force urges security guards at buildings undergoing renovation to heighten vigilance after scaffolding used to access homes in HK$6,000 theft.

Crime in Hong Kong

She answered an advert for a part-time helper. Then she lost HK$2.25 million

Crime in Hong Kong

Shouson Hill house burgled, HK$1.1 million in watches, foreign currency stolen

Hong Kong society

4 fixed penalty notices issued in first 2 days of expanded smoking ban

Inspectors step up enforcement in commercial districts, conducting 216 checks in two days for alternative smoking products, including vapes.

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Officers from the Tobacco and Alcohol Control Office conduct checks for illegal vaping at a bar in Lan Kwai Fong on Friday. Photo: Elson Li
Officers from the Tobacco and Alcohol Control Office conduct checks for illegal vaping at a bar in Lan Kwai Fong on Friday. Photo: Elson Li
Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong police investigate ‘suspicious’ fire after man dies in fall

Elderly woman was also rushed to hospital after heavy smoke inhalation, police say.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong taxi driver arrested for dangerous driving, hitting speeds of 160km/h

Undercover officers intercept driver, 31, after he completed 42km trip from Sai Kung Country Park to border checkpoint in about 30 mins.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong seizes HK$16 million of counterfeit goods in joint cross-border operation

Operation between Hong Kong, mainland China and Macau uncovers 23 cases, involving 46,000 counterfeit items including watches, phones and luxury goods.

A joint operation by Hong Kong, mainland China and Macau authorities seized 46,000 counterfeit goods worth HK$16 million. Photo: Handout
A joint operation by Hong Kong, mainland China and Macau authorities seized 46,000 counterfeit goods worth HK$16 million. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

Man arrested in Hong Kong after police seize HK$800,000 of suspected heroin

Suspect, 44, held in Tuen Mun operation for allegedly trafficking in dangerous drugs, police say.

Hong Kong courts

Former executive of Hong Kong’s insurance regulator acquitted of misconduct

Anti-corruption agency had alleged that Carol Hui coerced insurer Prudential into hiring her daughter-in-law.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest man after attempted armed bank robbery in Causeway Bay

Suspect, 60, held after attempted robbery in which he demanded HK$100,000 while claiming to have a knife, before staff triggered the alarm.

The suspect allegedly attempted to steal HK$100,000 from the Hang Seng Bank branch on Yee Wo Street. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Tai Po fire probe: URA’s Smart Tender system creates ‘false sense of security’

URA director says independent consultants it hires cannot intervene if contractors collude to recommend unnecessary renovation works.

Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po. Photo: Jelly Tse
Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po. Photo: Jelly Tse
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Law Society closes firm linked to crash-for-cash scam

Society’s council intervenes in the practice of Raymond Lam & Associates, which will cease operations with immediate effect.

Hong Kong courts

2 months’ jail for security guard who shared post urging Legco poll boycott

Magistrate reduces Wong Wah-kwong’s sentence by a third after 63-year-old pleads guilty to inciting others to avoid voting in last year’s election.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong cook jailed for 18 years for ‘evil’ sexual abuse of daughter

Court says deterrent sentence needed to reflect society’s abhorrence of crimes committed against the girl from age 11 to 18.

A Hong Kong cook has been jailed for 18 years for persistently sexually abusing the daughter he shares with his mistress. Photo: Sun Yeung
Crime in Hong Kong

Helper arrested in Hong Kong for allegedly putting 2 young boys in dog cage

Mother alleges helper confined boys, aged two and three, in a cage in flat.

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The offence is alleged to have occurred at a flat at Grand Horizon in Tsing Yi. Photo: Google Maps
The offence is alleged to have occurred at a flat at Grand Horizon in Tsing Yi. Photo: Google Maps
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest man after fire inside sports store injures staff member

Kowloon Bay Decathlon store worker burns hands tackling fire set by suspect who fled but was arrested within hours.

Hong Kong courts

Homeowner at Redhill Peninsula fined nearly HK$1 million for illegal structures

Court says defendant showed ‘total disregard for law and safety’ by failing to remove illegal works despite authorities issuing order two years ago.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s ICAC charges police superintendent over HK$1 million bribe, misconduct

Anti-corruption watchdog charges officer, girlfriend and brother over alleged bribe, leaked police information and attempt to pervert justice.

The ICAC has charged a police superintendent, his girlfriend and brother over alleged bribery and perverting the course of justice. Photo: Jelly Tse
The ICAC has charged a police superintendent, his girlfriend and brother over alleged bribery and perverting the course of justice. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong courts

Brokerage clerk admits helping syndicate defraud employer of HK$31 million

Wong Pui-shan approved withdrawals from company accounts after being contacted by man claiming she was subject of Beijing national security office probe.

Crime in Hong Kong

2 tourists held after hotpot night turns violent at Hong Kong serviced apartment

Insider says police were alerted after dispute over ‘trivial matters’ between Malaysian man and mainland Chinese woman escalated into a brawl.

Hong Kong protests

Bureau defends Hins Cheung mentor role after mainland China online backlash

Internet users in mainland China slam move to make Cantopop singer mentor in project to rehabilitate young protesters.

Hins Cheung previously expressed “deep repentance” for his past words and actions. Photo: Getty Images
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 9 men in joint Asia-wide crackdown on child pornography

Suspects aged between 18 and 61 held in the city as part of coordinated operation involving seven jurisdictions and more than 300 arrests.

Hong Kong police seized 12 computers and external storage devices, along with eight mobile phones, uncovering more than 200 illicit images and videos. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong police seized 12 computers and external storage devices, along with eight mobile phones, uncovering more than 200 illicit images and videos. Photo: Shutterstock
Crime in Hong Kong

Prison officer admits brutal assault on inmate after baby powder bingo game

Tam Lik-chung, 33, repeatedly thrust a stick into the victim’s rectum for about 30 seconds in a prison stairwell.

Crime in Hong Kong

14 minors among 120 people arrested in operation targeting online sales of drugs

Hong Kong police seize 53.7kg of dangerous drugs and Part 1 poisons worth HK$26 million during month-long operation.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong urged to clarify consent in reforms to close sexual offence loopholes

Experts and survivor call for statutory consent definition to ensure clarity, fairness and stronger protection for victims.

Survivors and lawyers have called for comprehensive definitions of consent in Hong Kong’s reform of sexual offences. Photo: Getty Images
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