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A large amount of foam was found in a pond (left) at the Kam Ying Court estate, harming its turtles and killing a catfish. Photo: Facebook/The Turtle’s Inn’s Post
Crime in Hong Kong

Man held after laundry capsules dumped into pond, killing fish, injuring turtles

Hong Kong police arrest 42-year-old suspect after examining surveillance footage of Ma On Shan incident.

Crime in Hong Kong

Lawyer warns against doxxing after AIA employee suspended over mall brawl

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Hong Kong courts

Goal of Tiananmen vigil group an ‘empty slogan’, not actual plan: defence lawyer

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong officer charged over indecent messages to suspect’s friend

Man, 32, charged with misconduct after allegedly contacting a friend of a suspect and sending her indecent texts and images.

Officers from the New Territories South regional crime unit detained the man last week. Photo: Jelly Tse
Officers from the New Territories South regional crime unit detained the man last week. Photo: Jelly Tse
Crime in Hong Kong

3 women charged over play-area brawl, police say grandmother was hit first

Force says dispute began over basketball attraction and investigators believe girl’s mother slapped 68‑year‑old first.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong privacy watchdog arrests boxer for allegedly doxxing opponent

Suspect allegedly twice posted victim’s personal information on social media, revealing name, photo and workplace, among other details.

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Crime in Hong Kong

2 arrested in Hong Kong fight over elderly woman slapping girl

Viral footage shows elderly woman shoving and then slapping girl at shopping centre, before another woman retaliates.

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Viral footage shows an older woman shoving a girl and then slapping her, causing the child to fall to the ground. Photo: Threads/one_mushroooom
Viral footage shows an older woman shoving a girl and then slapping her, causing the child to fall to the ground. Photo: Threads/one_mushroooom
Crime in Hong Kong

Family seeks help after Hongkonger held in Philippines despite finishing jail time

Family of Tang Lung-wai says he remains in prison and still faces lengthy administrative procedures before deportation.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong customs seizes HK$11m of suspected sex pills, cancer drugs at warehouse

Officers arrest two people during raid at Sheung Shui site, confiscating more than 400,000 alleged controlled pharmaceutical items.

Crime in Hong Kong

Monk remanded after alleged theft of Monkey King statue from Hong Kong temple

Court documents state that Zha Jianxin, a Shenzhen-based two-way permit holder, allegedly took the statue from Lung Mo Temple on August 24.

Lung Mo Temple in Tsuen Wan. Photo: Google
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong man loses HK$2.8 million in investment scam, among 50 cases in a week

Fraudsters conned victim in his sixties into investing in fraudulent ‘recyclable waste project’ by energy giants in Hong Kong, mainland China.

Hong Kong police have recorded 50 investment scams in the past week, with losses totalling over HK$30 million. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong police have recorded 50 investment scams in the past week, with losses totalling over HK$30 million. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s John Lee vows to review laws on dangerous dogs after string of attacks

City leader says public education should be strengthened to prevent further attacks, after two more cases emerge.

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Hong Kong courts

RTHK editor gets 160 hours of community service for upskirt video

Chong Tak-yin, 57, pleaded guilty to unlawful recording of intimate parts after police found an upskirt video on his phone.

Crime in Hong Kong

Another suspect in HK$7m gold robbery at Hong Kong airport held after car crash

21-year-old man was driving private car towards Sha Tin around 3am on Tuesday when he crashed into an oncoming vehicle.

The suspect was arrested in the early hours of Tuesday after crashing his car inside Tate’s Cairn Tunnel. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong courts

Woman fined HK$4,000 over unleashed dog attack at Hong Kong pet garden

Woman pleads guilty after her unleashed dog attacked another and bit its owner, as magistrate urges people to pay more attention to their pets.

A Hong Kong court fined a dog owner HK$4,000 after her golden retriever, which was not on a leash, attacked a smaller dog and bit its owner. Photo: Nora Tam
A Hong Kong court fined a dog owner HK$4,000 after her golden retriever, which was not on a leash, attacked a smaller dog and bit its owner. Photo: Nora Tam
Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

3 helpers sacked, issued warnings over use of employer data to secure loans

Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog highlights three cases and says helpers’ actions led to their employers being harassed by debt collectors.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong woman arrested for allegedly wearing seditious T-shirt outside court

Woman was detained on suspicion of disorder in a public place, obstructing police and acting with seditious intention.

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Hong Kong courts

Former Hong Kong teacher gets 18 months in prison for molesting student twice

Judge Gary Lam describes defendant Cheng Hon-sze’s case as serious and says there is no room for a reduced sentence.

Cheng Hon-sze attends court in June this year. Photo: Brian Wong
Cheng Hon-sze attends court in June this year. Photo: Brian Wong
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong academic who allegedly hid marital status cleared of indecent assault

Peng Peng, 38, acquitted at Sha Tin Court, where he had previously pleaded not guilty to two counts of indecent assault.

Crime in Hong Kong

Murder-suicide suspected as woman found dead after husband jumps from building

Hong Kong police investigating after woman found dead in flat shortly after alleged suicide of 80-year-old husband in Kwai Chung Estate.

Crime in Hong Kong

Patient arrested after bedding, restraint belts set ablaze at Hong Kong hospital

No injuries reported after fire broke out at Kwong Wah Hospital at 12.36am.

A patient has been arrested over suspected arson at Kwong Wah Hospital. Photo: Jelly Tse
Accidents and personal safety

Man arrested for driving under influence of drugs after 3-vehicle crash

Two hospitalised after accident along Pok Fu Lam Road involving large truck and two light goods vehicles, police say.

The 38-year-old driver of one of the light goods vehicles failed a drug test administered by police at the scene of the accident on Saturday. Photo: Handout
The 38-year-old driver of one of the light goods vehicles failed a drug test administered by police at the scene of the accident on Saturday. Photo: Handout
Accidents and personal safety

Man hospitalised after bamboo scaffolding collapses in Sham Shui Po

Victim suffers head injuries after being trapped under scaffolding on Nam Cheong Street, police say.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 2 men allegedly linked to HK$500,000 phishing scam

Officers find 110 SIM cards and modem pool in hotel room allegedly used to send more than 2,000 scam texts about undelivered parcels and insurance fees.

Crime in Hong Kong

Customs seizes endangered turtles and parrots in 2 cases, arrests woman

Batch of 17 live turtles found in package at airport, while parrots, rabbit, hamster, guinea pig and sugar glider seized at Lok Ma Chau.

Customs officers stopped a 21-year-old mainland Chinese woman at the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line control point and found a rabbit, hamster, guinea pig, sugar glider and two parrots suspected to be endangered species. Photo: Handout
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