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Hong Kong authorities seized 1,600 litres of diesel, worth HK$50,000 from an illegal fuel station. Photo: Fire Service Department
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police seize 1,600 litres of diesel, arrest 1 in raid of illegal fuel site

Diesel worth HK$50,000 seized and suspect arrested at the scene as part of continuing crackdown on illegal fuel operations.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong seizes HK$92 million of illicit cigarettes from cargo vessel, 4 held

Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong police searching for driver on the run after hitting railing and bus

Hong Kong national security law

Beijing summons US envoy in Hong Kong over alert on national security law changes

City authorities also issue statement after US consulate in Hong Kong warns citizens about new rule criminalising refusal to reveal phone passwords.

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The Hong Kong government headquarters in Admiralty. Photo: Jelly Tse
The Hong Kong government headquarters in Admiralty. Photo: Jelly Tse
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong prison department’s IT system hacked, 6,800 staffers’ data compromised

Authorities reveal breach occurred on Tuesday, allowing hacker access to names, email addresses, employment history and other personal information.

Hong Kong courts

10 defendants remanded in custody in JPEX cryptocurrency fraud case

Hong Kong magistrate rejects bail requests from four men and six women.

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Hong Kong courts

Charge dropped against ex-Apple Daily executive who turned prosecution witness

Former chief financial officer Royston Chow secured immunity from prosecution in exchange for his testimony against Jimmy Lai in fraud case.

Next Digital’s chief financial officer Royston Chow outside the District Court on Friday. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Next Digital’s chief financial officer Royston Chow outside the District Court on Friday. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Crime in Hong Kong

Over 8,000 litres of illicit fuel worth HK$250,000 seized, driver arrested

Hong Kong authorities crack down on yet another local case of contraband fuel amid oil price surge caused by US-Israel war against Iran.

Crime in Hong Kong

Police charge another 10 people over HK$1.6 billion JPEX cryptocurrency scandal

Four men and six women charged after police investigations identify abnormal transactions in suspicious accounts linked to case.

Crime in Hong Kong

Domestic helper held over death of baby found in rubbish bin at Hong Kong plaza

Cleaner at Lee Theatre Plaza discovered newborn in rubbish bin inside women’s restroom at The Starview Chinese restaurant on Monday.

Lee Theatre Plaza on Percival Street in Causeway Bay. Photo: Handout
Accidents and personal safety

Man dies after getting electric shock from lamp post near Lantau beach

Man, 57, was on holiday with colleague and had tried to reach wild berries when his hand touched lamp post.

The man had visited Silvermine Bay Beach in Mui Wo on Wednesday. Photo: Getty Images
The man had visited Silvermine Bay Beach in Mui Wo on Wednesday. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong courts

CityU professor gets 4½ months in prison for offering HK$1,000 bribe to agent

Magistrate rejects argument that academic Du Du’s actions to get out of rental agreement rooted in ‘cultural differences’.

Hong Kong courts

Leniency shown to Hong Kong immigration worker who repeatedly assaulted wife and son

Magistrate accepts one-year probation recommendation, citing risk of job and pension loss, after initially imposing community service sentence.

Hong Kong national security law

‘Specified persons’ will be able to decrypt devices in national security cases

Security chief says amendments to implementation rules have not created new law enforcement powers.

The national security law’s implementation rules have recently been amended. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong bookstore owner, 3 staff held for selling Jimmy Lai biography

Pong Yat‑ming, who founded Book Punch in 2020 in Sham Shui Po, detained along with three female employees for selling ‘seditious’ publications.

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Pong Yat-ming poses for a photo at Book Punch in Sham Shui Po on October 19, 2020. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
Pong Yat-ming poses for a photo at Book Punch in Sham Shui Po on October 19, 2020. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
Hong Kong courts

Jealous Hongkonger who threatened to burn 6 media newsrooms jailed for 1 year

Tse Chun-pan, 43, set up website for merchandise themed around 2019 protests and demanded media publish screenshots of seditious content in bid to frame rival.

Hong Kong courts

Swedish businessman in Hong Kong loses appeal in domestic helper rape case

Court of Appeal upholds conviction and sends Patrik Tobias Ekstrom, sentenced to seven years in prison for raping helper in 2022, back to jail.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Newborn baby found in rubbish bin at Hong Kong shopping centre dies in hospital

Cleaner at Lee Theatre Plaza discovered infant in a rubbish bin inside women’s restroom at The Starview Chinese restaurant.

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Lee Theatre Plaza in Causeway Bay. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
Lee Theatre Plaza in Causeway Bay. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong activist on trial for subversion calls one-party rule ‘regression’

Chow Hang-tung says advocating end to one-party rule not same as seeking to oust party, while judge challenges her characterisation of 1989 crackdown.

Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong police file fresh terrorism charge against pair over alleged bomb plot

Charges upgraded against two men accused of plotting to use explosives to coerce authorities or intimidate the public in pursuit of a political agenda.

Hong Kong courts

Ex-assistant principal given 36-month bind-over for stealing groceries from Sogo

Hong Kong court spares Ng Ka-yun, 47, from criminal conviction after she admits to offence.

The Eastern Court building in Sai Wan Ho. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong mum charged with abuse after son, 12, calls police over cane beating

Child injured on chin, shoulder, arm and thigh, sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment.

The woman will appear at Kowloon City Magistrates’ Court on Monday. Photo: Sun Yeung
The woman will appear at Kowloon City Magistrates’ Court on Monday. Photo: Sun Yeung
Crime in Hong Kong

HSBC asks victim of credit card theft to pay HK$126,580 racked up by criminals

Victim only discovered card theft a day later and was told by bank she failed to report it immediately, but finds friend’s case treated differently.

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Hong Kong children

Mother arrested after son, 12, told police she beat him with a rattan cane

Woman, 41, arrested at flat in Wong Tai Sin while boy taken to hospital for treatment.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 5, recover nearly HK$100 million in stolen gold bars

Suspects seized haul during transaction between gold shop staff and a buyer who turned out to be an accomplice, police say.

Police have recovered 73kg of stolen gold bars worth about HK$93 million. Photo: Handout
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