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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.
8 Jan 2026 - 12:05AM
Crime in Hong Kong
Hong Kong equestrian coach denied bail over hotel room drug death case
7 Jan 2026 - 8:47PM
Hong Kong courts
Man jailed for 4 weeks in Hong Kong for taking upskirt photos on Cathay flight
7 Jan 2026 - 5:24PM
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.
6 Jan 2026 - 11:49PM
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.
6 Jan 2026 - 9:02PM
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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.
6 Jan 2026 - 7:22PM
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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.
6 Jan 2026 - 9:53PM
Police were alerted about a fire at a stairwell under a footbridge in Tsz Wan Shan in the early hours of Tuesday. Photo: Handout
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.
6 Jan 2026 - 1:13PM
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.
6 Jan 2026 - 1:06PM
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.
5 Jan 2026 - 5:48PM
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.
5 Jan 2026 - 6:12PM
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.
5 Jan 2026 - 7:22PM
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.
5 Jan 2026 - 8:30AM
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.
4 Jan 2026 - 11:47PM
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.
4 Jan 2026 - 11:18PM
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.
Hong Kong society
Jose-Antonio Maurellet set to return as Hong Kong Bar Association chairman
Maurellet nominated for another term, with Martin Hui and Eva Sit to also continue as vice-chairpersons.
3 Jan 2026 - 1:45AM
Crime in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s sex offence laws are to be overhauled. What needs to be updated?
Consent and gender issues are key areas the government will look at when it starts the review process.
2 Jan 2026 - 8:34AM
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Crime in Hong Kong
Professor arrested in Hong Kong over drug possession as wife found dead in flat
Police received call from Filipino woman’s husband at 4.13pm on Wednesday after she passed out in their Tuen Mun flat.
2 Jan 2026 - 4:09PM
Police received a call that a woman had passed out in her home at Avignon in So Kwun Wat, Tuen Mun. Photo: Google Maps
Hong Kong courts
Hong Kong police officer jailed for forging statements to close 10 cases
According to probation officer’s report, Wong Yiu-chung failed to manage stress at work, driving him to forge statements from complainants.
31 Dec 2025 - 7:16PM
Crime in Hong Kong
Hong Kong police hunt man after body of missing woman, 35, found under bed
Officers discover woman’s body hidden under bed in boyfriend’s flat and are now looking for him.
31 Dec 2025 - 5:51PM
Hong Kong courts
Hongkonger who stole HK$61 million by adding ‘0’ to cheques gets 18 years’ jail
Property manager falsified reimbursements issued to him for work done, stealing HK$61.1 million from owners’ corporation over a decade.
31 Dec 2025 - 3:34AM
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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
5 cabbies arrested over exploiting ‘free ride’ policy for Hong Kong fire victims
Police say five drivers, aged 29 to 40, arrested for allegedly attempting to defraud online ride-hailing platform.
30 Dec 2025 - 6:16PM
The fire at Wang Fuk Court in November killed 161 people. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong courts
Hong Kong policeman jailed for posing as trainer to claim sick leave in 2019
Court rejects Jeffrey Tam Shun-wai’s denials and rules he had lied to his doctor to avoid frontline police work during the 2019 social unrest.
30 Dec 2025 - 5:25PM
Crime in Hong Kong
Hong Kong auxiliary policeman charged over alleged indecent act in taxi
Man, 57, arrested on suspicion of outraging public decency, is scheduled to appear in Eastern Court on Tuesday.
29 Dec 2025 - 10:52PM
Hong Kong courts
Hong Kong homeowner fined HK$180,000 for ‘wilful’ structural flat wall removal
Ku Chun-ho bears responsibility for checking whether removal of wall in his Lohas Park home requires approval, magistrate says.
29 Dec 2025 - 8:02PM
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