https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/rss/318211/feed The latest news from Hong Kong's courts, legislative issues, crime and legal. en https://assets-v2.i-scmp.com/production/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg Brian Wong Brian Wong A police officer investigating the alleged murder of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung has denied tampering with the evidence he collected from a rural village flat where her dismembered remains were found. Detective Constable Chan Wai-hung on Wednesday rejected a defence contention that the alleged crime scene in Tai Po’s Lung Mei village had been contaminated because investigating officers failed to follow proper procedures. Testifying under cross-examination in the High Court, Chan... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3372462/police-officer-denies-evidence-was-contaminated-flat-abby-choi-murder-trial https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3372462/police-officer-denies-evidence-was-contaminated-flat-abby-choi-murder-trial Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:30:20 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong Warning: graphic content follows. Slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung’s dismembered remains were found inside a rural village flat that reeked of disinfectant when police arrived at the scene three days after the model’s alleged murder, a court has heard. A police detective involved in the investigation said on Tuesday that officers cordoned off the 600 square foot rental flat in Tai Po’s Lung Mei village on the evening of February 24, 2023, after he found human remains and an array of... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3372332/abby-chois-remains-found-flat-reeking-disinfectant-murder-trial-hears https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3372332/abby-chois-remains-found-flat-reeking-disinfectant-murder-trial-hears Tue, 27 Oct 2026 13:00:23 +0000 Fiona Chow Fiona Chow A Hong Kong beautician has been sentenced to four years in jail for tricking two friends into forced labour and confinement in Myanmar’s notorious “KK Park” scam farm, with a judge slamming her actions as “vicious and inhumane”. District Court Judge Adriana Noelle Tse Ching on Tuesday said the 33-year-old defendant, Poon Sum-yi, had premeditated the fraudulent scheme to lure the two victims into travelling to Thailand, before selling them to the Chinese-run scam compound in neighbouring Myanmar... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3372322/hong-kong-beautician-gets-4-years-selling-friends-myanmar-scam-hub https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3372322/hong-kong-beautician-gets-4-years-selling-friends-myanmar-scam-hub Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:04:22 +0000 Fiona Chow Fiona Chow A former Deliveroo rider who suffered severe brain injuries in a traffic accident has taken the platform to a Hong Kong court to seek compensation, arguing that resolving the legal question of his employment status at the time of the accident warrants a full trial. In the District Court on Tuesday, Deliveroo’s Hong Kong liquidator applied to strike out the lawsuit, contending that the injured worker, Lok Sze-chun, offered only a “bare assertion” to support his claim of being entitled to... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3372308/injured-hong-kong-delivery-rider-seeks-full-trial-employment-status-question https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3372308/injured-hong-kong-delivery-rider-seeks-full-trial-employment-status-question Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:20:46 +0000 Vivian Au Vivian Au More than 1,600 customers of Hong Kong Airlines and two electrical appliance retailers received suspected scam calls following personal data leaks, the city’s privacy watchdog has found. In one airline-related scam, a retiree was cheated out of HK$1.2 million (US$153,850), the Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (HKCERT) said on Tuesday, citing police information. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) said it had received 34 complaints and 30 inquiries... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3372248/2000-customers-hong-kong-airlines-2-appliance-shops-get-scam-calls-after-data-breach https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3372248/2000-customers-hong-kong-airlines-2-appliance-shops-get-scam-calls-after-data-breach Tue, 27 Oct 2026 04:48:40 +0000 Leopold Chen Leopold Chen The long wait for criminal cases to be heard in Hong Kong’s courts could persist because of a surge in fraud and money laundering litigation, the judiciary has warned, as the Law Society suggested extending sitting hours into the evening. In a paper submitted to the Legislative Council’s panel on administration of justice and legal services, the judiciary said that the total caseload in 2025 reached about 537,000, around 4 per cent higher than the annual average over the previous five years. As... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3372211/evening-sessions-urged-fraud-money-laundering-cases-pack-hong-kong-courts https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3372211/evening-sessions-urged-fraud-money-laundering-cases-pack-hong-kong-courts Mon, 26 Oct 2026 23:00:08 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong Slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung’s ex-husband lived an affluent lifestyle in mainland China allegedly funded by the model’s money and borrowed a car used to move equipment involved in her killing, a court has heard. The High Court heard on Monday that Alex Kwong Kong-chi used his former partner’s digital wallets to cover his expenses in Guangzhou while evading justice for his role in a HK$6.3 million theft case in 2015. The 31-year-old is standing trial alongside his father, Kwong... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3372205/abby-chois-ex-husband-used-socialites-money-live-lavishly-mainland-court https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3372205/abby-chois-ex-husband-used-socialites-money-live-lavishly-mainland-court Mon, 26 Oct 2026 14:19:03 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong A Hong Kong civil servant has been sued by 14 colleagues for HK$28.9 million (US$3.7 million) after he allegedly refused to split a winning Mark Six jackpot. Health inspector Ling Chun-ting allegedly told his colleagues at the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) that they did not deserve a share of the HK$33 million prize drawn on September 5 because they had not physically bought the tickets themselves, according to a High Court writ seen by the South China Morning Post on... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3372186/14-hong-kong-civil-servants-sue-colleague-over-hk289-million-mark-six-winnings https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3372186/14-hong-kong-civil-servants-sue-colleague-over-hk289-million-mark-six-winnings Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:23 +0000 Simpson Cheung Simpson Cheung A man has died after falling from a building while trying to flee a Hong Kong police raid on a suspected drug den in Yau Ma Tei. The 42-year-old man, surnamed Kwong, was found unconscious outside 385-387 Reclamation Street at about 9.28pm on Sunday. He was rushed to Kwong Wah Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said on Monday. At 9.21pm, officers from the Organised Crime and Triad Bureau launched an operation at the building, breaking into a flat suspected of operating as a drug... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3372120/man-falls-death-fleeing-hong-kong-police-raid-suspected-drug-den https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3372120/man-falls-death-fleeing-hong-kong-police-raid-suspected-drug-den Mon, 26 Oct 2026 04:16:31 +0000 Jess Ma Jess Ma Interpol will seek approval at its general assembly in Hong Kong next month for a new “silver notice” system to target criminals’ assets and speed up financial investigations into transnational crime. Hong Kong’s police chief also pledged to make financial investigations and scams a top priority in discussions with overseas counterparts during Interpol’s annual meeting, which the city is hosting for the first time. Interpol secretary general Valdecy Urquiza said in an interview in Hong Kong that... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3372074/interpols-hong-kong-meeting-consider-silver-notice-targeting-criminal-assets https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3372074/interpols-hong-kong-meeting-consider-silver-notice-targeting-criminal-assets Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:29 +0000 Simpson Cheung Simpson Cheung Hong Kong police are investigating a case involving a mainland Chinese influencer suspected of offering to bring non-local surrogate mothers of LGBTQ parents to give birth in the city. Tan Zubiao, who goes by the name of “berlinsun” on Instagram, reportedly set up a company in the city and advertised commercial surrogacy services for LGBTQ couples on social media. Tan and his foreign husband, who have two children through surrogacy, were deported from Kaohsiung in Taiwan last Thursday after... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3372052/law-enforcement-alerted-about-firm-offering-lgbtq-surrogacy-services-hong-kong https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3372052/law-enforcement-alerted-about-firm-offering-lgbtq-surrogacy-services-hong-kong Sun, 25 Oct 2026 04:49:32 +0000 Lo Hoi-ying Lo Hoi-ying Police have arrested a 34-year-old man who allegedly mixed rat poison into food left for stray cats in a Kowloon park and was found in possession of a knife. The force said it received a report at around 3.30am on Saturday that a man was suspected of putting poison in cat food that animal welfare volunteers had placed near tennis courts in Shek Kip Mei Park. Officers arrived at the scene and seized a packet of suspected rat poison and a fruit knife measuring around 14cm (5.5 inches) in length... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3372037/man-arrested-over-suspected-rat-poison-stray-cat-food-kowloon-park https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3372037/man-arrested-over-suspected-rat-poison-stray-cat-food-kowloon-park Sat, 24 Oct 2026 15:47:48 +0000 Jess Ma Jess Ma Hong Kong and mainland Chinese police have arrested 33 people in a joint crackdown on a syndicate that allegedly stole credit cards from residents who had travelled north to Shenzhen, with losses exceeding HK$1.8 million (US$229,500). Superintendent Tsang Chun-kit of the Crime Kowloon East Regional Headquarters said on Saturday that “card carriers” then immediately crossed the border to buy mobile phones and resell them for cash, all before the victims could realise what had happened. “All the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3372017/33-held-crackdown-credit-card-theft-ring-targeting-hongkongers-shenzhen https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3372017/33-held-crackdown-credit-card-theft-ring-targeting-hongkongers-shenzhen Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:43 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong The former father-in-law of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung rented a village house flat under false pretences and bought a meat mincer and multiple saws as he allegedly prepared for the model’s killing, a court has heard. More evidence emerged regarding how three of Choi’s former in-laws allegedly planned her murder and the disposal of her body as the High Court trial entered its fourth week. Choi’s ex-husband, Alex Kwong Kong-chi, 31, his father, Kwong Kau, 68, and elder brother,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371999/abby-choi-trial-so-far-ex-father-law-lied-rent-village-flat-bought-mincer https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371999/abby-choi-trial-so-far-ex-father-law-lied-rent-village-flat-bought-mincer Sat, 24 Oct 2026 07:00:15 +0000 Jess Ma Jess Ma Hong Kong customs officers seized 600 million illicit cigarette sticks in the first three quarters of this year, the department chief has said, as he revealed plans to roll out more advanced contraband detection equipment. Commissioner of Customs and Excise Chan Tsz-tat told a radio programme on Saturday that the seizures in the first nine months this year nearly matched the 2025 total. He said that of the 600 million sticks seized, 200 million were destined for other locations but were... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3372004/hong-kong-customs-seizes-600-million-illicit-cigarettes-first-9-months-2026 https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3372004/hong-kong-customs-seizes-600-million-illicit-cigarettes-first-9-months-2026 Sat, 24 Oct 2026 05:48:57 +0000 Fiona Chow Fiona Chow A Hong Kong tertiary student convicted of sexually assaulting at least four underage girls has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, with the judge slamming him as a “very sick individual” who showed no remorse. High Court Judge Andrew Chan Hing-wai on Thursday noted from the assessment reports that Fan Chi-yuen, 22, had shown no remorse or empathy towards his victims. They included a 14-year-old girl who was so distressed after Fan attempted to rape her that she subsequently committed... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371798/hong-kong-student-gets-10-years-sexually-assaulting-4-underage-girls https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371798/hong-kong-student-gets-10-years-sexually-assaulting-4-underage-girls Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:49:25 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong Slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung received a share of her ex-husband’s luxury watch profits, and a cut mark on her dismembered remains matched an electric saw found at the crime scene, her murder trial heard on Thursday. Chan Leong-hang, an employee of Aristo Watch & Jewellery in Tsim Sha Tsui, said on Thursday that Alex Kwong Kong-chi sold upmarket timepieces to the shop and asked that the shop transfer part of the proceeds to Choi via bank transfer. Chan said the company transferred... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371766/abby-choi-got-share-ex-husbands-luxury-watch-profits-murder-trial-told https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371766/abby-choi-got-share-ex-husbands-luxury-watch-profits-murder-trial-told Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:28:07 +0000 Leopold Chen,Matthew Cheng Leopold Chen,Matthew Cheng An independent committee investigating Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades has submitted its findings to the government, with a source saying the “incisive” report has singled out four government bodies for accountability. It is understood that the 12-chapter report found that among the four government bodies named, the Housing Bureau’s Independent Checking Unit should bear the greatest responsibility for a lack of oversight of renovation work at the Wang Fuk Court residential estate, which... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371726/tai-po-fire-inquiry-submits-final-report-targets-4-government-bodies https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371726/tai-po-fire-inquiry-submits-final-report-targets-4-government-bodies Thu, 22 Oct 2026 04:12:27 +0000 Adam Au Adam Au For many of us, artificial intelligence (AI) started out as something to play with. We asked it to write poems and arrange our calendars; we shared its more entertaining mistakes. Then it became something to believe in: an escape from drudgery, an assistant to every profession, even perhaps the start of a new industrial revolution. Now it is something to fear. The progression has been astonishing. Governments are scrambling to draw up AI strategies, companies are reorganising operations and... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3370985/ai-apocalypse-hong-kongs-real-challenge-much-less-dramatic https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3370985/ai-apocalypse-hong-kongs-real-challenge-much-less-dramatic Thu, 22 Oct 2026 01:30:18 +0000 Simpson Cheung,Jess Ma Simpson Cheung,Jess Ma Hong Kong police are investigating after two local media outlets received suspicious letters containing white powder – believed to be crushed oatmeal – sent from the United Kingdom. Police said that at around 3pm on Wednesday, online media outlet HK01 received an airmail letter delivered from the UK at its Kwai Chung office. Staff at the office in Tower 1 of Ever Gain Plaza opened the letter and found suspicious white powder inside. They subsequently called police. The police force deployed... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371676/suspicious-letters-containing-white-powder-sent-2-hong-kong-media-outlets https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371676/suspicious-letters-containing-white-powder-sent-2-hong-kong-media-outlets Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:34:25 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong The former father-in-law of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung received a cash rebate of nearly HK$7 million (US$891,900) after buying a HK$72 million flat using the model’s money, a court has heard. Property agent Marco Wong Tak-sing told the High Court on Wednesday that Kwong Kau had requested a share of the agency’s profit from the 2019 sale of the luxury flat at the Kadooria development in Ho Man Tin. The court previously heard that Choi issued two cheques and bought two cashier’s... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371619/abby-chois-ex-father-law-pocketed-hk7-million-rebate-flat-purchase-court https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371619/abby-chois-ex-father-law-pocketed-hk7-million-rebate-flat-purchase-court Wed, 21 Oct 2026 07:21:04 +0000 Emily Hung Emily Hung A high-profile disciplinary hearing for a doctor accused of leaving a girl in a vegetative state six years ago has been adjourned pending a coroner’s inquest, a decision the girl’s father learned of just a week before proceedings were due to begin. The Medical Council informed Eddie Chau, father of Chau Tin-yu, on Tuesday night that the hearing, originally scheduled to start on October 27, would be postponed until after the inquest. The decision leaves both proceedings in limbo. Just last month,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371615/how-much-longer-chau-tin-yus-father-hits-out-last-minute-delay-doctors-hearing https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371615/how-much-longer-chau-tin-yus-father-hits-out-last-minute-delay-doctors-hearing Wed, 21 Oct 2026 07:00:19 +0000 Jess Ma Jess Ma Hong Kong police have arrested four boys on suspicion of inciting another person to become a member of an unlawful society and assault causing bodily harm, after a clip of a back-alley dispute in the early hours on Monday went viral. A police spokesman said on Wednesday that officers arrested four local boys aged 13 to 17 the day before, following an investigation based on a clip of a suspected attack in a back alley in Sai Wan Ho that had circulated online. “All arrestees are under custody for... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371599/hong-kong-police-arrest-4-teenagers-over-viral-back-alley-assault-video https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371599/hong-kong-police-arrest-4-teenagers-over-viral-back-alley-assault-video Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:22:44 +0000 Fiona Chow Fiona Chow Average sentences for Hong Kong’s gravest child sex crimes have remained below 10 years over the past three decades, far below the maximum penalty of life imprisonment, prompting a call for a sentencing council to issue clearer judicial guidance. Citing data from 401 publicly available judgments between 1990 and 2025, University of Hong Kong law professor Puja Kapai on Tuesday said her research found six offences – including rape, buggery, and unlawful sexual intercourse – carried average prison... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371548/hong-hong-child-sex-sentences-remain-far-below-maximum-life-report-finds https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371548/hong-hong-child-sex-sentences-remain-far-below-maximum-life-report-finds Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:09:50 +0000 Natalie Wong,Jeffie Lam Natalie Wong,Jeffie Lam An independent committee investigating the deadly Tai Po fire is set to submit its final report to the Hong Kong government on Thursday, with the judge-led panel expected to largely endorse the scathing closing submission of its lead counsel, sources have said. A redacted version of the committee’s report, which may withhold some information to avoid prejudicing criminal proceedings related to Hong Kong’s deadliest residential fire in decades, is scheduled for public release next week at the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3371533/tai-po-fire-report-be-submitted-thursday-scathing-submission-endorsed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3371533/tai-po-fire-report-be-submitted-thursday-scathing-submission-endorsed Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:22:36 +0000 Theodora Yu Theodora Yu Hong Kong has issued an amber outbound travel alert for France after weeks of protests over school conditions spread across the country, triggering clashes and damage in major cities. The alert – the lowest of three levels in the Security Bureau’s outbound travel alert system – advises residents travelling to France to exercise caution in response to signs of a threat to personal safety. “Due to persistent protests across many places in France, which have resulted in clashes and damage, the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3371526/hong-kong-issues-amber-travel-alert-france-school-protests-turn-violent https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3371526/hong-kong-issues-amber-travel-alert-france-school-protests-turn-violent Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:56:34 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong Slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung did not have enough cash to cover her expenses in the year before her death, her former driver has told her murder trial. Choi’s former chauffeur, Chin Kei-shun, said on Tuesday that the influencer appeared to have run into cash-flow difficulties after she and her partner incurred a HK$5 million (US$637,090) debt during a leisure trip to Macau in August 2021. Chin said Choi would usually carry a substantial amount of cash in her handbag when she went... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371478/abby-choi-did-not-have-enough-cash-year-death-murder-trial-told https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371478/abby-choi-did-not-have-enough-cash-year-death-murder-trial-told Tue, 20 Oct 2026 07:21:04 +0000 Fiona Chow Fiona Chow A Hong Kong mother accused of neglecting her 12-year-old daughter who had been chronically underweight has been spared trial as the prosecution agreed to place her on a good behaviour bond, with the justice department saying public interest is generally a key factor in such decisions. The South China Morning Post has learned that prosecutors at West Kowloon Court dropped a child abuse charge against the 53-year-old housewife earlier this month in exchange for her agreeing to a three-year... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371377/hong-kong-mother-spared-trial-over-neglect-chronically-underweight-daughter https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371377/hong-kong-mother-spared-trial-over-neglect-chronically-underweight-daughter Tue, 20 Oct 2026 02:00:12 +0000 Danny Mok Danny Mok A woman has been arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty after allegedly throwing a dog into the sea in Hong Kong. The woman was reportedly seen throwing a dog from the waterfront near 29 Tai On Street in Sai Wan Ho into the water at around 1pm on Thursday. She then retrieved the animal and left the scene. A passer-by who witnessed the incident alerted police. Following an investigation, officers arrested a 59-year-old local woman on Saturday near the junction of Tai Hong Street and Lei King... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371412/hong-kong-police-arrest-woman-after-dog-allegedly-thrown-sea https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371412/hong-kong-police-arrest-woman-after-dog-allegedly-thrown-sea Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:49:06 +0000 Simpson Cheung Simpson Cheung Hong Kong police received nearly 20 more reports of unauthorised credit card transactions linked to iPhone Duo pre-orders over the weekend, bringing the total amount involved to HK$5 million (US$637,100). A police spokesman said the force had received 130 reports of unauthorised smartphone purchases as of 9am on Monday. The cases were provisionally classified as “obtaining property by deception” and were being investigated by the cybersecurity and technology crime bureau. Police said on Saturday... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3371354/credit-card-fraud-reports-over-iphone-duo-pre-orders-jump-130-cases-police-say https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3371354/credit-card-fraud-reports-over-iphone-duo-pre-orders-jump-130-cases-police-say Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:23:31 +0000 Simpson Cheung Simpson Cheung Hong Kong police are investigating a suspected suicide pact after an elderly couple were found dead in a public housing flat on Sunday, following the woman’s Parkinson’s disease diagnosis. Police received a report at 2.39pm on Sunday that a man and a woman had been found unconscious inside a flat at King Wing House in Shan King Estate in Tuen Mun. A tray of burnt charcoal was found at the scene. The couple, a 72-year-old man surnamed Cheung and a 69-year-old woman surnamed Tse, were rushed to... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371316/elderly-hong-kong-couple-die-suspected-suicide-pact-over-parkinsons-diagnosis https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371316/elderly-hong-kong-couple-die-suspected-suicide-pact-over-parkinsons-diagnosis Sun, 18 Oct 2026 13:44:22 +0000 Theodora Yu Theodora Yu Hong Kong police have launched an animal cruelty investigation after five dogs were found dead near fish ponds in the northern New Territories, with sources saying the animals may have been poisoned. The force received a report on Sunday morning from a passer-by who spotted four dog carcasses at a fish pond in San Tin, near Mai Po, and suspected the animals had been mistreated. When officers arrived, they found the four carcasses and discovered a fifth at a nearby fish pond. A source told the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371310/5-dogs-found-dead-near-san-tin-fish-ponds-suspected-poisoning-case https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371310/5-dogs-found-dead-near-san-tin-fish-ponds-suspected-poisoning-case Sun, 18 Oct 2026 11:56:53 +0000 Vivian Au Vivian Au Hong Kong police are in the final stages of talks to connect security cameras at shopping centres to the force’s expanding smart surveillance network aimed at tackling crime, the security chief has revealed. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung said on Sunday authorities were in discussions with private shopping centres to integrate their closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems, without naming the malls involved. “In fact, we see that in some places without CCTV, members of the public... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371292/hong-kong-link-private-mall-cameras-police-surveillance-network-chris-tang https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371292/hong-kong-link-private-mall-cameras-police-surveillance-network-chris-tang Sun, 18 Oct 2026 07:48:41 +0000 Cannix Yau Cannix Yau Hong Kong police have arrested the husband of a 34-year-old woman for allegedly stealing luxury goods worth HK$450,000 (US$57,700) from her at home. The woman, surnamed Chan, reported the case to police at around 8.30am on Saturday morning at their home in the Ocean One residential development in Yau Tong. According to police, Chan suspected that her 40-year-old husband, surnamed Lam, had stolen goods worth HK$450,000 in total. The items involved were Chanel and Hermes bags worth HK$300,000 and... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371250/man-arrested-alleged-hk450000-theft-wifes-chanel-and-hermes-bags-rolex https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371250/man-arrested-alleged-hk450000-theft-wifes-chanel-and-hermes-bags-rolex Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:07:59 +0000 Edith Lin Edith Lin Hong Kong police have raised concerns over Apple’s refusal to activate an additional security protocol to prevent fraud despite repeated calls, as the force received more than 110 reports of unauthorised credit card transactions following the pre-order launch of the company’s latest model. The force said on Saturday that residents began reporting suspicious credit card purchases of the foldable iPhone Duo after online pre-orders started on Friday at 8pm. The largest transaction involved... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371245/police-receive-over-100-reports-about-credit-card-charges-iphone-duo-pre-orders https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371245/police-receive-over-100-reports-about-credit-card-charges-iphone-duo-pre-orders Sat, 17 Oct 2026 07:31:50 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong Slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung’s partner told a court this week she initially misled him about her former in-laws’ wealth before describing them as horrible and ungrateful after a bitter family dispute. Chris Tam Fong-chun’s testimony also shed light on his complex relationship with Choi and his former classmate Alex Kwong Kong-chi. The three remained connected through their four children, as Choi had two with each man. During the third week of the murder trial, Tam told the High... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371242/abby-chois-partner-tells-murder-trial-she-hid-ex-laws-financial-reliance-her https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371242/abby-chois-partner-tells-murder-trial-she-hid-ex-laws-financial-reliance-her Sat, 17 Oct 2026 07:00:10 +0000 Ng Kang-chung Ng Kang-chung Hong Kong police have arrested two men over their alleged involvement in at least six break-ins across Kowloon over the past three months, with total losses amounting to HK$1.7 million (US$216,629). The pair – a 54-year-old mainland Chinese man and a 34-year-old Hong Kong resident – were arrested separately on Thursday in Sham Shui Po and Tsim Sha Tsui, respectively. Police identified and located them following a break-in targeting four flats in a private residential building on Farm Road in... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371200/hong-kong-police-arrest-2-men-over-hk17-million-kowloon-break-spree https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371200/hong-kong-police-arrest-2-men-over-hk17-million-kowloon-break-spree Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:04:52 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong The former father-in-law of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung failed to repay a HK$250,000 loan from her partner’s father and asked for help in hiring lawyers after he was remanded in custody for allegedly killing the model three years ago, a court has heard. Tam Chak-kwan, founder of the popular restaurant chain TamJai Yunnan Mixian, testified in the High Court on Friday about his interactions with Kwong Kau in the year leading to the latter’s arrest for his suspected role in Choi’s... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371182/ex-father-law-failed-repay-hk250000-loan-abby-choi-murder-trial-hears https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371182/ex-father-law-failed-repay-hk250000-loan-abby-choi-murder-trial-hears Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:40:16 +0000 Lo Hoi-ying Lo Hoi-ying An elderly woman who pasted materials containing pro-independence slogans and Hong Kong’s colonial-era flag outside her flat has been sentenced to three months in a maximum-security psychiatric institution for displaying seditious publications. West Kowloon Court ordered housewife Yang Chau-ki, 62, to undergo mandatory psychiatric treatment at the Siu Lam Psychiatric Centre on Friday. She was charged with knowingly displaying publications with seditious intent under Hong Kong’s Article 23... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371131/hong-kong-housewife-gets-3-months-psychiatric-institution-over-seditious-posters https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371131/hong-kong-housewife-gets-3-months-psychiatric-institution-over-seditious-posters Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:32:05 +0000 Danny Mok Danny Mok Hong Kong authorities have uncovered alleged corner-cutting and false declarations involving fire-safety components in a contractor’s replacement of 48 lifts at two public housing estates. The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department said on Thursday that surprise inspections had found serious deficiencies in projects carried out by Taizoom Elevator (Hong Kong) at Tsui Ping (North) Estate in Kwun Tong and Pok Hong Estate in Sha Tin. It said 39 lifts replaced between May 2025 and July this... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371062/firm-accused-cost-cutting-false-declarations-over-fire-safety-parts-48-lifts https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371062/firm-accused-cost-cutting-false-declarations-over-fire-safety-parts-48-lifts Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:17:40 +0000 Jess Ma Jess Ma Hong Kong police have arrested six people allegedly tied to a nine-year scam run by a suspected cross-border criminal syndicate offering business opportunities in agarwood and cryptocurrency, with funds involved reaching HK$14 million (US$1.78 million). Superintendent Allan Chu Ming-lun of the commercial crime bureau said on Thursday that investigations began in September after the force received 21 reports from victims, mostly elderly people, saying they had been investing in various products... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371037/6-arrested-over-hk14m-agarwood-and-crypto-investment-scam-ran-9-years https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371037/6-arrested-over-hk14m-agarwood-and-crypto-investment-scam-ran-9-years Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:13:16 +0000 Fiona Chow Fiona Chow A 19-year-old teenager has admitted splashing corrosive liquid on a Singaporean tourist in Hong Kong last year, leaving her with second-degree burns. The High Court on Thursday heard the guilty plea from Anson Kew, who was 17 when he threw a corrosive solution at 36-year-old Jiang Wen, who was visiting the city, on June 9 last year. Jiang was getting into a vehicle in Wan Chai when Kew, dressed in black and wearing a mask, ambushed her. She screamed in pain and collapsed after feeling an intense... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371038/hong-kong-teenager-pleads-guilty-acid-attack-singaporean-tourist https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371038/hong-kong-teenager-pleads-guilty-acid-attack-singaporean-tourist Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:10:42 +0000 Danny Mok Danny Mok Hong Kong police have arrested a man and a woman after he allegedly stole a gold necklace worth nearly HK$80,000 (US$10,193) from a Chow Sang Sang jewellery store in Tai Po. The man was tracked down in the same district on Thursday afternoon, but only half of the necklace has been recovered. The unemployed 37-year-old entered the store on Kwong Fuk Road at about 3.10pm on Wednesday. Believed to be financially strapped, he carried out the theft without attempting to cover his face. After asking... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371030/hong-kong-police-arrest-suspect-hk80000-tai-po-gold-necklace-theft https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371030/hong-kong-police-arrest-suspect-hk80000-tai-po-gold-necklace-theft Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:13:14 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong The partner of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung has denied seeking a sexual relationship with her ex-husband when they were young, saying he only remained in contact because their children shared the same mother. Testifying on Thursday, Chris Tam Fong-chun appeared surprised when a defence lawyer suggested he wanted a “romantic and sexual relationship” with Alex Kwong Kong-chi when they were studying at the same international school. “Definitely disagree,” Tam said after seeking... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370987/abby-chois-partner-tells-court-her-ex-father-law-helped-resolve-his-hk5m-debt https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370987/abby-chois-partner-tells-court-her-ex-father-law-helped-resolve-his-hk5m-debt Thu, 15 Oct 2026 07:46:57 +0000 Danny Mok Danny Mok Hong Kong police are searching for a man who stole a gold necklace worth nearly HK$80,000 (US$10,193) from a Chow Sang Sang jewellery store in Tai Po on Wednesday afternoon. According to a source, the suspect, described as a man in his forties, entered the shop on Kwong Fuk Road around 3.10pm. After asking to try on the necklace, which weighed more than a tael (37.5 grams or 1.3 ounces), he snatched it, fled towards Kwong Fuk Lane and boarded an airport-bound bus. Initial investigations revealed... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370874/hong-kong-police-hunt-suspect-who-stole-gold-necklace-tai-po-jewellery-store https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370874/hong-kong-police-hunt-suspect-who-stole-gold-necklace-tai-po-jewellery-store Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:08:05 +0000 Lo Hoi-ying Lo Hoi-ying An Indonesian domestic helper in Hong Kong has been remanded in custody after being charged with killing her 93-year-old employer at the weekend. Kharsina, 52, was brought to the Kwun Tong Court on Wednesday to face a count of murder. Police arrested her in the early hours of Monday after her 93-year-old employer was found unresponsive in her flat at Long Yiu House in Kai Tak’s Tak Long Estate on Sunday. Paramedics rushed the elderly woman to hospital after administering emergency treatment at... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370849/domestic-helper-charged-murdering-93-year-old-employer-hong-kong https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370849/domestic-helper-charged-murdering-93-year-old-employer-hong-kong Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:29:03 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong The former mother-in-law of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung tried to prevent her family from reporting her disappearance to police by suggesting that they wait for her “kidnappers” to issue their demands, a court has heard. Choi’s partner, Chris Tam Fong-chun, told the High Court on Wednesday that Jenny Li Sui-heung had tried to paint the influencer’s disappearance as an abduction, saying he should delay calling police until after the perpetrators contacted him. “Li Sui-heung said... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370842/abby-chois-ex-mother-law-urged-delay-calling-police-until-ransom-kidnappers https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370842/abby-chois-ex-mother-law-urged-delay-calling-police-until-ransom-kidnappers Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:55:59 +0000 Fiona Chow Fiona Chow A Hong Kong court has sentenced a former assistant warden at a care home for people with intellectual disabilities to 13 years in prison for raping a female resident five times, with the judge condemning the assaults as “extremely despicable”. High Court Judge Douglas Yau Tak-hong on Wednesday sentenced Chung Pui-kei, 38, who was found guilty of five counts of raping the 23-year-old resident at Hong Chi Pinehill Integrated Vocational Training Centre Kwong Fuk Hostel in Tai Po. “The defendant’s... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370822/13-years-prison-former-care-home-warden-who-raped-intellectually-disabled-woman https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370822/13-years-prison-former-care-home-warden-who-raped-intellectually-disabled-woman Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:11:44 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong The former father-in-law of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung called her a “birthing machine” and tried to assault her before he allegedly plotted with his two sons to kill her three years ago, a court has heard. Choi’s partner, Chris Tam Fong-chun, recounted on Tuesday a bitter argument between the influencer and her former in-laws in what he said was a watershed moment leading to a breakdown in the relationship in mid-2022. Choi was previously married to Alex Kwong Kong-chi, 31, who... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370772/slain-model-abby-choi-called-birthing-machine-ex-father-law-court-hears https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370772/slain-model-abby-choi-called-birthing-machine-ex-father-law-court-hears Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:17:35 +0000 Matthew Cheng Matthew Cheng The average loss suffered by elderly victims of investment scams in Hong Kong rose by a third year on year to HK$1.08 million (US$137,600) in 2026, the city’s police chief has said, calling for greater community vigilance against syndicates preying on retirees. Commissioner of Police Joe Chow Yat-ming on Tuesday also warned of a recent surge in scams involving fraudsters posing as customer service officers, with such cases nearly doubling from last year. Speaking at the launch of “Anti-fraud... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370758/average-loss-elderly-hongkongers-investment-scams-jumps-33-hk108m https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370758/average-loss-elderly-hongkongers-investment-scams-jumps-33-hk108m Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:42:02 +0000