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Kelvin Luk became infatuated with the girl, the court heard. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong lawyer who had sex with girl, 12, jailed for 3 years, 7 months

Court rejects claim by Kelvin Luk, 40, that he was in a serious and genuinely loving relationship with the 12-year-old.

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Residents of tower spared in Hong Kong blaze get 90 minutes to fetch belongings

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Hong Kong man facing murder charge after wife found with knife wounds, burns

Hong Kong courts

Retired Hong Kong star tutor ‘K Kwong’ avoids jail sentence over upskirt video

Kenneth Kwong, 64, placed on one-year probation after pleading guilty to unlawful recording of a woman on an escalator at Tai Wai station.

Kenneth Kwong Si-san, 64, was placed on probation for a year. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Portraits of courage: helpers who stayed with their wards during Hong Kong fire

More than 200 domestic helpers worked in Wang Fuk Court, with nearly 80 missing and many more displaced along with employers.

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Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Competition watchdog’s creative campaign will help promote market fairness

As one of the freest economies in the world, Hong Kong should be a level playing field where businesses operate fairly and consumers benefit.

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Law

Legal Tales | A new test for consent: reforming Hong Kong’s approach to sexual crimes

Efforts to update the city’s sexual offence laws aim to reflect evolving views on consent and improve prosecution outcomes.

The Hong Kong Law Reform Commission produced a consultation paper in 2012 on rape and other non-consensual sexual offences, as well as a report in 2019 reviewing all major substantive sexual offences in the city. Photo: Getty Images
Accidents and personal safety

Fire probe centres on widespread use of flammable material by building firm

Three arrested after officials identify use of styrofoam in residential blocks and say other material suspicious.

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Hong Kong fires and safety

Letters | Hong Kong fire must force rethink on use of bamboo scaffolding

Readers discuss the massive fire at a housing estate in Tai Po, and how a clumsy response to sexual abuse can result in re-traumatisation.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong student arrested after birthday celebration takes violent turn

One teenager suffers knife wounds to head, back and waist, while other student sustains injuries to both hands.

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The injured have been rushed to Caritas Medical Centre. Photo: Jelly Tse
Social media

Hong Kong’s national security police arrest 2 over alleged seditious online posts

Man and woman held over alleged seditious posts on social media, while police also seize suspected marijuana during search at Kwai Chung home.

Police searched the suspects shop and reportedly took away a male staff member. Photo: Handout
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Hong Kong competition watchdog adds touch of drama to campaign about fair play

Competition Commission initiative reminds companies that sharing information such as pricing, costs or future strategies could risk falling foul of the law.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong father held for allegedly giving daughter, 11, drink with rat poison

Father, 48, also ingested rodenticide and left suicide note, but both he and his daughter are in stable condition in hospital.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong launches probe after voters’ personal details posted on social media

Government warns that such acts will not be tolerated, with the Registration and Electoral Office referring case to a law enforcement agency.

The Legislative Council election will be held on December 7. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police arrest man over stealing credit cards on flight from Abu Dhabi

Source says man, 52, arrested at Hong Kong International Airport after two passengers filed reports with authorities.

The suspect was arrested at Hong Kong airport, a source has said. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
Hong Kong

Hong Kong seizes fake Gucci, other goods worth HK$65 million during major sale

Customs seizes 120,000 counterfeit items in transshipments during ‘Double 11’ online shopping festival in mainland China.

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34 arrested in Hong Kong crackdown on illegal workers, including 13 ex-helpers

Three-day operation is the third targeting illegal workers in two months, involving raids at places such as restaurants and manufacturing sites.

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Accidents and personal safety

2 arrested as Hong Kong police reclassify scaffolding accident as manslaughter

Foreman Lai Cheuk-yuen, 48, and worker Fong Man-hung, 58, taken into custody over incident in Kai Tak that killed two workers last February.

The scene of the fatal incident last February, where the collapse of scaffolding led to the deaths of two female workers. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong society

Are Hong Kong teachers, healthcare and social workers more alert to child abuse?

Professionals account for second-largest proportion of calls to reporting hotline in 2024-25, at about 18 per cent, NGO says.

Hong Kong police

3 men linked to fatal attack on suspected triad member sent back to Hong Kong

Trio earlier handed over by mainland police, bringing number of arrests over Sha Tin knife attack to 10.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong man jailed for 7 years for killing 3-month-old; wife also abused baby

Defendant admits to manslaughter after court hears evidence that he had thrust cotton bud into infant’s throat and scorched him with hairdryer.

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The baby, entrusted to the couple’s care by a friend, was abused at their flat in Peony House West Block on Foo Kwai Street. Photo: Google Maps
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong lawyer who admitted to sex with girl, 12, says relationship was genuine

Defence for Kelvin Luk, 40, says Form One pupil also took active steps to engage the accused, including sending him obscene content.

Kelvin Luk, 40, has pleaded guilty to having sex with a 12-year-old girl twice. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

2 Hongkongers held as HK$7.5 million cross-border sham marriage network smashed

Syndicate used e-commerce platforms and messaging apps to recruit residents for sham marriages with non-locals, Immigration Department says.

Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police arrest 15 in crackdown on HK$1.1 billion laundering operation

Police say suspected ringleader is linked to Sun Yee On triad group, with HK$24.7 million in cash, assets discovered in raid on his home.

Hong Kong taxis

Hong Kong taxi driver arrested over death of elderly woman in road accident

Cabby, 61, held on suspicion of dangerous driving after 81-year-old dies in hospital from injuries.

The woman, 81, was rushed to Queen Mary Hospital in Pok Fu Lam, but died from injuries sustained in the collision. Photo: Winson Wong
Hong Kong society

‘Devastating’ losses: scammers targeting mainland Chinese students in Hong Kong

Fraudsters have cheated mainland students out of HK$110 million in first nine months this year.

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A Chinese University of Hong Kong student was scammed into transferring 200,000 yuan. Photo: Jelly Tse
Legislative Council election 2025

2 Hong Kong men arrested over vandalising Legco election campaign posters

Police say officers arrested two local men on suspicion of criminal damage after finding vandalised posters at Tong Mi Road footbridge.

Scams and swindles

‘Singapore businessman’ steals HK$2.6 million from Hongkonger in romance scam

Police say case involving 52-year-old woman is among more than 40 online love scams recorded in past two weeks, with losses totalling HK$17 million.

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