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Crime in Hong Kong
Hong Kong crime news, including murder cases, triads, the hunt for serial killers, court cases and trials, shootings, burglary, armed robbery and corruption.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
Former lawmaker Chim Pui-chung arrives at District Court in December of last year. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong courts

Ex-Hong Kong lawmaker Chim Pui-chung jailed for 2 years, 10 months in fraud case

Judge Ernest Lin also sentences former lawmaker’s son, Ricky Chim, to three years and one month in prison for back-door deal a decade ago.

From our archives

When the ‘charred body’ of a millionaire was found in Hong Kong

Southeast Asia forced-labour scams

Hongkonger rescued from Myanmar scam farm, as authorities vow swift return home

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Hong Kong police probe suspected theft of 2 speedboats worth HK$800,000

Speedboats went missing from typhoon shelter near Kwai Chung, police say.

Rambler Channel Typhoon Shelter near Kwai Chung. Photo: Google Maps

Hong Kong police chief warns of surge in investment, impersonation scams

Commissioner of Police Raymond Siu says measures will be put in place to protect mainland students in city from falling prey to scams.

Hong Kong’s Ngong Ping 360 to join fight against illegal cable car ticket sales

Cable car attraction will ‘actively cooperate’ with authorities in crackdown after two hawkers arrested.

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Hong Kong authorities urged to provide clear answer on rescue of scam farm victims

Families of victims did not hear from their loved ones at start of Lunar New Year, which was worryingly ‘abnormal’, ex-district councillor says.

A Hong Kong resident recently rescued from a scam farm in Myanmar talks with immigration officials in Bangkok. Photo: Handout

Cat’s severed head found on tray in Hong Kong village at start of Lunar New Year

Passer-by calls police after spotting offerings and black cat’s head on tray as he passed village entrance.

Education in Hong Kong

Record 71 Hong Kong teachers struck off for misconduct in 2024

Full-year figure is highest on record and represents a 51 per cent increase compared with 2023.

Hong Kong

Lake near Hong Kong Disneyland to reopen after body found in suspected suicide

Police say body is of 31-year-old mainland Chinese man, while lake where burnt body discovered to reopen on Wednesday.

The 12-hectare lake is located about 1km from Hong Kong Disneyland Resort. Photo: SCMP
Hong Kong

Hong Kong man, 29, lured to Southeast Asian ‘scam farm’ returns home

Security official will remain in Bangkok to continue efforts to rescue 10 other residents stranded in similar fraud centres in region.

The man (right) held captive at a scam farm since October has returned to Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

1 in 3 Hongkongers do not know ‘space oil’ health risks, drug survey finds

Usually packaged in e-cigarette capsules and containing anaesthetic etomidate, substance has been gaining popularity among young people.

Hong Kong

Lake near Hong Kong Disneyland closed indefinitely after discovery of body

Police officers and multiple vehicles were spotted conducting investigations near the park early on Monday.

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Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong doctor given 120 hours of community service for filming upskirt video

Probation officer tells court that doctor from Chinese University of Hong Kong made recording during lecture out of stress.

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Doctor Cyrus Tse is sentenced to 120 hours of unpaid community work for taking an upskirt video of a student while giving a lecture. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong pollster taken in again as part of national security probe

Robert Chung was escorted from his home on Monday morning for questioning for the second time in two weeks, Post learns.

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Robert Chung (centre) has been taken away by police for the second time in two weeks. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong

2 students charged over ‘space oil’ found in handbag by Hong Kong customs

Pair jointly charged with one count of possession of Part 1 poison after routine check at China Ferry Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui.

Crime

5 Hongkongers charged over detention of woman found in flat who later died

Suspects accused of holding woman in flat for almost a month; two others arrested on suspicion of helping alleged culprits.

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Another 3 suspects arrested over fatal knife attack in Hong Kong’s Yuen Long

Force arrests two 22-year-old men on suspicion of murder and wounding, and 20-year-old woman over conspiracy to wound.

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Police investigate outside the Hi Yip Factory Building on Hi Yip Street in Yuen Long. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong transport

Rare intercity train displayed by Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation damaged by public

Cross-border intercity KTT train has had parts removed and suffered damage just one day after exhibition opened to public.

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Hong Kong man refused to provide breath sample in suspected drink-driving case

Man arrested after officers stop car in Wan Chai early Saturday and suspected he had been drinking.

Scams and swindles

Over 300 mainland students in Hong Kong lose HK$230 million to scams: Chris Tang

City’s security chief says police logged 16 such cases in January alone, with losses amounting to HK$20 million.

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Visitors pose for pictures at the University of Hong Kong. Photo: Elson Li
Thailand

Hongkonger stuck in Thailand to fly home on Monday after scam farm ordeal

Security chief Chris Tang ‘thankful’ to secure return of 29-year-old in time for Lunar New Year.

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Members of a Hong Kong task force met the man on Friday night. Photo: Handout
Scams and swindles

Phishing alert as Hong Kong workers warned to be wary of fake company emails

Almost 10 per cent of workers clicked on a fake human resources department survey, a test involving 37,220 employees found.

Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police arrest 2 more suspects in Yuen Long knife attack

Insider says latest suspects are construction workers and suspected of being members of triad group.

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From our archives

In 1977, a local teacher murdered his wife in a brutal hacking in Hong Kong

The couple were married in China in 1944, but fell out of touch when the husband moved to Hong Kong in 1949 and remarried – when they reconnected in 1962, the situation became untenable.

Policemen drive to Hing Wah Estate with a murder suspect as part of their investigation into the murder of Tsang Yuen-wan. Photo: SCMP/Yau Tin-kwai
Hong Kong

Editorial | Stricter Hong Kong law on animal cruelty long overdue

Pets cherished during the lonely days of the pandemic are now being abandoned and Hong Kong care groups are struggling to cope.

The SPCA says the adoption rate for abandoned Hong Kong animals needing a home lags the number of cases it handles. Photo: Facebook
Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police arrest 13 who sold non-existent tickets to Andy Lau concerts

Highest individual loss was HK$640,000 for purchase of 544 tickets to Lau’s shows.

Crime

4 arrested over deadly knife attack in Hong Kong’s Yuen Long

Two suspects arrested by Thai immigration police and escorted back to Hong Kong.

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