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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.
A large amount of foam was found in a pond (left) at the Kam Ying Court estate, harming its turtles and killing a catfish. Photo: Facebook/The Turtle’s Inn’s Post
Animal welfare in Hong Kong

Man held after laundry capsules dumped into pond, killing fish, injuring turtles

Hong Kong police arrest 42-year-old suspect after examining surveillance footage of Ma On Shan incident.

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Hong Kong

Lawyer warns against doxxing after AIA employee suspended over mall brawl

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong officer charged over indecent messages to suspect’s friend

Hong Kong

3 women charged over play-area brawl, police say grandmother was hit first

Force says dispute began over basketball attraction and investigators believe girl’s mother slapped 68‑year‑old first.

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Three women have been charged after a brawl broke out in a children’s play area at a Hong Kong shopping centre. Photo: Threads/one_mushroooom
Hong Kong

Hong Kong privacy watchdog arrests boxer for allegedly doxxing opponent

Suspect allegedly twice posted victim’s personal information on social media, revealing name, photo and workplace, among other details.

Hong Kong police

2 arrested in Hong Kong fight over elderly woman slapping girl

Viral footage shows elderly woman shoving and then slapping girl at shopping centre, before another woman retaliates.

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The Philippines

Family seeks help after Hongkonger held in Philippines despite finishing jail time

Family of Tang Lung-wai says he remains in prison and still faces lengthy administrative procedures before deportation.

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Tang Lung-wai (right) was originally arrested in 2000. Photo: SCMP
Hong Kong

Hong Kong customs seizes HK$11m of suspected sex pills, cancer drugs at warehouse

Officers arrest two people during raid at Sheung Shui site, confiscating more than 400,000 alleged controlled pharmaceutical items.

West Kowloon Court

Monk remanded after alleged theft of Monkey King statue from Hong Kong temple

Court documents state that Zha Jianxin, a Shenzhen-based two-way permit holder, allegedly took the statue from Lung Mo Temple on August 24.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong man loses HK$2.8 million in investment scam, among 50 cases in a week

Fraudsters conned victim in his sixties into investing in fraudulent ‘recyclable waste project’ by energy giants in Hong Kong, mainland China.

Hong Kong police have recorded 50 investment scams in the past week, with losses totalling over HK$30 million. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong courts

RTHK editor gets 160 hours of community service for upskirt video

Chong Tak-yin, 57, pleaded guilty to unlawful recording of intimate parts after police found an upskirt video on his phone.

Chong Tak-yin told arresting officers the offence was “a momentary lapse of judgment” driven by sexual impulse. Photo: Fiona Chow
Hong Kong

Another suspect in HK$7m gold robbery at Hong Kong airport held after car crash

21-year-old man was driving private car towards Sha Tin around 3am on Tuesday when he crashed into an oncoming vehicle.

Mainland China

Hong Kong woman arrested for allegedly wearing seditious T-shirt outside court

Woman was detained on suspicion of disorder in a public place, obstructing police and acting with seditious intention.

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Hong Kong courts

Former Hong Kong teacher gets 18 months in prison for molesting student twice

Judge Gary Lam describes defendant Cheng Hon-sze’s case as serious and says there is no room for a reduced sentence.

Cheng Hon-sze attends court in June this year. Photo: Brian Wong
Hong Kong police

Murder-suicide suspected as woman found dead after husband jumps from building

Hong Kong police investigating after woman found dead in flat shortly after alleged suicide of 80-year-old husband in Kwai Chung Estate.

Chun Kwai House at Kwai Chung Estate. Photo: Jelly Tse
Crime

Patient arrested after bedding, restraint belts set ablaze at Hong Kong hospital

No injuries reported after fire broke out at Kwong Wah Hospital at 12.36am.

Accidents and personal safety

Man arrested for driving under influence of drugs after 3-vehicle crash

Two hospitalised after accident along Pok Fu Lam Road involving large truck and two light goods vehicles, police say.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 2 men allegedly linked to HK$500,000 phishing scam

Officers find 110 SIM cards and modem pool in hotel room allegedly used to send more than 2,000 scam texts about undelivered parcels and insurance fees.

Officers seized 110 SIM cards, nine mobile phones and a modem pool from a hotel room, allegedly used to send more than 2,000 scam messages. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong customs

Customs seizes endangered turtles and parrots in 2 cases, arrests woman

Batch of 17 live turtles found in package at airport, while parrots, rabbit, hamster, guinea pig and sugar glider seized at Lok Ma Chau.

Hong Kong courts

Ex-care home worker accused of raping intellectually disabled woman 5 times

Chung Pui-kei alleged to have raped woman with intellectual ability of a child while working at care home linked to NGO Hong Chi Association.

Hong Kong

Cockroaches, frozen rats among 118kg of pests, pet food seized in Hong Kong

Customs officers arrest driver, 40, at Man Kam To control point after finding suspected illegal shipment valued at HK$35,000.

Customs authorities display the seized live plant pests and frozen pet food. Photo: ISD
Hong Kong

HKU professor charged over HK$2.2m bribery linked to IT education contracts

ICAC accuses Gary Wong from faculty of education of accepting bribes in return for awarding seven contracts.

The main building of the University of Hong Kong in Pok Fu Lam. Gary Wong served as the director of the university’s Centre for Information Technology in Education when the alleged bribery occurred. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong society

Opatra London and Hong Kong distributor suspend local operations after arrests

Beauty product company stresses local retailer functions independently after managers arrested over allegations of aggressive sales tactics.

Mainland China

MTR Corp senior manager conned out of HK$74m by fraudster posing as HSBC UK staff

Hong Kong police investigating case in which man, 59, was allegedly duped into sham green bond investment scheme over two years.

Hong Kong courts

Ex-Deloitte IT manager jailed for 22 months over HK$1.2 million laptop theft

Ho Man-kit, 40, earlier pleaded guilty to stealing 423 company laptops to sell to recycler to fund his stock trading addiction.

The District Court building in Wan Chai. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong

Why do hard-sell beauty tactics persist – and when can consumers fight back?

From being pressured into paying to having a credit card held, lawyers explain when aggressive sales practices may breach the law and what consumers can do.

Snatching a customer’s credit card to conduct a transaction is a typical example of coercion, a lawyer says. Photo: Getty Images
Consumer protection in Hong Kong

Top executive at Opatra Hong Kong operator quits amid coercive sales probe

Check by SCMP found Sayles Retail filed Notice of Resignation of Company Secretary and Director with Companies Registry on Wednesday.

Hong Kong

Domestic helper arrested after girl scalded by hot water in Hong Kong

Source says helper claimed the girl put her hand into a sink before she could test the water temperature, but child’s mother calls account a lie.

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