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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.
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Hong Kong society

Easy money or risky business? What can Hong Kong do as prediction markets boom?

Despite official warnings ahead of World Cup, Polymarket and Kalshi remain popular with residents who bet on everything from politics to weather.

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Hong Kong police

9 arrested after HK$2.7 million in cash, goods stolen from Hong Kong farm

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong court jails man for 14 years over ‘evil’ bomb plot

Hong Kong society

Legal Tales | Where do office supplies belong? Here’s a hint: it’s in the name

As petty as taking a pen or coffee capsule home seems, it’s technically a crime under Hong Kong employment laws.

Under Hong Kong’s employment laws, an employer can sack a worker for stealing office supplies, as it is an offence of dishonesty. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong

Sexual abuse cases against children up 20% as security chief vows tighter laws

Hong Kong police figures show there were 797 cases of sexual offences against children under 17 last year, up from 663 in 2024.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest male suspect, 36, over sexual assaults on 4 drunk men

Police provisionally charge man who allegedly also recorded non-consensual sex acts with the four victims, aged between 19 and 23.

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Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong van driver arrested over deaths of firefighter and wife in crash

Driver, 44, held on suspicion of dangerous driving causing death in collision with a taxi on Tsing Sha Highway.

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The 38-year-old firefighter and his 35-year-old wife were passengers in the taxi that was hit by the van on the eastbound Tsing Sha Highway. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong courts

Filmmaker Raymond Wong begins jail sentence, giving up bail as he awaits appeal

Wong, 80, does not give reason for relinquishing bail, but starts serving five-month jail term after being convicted of insider trading.

Hong Kong society

Data leak fears after ransomware attack hits Hong Kong’s Kee Wah Bakery

Privacy watchdog seeks details to assess risks as the company alerts staff, customers and suppliers.

Hong Kong society

Editorial | Social media tempts but patient confidentiality must be upheld

The arrest of an intern doctor, who is also an online influencer, and the suspension of a resident doctor show more ethics training may be needed.

The 24-year-old intern doctor, who was arrested on suspicion of accessing a computer with dishonest intent, is released on bail from Cheung Sha Wan Police Station, Hong Kong, on June 13. Photo: Dickson Lee
Accidents and personal safety

2 passengers killed as truck collides with taxi on Hong Kong road

Taxi flips over at least six times after being hit by truck on Tsing Sha Highway on Tuesday night.

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The taxi rolled over at least six times before coming to a stop on the highway. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong courts

Man ‘mistakenly beat girlfriend to death while trying to help her lose weight’

Ng Ka-sing, 29, denies murdering his girlfriend in Hong Kong village house in 2022.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 150 over HK$320 million illegal online betting syndicate

Citywide raids shut down betting network using stooge accounts and overseas sites, seizing HK$1 million in cash and HK$4 million in assets.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong tutor admits to molesting 5 boys, filming abuse as ‘mementos’

Man, 46, pleads guilty to 19 sex offences against boys aged seven to 14 at now-closed tutorial centre in Mei Foo between 2017 and 2023.

Yu Hey-tsit, 46, pleaded guilty at the High Court to 15 counts of indecent assault and four of making child pornography. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
Hong Kong

Ex-head of CUHK rehab centre charged with fraud over false service claims

Lau Mun-cheung, 65, is accused of falsely claiming he personally provided consultations and procedures to patients to obtain fees from the university.

CUHK Medical Centre. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong courts

British tourist wanted after jumping bail over Hong Kong airport vandalism

Youcef Bennoui, 35, failed to appear at West Kowloon Court to answer charges of criminal damage and possession of a Part 1 poison.

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Hong Kong

HK$751,000 worth of jewellery stolen while owners dine at Hong Kong luxury home

Owner of home at Greenwood Terrace in Fo Tan said jewellery box pried open, with 10 necklaces, 15 rings and six brooches missing.

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Hong Kong landlord and tenant arrested after rental dispute turns violent

Landlord, 41 and tenant, 42, came to blows over the lease, during which an unknown liquid was thrown.

Police arrested the landlord and tenant on suspicion of common assault. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong police

Police seize HK$7.2m of drugs, target syndicate recruiting using online gaming

Two of four arrested suspects recruited by syndicate through gaming platforms to help run drug packaging and distribution, force says.

Hospital Authority

Intern doctor released on bail, returns to hospital as part of police probe

Woman, 24, dismissed by Hospital Authority for misconduct could face up to five years in prison over alleged access of patient data.

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Hong Kong courts

Court extends order against college finance chief in HK$25m embezzlement case

Hong Kong Chu Hai College alleges that Ray Yip disguised illicit transactions as academic and administrative expenses.

Ray Yip appeared for the first time at the High Court on Friday. Photo: Brian Wong
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong retiree gets 40 hours of community service for slapping 5-year-old boy

Court hears Lok Kam-ming, 61, lost his temper after hearing boy berate helper at Grand Yoho shopping centre.

The defendant returned to Tuen Mun Court on Friday for sentencing. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong woman feared reporting teacher over assaults would harm him

Alleged offences took place between November 2019 and June 2024, when former student was aged between 14 and 19 years old.

Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF)

16 arrested over bogus MPF withdrawal requests due to serious health problems

Superintendent says suspects include two alleged intermediaries who recruited and helped MPF members to file fraudulent applications.

United States

6 held as Hong Kong customs seizes HK$156 million in fake World Cup merchandise

About 230,000 counterfeit items seized in ‘Clean Sheet’ operation, most bound for overseas markets.

About 230,000 counterfeit items have been seized in the “Clean Sheet” operation. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Trainee doctor reported to police for allegedly accessing patient data illicitly

Hospital Authority says it also warned woman over earlier misconduct while interning at Ruttonjee Hospital in Wan Chai.

The trainee posted photos on social media of having X-ray sessions on her knee. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

Truck driver held as HK$10m of injections, fish maw seized at Hong Kong bridge

Most of confiscated goods were controlled pharmaceutical products, including tablets to treat HIV, cosmetic fillers and weight-loss injections.

Hong Kong courts

Man jailed for 10 months over seditious messages thrown from Hong Kong flat

Raymond Wong wrote offensive messages targeting police, judges and mainland residents and threw them out of his window.

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