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Under Section 13 of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, a person who provides unlawful drilling can face seven years in jail, and those who undergo the drills could also be subject to three years’ imprisonment. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong national security police arrest 9 over military-style combat drills

Arrests first under domestic national security law, with some suspects allegedly gathering at scene of Tai Po fire.

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Hong Kong courts

Hongkonger remanded after ‘impersonating fire victim, claiming HK$18,000 in aid’

Cathay Pacific

Hong Kong police arrest man over trying to open plane door on Cathay flight

Hong Kong

Hospital Authority reports alleged fake device certificate to Hong Kong police

Certificate submitted by subcontractor Novox not issued by mainland Chinese lab Guangdong Zhongzhenhang Metrology Testing Co Ltd as claimed.

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Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung. Photo: Felix Wong
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong police officer found guilty of forging statements to close 10 cases

Wong Yiu-chung, 34, convicted of forgery and misconduct after using fake statements, hiding facts from victims and misleading his superiors.

Hong Kong society

Editorial | Persistence of scams targeting students in Hong Kong shows need for vigilance

Stronger enforcement and publicity of anti-fraud measures are necessary to uphold the city’s allure as a hub for education.

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Drugs

Hong Kong police arrest 2 over possession of suspected dangerous drugs

Man, 55, and woman, 49, stopped in Cheung Sha Wan with officers seizing cartridges and packets of suspected etomidate and methamphetamine.

A government advertisement warning about the dangers of the drug previously named the drug “space oil” and renamed as etomidate. Photo: May Tse
Legislative Council election 2025

Hong Kong police arrest man after Legco election posters vandalised

Five posters related to Sunday’s poll allegedly destroyed on Mei Tin Road in Tai Wai, according to force.

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

12-hour windows will be given on Wednesday and Thursday, with civil servants on hand to help move possessions.

The death toll from the devastating fire at Wang Fuk Court has risen to 156. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong

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

Fire put out in Tuen Mun flat, with police arresting man, 51, on suspicion of murdering wife, 50.

The woman was taken to Tuen Mun Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead. Photo: Jelly Tse
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.

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.

Pedestrians cross Nathan Road in Mong Kok on February 2. The Competition Commission is rolling out a short drama series to help local businesses understand what information can – and cannot – be shared with competitors under the law. Photo: Edmond So
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.

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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.

Hong Kong

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.

Fung Tak Estate. A Hong Kong father has been arrested on suspicion of attempting to murder his 11-year-old daughter. Photo: Eugene Lee
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.

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.

Hong Kong

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.

Hong Kong immigration officers have arrested 34 people during an operation to crack down on illegal labour. Photo: Handout
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.

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