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Hong Kong crime news, including murder cases, triads, the hunt for serial killers, court cases and trials, shootings, burglary, armed robbery and corruption.
Police have warned it is becoming a trend for burglars to enter flats at buildings undergoing renovation to their exteriors through scaffolding. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong

Building scaffolding gives burglars easy access, police say after 2 arrested

Force urges security guards at buildings undergoing renovation to heighten vigilance after scaffolding used to access homes in HK$6,000 theft.

Hong Kong

She answered an advert for a part-time helper. Then she lost HK$2.25 million

Hong Kong

Shouson Hill house burgled, HK$1.1 million in watches, foreign currency stolen

Hong Kong

Hong Kong taxi driver arrested for dangerous driving, hitting speeds of 160km/h

Undercover officers intercept driver, 31, after he completed 42km trip from Sai Kung Country Park to border checkpoint in about 30 mins.

Taxi vehicles seized by police. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

Hong Kong seizes HK$16 million of counterfeit goods in joint cross-border operation

Operation between Hong Kong, mainland China and Macau uncovers 23 cases, involving 46,000 counterfeit items including watches, phones and luxury goods.

Drugs

Man arrested in Hong Kong after police seize HK$800,000 of suspected heroin

Suspect, 44, held in Tuen Mun operation for allegedly trafficking in dangerous drugs, police say.

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Crime

Opinion | My finance expertise was no defence against online scammers

Perpetrators of online fraud are enabled by new technology and connectivity, meaning everyone must be on their guard.

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Cambodian authorities display equipment at an alleged online scam operation at a condominium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on March 11. Photo: EPA
Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest man after attempted armed bank robbery in Causeway Bay

Suspect, 60, held after attempted robbery in which he demanded HK$100,000 while claiming to have a knife, before staff triggered the alarm.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Law Society closes firm linked to crash-for-cash scam

Society’s council intervenes in the practice of Raymond Lam & Associates, which will cease operations with immediate effect.

Hong Kong fires and safety

Auditor takes aim at fire services over delayed safety hazard prosecutions

Fire services yet to launch prosecutions over 34 mini-storage premises that failed to follow safety hazard orders, with some first checked in 2016.

The Audit Commission’s report focused on fire safety at industrial buildings, a subject that came under public scrutiny after a blaze at a premises in Ngau Tau Kok took 108 hours to tame and killed two firefighters in June 2016. Photo: Felix Wong
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong cook jailed for 18 years for ‘evil’ sexual abuse of daughter

Court says deterrent sentence needed to reflect society’s abhorrence of crimes committed against the girl from age 11 to 18.

A Hong Kong cook has been jailed for 18 years for persistently sexually abusing the daughter he shares with his mistress. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong

Helper arrested in Hong Kong for allegedly putting 2 young boys in dog cage

Mother alleges helper confined boys, aged two and three, in a cage in flat.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest man after fire inside sports store injures staff member

Kowloon Bay Decathlon store worker burns hands tackling fire set by suspect who fled but was arrested within hours.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

How Hong Kong crime films have adapted in the national security law era

From Donnie Yen’s The Prosecutor to Cold War 1994, recent Hong Kong police thrillers are navigating tightened censorship in ingenious ways.

Lau Ching-wan (left) and Raymond Lam Fung in a still from Detective vs Sleuths.
Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)

Hong Kong’s ICAC charges police superintendent over HK$1 million bribe, misconduct

Anti-corruption watchdog charges officer, girlfriend and brother over alleged bribe, leaked police information and attempt to pervert justice.

The ICAC has charged a police superintendent, his girlfriend and brother over alleged bribery and perverting the course of justice. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong courts

Brokerage clerk admits helping syndicate defraud employer of HK$31 million

Wong Pui-shan approved withdrawals from company accounts after being contacted by man claiming she was subject of Beijing national security office probe.

Mainland China

2 tourists held after hotpot night turns violent at Hong Kong serviced apartment

Insider says police were alerted after dispute over ‘trivial matters’ between Malaysian man and mainland Chinese woman escalated into a brawl.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 9 men in joint Asia-wide crackdown on child pornography

Suspects aged between 18 and 61 held in the city as part of coordinated operation involving seven jurisdictions and more than 300 arrests.

Hong Kong police seized 12 computers and external storage devices, along with eight mobile phones, uncovering more than 200 illicit images and videos. Photo: Shutterstock
Crime

Prison officer admits brutal assault on inmate after baby powder bingo game

Tam Lik-chung, 33, repeatedly thrust a stick into the victim’s rectum for about 30 seconds in a prison stairwell.

Hong Kong

14 minors among 120 people arrested in operation targeting online sales of drugs

Hong Kong police seize 53.7kg of dangerous drugs and Part 1 poisons worth HK$26 million during month-long operation.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong urged to clarify consent in reforms to close sexual offence loopholes

Experts and survivor call for statutory consent definition to ensure clarity, fairness and stronger protection for victims.

Survivors and lawyers have called for comprehensive definitions of consent in Hong Kong’s reform of sexual offences. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police arrest 2 men over thefts targeting homeless people

Pair allegedly stole personal belongings such as cash, mobile phones, Octopus and bank cards, and identity documents.

The two men are set to appear at Kowloon City Court on Monday. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong

Hong Kong police bust motorcycle theft syndicate, arrest 5 over 14 cases

The force says gang members split roles, from lookout to hot-wiring and delivery to buyers.

Chan Tsz-tat

‘Toughest stance’: Hong Kong launches 18 operations against illegal fuel stations

Customs chief Chan Tsz-tat says the practice has become increasingly common in urban areas.

Scams and swindles

Editorial | Gold scams are a reminder that crime prevention must keep up

The city’s anti-scam work must continue to evolve as scammers exploit new vulnerabilities with AI and seemingly limitless imagination.

A jewellery store in Tsim Sha Tsui on January 28. Photo: Sam Tsang
Chinese history

Inside the 14k, the Hong Kong triad that went global

From its roots in mainland China to expansion in Hong Kong and beyond, we look at the history of one of the most notorious triad societies.

Police arrest suspected 14K triad members at a restaurant in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, in 1995. The 14K began life as an openly pro-Kuomintang society in mainland China before becoming a global criminal organisation based in Hong Kong. Photo: SCMP
Hong Kong society

Personal info of 9,045 people compromised in Hong Kong private club data breach

Yau Yat Chuen Garden City Club’s management system rendered inoperable due to ransomware attack that encrypted information system files.

Italy

Hong Kong police arrest 9 over HK$1.7 million in fake travel insurance claims

Syndicate allegedly faked overseas accidents with forged documents to claim payouts from insurers without ever leaving the city.

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