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Officers found 1,073 fake concert tickets in a hotel room in To Kwa Wan while two were seized from the suspects. Photo: Handout
Crime

2 arrested, 1,075 fake tickets seized ahead of Jay Chou Hong Kong concerts

Fake tickets each had face value of HK$1,880, with syndicate using hotel rooms to store them and arrange distribution, police say.

Drugs

Hong Kong man arrested over 9kg narcotics haul worth HK$8.8 million

Macau

Hong Kong, Macau police smash cross-border syndicate behind 168 scam cases

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Duo jailed for 6 months for helping Abby Choi’s ex-husband in Hong Kong escape bid

Court earlier found Lam Shun and Irene Pun guilty of agreeing to arrange boat to Macau for person named ‘Alex’ to evade criminal sanctions.

Abby Choi’s remains were discovered in a Tai Po village house on February 24, 2023. Photo: Instagram/xxabbyc
Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police arrest man, 8 hours after trash bag-wearing assailant robs store

Suspect allegedly concealed his face, upper body using garbage bag before robbing store with knife and then stealing taxi.

Hong Kong

Murder suspect’s girlfriend charged over abetting his escape from Hong Kong

Suspect Nguyen Minh Nghia believed to have fled city after allegedly killing 49-year-old compatriot who was reported missing last Saturday.

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Hong Kong police

8 arrested in Hong Kong after HK$46 million lost in investor phishing scams

Seven men and a woman arrested in connection with two phishing cases that allegedly targeted more than 130 victims based locally and overseas.

Both scams used phishing links to access victims’ securities accounts, police have said. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong police

Police break up Hong Kong loan shark syndicate that hired teen debt collectors

Police arrest 22 people, including four teenagers hired for up to HK$1,000 per job.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong DSE documentary star gets probation after second theft offence

Tang Ngai-hong sentenced to a year of probation after pleading guilty to stealing bag of fruit and two packets of potato chips on January 5.

Hong Kong children

Child sexual abuse cases in Hong Kong nearly double over decade

Social Welfare Department data also shows more than 20 per cent of perpetrators in sexual abuse cases last year were 16 years old and below.

The number of child sexual abuse cases in Hong Kong last year reached 522, compared with 285 in 2014. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police hunt for man in suspected murder, arrest girlfriend

Force’s investigation uncovers sightings of male suspect dumping suspicious, heavy-looking bags after 49-year-old Vietnamese woman’s disappearance.

The alleged victim was last seen entering a building on 152 Castle Peak Road. Photo: Google Maps
Legislative Council of Hong Kong

Hong Kong considers changing name of narcotic ‘space oil’ to ‘zombie oil’

Security chief Chris Tang reveals plan to rename the illegal drug, as lawmakers raise concerns about whether current name ‘romanticises’ its use.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong mother sentenced to 9 months of psychiatric treatment for killing son

Prosecutors earlier accepted homemaker Stephanie Tam had suffered major depressive disorder episode during murder-suicide bid in 2022.

Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong appeal court rejects early release for first security law challenger

Judges uphold correctional services’ decision for ‘Captain America’ activist Adam Ma, citing lack of remorse and ‘deradicalisation’.

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Adam Ma, the first person to mount a legal challenge against Hong Kong’s domestic national security law, has lost an appeal to overturn a decision barring his early release from prison. Photo: Brian Wong
Hong Kong national security law

Opinion | Contrary to naysayers, Hong Kong’s national security law is working well

Five years on, the law has helped ‘one country, two systems’ operate smoothly, which is key to the city’s success.

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People walk past a billboard for National Security Education Day in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, on May 12. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong police

Third of victims of 170 Hong Kong compensated dating, naked chat scams are pupils

Police say cases involve more than HK$4.5 million, with victims lured into engaging in nude chats or sending explicit photos.

Crime

3 arrested in Hong Kong over alleged graffiti spree across Kowloon in June

Local couple and a friend, a Taiwanese passport holder, detained on suspicion of criminal damage.

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Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police probe theft of HK$3,000 of Labubu figures from claw machine shop

Police say incident was reported by shop owner, with images online showing robbed claw machine was packed with figurines from popular brand.

The brand has attracted a wave of followers from China to Southeast Asia, the Middle East and even Europe. Photo: EPA-EFE
First Mention

When a man threw five children into a Hong Kong drain, killing one

Tragedy struck Hong Kong in 1934 as a man grabbed five children and threw them into a drain, leading to the death of a boy.

Scams and swindles

Hong Kong-based financial adviser’s name and image exploited again in scams

Professor Chan Yan-chong of City University stresses he never gives advice online, notes that many victims, including some in Singapore, are retirees.

Scams and swindles

Hong Kong police arrest 118 over e-commerce scams involving HK$5 million in losses

Three most common types of goods involved in such scams are concert tickets, electronics and food and drink.

(From left) Cyber security and technology crime bureau’s Chief Inspector Lee Chun-man, Superintendent Ko Tik and Senior Inspector Wong Yuen-yan. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong International Airport

Man charged in connection with HK$3 million Hong Kong Hermes bag robbery

Suspect, 30, will appear in court and is alleged to have stolen 14 pre-owned Hermes bags, a Van Cleef & Arpels necklace and two mobile phones.

The suspect is alleged to have stolen 14 pre-owned Hermes bags and other items. Photo: Suvarnabhumi Immigration
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong wedding firm boss arrested as closure leaves couples in lurch

Owner, 40, arrested after customs receives 166 complaints about the firm allegedly wrongly accepting payments.

Hong Kong

ICAC charges 2 more over ParknShop ‘ghost workers’ wage scam in Hong Kong

Latest charges bring the total number of people prosecuted for the alleged HK$3.2 million fraud to six.

Hong Kong

Staff at second-hand luxury stores in Hong Kong fear for safety after robbery

Staff say security systems can’t protect against kind of robber who rendered employee unconscious and stole Hermes and Van Cleef & Arpels products.

A staff member at JM Vintage on Hart Avenue, the same street in Tsim Sha Tsui where the store that was robbed is located. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong man blames mental illness for stabbing elderly father to death

Lee Man-lok, 35, pleads guilty to manslaughter over attack that left father with more than 80 cut and stab wounds following quarrel.

The attack took place at the family home in Yin Lai Court in Kwai Chung. Photo: Google Maps
Hong Kong

Suspect in Hermes bag robbery sent back to Hong Kong from Thailand

Suspect allegedly stole items worth nearly HK$3 million after rendering staff member unconscious by covering her face with small towel.

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Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong man, 74, found guilty of manslaughter for strangling daughter

High Court jury clears security guard Chan Kwai-sang of murdering Chan Hang-sze, accepts he was provoked into killing.

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