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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.
Secretary for Security Chris Tang. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Exclusive | ‘No limits’ to accountability over Tai Po fire, security chief Chris Tang says

Secretary for security says committee investigating blaze will deliver results in a timely manner and commission of inquiry not needed.

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Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong national security police arrest 2 bookshop owners over alleged sedition

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Hong Kong police

29 arrested in crackdown on loan sharks who charged victims 3,000% in interest

Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police arrest 15-year-old driver and his father in Wan Chai

15-year-old non-Chinese boy and father, 48, held during routine traffic enforcement operation at junction of Marsh Road and Hung Hing Road.

Police stopped a car during a routine traffic enforcement operation on Marsh Road in Wan Chai and found the driver was a minor. Photo: Google
Hong Kong police

Man arrested over impersonating ride-hailing driver, breaching visa terms

Officers from force’s traffic New Territories North headquarters carry out undercover operation, disguising themselves as passengers.

Hong Kong courts

Ex-Chinese official’s son held in Hong Kong over HK$64m money laundering case

Xiao Rui, 37, also set to be penalised for using bogus bank records to deceive Immigration Department into granting him right of abode.

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Hong Kong police arrest 69 over laundering HK$200m from cross-border fraud

Suspects aged 18 to 60 held in joint operation targeting syndicate using mule accounts to launder proceeds from investment scams.

Hong Kong police have arrested 69 people linked to a syndicate suspected of laundering about HK$200 million from cross-border investment fraud. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong courts

Boy, 5, starved to death was half normal weight for age, Hong Kong court told

Mother, 38, pleads guilty to count of manslaughter and another of cruelty to child over the death of son, age five, in September 2022.

Hong Kong International Airport

4 more suspects arrested over HK$7 million gold bar robbery at Hong Kong airport

Three men and a woman handed over by mainland authorities, bringing number of suspects held over airport car park case to 13.

Hong Kong courts

1 year in prison for man who forced 2 Thai women into prostitution in Hong Kong

Gang member Chiu Hon-leung ordered subordinates to lock women in Yau Ma Tei flat in 2023 but was arrested after victims alerted Thai consulate.

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The two Thai women were trafficked to Hong Kong and locked in a flat on Temple Street. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Sexual harassment and assault

Opinion | Speed up law reform on child sexual abuse

Cases surge despite an overall drop in rape and indecent assault cases. The government pledges to tighten laws before the end of its term.

The statue of Lady Justice atop the Court of Final Appeal in Central. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
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Hong Kong father, son arrested after parking ticket thrown at traffic wardens

Man, 61, and his 31-year-old son arrested outside Sam Shing food stalls for allegedly assaulting public officers.

Hong Kong International Airport

Man suspected of 3 burglaries in Hong Kong arrested at airport

Suspect, 26, allegedly stole gold ornaments, jewellery and cash from three homes, with total loss estimated at HK$736,000.

Hong Kong

Suspect arrested after man attacked with rock in alleged attempted robbery

Police say man, 36, reported that he had been assaulted while parking his car at Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in early hours.

The alleged attempted robbery occurred at Kai Tak Cruise Terminal. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police arrest 7 over HK$7 million gold bar robbery at knifepoint

Victim ambushed at airport car park while carrying six gold bars, with some suspects believed to have fled to mainland China.

Hong Kong police recovered knives and the vehicle used in the robbery of six gold bars worth HK$7 million. Photo: Handout
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

Senior inspector says eight men and a woman arrested over two burglaries at farm that took place on May 23 and last Friday.

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Hong Kong courts

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

Defendant, 35, admits to making explosives as part of a plot against authorities to plunge the city into ‘maximum chaos’ during 2019 unrest.

The High Court convicted Cheung Lai-ming of four charges after he pleaded guilty to making explosives with a view to carrying out attacks between August 2019 and May 2022. Photo: Sun Yeung
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.

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.

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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.

The Yau Tsim Mong district crime squad is handling the investigation. Photo: Jelly Tse
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.

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