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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.
The force have said the seven teens are facing prosecution for allegedly failing to display a front white light and a rear red light in the dark or in low visibility, as well as cycling on a pavement “without obvious need”. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong police

7 teens swept up in police crackdown on bicycle-related offences in Tseung Kwan O

Force reveals it recently issued summonses to seven boys, aged 14 to 17, as part of an enforcement operation.

Hong Kong society

Woman arrested over child abuse in Hong Kong after dashcam video shows boy shoved

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Hong Kong police investigate suspected pinhole cameras in gym changing rooms

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Whistle-blower Jason Poon and wife charged over HK$6 million Covid-19 loan fraud

Construction businessman and spouse Chu Shui-fong accused of submitting fake sales and salary records to defraud HSBC under government scheme.

Businessman Jason Poon leaves Kowloon City police station in March. Photo: Jelly Tse
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Police arrest 3 over HK$70,000 Jellycat claw machine shop theft

Suspects allegedly used crowbars to pry open machines in unstaffed Tai Wai shop before selling stolen goods to other operators.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong teacher jailed for 3 years for molesting pupil during free tutoring

Maths teacher, 31, also found to have taken intimate photos of nine-year-old boy and another victim, aged six.

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Hong Kong model Abby Choi’s former relatives admit body disposal, deny murder

Guilty pleas revealed on Thursday, as nine-member jury empanelled for eight-week High Court trial.

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Abby Choi’s former husband and brother-in-law have pleaded guilty to illegally disposing of her dismembered body. Photo: Instagram/xxabbyc
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Authorities may appeal engineer’s non-custodial sentence in hospital lift case

Government seeking legal advice after Law Wing-chai was sentenced to 160 hours of community service for improper submission of safety documents.

Mainland China

Hong Kong police search for woman after man found dead outside building

Man, 49, found on chair outside Tsim Sha Tsui building as bar worker charged over alleged role in moving body.

Animal welfare in Hong Kong

Activist charged after microchipped dog caught in probe into suspected attack

One of five strays caught in Yuen Long was registered to Kent Luk, founder of Paws Guardian Rescue Shelter.

Kent Luk says it is common practice for rescuers to have dog microchips registered in their names. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong father admits repeatedly raping daughter over a 6-year period

The girl said her father began abusing her in 2015, when she was six, using threats and promises to ensure her cooperation.

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A Hong Kong father has admitted raping his daughter repeatedly over six years. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong courts

Engineer gets 160 hours’ community service over Queen Mary Hospital lift defects

Engineer convicted of submitting misleading documents and improperly issuing safety certificates after 24 lifts at Hong Kong hospital were found defective.

Hong Kong

Youth arrests in Hong Kong rise 20%, driven by assault and criminal-damage cases

Hong Kong police chief says 1,580 young people aged 10 to 20 arrested between January and June, with many ‘exploited’ in debt collection crimes.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong to bar firms with integrity offences from building renovation lists

Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn says applications to pre-qualify will open next Wednesday and lists rolled out by year-end.

Residential buildings in West Kowloon. The new pre-qualified lists aim to help property owners select qualified professionals for building maintenance work. Photo: Sam Tsang
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Free sports drinks with suspicious pinhole marks leave 14 Hong Kong students ill

Police investigating after drinks were handed out during lunch near school athletics meet at sports ground in Wong Tai Sin.

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Ambulaces were called after the students fell ill. Photo: SCMP
Hong Kong courts

Indefinite time in psychiatric ward for Hong Kong man who killed 2 in mall

Judge accepts Szeto Sing-kwong’s diminished responsibility after he attacked two women at shopping centre during schizophrenic episode in 2023.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong woman, 80, loses HK$6 million to fake online investment expert

The case was among over 50 investment scams reported in Hong Kong last week, with total losses approaching HK$30 million.

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Nearly 50% rise in drug seizures by Hong Kong customs in first half of year

About 60 per cent of 5,704kg of narcotics seized in six-month period was cannabis and ketamine, with notable increases in smuggling via air and sea.

Customs officers display a seizure of about 240kg of suspected drugs at the airport last month. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong

Hong Kong customs seizes 13kg of suspected ketamine at airport, man arrested

Officers found suspected ketamine in checked luggage of a 22-year-old man who arrived in city from Frankfurt.

Hong Kong courts

Murder trial of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi’s former relatives to begin

Choi’s ex-husband, Alex Kwong, 31, his father Kwong Kau, 68, and elder brother Anthony Kwong, 35, face a joint count of murder.

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Customs seizes record HK$125 million worth of marijuana shipped by sea, arresting 3

Seizure of 535kg of cannabis buds found hidden inside insulated boxes shipped from Thailand marks largest seaborne drug bust in city’s history.

Customs officers display the seized cannabis at the department headquarters in North Point. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 3, seize HK$23 million of Ice in Fanling bust

Two men and a woman, aged 49 to 56, arrested, with drug factory believed to have operated for three to four days.

Police discovered the drug factory in a Fanling unit. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong courts

3 Jellycat, Labubu plushie thieves jailed for up to 2 years and 2 months

Three men, aged 33 to 36, stole 83 plush toys from two claw machine shops on the instructions of other suspects who remain at large.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong IT analyst charged with murdering wife at their flat

Wong Chi-Kwong, 51, remanded in custody after police found his wife dead in their flat in Heng Fa Chuen estate on Wednesday and arrested him.

Jimmy Lai trial

Hong Kong hits out at US panel over Jimmy Lai hearing and sanctions bill

Government says US Congressional-Executive Commission on China is trying to ‘intimidate’ officials with sanctions.

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Jimmy Lai, pictured in 2021, was jailed for 20 years in Hong Kong in February for national security offences. Photo: Sam Tsang
Sexual harassment and assault

Hong Kong to legislate against persistent child sexual abuse and ‘cyberflashing’

Security Bureau says government will include targeted offences in sex offence amendment bill after public and legal groups express broad support.

A little Asian boy with a sad and lonely expression hides in the shadows under a table at home, while being scolded by his mother. Photo: Getty Image
Hong Kong police

Hong Kong 999 callers can send real-time audio, video data from 2028: Chris Tang

Security minister reveals timeline for upgrades to emergency call services, a day after new features announced in Hong Kong policy address.

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Crime

IT worker, 51, allegedly killed wife with knife after financial disputes: police

Hong Kong police say 53-year-old woman found in bedroom with knife wounds after suspect turned himself in on Wednesday and confessed to killing her.

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