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Latest news, analysis and opinion on the Hong Kong police force, including crime, justice and protests.
The crash occurred near Cheung Ching Estate in Tsing Yi. Photo: Handout
Accidents and personal safety

14 hurt after minibus slams into back of goods vehicle in Hong Kong

Crash occurred at about 9.30pm in Tsing Yi.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong authorities use drones to help raid illegal Yuen Long slaughterhouse

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest suspect over snatching phones at MTR stations

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 5 over shoplifting syndicate targeting Muji stores

Group allegedly posted lookouts as other members swiftly stuffed clothing into handbags and reusable bags before leaving.

A source has said the stores being targeted were part of the Muji retail chain. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong protests

‘99% participation’ of young 2019 Hong Kong protest convicts in rehab project

Security Bureau says nearly all young protest offenders have taken part in Project PATH, with a recidivism rate of just 0.2 per cent.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police intercept Maserati, arrest 2 over suspected money laundering

Man and woman in their twenties handcuffed beside luxury sports car as officers from New Territories North regional headquarters search vehicle.

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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Tai Po blaze: official defends refusing mainland Chinese firefighters’ help

Mainland counterparts may not have adapted to local environment nor communicated effectively, Hong Kong fire services officer says at hearing.

Teams of firefighters battling the blaze in Tai Po on the night of November 26. Photo: Eugene Lee
Crime in Hong Kong

Number of phishing cases drops in Hong Kong but victims lose more money

Police urge public to be vigilant after separate exercise finds 13 per cent of workers clicked on phishing email links sent as a test.

Crime in Hong Kong

Helper, 35, arrested in Hong Kong after allegedly pulling baby’s hair

Mother called police alleging helper had mistreated infant at home.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Gucci shoes worth HK$11,000 stolen from shopping centre restroom in Hong Kong

Shopper bought shoes from Gucci store in Times Square and left them in restroom only to discover them gone when she returned.

The Times Square shopping centre in Causeway Bay. Photo: Sun Yeung
Crime in Hong Kong

Police arrest man who used air gun to rob Hong Kong bank and recover HK$35,000

Suspect in custody after Bank of East Asia branch in Harbour View Centre in Wan Chai robbed by armed man who later fled on bicycle.

Police at the Bank of East Asia branch in Wan Chai that was robbed on Friday. Photo: Jelly Tse
Crime in Hong Kong

Police arrest man on suspicion of stealing personal data of 56,000 patients

Employee of Hospital Authority contractor made an unauthorised entry into system and retrieved data.

Crime in Hong Kong

Driver, 70, charged over going wrong way on highway in car with probationary plate

Police say officers noticed footage showing car with probationary sign driving wrong way down hard shoulder of Tolo Highway.

Crime in Hong Kong

Taxi driver arrested for demanding HK$85 ‘highway toll’ from undercover officers

Police say driver’s actions harmed passengers’ rights and tarnished city’s image as tourist destination.

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Hong Kong police have arrested a 31-year-old taxi driver who demanded a “highway toll” of about HK$85 from officers posing as passengers. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

Warning issued after university student loses HK$190,000 in internship scam

Police say fraudsters held 40-minute online orientation and communicated with victim entirely in English.

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Police have advised students to verify job offers directly with companies. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police on the hunt for 2 men who attacked taxi driver after quarrel

Driver asked pair blocking his vehicle to move aside, triggering argument that led to the alleged attack, according to police.

Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong man, 89, rescued after being found clinging to care home exterior wall

Man fell from window while trying to retrieve something and clung to section of wall near air-conditioning unit until help arrived.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Man shot by Hong Kong police dies after 10 days in critical condition

Officers fired five rounds at 43-year-old after he allegedly charged at them with knife and metal rod on March 21 in Kwai Chung.

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Police officers at the scene of the alleged attack in Kwai Chung on March 21. Photo: Now TV News
Crime in Hong Kong

Man arrested after viral video shows child steering car on busy Hong Kong road

Police say they have tracked down man linked to video posted to Tuen Mun community group on social media.

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Hong Kong

‘Like a horror movie’: Hongkonger rescued after Myanmar forced labour ordeal

Security Bureau liaised with Chinese embassies in Myanmar and Thailand, economic and trade office in Bangkok and Thai authorities to rescue man.

Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong police searching for driver on the run after hitting railing and bus

Dashcam footage online shows black car in Tuen Mun attempting to cut across three lanes before crashing, startling pedestrian on nearby pavement.

The front of the car wedged into the barricade after crashing in Tuen Mun on Saturday morning. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

Police charge another 10 people over HK$1.6 billion JPEX cryptocurrency scandal

Four men and six women charged after police investigations identify abnormal transactions in suspicious accounts linked to case.

More than 2,700 people fell victim to the alleged JPEX scam. Photo: Handout
Accidents and personal safety

Man dies after getting electric shock from lamp post near Lantau beach

Man, 57, was on holiday with colleague and had tried to reach wild berries when his hand touched lamp post.

Hong Kong children

Mother arrested after son, 12, told police she beat him with a rattan cane

Woman, 41, arrested at flat in Wong Tai Sin while boy taken to hospital for treatment.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 5, recover nearly HK$100 million in stolen gold bars

Suspects seized haul during transaction between gold shop staff and a buyer who turned out to be an accomplice, police say.

Police have recovered 73kg of stolen gold bars worth about HK$93 million. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

Police officers fire 5 shots at charging armed assailant, hitting him twice

Police say officers opened fire after verbal warnings ignored and pepper spray was ineffective.

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A screengrab of footage of the scene following the confrontation. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

13 arrested over HK$113 million laundered using government’s ‘iAM Smart’ app

Nine men and four women accused of using government app to funnel money through victims’ bank accounts.

Crime in Hong Kong

On This Day | Hong Kong subway shootout in 2006 leaves 2 policemen dead – SCMP archive

20 years ago, an off-duty policeman who turned out to be one of Hong Kong’s most notorious serial killers shot two constables in a Tsim Sha Tsui subway.

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