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Police have arrested 147 people after uncovering a triad syndicate suspected of setting up centres to coordinate bank accounts. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong

Police dismantle alleged triad group accused of laundering HK$600 million

Force arrests 147 people after conducting a citywide operation code-named ‘Rapidhorse’.

Crime in Hong Kong

Man falls to death after cleaver attack on neighbour in lift over noise dispute

Accidents and personal safety

Missing man, 58, found dead in Ma On Shan after days-long search effort

Crime in Hong Kong

25 arrested as police bust loan shark ring charging up to 282% interest rate

Teenagers as young as 13 recruited via social media to intimidate debtors with calls and red paint.

Hong Kong police have arrested 25 people, some as young as 13, in a crackdown on a loan shark syndicate. Photo: Jelly Tse
Crime in Hong Kong

Beauty queen Grace Chan files police report after son splashed at cinema over row

Police searching for a woman who allegedly splashed one of the actress’s sons with ‘cream-like’ substance after Spider-Man movie screening.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Macau police arrest 8 over HK$100m Vietnam coffee investment scam

Fun Coffee established presence in Hong Kong last year, claiming to be a coffee investment enterprise with assets of more than US$1 billion.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong mother, aunt held after cannabis sweets send 2 children to hospital

Emergency services rushed children to Queen Elizabeth Hospital after girl, 12, vomited and boy, 6, briefly lost consciousness.

Emergency services rushed the children to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment. Photo: Handout
Accidents and personal safety

Safety manager dies after falling 10 floors at Hong Kong construction site

Advocacy group says the man was married with two young children, aged three and seven, and had been the family’s breadwinner.

Crime in Hong Kong

3 more suspects arrested over murder of businessman in Hong Kong bar fight

Police have already arrested nine suspects in connection with the death of 32-year-old Issac Yeung after the brawl in Tsim Sha Tsui on July 26.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Boy, 14, among 57 arrested in crackdown on triad-linked debt collection ring

Hong Kong police also dismantle prostitution venue, drug den and three illegal gambling parlours in operation.

Hong Kong police display evidence seized during their operation. Photo: YouTube
Crime in Hong Kong

Insufficient evidence to charge basketball coach filmed slapping student: police

Police say they will not prosecute Yung Kam-wah, who was arrested in June over footage of him slapping students two years ago.

Yung Kam-wah (centre) at an indoor basketball court in 2008. Photo: SCMP
Hong Kong courts

Senior Hong Kong policeman sentenced to 6-month jail term for molesting clerk

Senior Superintendent Ian Chow convicted of ‘brazen’ assaults on woman on three occasions at police headquarters.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong raises alert on AI voices as HK$26m lost to WhatsApp hijackers

Police say one victim was scammed out of HK$10 million by fraudsters impersonating his father.

Accidents and personal safety

Probe launched after worker falls to death while repairing plane in Hong Kong

Man falls from six-metre-high platform at Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company worksite after mistakenly stepping into gap, police say.

One of Haeco's hangars at Hong Kong International Airport in Chek Lap Kok. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong

Hong Kong police officer removed from duty after swearing at passer-by

Online video shows officer apparently using police van’s loudspeaker to shout abusive words at passer-by at Cho Yiu Chuen estate.

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An officer has been removed from duties after apparently swearing at a passer-by using a patrol car loudspeaker. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong officers lose appeal over framing homeless man and covering up evidence

Court says four police officers intended to obstruct justice when they tried to block CCTV cameras as colleagues planted drugs on street sleeper.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong mechanic dies after being crushed under bus

Police say 52-year-old man surnamed Leung managed to climb out from underneath vehicle, but was found unconscious with multiple injuries.

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Crime in Hong Kong

4 boys arrested over wet tissue ball, water assaults on pedestrians in Tsuen Wan

Boys, aged 12 to 14, held after videos of incidents circulated on social media, police say.

The incidents occurred along the waterfront and in a public park in Tsuen Wan. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong trader held after unauthorised investments spark HK$150m brokerage loss

Source says suspect is 26-year-old investment manager at Central firm who worked as trader for about six months.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong student, 19, charged over bomb hoax at exams authority building

Liu Yuet-lam, 19, granted HK$2,000 cash bail after earlier claiming that explosives had been planted at the authority’s premises in Lai King.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 61 in crackdown on phone scams as cases surge 46%

Operation smashes 54 cases mostly involving ‘guess who I am’ scams, with losses of over HK$31 million.

Chief Inspector Ho Ming-wai (right) says 3,766 phone scam cases were recorded from January to May this year. Photo: Karma Lo
Crime in Hong Kong

Boy, 14, arrested after allegedly knocking classmate unconscious

Police arrest teenager on suspicion of wounding after preliminary investigations suggest suspect pushed victim in classroom.

The injured classmate was taken to Tuen Mun Hospital. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong courts

Senior Hong Kong policeman convicted of molesting clerk 3 times at headquarters

Senior Superintendent Ian Chow found guilty of touching woman on three occasions, including during work party in front of witnesses.

Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong police arrest 5 over national security after raiding 2 bookstores

Have a Nice Stay bookshop in Prince Edward and Greenfield Book Store in Mong Kok targeted by national security police.

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Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong police officer gets nearly 2 years for upskirt filming, gun grab

Constable Ko Chun-chung, 40, admitted thrill of breaking the law drove him to commit offence against the woman on January 15, 2025.

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The court sentenced Ko Chun-chung to six weeks’ imprisonment for voyeurism and 20 months for the firearm offence before ordering a partially consecutive sentence, for a total of 20 months and four weeks. Photo: Jelly Tse
Crime in Hong Kong

65 arrested as Hong Kong police raid unlicensed nightclubs, gambling dens

Illicit drugs worth HK$190,000 seized during raids on 10 venues across Hung Hom, Yau Ma Tei, Tsim Sha Tsui, Mong Kok and Sham Shui Po.

Condoms, mouthwash, lubricant, large quantities of alcohol and illicit drugs with an estimated street value of HK$190,000 was seized during the raids in Hung Hom. Photo: Edmond So
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 9 in crackdown on dangerous driving

Eight men and a woman aged between 37 and 62 arrested, including two people wanted for previous offences.

Crime in Hong Kong

65 arrested in Hong Kong crackdown targeting illicit triad-linked income sources

Officers raided five gambling dens, four brothels and shut down illegal petrol station in two-day operation.

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