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Thai authorities rescued a 21-year-old university student who flew from Hong Kong after being tricked by scammers. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

Scammers posing as police dupe 42 mainland students in Hong Kong out of millions

One 21-year-old victim was tricked into staging her own ‘abduction’ after being lured to Thailand.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Police arrest man after Tesla rams parked vehicle in latest drug-driving case

Accidents and personal safety

Taxi driver, 69, arrested after woman killed in Tsim Sha Tsui collision

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong man arrested for allegedly groping schoolgirl on bus

Video circulating online shows man on upper deck reaching forward one row to touch side of girl’s chest.

According to police, officers intercepted the suspect at the boundary checkpoint of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge. Photo: Getty Images
According to police, officers intercepted the suspect at the boundary checkpoint of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong tutor behind failed murder plot gets 3-year jail term reduction

Court of Appeal rules 27-year sentence for Stephen So, 36, was ‘too high’, but rejects bid to overturn conviction.

Hong Kong courts

Australian fined, given suspended jail term for dining and dashing in Hong Kong

Samuel Anthony Monkivitch ordered to pay HK$2,039 after skipping out on bills on four occasions between April 24 and May 5.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest man after repeated bottle-throwing from flat injures 2

Suspect, 50, linked to eight incidents of glass bottles thrown from Ma On Shan flat between 2024 and May 2026, police say.

Bayshore Towers in Ma On Shan. Photo: Google Maps
Bayshore Towers in Ma On Shan. Photo: Google Maps
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Hong Kong watchdog to propose criminalising bid-rigging as early as September

Senior Counsel Jat Sew-tong also says competition commission will conduct study into city’s auto fuel market amid surge in prices.

Crime in Hong Kong

Fugitive Hong Kong charity director sued in US over real estate ‘shell game’

Complaint alleges Jacob Lam, founder of scandal-hit charity, defrauded developer of over a year’s services and costs.

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

‘All reasonable steps’ for site smoking ban include CCTV, cigarette storage

Smoking is set to be prohibited at all construction sites following deadly Tai Po blaze.

Contractors are also urged to display no-smoking signs on site. Photo: Jelly Tse
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong pair convicted of murder and HK$3.6 million ransom blackmail plot

Pair killed the man at a village temple over a financial dispute, buried his body in cement, then attempted to extort his wife for his ‘release’.

One of the suspects being escorted by police officers on a hillside near Ping Yeung Village in Ta Kwu Ling after the 2022 murder. Photo: Jelly Tse
One of the suspects being escorted by police officers on a hillside near Ping Yeung Village in Ta Kwu Ling after the 2022 murder. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong courts

Defunct Hong Kong bakery chain fined HK$251,800 over unpaid wages

Taipan Bread & Cakes, Taipan Restaurant and parent company Vast Luck failed to pay 47 employees following closure of all outlets on June 24 last year.

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Hong Kong courts

Ex-chief of Hong Kong journalist union behind bars after losing appeal

Ronson Chan had appealed against his conviction and five-day jail sentence for obstructing a police officer in 2022.

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Hong Kong courts

2 footballers, bookie jailed up to 17 months in Hong Kong match-fixing scandal

Ex-Hong Kong Under-23 player Brian Fok, Luciano Silva da Silva and betting agent Waheed Mohammad undermined integrity of the sport, judge says.

Brian Fok (left) received 17 months on three counts of offering an advantage to an agent and two counts of conspiracy to cheat at gambling. Photo: Sun Yeung
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest boy, 14, after blade found on Citybus double-decker

Police say suspect pointed 13cm box cutter at schoolmates during dispute aboard bus.

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Police have classified the case as attempted wounding with intent. Photo: Handout
Police have classified the case as attempted wounding with intent. Photo: Handout
Accidents and personal safety

Woman suffers multiple burns in Hong Kong flat explosion caused by gas leak

Fire Services Department says explosion involved gas leak in kitchen of flat at Lam Tin Estate.

Hong Kong courts

Veteran lawyer seeks judicial review over alleged illegal structures on his home

Barrister Alan Hoo was last year ordered to rectify alleged illegal alterations to his house within 60 days.

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Hong Kong courts

Court jails professor who took HK$40,000 bribe to admit unqualified student

Liu Hongbin accepted bribe to help mainland Chinese student secure conditional offer for place at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

The court jailed Liu Hongbin for 20 weeks. Photo: Handout
The court jailed Liu Hongbin for 20 weeks. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong courts

Beautician who doxxed, blackmailed ex-lover jailed for 4 years, 4 months

Li Yanlin, 46, uploaded four YouTube videos exposing married lover’s details and demanded HK$2.6 million.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong to set up international commercial court to tackle cross-border disputes

Secretary for Justice Paul Lam says local judges and international legal experts will preside over cases.

Crime in Hong Kong

Blade concealed between Citybus double-decker seats sparks police probe

Force investigating after box cutter discovered between two seats on Citybus double-decker.

Police have classified the case as attempted wounding with intent. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong private tutor jailed for 4½ years over repeatedly molesting boy

Ng Tin-yu continued to commit obscene acts at boy’s residence until camera in child’s bedroom captured one of the incidents.

The defendant pleaded guilty earlier this month to nine counts of committing an act of gross indecency towards a child under 16 at Tsuen Wan Court. Photo: Jelly Tse
The defendant pleaded guilty earlier this month to nine counts of committing an act of gross indecency towards a child under 16 at Tsuen Wan Court. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong courts

Man gets 9 years’ jail for attempted rape after following victim from wet market

Former dock worker Leung Kam-wah followed mother with baby in pram and held cutter to her back as she opened flat door.

Hong Kong courts

Suspended policeman faces 7 years in jail over red paint vandalism, data access

Leung Lung-kwan, 41, appears in court on nine charges after allegedly accessing criminal intelligence and investigation records without authorisation.

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Hong Kong unveils proposed overhaul of fire safety laws as consultation begins

Six months on from deadly Tai Po blaze, authorities launch consultation exercise on proposed amendments to Fire Services Ordinance.

The proposals aim to strengthen oversight of fire safety equipment inspections, among others. Photo: Dickson Lee
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