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

Crime in Hong Kong

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

Hong Kong courts

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

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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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Ronson Chan arrives at the High Court on Friday. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Ronson Chan arrives at the High Court on Friday. Photo: Jonathan Wong
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.

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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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.

A woman has suffered multiple burns after a gas leak triggered an explosion at a flat. Photo: Handout
A woman has suffered multiple burns after a gas leak triggered an explosion at a flat. Photo: Handout
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.

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.

The defendant uploaded four clips onto YouTube exposing the victim’s identity and personal information. Photo: EPA
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.

The international commercial court, to be set up as a division of the High Court, will complement the city’s existing international arbitration and mediation services. Photo: Sun Yeung
The international commercial court, to be set up as a division of the High Court, will complement the city’s existing international arbitration and mediation services. Photo: Sun Yeung
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.

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.

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.

A 67-year-old man has been jailed for nine years for breaking into a woman's flat at Lai King Estate and assaulting her two years ago. Photo: Edmond So
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.

A Hong Kong policeman accused of throwing red paint at the front door of a residential flat and accessing the force’s internal systems without authorisation could face up to seven years in prison. Photo: Eugene Lee
A Hong Kong policeman accused of throwing red paint at the front door of a residential flat and accessing the force’s internal systems without authorisation could face up to seven years in prison. Photo: Eugene Lee
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.

Hong Kong courts

Mainland mother who offered bribe for son’s Hong Kong school place spared jail

Cai Yu, 39, told court she ‘underestimated’ consequences of offering HK$10,000 bribe to assistant principal of CMA Choi Cheung Kok Secondary School.

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Hong Kong courts

Police officer gets 2½ years’ jail for taking HK$1.1 million in cash, gifts

In his mitigation letter, Ho Siu-tung admits to becoming ‘private servant’ of businessman to keep up affluent lifestyle beyond his means.

The court heard that the 40-year-old officer, who has been suspended, was at one point marked for promotion to superintendent. Photo: Handout
The court heard that the 40-year-old officer, who has been suspended, was at one point marked for promotion to superintendent. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong woman duped out of HK$1 million by fake AI investment app

Police receive more than 70 investment scam reports over past week, with total losses exceeding HK$50 million.

Animal welfare in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police investigate suspected cat mutilation and poisoning

Hung Hom shop cat dies after owner finds it with tail nearly severed.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong producer Raymond Wong found guilty of insider trading

Court hears Wong advised sister to buy shares in company in which he held controlling stake, netting her more than HK$1 million in profit.

Filmmaker Raymond Wong arrives at Eastern Court. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong’s ICAC charges woman over alleged HK$10,000 bribe in custody case

Wen Congmei, 62, accused of offering cash to Legal Aid Department clerk in bid to influence grandson’s custody case.

Hong Kong’s anti-corruption watchdog has charged a 62-year-old woman after she allegedly offered a bribe to a Legal Aid Department clerk. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong’s anti-corruption watchdog has charged a 62-year-old woman after she allegedly offered a bribe to a Legal Aid Department clerk. Photo: Jelly Tse
Crime in Hong Kong

Police to investigate suspected airgun damage to window of Yuen Long flat

Woman discovers window damage at flat in Long Ping Estate as councillor flags similar cases.

Accidents and personal safety

Man falls to death from flat amid dispute with wife, son over education expenses

Wife, 52, and 21-year-old son arrested, with preliminary investigations suggesting death was accidental.

Hong Kong courts

Labourer remanded after admitting he tossed seditious messages from flat

Raymond Wong to be sentenced next month over calling for liberation of Hong Kong and death of judges, police and mainland Chinese.

National Security Education Day is promoted in Tsim Sha Tsui. The Safeguarding National Security Ordinance was enacted in 2024. Photo: Edmond So
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