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Hong Kong society
Personal info of 9,045 people compromised in Hong Kong private club data breach
Yau Yat Chuen Garden City Club’s management system rendered inoperable due to ransomware attack that encrypted information system files.
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Italy
Hong Kong police arrest 9 over HK$1.7 million in fake travel insurance claims
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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
Tai Po fire probe: no emergency alert sent over fears of unpredictable responses
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Law
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Being annoying is not just an annoyance, it’s harassment under tort law
Unlike Singapore and the UK, which have unified statutes that criminalise online harassment, Hong Kong uses various laws for different contexts.
23 Apr 2026 - 9:30AM
Lamma ferry crash
Families seek review of coroner’s findings in Lamma ferry disaster inquest
Application for judicial review seeks to quash coroner’s findings that missing watertight door on ferry was a deliberate design choice.
23 Apr 2026 - 2:03AM
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Hong Kong police
Scammers trick students abroad into buying gold in fake money-laundering probes
Hong Kong police say at least nine victims studying in UK, Australia and other countries have fallen prey to the scams.
22 Apr 2026 - 2:26PM
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Hong Kong economy
Hong Kong aiming to curb illicit fuel trade with tougher penalties: source
Buyers could face HK$1 million fine and one year in prison, while sellers risk up to HK$3 million fine and three years in jail under proposal.
22 Apr 2026 - 9:28PM
Jimmy Lai trial
Hong Kong seeks to seize HK$56.5 million, 17 companies from jailed Jimmy Lai
Secretary for justice has applied to the High Court to seize Lai’s assets linked to national security offences.
21 Apr 2026 - 7:33PM
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5 arrested in Hong Kong as thousands of anti-obesity tablets, injections seized
Authorities conduct two raids and seize over 3000 tablets of clonazepam and zolpidem, and six boxes of unregistered slimming injections.
21 Apr 2026 - 2:33PM
Hong Kong police
Teen driving Tesla arrested after knocking second vehicle through storefront
Police say garage employee, 16, believed to have been trying to drive car out of building on Luk Mei Tsuen Road when he lost control.
20 Apr 2026 - 11:01PM
Education in Hong Kong
ESF administrator jailed for 25 months for accepting bribes to favour applicants
Fatimah Rumjahn accepted HK$640,000 from 13 parents and a middleman to help them secure kindergarten places by tampering with admissions system.
20 Apr 2026 - 7:22PM
Hong Kong police
Hong Kong police deploy drones for first time to tackle illicit street gambling
Eight suspects arrested after drones used to patrol and identify various street gambling spots, police say.
19 Apr 2026 - 7:07PM
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.
18 Apr 2026 - 11:57PM
Hong Kong
Hong Kong woman loses HK$4.9 million to bogus online ‘investment experts’
Victim lured by social media advertisement promising high-return stock investments, police say.
19 Apr 2026 - 11:31AM
Hong Kong
Hong Kong authorities use drones to help raid illegal Yuen Long slaughterhouse
Facility run under ‘very poor hygiene’ conditions, officers say after arresting operator, 67, and seizing goat meat.
17 Apr 2026 - 8:03PM
Hong Kong
Hong Kong to scrap fax messaging between police and fire services for emergencies
Security chief Chris Tang says system to be digitised after Tai Po fire inquiry reveals use of fax for sharing emergency appeals gathered online.
17 Apr 2026 - 11:00PM
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Hong Kong
Elderly man stabbed in the leg by attacker with knife in Sheung Wan
Hongkonger, 80, also sustains injury to elbow on Friday morning and is sent to Queen Mary Hospital in Pok Fu Lam for treatment.
17 Apr 2026 - 2:50PM
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Hong Kong
7 arrested in crackdown on party rooms with copyright-infringing karaoke sets
Hong Kong customs raids 14 party rooms, a bar and residences of two sellers from mid-March to mid-April, seizing 28 sets and four gaming consoles.
17 Apr 2026 - 10:17PM
Hong Kong police
Hong Kong police arrest suspect over snatching phones at MTR stations
Two women report having phones taken by a male suspect at Lai King and Mei Foo stations as train doors closed.
17 Apr 2026 - 9:30PM
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority bars all contractors’ access to data after leak
Authority announces set of measures to strengthen system security after personal data of more than 56,000 patients at United Christian Hospital leaked.
16 Apr 2026 - 10:06PM
Hong Kong society
Give officials more power to probe suspected animal cruelty cases: watchdog
Office of the Ombudsman says existing ‘investigative approach is ineffective against offenders intending to conceal evidence’.
16 Apr 2026 - 9:22PM
Hong Kong courts
Owner of luxury Hong Kong home fined HK$110,000 over illegal structures, pool
Sunset Boulevard Company, which owns House No 76 at Redhill Peninsula in Tai Tam, lists Hong Kong resident Marc Robert Compagnon as its director.
16 Apr 2026 - 8:22PM
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Hong Kong police
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.
16 Apr 2026 - 7:22PM
Hong Kong
Hong Kong police smash beautician-led syndicate behind HK$410,000 card fraud
Mong Kok beautician allegedly led syndicate that stole clients’ cards during treatments and splurged on phones, gold and herbal goods.
16 Apr 2026 - 7:14PM
Hong Kong
Hong Kong police hunt for man behind theft of 2 Pokemon cards worth HK$28,000
Tenant of shop at Sino Centre reported the theft on Wednesday after reviewing security footage and finding cards were taken on April 5 before fleeing the scene.
16 Apr 2026 - 12:05AM
Hong Kong police
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.
15 Apr 2026 - 11:00PM
Hong Kong
Wang Fuk Court resident reports suspected theft from fire-hit flat
Burglary fears resurface after resident reports drawers and boxes containing cash and jewellery had been rummaged through, prompting police investigation.
14 Apr 2026 - 9:38PM
Hong Kong courts
Lawyer faces new charges after second person accuses him of indecent assault
Barrister Simon So faces additional charges after earlier hearing in which another person accused him of molestation in 2017.
14 Apr 2026 - 5:39PM
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