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Hong Kong crime news, including murder cases, triads, the hunt for serial killers, court cases and trials, shootings, burglary, armed robbery and corruption.
Police display evidence seized during the operation. Photo: Hong Kong Police Force
Drugs

Police smash triad-linked drug ring using foreign women to target pubgoers

Officers seize 7.2kg of cocaine and 500 grams of ketamine, methamphetamine and other drugs worth more than HK$5.2 million.

Social media

Man, 20, arrested over bomb hoax in comments posted on SCMP’s social media

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Hong Kong

Woman arrested over power theft after Hong Kong flat fire kills 5 pets

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Man held as mainland Chinese dental centre in Hong Kong raided amid promotions

Arrest made at shop used to advertise mainland clinic’s services, with promotional slogans prominently displayed.

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Police and Department of Health officers raided the consultation centre on King’s Road. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong courts

Son of ex-Chinese official jailed for 6 years, 9 months for deception, laundering

Judge says Xiao Rui undermined the effectiveness of cash-for-residency scheme by deceiving Immigration Department into granting him visa.

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

Mainland Chinese dental clinics in Hong Kong come under scrutiny of authorities

Dental association alerts officials after visiting booths where staff offered free cleaning, used endoscopes to suggest treatments.

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Models of gums and teeth at a Hong Kong dental expo. The Health Bureau and the Department of Health said they were following up on reports about booths run by mainland Chinese dental clincs in the city. Photo: Edmond So
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.

Hong Kong

British woman jailed for 6 years in Hong Kong over £100,000 rape‑claim blackmail

Judge finds allegation fabricated, citing inconsistent messages and lack of forensic evidence.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 991 in crackdown on illegal gambling during World Cup

Force raids 249 premises and discover betting records amounting to HK$365 million during campaign that began in June.

The Spanish team celebrates victory against Argentina. Photo: EPA
Hong Kong courts

Internet personality ‘Mr Ho’ jailed for 2 months over stabbing wife several times

Ho Huen, 79, admitted attacking Ye Xiuding on May 30 last year as their whirlwind romance unravelled and she decided to move out.

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Ho Huen leaves Tuen Mun Court in October last year. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong courts

Ex-Hong Kong fencer jailed for 41 months for role in laundering HK$10.6 million

Court hears Chiu Man-to, 26, ignored suspicions his accounts were illegally used for money laundering.

Hong Kong

78 arrested over illegal gambling, including members of syndicate at racecourse

Campaign also uncovers ‘small-scale casino’ operating out of North Point flat that offered mahjong and baccarat, with players served food and drink.

Hong Kong courts

Teenager sent to detention centre for attempted voyeurism in school toilet

Defendant to spend up to six months at Sha Tsui Correctional Institution, with magistrate urging teenager to reflect on his actions.

The Sha Tsui Correctional Institution on Lantau Island. The magistrate noted that the boy had committed a separate offence in the past and been placed under police supervision. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong police

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.

According to a source, the trader worked for a company in Central. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong court tells jury to acquit 14 in alleged triad gangster murder case

Judge finds prosecutors failed to prove Luk Wing-ho, 27, was deliberately killed at his boxing gym.

Hong Kong

13 arrested during World Cup over fake merchandise worth HK$159 million

Hong Kong customs confiscates 240,000 suspected counterfeit items over eight weeks and warns of rise in young people trying to make ‘quick money’.

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Hong Kong

Online photo of overloaded motorcycle carrying child and 2 riders leads to arrest

Hong Kong police arrest man on suspicion of carrying more than one passenger and child under age of eight.

The force condemned the behaviour, reminding the public that it was illegal to carry more than one passenger unless the vehicle was equipped with a sidecar. Photo: Facebook/HKBikerHub
Hong Kong police

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.

Hong Kong

3 arrested after 131kg of ketamine disguised as sugar cubes found in air cargo

Hong Kong customs intercepts cargo from Germany with help from mainland authorities, finding pails containing drugs worth about HK$51 million.

Scams and swindles

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
Hong Kong courts

Ex-primary school IT technician jailed 11 years for molesting 3 boys on campus

High Court hears Law Yuen-lung, 30, diagnosed with paedophilic disorder and kept over 800 images of child pornography.

Mr Justice Anthony Kwok has said the defendant’s action is “indefensible”. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong police

Boy, 14, arrested after allegedly knocking classmate unconscious

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

Hong Kong courts

Bar security footage helps clear Hong Kong rugby player of molestation charge

But Faizal Solomona Penesa admits lesser offence of common assault over encounter with woman at Bobby’s Rabble on Wyndham Street last September.

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.

Senior Superintendent Ian Chow leaves Eastern Court earlier this year. Photo: Brian Wong
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Tai Po fire: 5 ‘key weaknesses’ flagged in government regulations – as it happened

Witness says the system itself does not have fundamental flaws, but it lacks a mechanism to target unscrupulous collusion.

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Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po. Photo: Elson Li

Hong Kong woman guilty of throwing faeces onto air con, damaging security camera

Suen Siu-fong, a 59-year-old housewife, convicted of both charges at Eastern Court on Wednesday following a trial.

Hong Kong courts

2 prisoners found guilty of helping correctional officer attack fellow inmate

Court convicts Bosco Lee and Brian Lam of wounding with intent over brutal attack that sent inmate to hospital for emergency operation.

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