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Crime in Hong Kong
Hong Kong crime news, including murder cases, triads, the hunt for serial killers, court cases and trials, shootings, burglary, armed robbery and corruption.
Schoolteacher Cheng Hon-sze attends the trial at Tsuen Wan Court on Thursday. Photo: Brian Wong
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong woman feared reporting teacher over assaults would harm him

Alleged offences took place between November 2019 and June 2024, when former student was aged between 14 and 19 years old.

Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF)

16 arrested over bogus MPF withdrawal requests due to serious health problems

United States

6 held as Hong Kong customs seizes HK$156 million in fake World Cup merchandise

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Trainee doctor reported to police for allegedly accessing patient data illicitly

Hospital Authority says it also warned woman over earlier misconduct while interning at Ruttonjee Hospital in Wan Chai.

The trainee posted photos on social media of having X-ray sessions on her knee. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

Truck driver held as HK$10m of injections, fish maw seized at Hong Kong bridge

Most of confiscated goods were controlled pharmaceutical products, including tablets to treat HIV, cosmetic fillers and weight-loss injections.

Hong Kong courts

Man jailed for 10 months over seditious messages thrown from Hong Kong flat

Raymond Wong wrote offensive messages targeting police, judges and mainland residents and threw them out of his window.

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Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong college sues finance head, director and firm over alleged HK$25m fraud

Hong Kong Chu Hai College claims misappropriated funds transferred to finance director Ray Yip, Ho Chung-ling and Rivers Design Engineering.

Hong Kong Chu Hai College is a private degree-granting institute in Tuen Mun. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong police

Hong Kong basketball coach arrested over viral video of him slapping student

Coach bailed after arrest on suspicion of common assault following video showing him slapping student during training two years ago.

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Hong Kong politics

Editorial | National security law refinement aims to clarify, plug loopholes

The move does not involve expanded powers but provides greater certainty in implementation of the law. It will not affect those who are law-abiding.

Hong Kong courts

Life sentences for Hong Kong pair who suffocated man with tape in village temple

Defendants, aged 67 and 33, wrapped tape round victim’s head, stabbed him twice and then buried his body outside temple.

Police escort one of the suspects to Ping Yeung Village in Ta Kwu Ling back in 2022. Photo: Jelly Tse
Fifa World Cup

Hong Kong police warn World Cup fans against using overseas betting sites

Warning comes after Fifa names its first prediction market partner for tournament, which begins on June 11.

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The Fifa World Cup trophy is displayed at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Photo: AFP
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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Hong Kong

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

Hong Kong police have detained at least four drivers suspected of being under the influence of drugs in less than a week.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

How the Young and Dangerous films of the 1990s made triad gangsters sexy

As Young and Dangerous turns 30, we look back at the six-film series that marked a shift in how gangsters were portrayed.

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(From left) Jordan Chan, Michael Tse, Ekin Cheng and Jason Chu in a still from Young and Dangerous (1996). Jerry Lamb also stars. Photo: Golden Harvest
Accidents and personal safety

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

Victim, 34, was crossing road near Park Lane Shopper’s Boulevard when she was struck by taxi.

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The woman was rushed to Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Photo: Jelly Tse
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.

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.

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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
United States

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.

Accidents and personal safety

23 injured after minibus, double-decker and truck collide on Hong Kong highway

Crash briefly closed Kowloon-bound lanes of Fanling Highway, with sections gradually reopening by 9.30am.

Hong Kong society

Sweden outlines child care policy amid registration row over infant in Hong Kong

Government explains how decision to take child away from parents is reached, shedding light on Hong Kong couple’s custody battle for daughter.

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Kwan Pui-sin with Lily, who was born in Finland and is currently in the care of Swedish authorities. Photo: Handout
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
Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong basketball coach apologises for slapping pupil in viral video

Hon Wah College says incident took place during the 2023-24 school year, adding coach involved had been suspended.

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Accidents and personal safety

1 dead, 2 in critical condition after fire at luxury Hong Kong flat

Police investigate suspicious fire that killed 30-year-old woman after drug paraphernalia found in master bedroom.

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Letters | Hong Kong must not delay making bid-rigging a criminal offence

Readers discuss a gap in Hong Kong’s governance, collective liability for smoking on construction sites, and the environmental responsibility of event organisers.

An aerial view of Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po on May 26. Photo: Elson Li
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
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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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.

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