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A passenger falls out of the car as police vans chase the suspects. Photo: Facebook/Lau Kai Chung
Hong Kong

Passenger flung from car as 3 arrested after high-speed chase in Hong Kong

Driver and two passengers arrested for various offences after parked car and truck hit during wild ride in New Territories.

Crime

Robbery suspect flees Hong Kong hospital barefoot but is caught after taxi rides

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Hong Kong police

5 arrested in Hong Kong over HK$1.8 million stolen from eMPF pension accounts

Hong Kong

Hong Kong customs arrests 2 party room operators over suspected pirated songs

Customs says officers raided eight properties across city, seizing HK$240,000 worth of karaoke equipment in copyright crackdown.

Two party room operators have been arrested on suspicion of providing pirated karaoke songs to customers. Picture: Handout
Hong Kong police

1 arrested after currency exchange staff robbed of 1 billion yen in Hong Kong

Four knife-wielding men stole Japanese currency worth nearly HK$50 million before fleeing scene, police say.

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Accidents and disasters in China

How will Jimmy Lai’s conviction affect China-UK ties, Starmer’s planned visit?

Outcome of ex-media tycoon’s Hong Kong trial poses stern test for Labour government’s balancing act with Beijing, observers say.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong police probing HK$88,000 in burned banknotes seen falling from building

Scorched banknotes reportedly rained down from Lei Yue Mun Estate block and scattered across the estate.

Kwun Tong district councillor Jack Cheung speaks to a police officer at the scene. Photo: Chueng Ki-tang
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong engineer gets 5 years over HK$6 million laundering and bribery offences

High Court jails former civil servant for laundering millions and taking bribe to help friend’s engineering firms win government tenders.

Mainland China

Hong Kong customs seizes HK$256 million of suspected cocaine hidden in ship hull

Underwater robots help detect 417kg of suspected cocaine wrapped in 11 waterproof packages concealed behind grate of sea chest.

Hong Kong police

Hong Kong man arrested for allegedly driving school bus under influence of drugs

Police say 23-year-old driver failed a rapid drug test after reportedly driving erratically in Kai Tak with a pupil on board.

A school bus driver was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of drugs. Photo: Handout
Jimmy Lai trial

Hong Kong court’s verdict in Jimmy Lai trial sheds light on law, experts say

Judges stress that Lai’s actions before enactment of national security law were not the subject of any charges, serving only as background.

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Jimmy Lai, 78, was found guilty on all three charges he faced under the Beijing-imposed national security law. Photo: Winson Wong
China-EU relations

Trump appeals to Xi over Jimmy Lai as Britain summons China’s ambassador

US president says he asked Chinese leader to consider freeing Lai, describing the jailed media executive as ‘an older man’ who is ‘not well’.

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Jimmy Lai trial

Jimmy Lai’s conviction in Hong Kong becomes flashpoint between China, West

Western nations unlikely to hit city with more sanctions as they need Beijing’s cooperation to offset unfair US trade practices, experts say.

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Jimmy Lai trial

Jimmy Lai’s ‘rabid hatred’ of party led him down ‘thorny path’: Hong Kong court

Judges find former media boss guilty of national security offences, dismissing his ‘inconsistent, contradictory and unreliable’ testimony.

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Former Hong Kong media boss Jimmy Lai was found guilty of three counts of national security offences. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai used personal ties to seek foreign sanctions: court ruling

Former media boss tapped into vast political network for intervention against Beijing and Hong Kong, according to 857-page judgment.

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Jimmy Lai holds talks with then US vice-president Mike Pence in the White House in 2019. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong barrister granted temporary anonymity in molestation case

Court approves 32-year-old defendant’s request to hide his name to protect alleged victim’s identity.

Hong Kong's national security law

Boy, 16, jailed for 3½ years for joining Hong Kong pro-independence group

Judge rules he was ‘active participant’ in Taiwan-based Hong Kong Democratic Independence Union.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong expands sex offender screening scheme to include volunteer tutors

New scope of screening includes volunteer teachers and sports coaches, but scheme not compulsory for organisations.

The Sexual Conviction Record Check scheme will now cover screening of volunteers, including those who are teaching and coaching. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong national security law

Woman, 26, arrested in Hong Kong over military-style drills

Woman taken into custody on suspicion of engaging in unlawful military-style drill after nine men earlier arrested for same offence.

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Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police arrest 7 in crackdown on credit card theft, fraud syndicate

Suspects allegedly coordinated thefts of credit cards in crowded places, before buying luxury items totalling more than HK$4 million.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest man, 71, for alleged attack on 2 others over smoking spat

Man alleged to have poured water on 58-year-old woman and hit her son with bottle after they complained about his smoking in tunnel.

A 29-year-old man who was allegedly hit with a water bottle by the suspect was taken to Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin for treatment. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong national security police arrest 9 over military-style combat drills

Arrests first under domestic national security law, with some suspects allegedly gathering at scene of Tai Po fire.

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Under Section 13 of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, a person who provides unlawful drilling can face seven years in jail, and those who undergo the drills could also be subject to three years’ imprisonment. Photo: handout
Hong Kong courts

Hongkonger remanded after ‘impersonating fire victim, claiming HK$18,000 in aid’

Defendant allegedly said he was Chan Man-him, a resident of fifth-floor flat at Wang Shing House, while the actual occupant was Wong Kam-hung.

Cathay Pacific

Hong Kong police arrest man over trying to open plane door on Cathay flight

Police officers board aircraft after it safely landed at Hong Kong airport, arrest man for allegedly violating Aviation Security Ordinance.

Hong Kong

Hospital Authority reports alleged fake device certificate to Hong Kong police

Certificate submitted by subcontractor Novox not issued by mainland Chinese lab Guangdong Zhongzhenhang Metrology Testing Co Ltd as claimed.

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Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung. Photo: Felix Wong
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong police officer found guilty of forging statements to close 10 cases

Wong Yiu-chung, 34, convicted of forgery and misconduct after using fake statements, hiding facts from victims and misleading his superiors.

Detective Constable Wong Yiu-chung was convicted of forgery and misconduct in public office at District Court. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Persistence of scams targeting students in Hong Kong shows need for vigilance

Stronger enforcement and publicity of anti-fraud measures are necessary to uphold the city’s allure as a hub for education.

Drugs

Hong Kong police arrest 2 over possession of suspected dangerous drugs

Man, 55, and woman, 49, stopped in Cheung Sha Wan with officers seizing cartridges and packets of suspected etomidate and methamphetamine.

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