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Latest news, analysis and opinion on the Hong Kong police force, including crime, justice and protests.
Former prosecutor William Wong has lost a judicial challenge against his dismissal for remarks he made in emails that accused police of lying and invited colleagues to attend the Tiananmen Square vigil in 2020. Photo: Brian Wong
Hong Kong courts

Ex-prosecutor loses court challenge over sacking for emails flouting neutrality

Court rules civil service had grounds to dismiss him over remarks questioning police integrity and inviting coworkers to 2020 Tiananmen Square vigil.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong cocaine haul hits 361kg in days after police raid another yacht

Crime in Hong Kong

78 arrested as Hong Kong police bust HK$5 million online shopping scams

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong physiotherapist loses HK$5m in scam involving ‘beautiful assistant’

Facebook ad redirected victim to WhatsApp chat with scammer who pushed fake ‘SecuG Pro’ investment app and solicited transfers.

The victim had communicated with scammer using a WhatsApp profile featuring a professionally dressed woman. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong courts

Police officer admits taking upskirt footage and trying to grab colleague’s gun

Ko Chun-chung, 40, pleads guilty to recording woman after following her up an escalator at Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station.

Crime in Hong Kong

3 held as Hong Kong police seize HK$180m of suspected cocaine at typhoon shelter

Mastermind and two key syndicate members are arrested in city’s largest drug bust in 12 months.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong, mainland police smash HK$16.8 million cross-border phishing syndicate

Fifteen arrested after scammers impersonated government services, including Water Supplies Department, to dupe victims.

The joint enforcement action, code-named Operation Boldhawk, targeted a criminal chain that sent malicious text messages to residents, Superintendent Hui Yee-wai (centre) says. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

Porn star Erena So arrested in Hong Kong for promoting overseas gambling website

Police discover illegal betting website hiring local personalities as brand ambassadors to attract gamblers.

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Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong police bomb squad dispatched to check suspicious object in Quarry Bay

Sections of Pan Hoi Street and King’s Road cordoned off while members of police’s explosive ordnance disposal bureau investigate.

Animal welfare in Hong Kong

Calls for harsher crackdown on wildlife trafficking after 64 animals found in flat

Woman arrested after authorities alerted to crocodile on balcony and find endangered iguanas, tortoises, savannah monitors and snakes inside.

A juvenile crocodile was found injured at a residential building on Wednesday afternoon. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

29 arrested in crackdown on loan sharks who charged victims 3,000% in interest

Syndicate set up call centre and posed as licensed finance companies, tricking victims into taking out loans.

Police said they seized HK$300,000 in cash during the operation. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 15-year-old driver and his father in Wan Chai

15-year-old non-Chinese boy and father, 48, held during routine traffic enforcement operation at junction of Marsh Road and Hung Hing Road.

Crime in Hong Kong

Man arrested over impersonating ride-hailing driver, breaching visa terms

Officers from force’s traffic New Territories North headquarters carry out undercover operation, disguising themselves as passengers.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 69 over laundering HK$200m from cross-border fraud

Suspects aged 18 to 60 held in joint operation targeting syndicate using mule accounts to launder proceeds from investment scams.

Hong Kong police have arrested 69 people linked to a syndicate suspected of laundering about HK$200 million from cross-border investment fraud. Photo: Getty Images
Crime in Hong Kong

4 more suspects arrested over HK$7 million gold bar robbery at Hong Kong airport

Three men and a woman handed over by mainland authorities, bringing number of suspects held over airport car park case to 13.

Police officers with one of the four suspects handed over by mainland authorities. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong father, son arrested after parking ticket thrown at traffic wardens

Man, 61, and his 31-year-old son arrested outside Sam Shing food stalls for allegedly assaulting public officers.

Crime in Hong Kong

Man suspected of 3 burglaries in Hong Kong arrested at airport

Suspect, 26, allegedly stole gold ornaments, jewellery and cash from three homes, with total loss estimated at HK$736,000.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Suspect arrested after man attacked with rock in alleged attempted robbery

Police say man, 36, reported that he had been assaulted while parking his car at Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in early hours.

The alleged attempted robbery occurred at Kai Tak Cruise Terminal. Photo: Jelly Tse
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 7 over HK$7 million gold bar robbery at knifepoint

Victim ambushed at airport car park while carrying six gold bars, with some suspects believed to have fled to mainland China.

Hong Kong society

Easy money or risky business? What can Hong Kong do as prediction markets boom?

Despite official warnings ahead of World Cup, Polymarket and Kalshi remain popular with residents who bet on everything from politics to weather.

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Crime in Hong Kong

9 arrested after HK$2.7 million in cash, goods stolen from Hong Kong farm

Senior inspector says eight men and a woman arrested over two burglaries at farm that took place on May 23 and last Friday.

Some of the items recovered by police. Photo: Facebook/HK Police
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong court jails man for 14 years over ‘evil’ bomb plot

Defendant, 35, admits to making explosives as part of a plot against authorities to plunge the city into ‘maximum chaos’ during 2019 unrest.

The High Court convicted Cheung Lai-ming of four charges after he pleaded guilty to making explosives with a view to carrying out attacks between August 2019 and May 2022. Photo: Sun Yeung
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest male suspect, 36, over sexual assaults on 4 drunk men

Police provisionally charge man who allegedly also recorded non-consensual sex acts with the four victims, aged between 19 and 23.

Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong van driver arrested over deaths of firefighter and wife in crash

Driver, 44, held on suspicion of dangerous driving causing death in collision with a taxi on Tsing Sha Highway.

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Hong Kong politics

Ex-Hong Kong police deputy commissioner Albert Yuen set for hygiene chief role

Yuen will assume office on Tuesday after retiring from nearly four-decade police career.

Albert Yuen was appointed as an adviser for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department.for a year in November 2023. Photo: Jonathan Wong
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Hong Kong police probe death of 4-month-old baby boy found unconscious at home

Force says it received police report from boy’s father, who told officers the baby was found unconscious at their Tin Shui Wai flat.

The boy’s father told police the baby was discovered unconscious at their flat in Tin Chung Court. Photo: Google Maps
Crime in Hong Kong

Police seize HK$7.2m of drugs, target syndicate recruiting using online gaming

Two of four arrested suspects recruited by syndicate through gaming platforms to help run drug packaging and distribution, force says.

Hong Kong society

Paw patrol: Hong Kong airport dog unit to cover reopened Terminal 2

Security contractor Avseco’s canine unit, which is marking its fifth anniversary, will be on patrol in Terminal 2.

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