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Cigarette smuggling activities in Hong Kong surpass pre-pandemic levels: customs
Between January and November, authorities cracked 19,459 cases involving black market cigarettes, representing a 65 per cent increase over the total for all of last year.
21 Dec 2024 - 11:14PM
Crime in Hong Kong
154 arrested in Hong Kong as police crack down on internet, phone scammers
21 Dec 2024 - 4:30PM
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Hong Kong society
Hong Kong animal charities call for stricter penalties for dog poisoning
21 Dec 2024 - 12:00PM
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Crime in Hong Kong
Hong Kong police arrest 39 who allegedly staged accidents to claim funds
Suspects faked 33 traffic accidents to fraudulently claim around HK$2 million from government’s Traffic Accident Victims Assistance Scheme.
20 Dec 2024 - 5:05PM
Senior Inspector Lam Tsz-lim of Kowloon West regional crime unit. Photo: Handout
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Hong Kong courts
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai denies his call for Xi to step down equals incitement
Testimony by Apple Daily founder centres on comments he made during online broadcast series in which he argued Covid pandemic had revealed danger of Beijing’s control of information.
19 Dec 2024 - 7:43PM
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Crime in Hong Kong
Hong Kong customs seizes HK$160 million worth of drugs in run up to Christmas
Officers arrest 22 people in 83 detected cases at airport, seize total of 373kg of cannabis, ‘ice’ and other drugs between November 1 and Monday.
19 Dec 2024 - 8:41PM
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Paralysed Hong Kong Mirror dancer makes first Instagram post since accident
Mo Li expresses gratitude to his father, saying he is ‘the only human being who loves me so much’.
19 Dec 2024 - 10:03PM
Mirror dancer Mo Li (centre) with his parents during a birthday celebration before he was seriously injured in July 2022. Photo: Instagram
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Crime in Hong Kong
4 arrested in Hong Kong after victims lose HK$1 million in ‘blessing scams’
Scammers approached elderly victims on streets and took them to see ‘miracle doctor’ to perform rituals, police say.
18 Dec 2024 - 7:41PM
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Animal welfare in Hong Kong
Ex-Hong Kong beauty queen fears for third pet dog after 2 die by poisoning
Lisa-Marie Tse revealed her two other dogs had died earlier this week after eating poison-laced meat left on a road.
18 Dec 2024 - 6:58PM
Law and Crime
Jimmy Lai trial
Jimmy Lai maintains UK had ‘moral responsibility’ towards Hongkongers
Lai also dismisses contention he advocated for American interference, saying he does not want war between mainland China and Taiwan.
18 Dec 2024 - 6:52PM
Education
Education in Hong Kong
Hong Kong police arrest 25 people in 3 years over university entry fraud cases
Security Bureau says suspects used false academic qualifications to apply for universities in Hong Kong.
18 Dec 2024 - 8:03PM
The University of Hong Kong’s business school said in July that about 30 students were found to have used fabricated documents to enrol. Photo: Sam Tsang
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Hong Kong police
Hong Kong police to put up nearly 6,400 more surveillance cameras over 3 years
Police say 612 cameras already installed under scheme’s first phase have helped to crack 97 cases so far, ranging from murder to assault.
18 Dec 2024 - 12:06AM
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Jimmy Lai trial
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai denies making appeal for hostilities against Beijing
Former media boss also pushes back against suggestions he advocated for greater US military presence in South China Sea.
17 Dec 2024 - 8:09PM
Politics
Hong Kong's national security law
Lawyer group has ‘frank’ talk with Beijing about Hong Kong post-Article 23
Bar Association speaks with officials from Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office about areas of concern among general public, legal sector.
17 Dec 2024 - 10:29PM
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Crime in Hong Kong
Hong Kong police warn online selling platform Carousell being used for scams
Force records 644 cases involving HK$36 million in first 10 months of year.
17 Dec 2024 - 12:28AM
The number of online shopping scams has risen amid a slight drop in overall technology crime cases, which span various types of online scams, sextortion, phishing scams and account theft. Photo: Shutterstock
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Hong Kong courts
Hong Kong arrest warrant issued for student in forged qualifications case
Lyu Yunni, 23, accused of using ‘false instrument’ in application to Chinese University of Hong Kong.
16 Dec 2024 - 11:46PM
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Crime in Hong Kong
Hong Kong parents can now check if self-employed tutors have sex offence record
Scheme expands to include parents as category of employer to voluntarily conduct checks on self-employed tutors and coaches.
16 Dec 2024 - 5:05PM
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Hong Kong courts
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai admits Apple Daily was ‘too radical’ towards authorities
But former media boss tells court he believes he and his tabloid ‘on the right side of history’.
16 Dec 2024 - 6:33PM
Jimmy Lai has told a court he advised his editorial staff to adapt to “changing circumstances” after the implementation of the national security law. Photo: Reuters
Law and Crime
Accidents and personal safety
Girl, 11, rushed to hospital in Hong Kong after falling from third-storey flat
Girl was playing in flat at Regent Palisades in Pok Fu Lam when she fell out of window, police say.
15 Dec 2024 - 9:13PM
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Crime in Hong Kong
Panda poachers? Hong Kong police arrest visitor over theft of bear installation
Surveillance footage shows model pandas being taken from public installation, as officers still on hunt for second suspect.
15 Dec 2024 - 11:01PM
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Hong Kong police
‘Feel the impact’: Hong Kong police show off pistol practice to lure recruits
Inaugural firing range show a highlight at recruitment event, as force tries to fill 6,612 vacancies.
15 Dec 2024 - 11:49PM
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