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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.
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Scams and swindles

Video | Hongkongers scammed out of millions on Carousell

Police say more than 110 cases of scams connected to popular online shopping platform took place over a week-long period in late January.

Hong Kong society

Data leaks jump 21% in Hong Kong, doxxing cases hit record low

Hong Kong

Hongkonger scammed out of HK$4 million trying to sell HK$100 rug on Carousell

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Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police arrest hundreds in HK$620 million fraud, laundering crackdown

Operations target misuse of bank accounts, romance scams and money laundering through virtual currencies.

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Police seized about HK$620 million in suspected criminal proceeds. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong courts

Mainland Chinese student jailed for 3 months for cheating in TOEFL test

Huang Xinyi paid someone else to take test on her behalf in Cambodia and submitted results to Hong Kong’s Lingnan University so she could graduate.

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Hong Kong

Man arrested after 20 cats, hamster found dead in Hong Kong flat

Nine other cats, including seven in poor health, rescued and handed over to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

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Hong Kong road accident scam reports double to over 70 in a week: Chris Tang

Some incidents involved minor bumps or even no collision, with the largest claim exceeding HK$800,000, police say.

Police had appealed to the public to report suspected traffic scams. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong police

6 arrested over 51 million yen robbery in Hong Kong, with ‘mole’ among victims

Police chief Joe Chow says the six suspects include three Japanese men.

Hong Kong

33 arrested over HK$150 million fraud involving Hong Kong tech grant schemes

ICAC says suspects are 24 men and nine women, including a former Cyberport Management Company employee.

Immigration Department

4 arrested in crackdown on mainland firms offering illegal labour in Hong Kong

Officers mounted undercover operation targeting firms advertising services online ahead of Lunar New Year.

Authorities display cleaning and renovation tools seized during the undercover operation. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police probe 58 million yen theft at currency exchange shop

Two men escape in vehicle after alleged robbery at shop near 272 Des Voeux Road Central in Sheung Wan.

Hong Kong police have received a report of an alleged robbery outside a money exchange shop in Sheung Wan. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Hong Kong cracks down on alleged HK$700 million renovation bid-rigging syndicate

Competition Commission-led operation marks watchdog’s first major enforcement action since deadly Tai Po blaze last November.

Hong Kong customs

Hong Kong customs seizes 14,080 smuggled slimming injections bound for Macau

Bust announced after SCMP investigation found prescription-only slimming injections sold online and at a local pharmacy without a doctor’s approval.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 7 over bogus HK$10 million bankruptcy loan scheme

Investigation uncovers loan racket posing as debt‑relief service, deceiving nearly 100 residents.

Seven members of a fraud syndicate have been arrested on suspicion of swindling nearly 100 victims out of HK$10 million. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong society

Warning over AI threats as Hong Kong hit by record number of cyberattacks

‘We need more top-down guidance on how to better use AI. This is an inevitable trend,’ Hong Kong Productivity Council says.

Cyberattacks in Hong Kong hit a record high in 2025. Photo: Getty Images
Law

Editorial | It’s time Hong Kong got tough on cross-border blood sample smuggling

Stronger enforcement is needed to stop mainland couples using Hong Kong laboratories for gender testing, a practice banned on the mainland.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong drivers warned to look out for sham compensation claims

Some motorists hit with sudden massive civil claims well after police close minor traffic cases.

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Hong Kong police arrest 71 over stooge accounts linked to HK$214 million scams

Largest case involved senior director of multinational who transferred HK$134 million to criminals impersonating her company’s chief executive.

Inspectors Tsang Kin-wa (left) and Leung Wai-ying reveal details about the crackdown. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong retiree spiked soft drinks with urine in year-long ‘prank’

Franklin Lo doctored Coca-Cola Plus and 7-Up drinks and placed them in supermarkets.

Hong Kong police

Man arrested as Hong Kong police seize illegal fireworks worth HK$1 million

Officers detain 37-year-old man after seizing pyrotechnics in shipping container during afternoon raid on Monday.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong police probe pond cleaning operation that killed more than 100 fish

Contractor removed fish to conduct maintenance but allegedly failed to provide temporary space with enough air, according to animal rights group.

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Workers clean a pond at King Lam Estate in Tseung Kwan O, with fish still in shallow water. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong courts

43 months’ jail for vocal instructor who molested 7 male students

Hong Kong judge slams Drawson Lam for breaching trust of his students, noting that defendant was unrepentant throughout trial.

The District Court building in Wan Chai. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong

Hong Kong civil servants warned to avoid perks after official’s bribery probe

Former Tianjin office chief’s ferry trip sparks debate on whether accepting perceived gifts breaches the city’s anti-bribery laws.

Hong Kong

Woman, 73, charged with murdering husband in Tsim Sha Tsui hotel

Pair found unconscious in hotel room, with man, 77, suffering potentially fatal stab wound, police say.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong lawmaker ready to face legal consequences after ‘rash’ driving decision

Judy Chan also says she will refrain from driving for a while as she issues another apology to the public.

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Lawmaker Judy Chan was filmed driving along Jaffe Road in the wrong direction. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong lawmaker Judy Chan ‘sorry’ over traffic incident caught on camera

Viral video shows car heading along Jaffe Road against the flow of traffic.

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Lawmaker Judy Chan was filmed driving on Jaffe Road in Wan Chai. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong’s Immigration Department

19 arrested in Hong Kong crackdown on illegal labour

Immigration Department says it worked with police and Labour Department in string of operations between January 16 and 22.

Hong Kong

Man arrested after ‘air-con dispute’ turns violent

Father, mother and daughter, 10, sustained injuries to hands and forearms following dispute over dripping air conditioner, source says.

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