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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.
A woman lost HK$38,000 after a caller posing as legislator Gary Chan persuaded her to make a transfer under false pretences. Photo: Elson Li
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Scammers impersonate Hong Kong lawmaker to defraud woman of HK$38,000

Legislator Gary Chan condemns ‘despicable’ scam and urges vigilance after fraudsters impersonating him trick woman into transferring money.

Accidents and personal safety

Woman wanted over possible illegal fuel truck that went up in flames

Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s ICAC charges ex-professor over bribe to admit master’s student

From our archives

On This Day | Hong Kong subway shootout in 2006 leaves 2 policemen dead – SCMP archive

20 years ago, an off-duty policeman who turned out to be one of Hong Kong’s most notorious serial killers shot two constables in a Tsim Sha Tsui subway.

The shootout happened at the junction of Canton Road and Austin Road in Tsim Sha Tsui. Photo: Handout
Sexual harassment and assault

Video | Tate brothers party in Hong Kong, sparking controversy

Andrew and Tristan Tate, brothers who are facing rape and human trafficking charges in Romania and the UK, visited Lan Kwai Fong and a restaurant in Causeway Bay.

Hong Kong courts

Senior Hong Kong policeman denies molesting clerk in indecent assault case

Civil Service Bureau clerk accuses officer Ian Chow, 50, of patting her buttocks and propositioning her multiple times in 2024.

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Hong Kong society

Couple to face child neglect charges after son swept into sea during typhoon

Five-year-old’s parents arrested in January after they took family to Hong Kong waterfront amid No 8 typhoon warning signal last September.

The man, who jumped into the water after his wife and child were swept into the sea, is stretchered off a rescue boat in September last year. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong society

Body tied to bags of bricks found off Hong Kong pier in ‘suspicious’ case

Police investigating after body of 60-year-old woman attached to bags of bricks found floating at Sai Kung pier.

Sha Tin

Hongkonger, 28, held as HK$20 million of suspected cocaine seized in house

Police believe 28-year-old jobless man was recruited by syndicate to manage storage and deliveries to buyers.

Hong Kong national security law

Terrorism threat in Hong Kong ‘moderate’ amid Middle East war: security chief

Secretary for Security Chris Tang says city has one of world’s lowest crime rates despite having fewer CCTV cameras compared with other places.

Hong Kong residents are urged to remain vigilant and report anything suspicious to police. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong

2 monks brawl during temple ceremony in Hong Kong, leaving 1 injured

Police say one monk has been arrested after fight at repentance service at Chuk Lam Sim Yuen.

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Chuk Lam Sim Yuen in Tsuen Wan. Photo: Google Maps
Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)

Hong Kong’s anti-corruption agency seeks 50 new officers, refuses to ease criteria

‘We think that challenges will only get more complex and the situation will only get tougher,’ academy director Paul Lau says at learning event.

Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Zero tolerance for insider trading central to Hong Kong’s financial future

Crackdown on wrongdoers a welcome sign of regulatory vigilance that is vital to the city’s role as an international finance hub.

Hong Kong customs

2 arrested in raid on Hong Kong syndicate accused of laundering HK$4.7 billion

Group operated through two companies that channelled funds through more than 2,100 transactions and ran drug business, customs says.

The Customs and Excise Bureau said most of the 120 companies linked to the transactions were shells with no real business operations. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong courts

Former Hong Kong councillor jailed for laundering phone scam proceeds

Sheep Wong, who said he wanted to repay gambling debts and help cover his father’s medical costs, sentenced to three years and nine months.

Sheep Wong had initially insisted he was secretly gathering evidence against what he believed to be a triad-run debt collection ring. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong

Mother held after unattended son throws items from flat, damaging car

Woman, 29, held over neglect after four-year-old, reportedly left home alone, threw objects from fifth-floor window onto car below.

Hong Kong society

Letters | In confronting child abuse, Hong Kong must reckon with the problem’s origins

Readers discuss the cycle of abuse, and an opportunity for Hongkongers to learn more about Ramadan.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong customs seizes more fuel-smuggling vehicles as Iran war lifts prices

Price gap between mainland China and Hong Kong, combined with rising fuel costs, creates economic incentive for criminals to take risk, customs says.

Hong Kong, which relies entirely on imported fuels, has seen inflated pump prices. Photo: Eugene Lee
Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

11 domestic helpers among 20 arrested in Hong Kong crackdown on illegal labour

Six residents among those arrested are the owners or in charge of companies allegedly involved.

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Hong Kong courts

Policeman gets 16 months for extorting HK$60,000 from rape case suspect

Ng Wai-fung jailed after ‘pursuing justice’ for a 16-year-old girl by demanding money from a suspect he thought prosecutors had wrongly freed.

Hong Kong courts

CityU professor convicted of offering HK$1,000 bribe to avoid tenancy payout

The 48-year-old claimed he believed the tenancy deal was a non-binding memorandum, which the court rejected as ‘incredible’.

A CityU professor has been convicted of offering HK$1,000 bribe. Photo: May Tse
Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)

Chinese embassy warns nationals in UK of scammers posing as Hong Kong ICAC staff

Fraudsters posing as anti-corruption officials targeting Chinese nationals into transferring funds, embassy warns.

The Chinese embassy in the United Kingdom has warned nationals of scammers impersonating ICAC staff to steal funds and personal data. Photo: Google Maps
Hong Kong courts

Immigration Department worker who repeatedly assaulted wife, son spared jail

Defendant ‘ATK’ sentenced to 200 hours of community service for assaults that took place between 2021 and 2025.

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Hong Kong police recover credit card amid theft fears at fire-hit Tai Po estate

Suspected misused card found in sealed Wang Fuk Court flat as police tighten security following burglary and arrests of construction workers.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest man over alleged indecent assault and fight

Suspect, 40, accused of assaulting woman in stairwell in Sham Shui Po before getting into an altercation with her husband.

Both the suspect and the woman’s husband were taken to Caritas Medical Centre for treatment. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Hong Kong police boost checks at Tai Po fire block after jewellery theft arrests

Workers required to store personal belongings including mobile phones in lockers and not allowed to carry more than HK$500 in cash onto the site.

The reinforcement work is mainly focused on flats that were severely damaged in the blaze. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong

2 more suspects arrested over HK$10 million knifepoint robbery in Hong Kong

Together with three suspects taken into custody on Friday, all five individuals have been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit robbery.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong police seek domestic helper accused of HK$100,000 theft from employer

A 74-year-old woman reports cash and jewellery missing from her flat in Hong Ching House in Ngau Tau Kok.

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