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Crime in Hong Kong

Crime in Hong Kong
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Private vehicles intercepted by police in the crackdown. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

8 drivers intercepted in Hong Kong crackdown on illegal ride-hailing services

Undercover officers posed as passengers, police reveal, hours after taxi union called off strike planned for next month.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong customs seizes HK$118 million of cannabis in fishing boat bust

Jimmy Lai trial

Jimmy Lai trial: Hong Kong judges query prosecution’s claims on protest violence

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Hong Kong police seize HK$76 million of drugs hidden in paint tins, plush toys

Four people arrested on suspicion of trafficking in dangerous drugs, with officers saying two promised free travel and cash rewards.

Cocaine was found inside plush toys being carried in two suitcases, police have said. Photo: Handout
Scams and swindles

Hongkonger arrested over SMS scam using device to show official ‘#’ sign

Police record 28 complaints from alleged victims who received messages purporting to be from government, delivery firms and others.

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Hong Kong courts

Senior Hong Kong police officer assaulted woman in station 3 times, court told

Defendant Chan Kin-yee, 42, allegedly molested and assaulted woman four times over seven-month period.

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Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong dad accused of killing daughter had history of violence, court hears

Lau Kai-ping forced girl to stand facing wall and kneel if she refused to study harder, court hears.

Testifying at the High Court on Tuesday, Helen Leung, the mother of deceased Leung Nga-sze, said defendant Lau Kai-ping, 42, was harsh when educating their daughter. Photo: Warton Li
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Jimmy Lai denies inciting violence among ‘valiant’ Hong Kong protesters in 2019

Former media boss says Apple Daily op-ed that called for leadership team was simply to help radical protesters set basic principles.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong seizes HK$2.7 billion of illicit cigarettes as cases rise 80% in 2024

Customs chief says spike in cases linked to rising tobacco tax in city.

Hong Kong society

Editorial | Scams the blemish as Hong Kong’s crime rates decline

Hong Kong is one of the safest cities in the world but police have a huge job on their hands as online con artists get ever more brazen.

Scams are on the rise in Hong Kong, despite the city’s overall safety. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong police

Senior Hong Kong police officer charged with indecently assaulting woman

Woman filed a report with police alleging she had been indecently assaulted by a man, 42, between May and November.

The case will be heard at Sha Tin Court on Tuesday. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
Hong Kong courts

‘Treat like a dog’: Hong Kong father denies murdering girl, 3, by shaking her

Lau Kai-ping, 42, says his daughter fell out of bed but prosecutors argue her injuries were consistent with violent shaking.

Animal welfare in Hong Kong

Pigeon found with cut wings, tail feathers sparks Hong Kong police probe

Bird discovered on Farm Road in To Kwa Wan, less than a week after similar case uncovered in Wan Chai.

Drugs

16 youngsters caught with ‘space oil’ on grounds of Hong Kong schools last year

Narcotics commissioner vows to strengthen education efforts targeting students under city’s crackdown on emerging narcotic.

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Authorities are clamping down on the newly emerging drug space oil. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong International Airport

4 from Jamaica arrested in Hong Kong with 1kg of cocaine in their bodies

Customs officials at the airport intercept three men and a woman, aged between 21 and 51, on suspicion of drug trafficking.

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The suspects have so fat expelled 68 pellets containing about 900 grams of suspected cocaine. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

Woman arrested over bringing ‘space oil’ into Hong Kong after drug relisting

Customs officers discover vape pen suspected to contain space oil as woman underwent clearance at Macau Ferry Terminal in Sheung Wan.

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Hong Kong police arrest 4, seize HK$5.5 million of drugs including ‘space oil’

Two men and two women, aged between 27 and 41, have been arrested in connection with two cases of alleged drug trafficking, force says.

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Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

Helper’s Hong Kong court win in sexual harassment case ‘rare but encouraging’

Helpers face huge challenges in even filing sexual abuse or harassment cases, let alone prevailing, advocates say.

The District Court on Friday ruled that Lam Yui-sang had created a “hostile and threatening” workplace for Indonesian helper Sri Wahyuni by demanding sex. Photo: Warton Li
Hong Kong

Body found in waters off Hong Kong’s Tseung Kwan O

Pedestrian called police at 8.05am to report discovery near Tai Au Mun Road.

Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police, mainland officials discuss stepping up anti-scam education

Police chief Raymond Siu says force also investigating whether education consultants passed mainland students’ details onto scammers.

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Hong Kong police dismantle rent scam syndicate targeting new arrivals, charge 1

Scammers cheated talent scheme arrivals, mainland students out of HK$13 million by posing as landlords, police say.

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Victims typically lost about HK$100,000 to HK$200,000 each, with the biggest recorded loss exceeding HK$300,000. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong

Scammers may be sending SMS messages with ‘#’ sign, Hong Kong agency warns

Criminals may be using illegal radio jammers to send out text messages prefixed with a hashtag, a symbol only available to registered firms.

Phone users have been urged to remain vigilant against potential SMS scams. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong courts

Helper wins case against Hong Kong employer who repeatedly asked her for sex

Lam Yui-sang, 63, created ‘hostile and threatening’ workplace for his helper, District Court rules and awards her HK$182,387 in damages.

Hong Kong bans ‘space oil’ ingredients as drug’s variations mushroom

Government classifies etomidate as dangerous drug and adds five other substances to list, but social workers warn causes of narcotics abuse must be addressed.

Hong Kong courts

Ex-professor convicted in Hong Kong yoga ball murder case files another appeal

A seven-member High Court jury last month unanimously found Khaw Kim Sun, 60, guilty of causing the deaths of his wife and daughter.

Khaw Kim Sun is making yet another appeal to overturn his murder conviction. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong policeman gets 14 months’ jail for ill-treating son who later died

Court hears Filomeno Chiang’s son died in 2019 the night his father tried to put him to sleep by covering the crying child with a duvet.

A Hong Kong court has sentenced Filomeno Chiang to jail for ill-treating his son. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong police

‘Space oil’ ingredients reclassified as dangerous drugs in Hong Kong

Commissioner for Narcotics Kesson Lee also reveals five arrests made so far this year using test kits that can detect component of increasingly popular drug.

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Air passenger arrested in Hong Kong over ‘space oil’ haul worth HK$8.4 million

Arrival from Bangkok was allegedly carrying 8kg of etomidate, with case coming day before the anaesthetic will be classified as dangerous drug.

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