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Police are searching for a burglar who abandoned a safe near Stubbs Road Children’s Playground. Photo: Google Maps
Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police hunt for burglar who abandoned safe with HK$200,000 of jewellery

A neighbour noticed burglar abandoning the safe near a children’s playground on Stubb’s Road before fleeing the scene, force says.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong police asked to investigate after flat catches fire twice in 2 days

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong banks urged to use government platform to combat deepfake applications

Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police arrest 10 over sex selection and surrogacy services

Company raided after advertising it could allow customers to choose their babies’ sex and connect them with surrogates.

Four men and six women aged between 30 and 70 have been arrested following raids on an office in Central. Photo: SCMP
Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police recover stolen cat from Sham Shui Po store, arrest 2

Officers identified suspects, 46-year-old woman and 43-year-old man, after examining CCTV footage.

WeChat

Nearly 100 Hongkongers lose HK$90 million in 1 week through investment scams

Fraudsters pose as investing gurus with insider knowledge on stocks and crypto, with one victim scammed out of HK$10 million, police say.

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Crime

Hong Kong customs seizes 2.6 tonnes of drugs worth HK$1 billion in first quarter

More than 100 arrested in air-land-sea anti-narcotics operation, with 33 per cent increase in drug haul compared with same period in 2024.

In March, Hong Kong customs arrested a 37-year-old technician and seized 39kg of suspected cocaine worth HK$33 million from a commercial building. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong courts

Bail extended for Hong Kong actor Raymond Wong over insider trading case

Wong is being prosecuted by the city’s securities watchdog for alleged insider trading involving shares in Transmit Entertainment.

Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

Former domestic helper jailed for leaving toddler alone in a Hong Kong park

The woman, who was only identified as Khotijah, sentenced to two weeks for neglect and 15 months for illegal employment.

Hong Kong courts

Ex-Hong Kong police inspector jailed for 10 weeks for molesting 2 female officers

Court convicts Tito Yeung of two counts of indecent assault for using his hand to swipe the buttocks of two officers.

The court extended Tito Yeung’s bail at the defence’s request to allow him to lodge an appeal at the High Court. Photo: Brian Wong
Hong Kong police

Hong Kong McDonald’s worker, 16, arrested over bullying, spitting on woman

Video shows boy shouting, repeatedly spitting on female colleague, 19, at North Point branch.

A screenshot of a video showing a bullying incident at a McDonald’s branch. Photo: Handout
Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong authorities concerned over alleged secret filming of pupil in Shenzhen

Classmates allegedly filmed boy, 13, while he was showering and circulated clip among pupils and on social media.

Hong Kong

3 arrested in Hong Kong over 2,000 fake HK$500 million ‘bonds’

Two men and a woman, aged between 65 and 75, tried to open an account at a Standard Chartered branch in Mong Kok, police say.

Consumer protection in Hong Kong

Hong Kong beauty centre closure sparks probe into HK$200,000 of prepaid packages

At least 22 complaints have been made with individual victims reporting losses ranging between HK$10,000 and HK$20,000.

Three of the more than 20 victims attend a press conference on Tuesday about the abrupt closure of Athena Beauty. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong father who shook 3-year-old daughter to death appeals conviction

Lau Kai-ping, 42, admitted that he had shaken her a few times, but claimed he did not know his actions would harm her.

A document made available at the High Court revealed that Lau Kai-ping, 42, had submitted an appeal against his conviction for one count of murder. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong workers/labour rights

Hong Kong airport subcontractor charged by ICAC for allegedly exploiting workers

Subcontractor director Chan Sin-tai is accused of taking a cut from salaries of 21 workers, amounting to HK$1 million.

Hong Kong police

Police start using video at 4 Hong Kong junctions to penalise errant drivers

Officers will follow up on motorists who breach traffic laws in Central and Wan Chai by recording and monitoring surveillance camera footage.

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Hong Kong society

Editorial | Concerted effort will be required to fight scamming scourge in Hong Kong

Offences, often involving international gangs, are difficult to combat and Hong Kong must ensure it remains one of the world’s safest cities.

Newly appointed Hong Kong police commissioner Joe Chow Yat-ming has prioritised tackling scams. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police arrest 34, seize drugs worth HK$170,000 in Easter holiday bust

13-year-old among suspects caught in anti-crime operation in West Kowloon, with haul of narcotics including cannabis, LSD, cocaine and ‘space oil’.

Drugs

4 arrested after chase of Tesla carrying drugs leaves 2 Hong Kong officers hurt

Three men and woman, aged between 20 and 23, arrested for allegedly trafficking suspected cannabis products and space oil.

Crime

Hong Kong woman arrested over mishandling body, running gambling operation

Body of man, 65, had allegedly been moved from building to outside hair salon on Yee Kuk Street in Kowloon.

The body of a man was found outside a hair salon on Yee Kuk Street in Kowloon. Photo: Google
Drugs

Hong Kong police arrest 4, seize HK$38 million of cocaine in drug crackdown

Officers discover 48kg of suspected cocaine after raiding 2,000 sq ft drug storage warehouse in Ta Kwu Ling.

The suspected cocaine found were packed into airtight bags to evade detection, police said. Photo: Handout
Scams and swindles

8 arrested over running Hong Kong scam ring, opening bank accounts with deepfakes

Successful attempts to open bank accounts involved images created by merging scammers’ faces and those on lost IDs using artificial intelligence, force says.

SCMP

SCMP alerts Hong Kong police over bogus lookalike report on tycoon Li Ka-shing

Fake article claims billionaire offered cryptocurrency investment advice during TV news interview.

Scams and swindles

E-commerce head urges scam arbitration for safer online shopping in Hong Kong

Consumers more at risk when using bank accounts for online transactions rather than third-party processors such as PayPal or credit cards.

The amount of money lost by Hongkongers in online shopping scams increased by 87 per cent to HK$356 million last year. Photo: SCMP
Hong Kong courts

Student admits using fake US degree to get into University of Hong Kong

Magistrate says Li Sixuan’s actions will lead ‘inevitably’ to jail time when the 28-year-old mainland Chinese student is sentenced on May 8.

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Defendant Li Sixuan appears at Sha Tin Court on Thursday. She has pleaded guilty to using forged certificates to apply for a place in a postgraduate linguistics programme at HKU. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police arrest 6 over HK$20 million government loan fraud

Three men and three women, aged between 29 and 45, applied for funds under the Special 100 per cent Loan Guarantee Scheme.

Scams and swindles

Money lost to online shopping scams rises by 87% in Hong Kong to HK$356 million

Woman swindled out of nearly HK$1 million in concert ticket fraud among 11,559 online scam cases recorded last year.

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