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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.
The Immigration Department carried out a three-day operation across the city. Photo: Handout
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.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong policeman gets 16 months for extorting HK$60,000 from rape case suspect

Hong Kong courts

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

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.

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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.

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.

Valuables worth HK$100,000 have allegedly been taken from a flat in Hong Ching House, Kai Ching Estate, Ngau Tau Kok. Photo: May Tse
Hong Kong police

Editorial | Smooth roll-out of surveillance tech will help Hong Kong combat crime

While cameras and facial recognition technology must be deployed carefully, their use can ultimately help ensure public safety.

A CCTV camera in Mong Kok on April 13, 2025. In the first phase of the SmartView programme, completed in 2025, the police installed 5,000 cameras and integrated another 6,000 from other departments and organisations. Photo: Eugene Lee
Kemal Bokhary

Amina Bokhary found dead at Hong Kong home: source

Bokhary, who had history of brushes with the law, earlier told doctor she was feeling unwell, but declined further medical help, source says.

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CUHK

CUHK professor, 46, suspended after posing as schoolboy in Australia

Johnny Li was arrested after allegedly dressing in the uniform of Sydney school to mingle with pupils and take photos, Australian media reported.

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Hong Kong police

Man robbed of HK$6.1 million in crypto and silver in Hong Kong, probe under way

Police say man was attacked by three men and a woman at a hotel on Tak Fung Street in Hung Hom.

The victim was taken to an industrial building on Man Lok Street, where the suspects seized silver items worth HK$800,000. Photo: Google
Hong Kong police

Woman flees Hong Kong flat blaze after alleged knife attack by husband

Husband rushed to hospital in a coma after fall from height near Yuen Long flat.

Officers arrive at the scene after a fire broke out in the flat. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

3 arrested over theft at Tai Po fire block, HK$90,000 in jewellery seized

Police arrest three workers responsible for structural reinforcement at the estate destroyed in blaze.

Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police arrest 3 linked to HK$10 million knifepoint robbery

Police say ambush operation planned after tip-off of robbery attempt.

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Hong Kong customs

Customs seizes record HK$233 million in gold and silver hidden in air cargo

Officers find 168kg of gold foil and 285kg of silver foil hidden in household cleaning machines destined for Japan.

Customs displays the precious metals seized during the operation. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong lawmaker Judy Chan charged over driving against traffic in Wan Chai

Black Tesla limousine was filmed travelling against the flow of traffic on Jaffe Road in Wan Chai on January 23.

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Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong man freed after court finds pastor forced confession in poisoning case

Court found that Ye Wen-fei, 29, admitted to poisoning woman with sodium nitrate in 2024 only after father intimidated him into admitting alleged crime.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong man denies intent to kill girlfriend, says ‘she was an alien’

Tang Lung-fai, 56, admits causing girlfriend’s death in 2022 scuffle but denies he intended to murder her.

The couple lived in a single-storey house in Mui Tsz Lam village in Ma On Shan. Photo: Felix Wong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong woman, 30, arrested over illegal sale of slimming injection

Seized item was Mounjaro injection pen manufactured by US pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly, but labelled in Japanese.

The seized item was a Mounjaro injection pen manufactured by US pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly, Photo: ISD
Hong Kong environmental issues

Man arrested after 14 endangered reptiles found in Kwai Chung industrial site

Chinese water dragon, rock iguana, crocodile, two pythons, three monitor lizards and four species of turtles were seized in operation.

Britain

3 arrested in UK on suspicion of spying for China, including MP’s husband

They are the latest in a number of arrests in the UK of people accused of spying or causing political interference on behalf of China.

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Hong Kong courts

Ex-Hong Kong lawmaker Chim Pui-chung granted HK$5 million bail in fraud appeal

Chim, 79, was convicted in 2024 for conspiring with his son and others to defraud a listed company and the city’s stock exchange.

Former lawmaker Chim Pui-chung was convicted of conspiracy to defraud. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong court convicts British woman of blackmailing banker over false rape claim

Judge brands defendant ‘thoroughly dishonest’ for fabricating rape claim to extort compatriot out of £100,000.

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Defendant Isabel Anonia Barbra Eudora Rose, centre, outside District Court in Wan Chai. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Mainland China

Hong Kong boy, 14, held over online videos, photos depicting abuse of cats

Student reportedly part of online group that sent graphic material to cat‑rescue groups on the mainland and incited others to dox the volunteers.

Hong Kong courts

Mentally ill Hongkonger admits killing mother he mistook for ‘monster lizard’

Man has been under mental healthcare since 2015 for schizophrenia symptoms, including hallucinations and delusions, court told.

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