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Latest news, analysis and opinion on the Hong Kong police force, including crime, justice and protests.
‘Unfree’ Hong Kong people should be grateful their police still respond to their complaints and calls, while keeping their streets safe.
Leap in substances seized in Hong Kong reflects post-Covid recovery of illegal trade and role of city as transit point for transnational traffickers.
New recruits also learn how to listen and make a life-or-death difference as Hong Kong faces its own challenges in uncertain times.
Case involving fictitious online sale of dog meat makes one thing clear: unless enforcement can stay ahead of the cybercriminals, Hong Kong’s dreams of shifting to more efficient cashless systems will keep barking up the wrong tree.
Hong Kong police recently impounded 16 cars and arrested at least 20 people for illegal street racing. More work is needed to discourage such drivers.
Critics have raised questions about the impact of the national security law on the city’s legal system, including potential ramifications for the business environment. Officials should continue to provide reassurance by explaining the way the law works, the procedures that are followed and the role of the judiciary.
- Six passengers injured after minibus hit lamp post and flipped on its side following collision
- Van driver later arrested for alleged dangerous driving, driving under influence, leaving the scene of traffic accident and failing to report accident
Senior Inspector Lau Chi-fung says the suspects, aged 15 to 18, apprehended over offences such as claiming to be triad members and possessing weapons.
Commissioner of Police Raymond Siu says deception cases in city grew 0.9 per cent, with all but investment scams declining between January to March.
Suspect’s alleged activities against On Yam Estate residents include leaving human waste outside their flats, cutting off utilities and dropping water-filled bags on children.
Judge rules decision to sack Toffee Tam was ‘so harsh and oppressive’, it must have involved ‘some error of law’.
Police confirm handguns and ammunition seized at mini-storage centre are genuine; officers to investigate weapons’ performance and capabilities.
Man accused of raping 19-year-old woman at Regal Hongkong Hotel on Yee Wo Street
School bus driver accidentally falls out of his vehicle and is run over by it, while hours later another driver is pinned between his container truck and several water tanks after vehicle suddenly rolls backwards.
Acting secretary for transport and logistics Liu Chun-san says most vandalised amenities, which had HK$65 million repair bill, now fixed.
Criminals create deceptive web pages advertising lucrative offers for doorstep collection of used clothing, but to make booking, residents must install malicious app that gathers personal data, police say.
Gang assaults victim after he trips and falls when trying to flee, while his four friends escape unharmed.
Inter-departmental Counter Terrorism Unit says 13 per cent of reports received since hotline’s launch two years ago passed to relevant law enforcement agencies.
Suspected cocaine, with an estimated street value of HK$15 million, found by hikers at Nam She Wan near shoreline on Sunday.
Three Hongkongers, eight Thai women and 40 mainland Chinese residents arrested after series of police raids over two weeks.
Six male defendants plead not guilty to charge of bombing, while one female suspect denies role in providing or collecting property to commit terrorist acts.
Cybersecurity and technology crime bureau says resurgence in scams amid first quarter resulted in total losses exceeding HK$20 million.
Scammers posed as staff members and told renovation and maintenance firms they represented schools that needed work done.
Officers raid two units in industrial building and seize 12.5kg of heroin, 8kg of cannabis buds, 270 cannabis oil cartridges and small quantities of hallucinogenic mushrooms and LSD.
Police say they were alerted by reports about man suspected of luring young women to his flat since 2017.
Superintendent Harbour Chan found guilty of two counts of fraud in relation to two mortgage applications made involving luxury house and flat.
Stop-and-search in Cheung Sha Wan leads customs officers to haul of suspected ketamine and crack cocaine, as well as drug packaging tools.
Woman surnamed Lau, 23, arrested on suspicion of violating Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority Ordinance, police say.
Scam operators seemingly thumb their noses at the regulator, which recently launched a campaign warning the public about financial frauds.
Vigilance is required because of the ‘sudden’ and ‘persistent’ nature of national security risks, he says.
City’s first awareness day following implementation of domestic national security law will be held on Monday and is set to be biggest since 2021 launch.
Suspects arrested during operation ‘AttackPlan’ comprise 768 men and 353 women linked to 952 cases of deception and technology-based crimes.
Police say 43-year-old man was driving on Tuen Mun Road in Siu Lam when he ‘reportedly lost control and rammed into barriers’.
A preliminary investigation suggests blaze started when piles of plastic rubbish bags burst into flames at the first floor of New Lucky House in Yau Ma Tei.
Police say 505,000 scam alerts sent to users of Faster Payment System (FPS) between launch of warning system in November and March.
Dozens of guest houses, 100 subdivided flats and many commercial premises fill New Lucky House on Kowloon’s Jordan Road
