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Crime in Hong Kong
Hong Kong crime news, including murder cases, triads, the hunt for serial killers, court cases and trials, shootings, burglary, armed robbery and corruption.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
The suspects have so fat expelled 68 pellets containing about 900 grams of suspected cocaine. Photo: Handout
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.

Hong Kong

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

Drugs

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

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

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.

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.

A poster in Tsim Sha Tsui East MTR station warns of the dangers of space oil. Photo: Jelly Tse
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.

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.

Drugs

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.

Evidence seized by Hong Kong customs during the arrest of the passenger from Bangkok. Photo: SCMP
Hong Kong

201 suspects investigated in crackdown on gang smuggling people into Hong Kong

Authorities also raided three premises on the mainland where counterfeit Hong Kong ID cards were made.

A criminal syndicate helped mainland residents enter Hong Kong as tourists to work illegally. Photo: Sam Tsang
Press freedom in Hong Kong

Hong Kong press union head sues former employer Wall Street Journal over firing

Selina Cheng has filed a suit against newspaper’s parent company Dow Jones Publishing Co after government decided against pressing charges.

Crime

Triad gang member held in Hong Kong cell with rivals found dead

Three suspects were being held in cell at Yuen Long Police Station after being arrested over robbery of elderly man.

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Abby Choi - murder of a model

Abby Choi’s ex-husband wanted yacht out of Hong Kong at any cost, court hears

Defendant Irene Pun says she was contacted by friend to find boat for third party and told ‘best if it could be today [February 24, 2023]’.

The killing of Abby Choi in early 2023 was reported around the world and shocked the city. Photo: Instagram/xxabbyc
Jimmy Lai trial

Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai denies op-ed pushed for sanctions on then-city leader

Prosecutors grill Lai over piece about Carrie Lam and sanctions published weeks after national security law took effect in 2020.

Crime

Hong Kong land dispute ruling revealed hours after murder, suicide cases

Court hands down judgment in case believed to involve man, 93, suspected to have been murdered with son, while grandson leapt to his death.

Southeast Asia forced-labour scams

Myanmar’s ‘complex situation’ biggest hurdle to helping trapped Hongkongers

Undersecretary for Security Michael Cheuk also says ‘areas that the Myanmese government can control are relatively small’, amid country’s civil war.

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Eight Hongkongers currently remained trapped at scam farms in Myanmar, according to the city government. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong

2 men found dead in Hong Kong village around same time as suspected suicide

Police find pair, aged 93 and 69, in Yuen Long ground-floor flat while 19-year-old falls to his death at nearby housing estate.

Police were called to the ground-floor premises at about 8pm. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong police

Scam cases up by 11.7% in Hong Kong amid rise in fake customer service tactics

Commissioner of Police Raymond Siu says force recorded 94,727 criminal cases in 2024, with scams accounting for 46.9 per cent of tally.

Abby Choi - murder of a model

Suspect in escape bid by slain Hong Kong model Abby Choi’s ex ‘only a messenger’

Recording of defendant Irene Pun discussing plan to arrange boats for murder suspect Alex Kwong played in court on Tuesday.

Hong Kong

5 arrested in Hong Kong over bid to withdraw US$10 billion with fake documents

Post learns suspects include two with Philippine passports who arrived in city on Monday and tried withdrawing money from bank in Central.

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Hong Kong police have arrested five people for allegedly trying to withdraw US$1 million from a bank in Central using fake documents. Photo: Edmond So
Abby Choi - murder of a model

Ex-husband of slain model Abby Choi told to flee Hong Kong by boat, court hears

Court hears recordings of group chat that included defendants Irene Pun and Lam Shun, with duo believed to have helped murder suspect Alex Kwong.

Abby Choi’s remains were found inside a village house at Lung Mei Tsuen in Tai Po in February 2023. Photo: Instagram/xxabbyc
From our archives

Recap | Hong Kong triad attacks see firebombings, murders and gang wars from Kowloon to Macau

Discover gripping stories of Hong Kong’s dark history of triad violence down the years, highlighting the city’s struggles with organised crime.

Scams and swindles

Hongkongers lose HK$200 million to scams in a week, AI voice-cloning used

Merchant swindled out of HK$145 million after scammers use artificial intelligence to mimic voice of financial manager of mainland firm.

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