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Clashes break out between riot police and student protesters at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2019. Photo: Felix Wong

Hongkonger jailed for 33 months for 2019 protest role after acquittal overturned

Johnny Lee, 29, pleaded guilty to abetting violence during an intense confrontation between police and demonstrators at Chinese University.

Hong Kong customs seizes 1.3 tonnes of meat, live crabs in smuggling crackdown

Hong Kong handyman, 57, charged, remanded over allegedly making seditious online posts

Foreign ministry’s arm in Hong Kong hits out after top UK official meets Lai son

Ministry’s office in Hong Kong lashes out after meeting between British Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Sebastien Lai in London last week.

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Jimmy Lai has been behind bars in Hong Kong since 2020. Photo: AP

Hong Kong policeman jailed for 6 months, fined for drink-driving after car chase

Keung Kei-kit, 26, drove colleagues to work without a licence on five occasions and was drunk while being pursued in high-speed chase.

115 Hongkongers lose HK$22 million in a week in click farming scams

Police remind public to be wary of employment fraud schemes in which victims are baited with ‘commissions’ to boost online sales of products.

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Hong Kong court awards HK$446,000 to police inspector assaulted in 2019 protest

Judge orders social worker Yau Chi-lok to compensate officer Tsang Chi-on for the ‘highly contemptuous’ attack.

Protesters occupy Harcourt Road in Admiralty in 2019. Photo: K.Y. Cheng

Fraudster claims to be Hong Kong deputy police chief demanding pay-off

Criminal tactics evolving, force says, as it reveals 734 reports of scammers posing as officers in first nine months of year, an increase of 8.1 per cent.

Employee at Hong Kong care home for disabled allegedly raped female resident 4 times

Assistant warden Chung Pui-kei also faces another charge for allegedly groping male resident at care home run by Hong Chi Association.

Hong Kong couple jailed for 9 months over disposal of infants’ corpses

Magistrate says pair ‘disrespectful’ of the dead, adding their actions had obstructed further investigation into possible illegal abortions.

The door to the flat in Tuen Mun, where the couple’s two dead babies were found in glass jars by a cleaner in March. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Don’t threaten Hong Kong’s rule of law if you want close ties: Paul Lam

Justice minister weighs in on ‘absurd’ requests from Hong Kong-based US representatives and Donald Trump’s vow over jailed tycoon Jimmy Lai.

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Donald Trump pledged last month he would “100 per cent” get former media tycoon Jimmy Lai out of China. Photo: AP

Hong Kong police arrest 4 men on suspicion of murder over ‘eye contact’

Preliminary investigations suggest suspects did not know victim and triad activities not involved, police say.

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Hong Kong police arrest 3, seize HK$2.2 million of crack and cocaine

Two men, 23 and 30, and one woman, 23, were detained outside village house allegedly used as drug manufacturing site.

Hong Kong police warn of scams targeting mainland students after fake kidnapping

Fraudster in police uniform told mainland Chinese student to hide in remote area and record videos of himself begging for mercy to extort HK$6 million from his father.

Fraudsters tried to fake the kidnapping of a student to extort money from his father (pictured). Photo: Handout

4 arrested after man who reported being chased fell to his death in Hong Kong

Victim called police saying he was being attacked and chased before he fell off commercial building in Mong Kok.

Hanway Commercial Centre on Dundas Street in Mong Kok. Photo: Google Maps

Hong Kong yoga ball murder case: accused ‘wanted divorce, then said no to wife’

High Court hears about unhappy marriage between defendant Khaw Kim Sun and his wife Wong Siew Fing.

63 held in bust of cross-border sex worker ring, with mastermind in Hong Kong

Three people arrested in city allegedly operated website advertising sex services, with earnings converted into cryptocurrency.

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Hong Kong doctor found with 20 grams of meth jailed for 10 months on drug charges

Counsel says Eric Chan used drugs to cope with ‘unbearable workload’ from pandemic, but fails to convince judge over non-custodial sentence.

A magistrate has said he believed the doctor bought the meth for his own use, but the amount involved was substantial. Photo: Shutterstock

Fake Dior, Chanel products seized in arrest of Hong Kong online store operator

Customs officers arrest woman, 48, and seize clothing, cosmetics and other goods worth estimated to be worth HK$2 million.

Teacher and nurse among 14 arrested in Hong Kong over illegal street racing

Police also impounded 14 cars over past two months in enforcement action ahead of annual Macau Grand Prix.

Ex-professor accused of using ‘sham’ experiment in Hong Kong yoga ball murders

Former anaesthesiologist Khaw Kim Sun, 60, is facing a retrial at the High Court for allegedly murdering his wife and their daughter.

Police bring the evidence related to the case out of the court after the initial hearing last year. Photo: Dickson Lee

Hong Kong man found guilty of manslaughter for killing girlfriend, 2 children

Iu Wai-cheung, who slashed his partner more than 100 times, is acquitted of murder but judge says sentence will not be ‘a year or two’.

Seven jurors acquitted Iu Wai-cheung of murder over the deaths of his girlfriend and her two children at their flat in 2021. Photo: Winson Wong

Senior Hong Kong police officer suspended after alleged indecent assault

Senior superintendent, 49, arrested on Tuesday and later released on bail.

Man accused of drugging woman at Hong Kong bar fired by 2 Singapore-based firms

Woman takes to social media to accuse man of spiking her drink, saying she was only saved by timely intervention of waitress.

275 arrested in Hong Kong over faking traffic accidents, papers to get handouts

Staged accidents include bus crash arranged by crime syndicate to collect money from government fund for victims.

Some of the ploys to defraud the fund saw suspects fake car accidents and forge medical documents. Photo: Jelly Tse

Hong Kong-born doctor jailed for 31 years for UK murder attempt with toxic jab

Thomas Kwan, 53, attempted to murder mother’s partner by disguising himself as a nurse and injecting victim with poison-laced fake vaccine.

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Thomas Kwan had initially denied attempted murder but changed his plea early last month. Photo: Northumbria Police

Hongkonger who tried to attack magistrate with knife held under special watch

Court hears that 32-year-old man wrote ‘I want to end my life’ on charge sheet while in police custody after alleged attack on Monday.

5 more arrested over attack on Hong Kong prison officer, bringing tally to 13

Latest suspects comprise four men, one woman arrested between Sunday and Tuesday over attack outside Pik Uk Prison.

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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
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