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Hermes seller shares details on bags stolen in HK$10 million Hong Kong burglary
Kelly 25 Epsom handbag with market value of HK$198,000 among 66 items stolen in burglary in Central’s New World Tower on November 30.
5 Dec 2024 - 7:54PM
Jimmy Lai trial
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai denies inciting others to breach the national security law
5 Dec 2024 - 5:44PM
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Jimmy Lai says Hong Kong ‘beyond redemption’ after security law took effect
4 Dec 2024 - 11:11PM
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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
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Papa: Lau Ching-wan shines in haunting true-crime family drama
Lau’s character experiences a maelstrom of emotions after his son kills his wife and daughter in Philip Yung’s sublime human drama.
4 Dec 2024 - 5:15PM
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Hong Kong logs 169 theft cases on inbound flights, losses hit HK$4.32 million
Security chief Chris Tang vows to crack down on surge of in-flight thefts, as figures for first 10 months surpass boom years of 2018 and 2019.
4 Dec 2024 - 5:24PM
Scams and swindles
Hongkongers again being lured overseas and forced into illegal work, minister says
Law enforcement agencies have received 23 related requests for assistance so far this year, security minister Chris Tang says.
3 Dec 2024 - 8:10PM
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Jimmy Lai trial
Jimmy Lai says he opposed US decision to end Hong Kong’s special trade status
Any change to Hong Kong’s preferential trade status in the United States would be counterproductive, former media boss tells trial.
3 Dec 2024 - 7:46PM
Drugs
Hong Kong battling ‘space oil’ drug trend, police log 90 cases in first 10 months
Police also say 99 people arrested in operation over sale of various drugs online, with youngest aged just 12.
3 Dec 2024 - 6:50PM
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
How actor Lau Ching-wan added subtlety to his complex role in Papa
Lau talks about the nuances of playing a father whose wife and daughter are killed by his schizophrenic son in a film based on actual events.
5 Dec 2024 - 12:51PM
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Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai clarifies he was seeking US help, not the CIA’s
Ex-media boss says he was just regurgitating rumour floating around at the time and used the CIA and US interchangeably.
2 Dec 2024 - 6:23PM
Man arrested at Hong Kong airport after customs finds HK$500,000 worth of cocaine on him
Man arrived on Sunday and was detained during clearance, after which he discharged HK$500,000 worth of cocaine concealed in his body.
1 Dec 2024 - 10:45PM
Man fighting for his life after brawl erupts in Hong Kong’s Cheung Chau
Two groups were initially pushing and shoving each other before the stand-off escalated into a full-blown fight, with participants using their fists, feet and throwing bicycles and other objects.
2 Dec 2024 - 9:46AM
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Hong Kong bar blaze: why a 1997 arson case that killed 17 is back in the spotlight
The Post revisits the tragedy after arrest of sixth man linked to firebombing of Top One karaoke bar renews interest in 27-year-old case.
1 Dec 2024 - 12:18AM
Arrest over 1997 karaoke bar blaze in Hong Kong ‘justice’ for victims: witness
Chen Zhi-hao recalls seeing the blaze at Top One Karaoke bar that killed 17, including people he knew, and expresses relief one of the remaining fugitives has been caught.
30 Nov 2024 - 11:49PM
Hong Kong police
Hong Kong store compensates clients after 66 Hermes handbags stolen in robbery
Thieves made off with handbags worth HK$10 million after targeting Ginza Xiaoma in smash-and-grab robbery on Saturday morning.
30 Nov 2024 - 7:58PM
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Hong Kong police arrest man over karaoke bar arson in 1997 that killed 17 people
Suspect, 52, arrested upon return to Hong Kong after being intercepted by mainland Chinese authorities, police say.
30 Nov 2024 - 1:47AM
Hong Kong society
Hong Kong construction worker jailed for 15 years for manslaughter and arson
Iu Wai-cheung, 65, slashed his girlfriend more than 100 times before attacking her young daughters and setting fire to their subdivided flat.
29 Nov 2024 - 9:03PM
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Jimmy Lai wanted ‘draconian’ US sanctions to stop Hong Kong’s security law
Court hears ex-media boss thought sanctions were ‘only possibility’ to halt law, but he was adamant about staying in city ‘to face’ aftermath.
29 Nov 2024 - 8:51PM
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Hong Kong police arrest man for allegedly pouring unknown liquids on 5 teens
Suspect accused of indecently assaulting victims after staining their uniforms and then offering to clean their outfits.
29 Nov 2024 - 7:18PM
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Hong Kong Palace Museum urges vigilance over fake online posts seeking artefacts
It says it has no connection to social media posts claiming to offer high prices to private collections on behalf of Hong Kong museums.
29 Nov 2024 - 2:07PM
Hong Kong politics
Beijing’s foreign ministry arm in Hong Kong slams US travel advisory ‘slander’
Washington ‘playing despicable tricks by distorting facts’ in advisory hitting out at national security law, office says.
29 Nov 2024 - 12:43AM
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Man arrested for arson after fire destroys part of Hong Kong road noise barrier
Fire began under footbridge before spreading to the barrier, halting traffic on major highway for more than half a day.
28 Nov 2024 - 11:55PM
Jimmy Lai trial
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai admits to lobbying for international support
Ex-media boss says at national security trial that belief sanctions could topple Communist Party is ‘more than ridiculous’.
28 Nov 2024 - 10:30PM
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Hong Kong’s John Lee urges global action to combat rise in technology crimes
Criminals are increasingly turning to the use of cryptocurrencies, virtual assets and technology to commit crime, city leader warns.
28 Nov 2024 - 8:47PM
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Hong Kong police arrest 3 suspects in crackdown on pickpocketing syndicate
Trio made up of two men and woman worked as team and stole HK$70,000 from elderly man and 200,000 Japanese yen from 63-year-old woman.
28 Nov 2024 - 5:22PM
Jimmy Lai trial
Jimmy Lai says he may have asked US official to sanction Beijing and Hong Kong
Lai also tries to distance himself from ‘Fight for Freedom, Stand with Hong Kong’ lobbying group, but admits he had multiple meetings with key members.
29 Nov 2024 - 12:53AM
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7 arrested in Hong Kong, including teacher, in crackdown on ‘space oil’ drug
Customs also seized anaesthetic that could produce HK$17 million worth of the narcotic.
27 Nov 2024 - 4:54PM
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3 arrested in Hong Kong after body of worker left at roadside
Illegal worker found on Cheung Sha Wan Road at 1.25pm and taken to hospital, where he was confirmed dead.
27 Nov 2024 - 12:09AM
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9 September, 2024
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