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Lawmakers fear some professions may escape prosecution for failure to report suspected child abuse. Photo: Shutterstock

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong lawmakers ask for loophole in child abuse reporting bill to be closed

Lawmakers say they fear some working with children could escape prosecution for failure to report suspected abuse because their job titles are not well defined in legislation.

1 Jun 2024 - 8:12PM

Accidents and personal safety

Safety orders from 2008 not obeyed at Hong Kong building where fire erupted

11 Apr 2024 - 6:35PMvideocam

Hong Kong's national security law

‘Rebuttal team’ to fight attacks on Hong Kong’s home-grown national security law

30 Jan 2024 - 12:42PM

Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong’s own national security law put on hold for more research

Bill to complement Beijing-imposed national security law removed from schedule for remaining Legislative Council meetings before Christmas.

10 Oct 2022 - 8:17PM

The Basic Law of Hong Kong, which mandates city legislation on national security. Photo: Handout.

Consumer protection in Hong Kong

Beijing ‘actively searching’ for missing Hongkongers held captive in Southeast Asia

Police say 12 Hong Kong residents had been detained against their will and at least two held for ransom so far this year after they fell for love and employment scams.

19 Aug 2022 - 9:07AM

Edward Snowden

We don't owe anyone an apology, says US consul over Edward Snowden affair

Outgoing US consul in Hong Kong Stephen Young said on Thursday the US did not owe any country an apology in relation to the alleged hacking activities disclosed by whistle-blower Edward Snowden.

19 Jul 2013 - 10:35AM

Edward Snowden

No reply from US on hacking claims disappointing, says security minister

Hong Kong’s security minister on Wednesday repeated calls by the government for the United States to clarify claims made by Edward Snowden that it had been hacking into computers in the city.

26 Jun 2013 - 10:31PM

Secretary for Security Lai Tung-kwok says the government is still waiting for a reply from the US to questions about its alleged hacking activites in the city. Photo: Edward Wong

Edward Snowden

Hong Kong's security chief orders around-the-clock protection for data network

The security chief was trying to placate a worried public following Snowden's claims in the media that US agencies have carried out hundreds of cyberspying operations in Hong Kong.

8 Mar 2018 - 2:43PM

Opinion | Security chief was victim of political correctness over rape comments

7 May 2015 - 5:14PM

Letters to the Editor, May 31, 2013

7 May 2015 - 5:14PM

Displaced Rohingya in a camp in Sittwe, Burma. Photo: AFP

China economy

Letters to the Editor, May 28, 2013

28 May 2013 - 1:20AM

Secretary for Security Lai Tung-kwok. Photo: David Wong

Government ministers should think before they speak

7 May 2015 - 5:14PM

Letters to the Editor, May 21, 2013

7 May 2015 - 5:14PM

'Improper' for Hong Kong to boycott Manila over Taiwan fisherman's shooting

Responding to a call on Saturday by Global Times for Hong Kong and Macau to join a boycott of the Philippines, possibly through tourism and trade, security chief Lai Tung-kwok said: "Taiwan has taken a series of actions [in response to the incident], but I think some of these actions would not be appropriate for Hong Kong."

20 May 2013 - 12:02PM

Hundreds of Taiwan fishermen, holding a portrait of Philippine President Benigno Aquino, march to the Philippine trade office in Tapei in protest last week. Photo: EPA

Opinion | Security chief's remarks on rape are illogical and misguided

7 May 2015 - 5:14PM

Lai Tung-kwok, Secretary for Security meet the media. Photo: Dickson Lee

Police attacked after female protester restrained by male officer

The Civil Human Rights Front has called on the police to make public their guidelines governing how male officers should physically handle female protesters, following remarks by secretary for security Lai Tung-kwok that police could decide the matter on a case by case basis.

26 Oct 2016 - 2:38PM

Li Ka-shing

A Bad Week for ... , May 19, 2013

Lai Tung-kwok, the secretary for security, has attracted the ire of women's groups and members of the public after saying that women should drink less to avoid being raped.

19 May 2013 - 3:55AM

North Korea

Letters to the Editor, May 18, 2013

7 May 2015 - 5:14PM

Alfresco dining is under threat in Hong Kong. Photo: Sam Tsang

My Take | We need a sober view of sexual violence

18 May 2013 - 4:10AM

Security chief Lai Tung-kwok stops short of apology for rape remark

7 May 2015 - 5:14PM

Who said it?

17 May 2013 - 3:17AM

Lawmaker questions police spending

7 May 2015 - 5:14PM

Security chief Lai Tung-kwok denies blaming rape victims

Secretary for Security Lai Tung-kwok said on Thursday he had no intention of putting the blame on rape victims when he earlier suggested women should drink less to avoid being assaulted.

7 May 2015 - 5:14PM

Public Eye | Tick tock! Mainland tourist time bomb is set to blast

7 May 2015 - 5:14PM

Cap on tourists would be unprecedented, says security chief

Setting a cap on the number of mainland tourists allowed into Hong Kong would be a tough call, the security chief says. "Of all the tourist cities in the world, I've never heard of any setting a cap on visitors," Lai Tung-kwok said yesterday. "Also, setting a clear-cut limit would not be an easy task."

7 May 2015 - 5:14PM

Customs officers' union makes demands ahead of new measures

7 May 2015 - 5:14PM

Security chief Lai Tung-kwok. Photo: Edward Wong

Parallel trading

Security chief faces heat over cross-border parallel traders

Secretary for Security Lai Tung-kwok repeatedly dodged critical remarks in a Legco meeting as lawmakers expressed worries that the illegal traders are fuelling Hongkongers’ hatred of mainlanders.

7 May 2015 - 5:14PM

Hong Kong Basic Law

Article 23 law when time's right, security chief says

7 May 2015 - 5:14PM

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Lai Tung-kwok

Hong Kong's Secretary for Security, Lai Tung-kwok, sparked outrage from women's groups over comments he made on May 14, 2012, when announcing a sharp rise in the number of rapes in the first quarter of that year. "Some of these cases also involved the victims being raped after drinking quite a lot of alcohol. So I would appeal that young ladies should not drink too much,' he said as he reported the government's Fight Crime Committee statistics.

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12 Nov 1951

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Former Secretary of Security, Hong Kong SAR

last updated:

7 October, 2024