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Hong Kong crime news, including murder cases, triads, the hunt for serial killers, court cases and trials, shootings, burglary, armed robbery and corruption.

Police chief Joe Chow took charge of the city’s 27,000-strong force last Wednesday. Photo: Dickson Lee

Hong Kong police

Hongkongers can protect national security in their daily lives: new police chief

Commissioner of Police Joe Chow also says he is neither a ‘hawkish’ hardliner nor a ‘dovish’ moderate when it comes to enforcing the law.

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Hong Kong courts

What lessons can be learned from case of Hong Kong girl who was shaken to death?

5 Apr 2025 - 8:59PM

Hong Kong police arrest 4 from Guangxi over string of luxury home burglaries

4 Apr 2025 - 8:41PM

Hong Kong customs aims to fully launch tobacco laser labels by June 2027

Customs chief Chan Tsz-tat says exact launch date to depend on how much time is needed to amend the relevant laws, among other factors.

5 Apr 2025 - 2:20PM

Hong Kong is looking to stub out illicit cigarettes through laser labelling. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Hong Kong police

Police in Hong Kong, 5 other Asian jurisdictions, arrest 435 over child porn

Teenage boy who took pictures of younger sister among those charged locally after operation across East and Southeast Asia in February, March.

4 Apr 2025 - 5:29PM

Animal welfare in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police probe deaths of 4 dogs from suspected poisoning

Pet owner in Sheung Shui reports two of his other dogs still missing.

4 Apr 2025 - 9:05PM

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Hong Kong courts

Hongkonger convicted over 2019 Yuen Long riot after judge overturns acquittal

District Court rules that Wong Chi-wing, 60, indeed took part in rioting with white-shirted mob at Yuen Long MTR station on July 21, 2019.

3 Apr 2025 - 5:54PM

Transport worker Wong Chi-wing (right) leaves court with his lawyer Lawrence Lok (in wheelchair) after a hearing last week. Photo: Brian Wong

Deepfake video of Hong Kong finance chief Paul Chan used in sham news report

Police investigating as government warns public not to believe online video in which figure resembling Chan advertises fake investment platform.

2 Apr 2025 - 10:06PM

Hongkonger allegedly involved in fatal Sha Tin slashing brought back from Thailand

Suspect, 25, took a flight to Thailand on the same day the attack took place and settled near beach resort town of Pattaya.

2 Apr 2025 - 10:56PM

Man arrested over attack on 5 people at Hong Kong’s City University campus

Suspect attacked 39-year-old woman who reportedly asked him to turn down phone volume before hitting intervening staff and police.

1 Apr 2025 - 10:50PM

The suspect was apprehended in a university library. Photo: Handout

Macau police arrest 2 Hong Kong sisters over taking HK$612,000 lost in taxi

Authorities in gaming hub say victim reported money lost in a cab in March, with surveillance systems pointing to pair.

1 Apr 2025 - 4:15PM

The two women were arrested on Sunday. Photo: Handout

Privacy rules broken in data leak of major fashion brands: Hong Kong watchdog

Data of 130,000 people including names, email addresses, telephone numbers, birth months, sex and nationalities exposed in breach.

31 Mar 2025 - 8:46PM

Hong Kong society

Editorial | Freezing of accounts to tackle cybercrime welcome if done right

Any new laws to fight fraud must be balanced and appropriate to avoid upsetting the city’s reputation for ease and efficiency in handling international transactions.

31 Mar 2025 - 6:15AM

Hong Kong police

Police chief recalls 36 years on force, expects Hong Kong stability to improve

Police chief Raymond Siu, whose term ends next month, calls on graduating class to demonstrate professionalism and prioritise residents’ well-being.

30 Mar 2025 - 5:03AM

Police chief Raymond Siu at the passing-out parade at the Hong Kong Police College in Wong Chuk Hang. Photo: Jelly Tse

Hong Kong customs seizes 145kg of suspected gold bars worth HK$110 million

Officers find bullion hidden in 14 suitcases with Russian doll-like arrangement of smaller ones within each of them.

28 Mar 2025 - 7:42PM

Customs officers Anthony Tang (left) and Ip Kin-sang display the suspected gold bars found in suitcases that were part of plane cargo bound for Japan. Photo: Jelly Tse

Hong Kong courts

Man who hit girlfriend in head tells Hong Kong court he didn’t intend to kill

‘I plead not guilty to murder, but I plead guilty to manslaughter,’ defendant says.

28 Mar 2025 - 4:51PM

Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police suspect cruelty after 2 cats allegedly fall from height, 1 dead

Force says it received report early on Friday from security guard at Tin Heng Estate in Tin Shui Wai.

28 Mar 2025 - 5:52PM

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Legislative Council of Hong Kong

Hong Kong anti-corruption agency vows to quash bribery of imported workers

Previous case resulted in 23 convictions over alleged HK$6 million of bribes from 58 imported workers on the airport’s third-runway project.

28 Mar 2025 - 1:05PM

ICAC Commissioner Danny Woo Ying-ming has vowed to crack down on bribery cases involving the city’s imported workers amid a rising trend. Photo: Jonathan Wong

4 arrested over attempted robbery at knife point in Hong Kong tourist area

Assailants allegedly attempted to steal luggage, which contained about HK$42 million, leaving victim with forehead wound.

28 Mar 2025 - 4:25PM

PhD student fined for splashing semen leaves Hong Kong, skips review of sentence

Lai Changwei, 26, fails to appear at court hearing in which Department of Justice seeks review of sentence it considers inadequate.

27 Mar 2025 - 8:11PM

Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police hunt for helper who allegedly assaulted cancer patient, 81

Security footage circulating online shows helper restraining bedridden elderly woman and stuffing a towel into her mouth.

28 Mar 2025 - 4:08AM

Security footage circulating online shows a domestic helper allegedly abusing a struggling 81-year-old woman. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong courts

Man jailed for 10½ years for HK$1.3 million robbery at Hong Kong jewellery store

Xie Binlong, 48, pleads guilty to committing hold-up in Sham Shui Po, which took place in broad daylight in 2019.

26 Mar 2025 - 5:35PM

Police officers investigate the robbery at Sun Hai Jewellery store located on Kweilin Street in Sham Shui Po in March 2019. Photo: Sam Tsang

Snakes in the mail: Hong Kong police probe parcel with 10 reptiles for Australia

Logistics company alerted police after discovering lizards and snakes inside package during X-ray.

26 Mar 2025 - 6:58PM

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong father who shook 3-year-old daughter to death jailed for life

With 12 previous convictions, Lau Kai-ping had been out of jail for only a few months before he committed the murder, court shows.

26 Mar 2025 - 9:07PM

63% of Hong Kong pupils face online sexual advances from adults: police survey

Police warn that teenagers who start using social media at a young age run a higher risk of being approached.

26 Mar 2025 - 4:14AM

Police chief Raymond Siu (fourth left) joins the launch ceremony for a series of comic books warning about online risks for children. Photo: Sun Yeung

Hong Kong customs seizes Singapore-bound contraband goods worth HK$10 million

Appliances, clothing found in suspicious container declared as carrying two private cars and a smaller amount of electronic goods.

25 Mar 2025 - 3:56PM

Hong Kong customs has seized HK$10 million worth of appliances, electronics and clothing in a container bound for Singapore. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police arrest parent after boy, 5, found wandering alone

The boy was spotted walking alone at 100 Ching Tak Street after 7pm on Monday.

25 Mar 2025 - 4:39PM

Ex-Hong Kong Cantopop singer Roy Chow arrested over illegal use of e-unicycle

Chow appears agitated in video circulating online, shouting ‘I did not hit anyone’ and ‘save me’ before officers pin him to the ground.

25 Mar 2025 - 11:13AM

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