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Hong Kong’s sex offence laws are to be overhauled. What needs to be updated?
Consent and gender issues are key areas the government will look at when it starts the review process.
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Crime in Hong Kong
Professor arrested in Hong Kong over drug possession as wife found dead in flat
1 Jan 2026 - 8:59PM
Hong Kong courts
Hong Kong police officer jailed for forging statements to close 10 cases
31 Dec 2025 - 7:16PM
Crime in Hong Kong
Hong Kong police hunt man after body of missing woman, 35, found under bed
Officers discover woman’s body hidden under bed in boyfriend’s flat and are now looking for him.
31 Dec 2025 - 5:51PM
A large team of officers was deployed to Lok Wah South Estate. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong courts
Hongkonger who stole HK$61 million by adding ‘0’ to cheques gets 18 years’ jail
Property manager falsified reimbursements issued to him for work done, stealing HK$61.1 million from owners’ corporation over a decade.
31 Dec 2025 - 3:34AM
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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
5 cabbies arrested over exploiting ‘free ride’ policy for Hong Kong fire victims
Police say five drivers, aged 29 to 40, arrested for allegedly attempting to defraud online ride-hailing platform.
30 Dec 2025 - 6:16PM
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Hong Kong courts
Hong Kong policeman jailed for posing as trainer to claim sick leave in 2019
Court rejects Jeffrey Tam Shun-wai’s denials and rules he had lied to his doctor to avoid frontline police work during the 2019 social unrest.
30 Dec 2025 - 5:25PM
The West Kowloon Court building in Sham Shui Po. Photo: Jelly Tse
Crime in Hong Kong
Hong Kong auxiliary policeman charged over alleged indecent act in taxi
Man, 57, arrested on suspicion of outraging public decency, is scheduled to appear in Eastern Court on Tuesday.
29 Dec 2025 - 10:52PM
Hong Kong courts
Hong Kong homeowner fined HK$180,000 for ‘wilful’ structural flat wall removal
Ku Chun-ho bears responsibility for checking whether removal of wall in his Lohas Park home requires approval, magistrate says.
29 Dec 2025 - 8:02PM
Hong Kong courts
Hong Kong taxi driver, 82, acquitted of using foul language at teenage customer
Deputy Magistrate Christine Leung rules that complainant was an unreliable witness, with logical fallacies in his testimony.
29 Dec 2025 - 4:51PM
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Crime in Hong Kong
2 more arrested in Hong Kong over illicit cigarette murder, taking tally to 27
Two men, aged 29 and 32, apprehended at border crossing, police say.
28 Dec 2025 - 12:33AM
One of the two men arrested on Friday takes part in a reenactment on Yick Yuen Road. Photo: Dickson Lee
Crime in Hong Kong
Hong Kong man arrested after extendable baton found in US-bound air luggage
Preliminary investigations show man, 62, hid suspected extendable baton, an unauthorised weapon, in his checked suitcase, police say.
27 Dec 2025 - 8:38PM
Hong Kong transport
‘Hell car parks’: mainland Chinese drivers hit bumps navigating Hong Kong roads
Southbound travel scheme driver fined for illegal parking, while another investigated for tinted windows.
30 Dec 2025 - 7:02PM
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Crime in Hong Kong
2 decoration workers remanded in custody over 1 billion yen robbery in Hong Kong
Lee Wan-kwong is alleged to be mastermind behind operation, while Lee Chun-wa accused of handling stolen cash.
27 Dec 2025 - 8:22AM
Crime in Hong Kong
Hong Kong tour bus driver arrested over allegedly stealing HK$110 in fares
Citybus driver, 27, reportedly fired after internal inspection finds he improperly handled fare revenue.
26 Dec 2025 - 8:05PM
The suspect reportedly operated a Citybus H2 open-top sightseeing route. Photo: May Tse
Accidents and personal safety
Hong Kong taxi driver hospitalised after crashing into school building
Incident at Delia Memorial School (Hip Wo) leaves 61-year-old driver trapped, requiring fire services to extract her.
25 Dec 2025 - 8:43PM
Crime in Hong Kong
9 arrested over submitting 45 fake equipment certificates for Hong Kong projects
Police apprehend nine people after receiving several reports alleging subcontractor used fake documents for government construction projects.
25 Dec 2025 - 4:53PM
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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
Hong Kong police make another arrest over deadly Tai Po blaze
Man, 48, arrested on suspicion of manslaughter is 16th person detained in connection with fire.
24 Dec 2025 - 11:28PM
Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po was being renovated when the deadly blaze broke out last month. Photo: Jelly Tse
Crime in Hong Kong
Hong Kong customs seizes counterfeit goods worth HK$36 million in crackdown
Customs warn criminals using high demand over holiday season as ‘smokescreen’ to move illicit goods.
24 Dec 2025 - 6:28PM
Crime in Hong Kong
Teen ‘mastermind’ among 20 held by Hong Kong police over HK$2 million phone fraud
Suspects, aged 11 to 84, allegedly posed as mainland Chinese secret agents to scam victims, with police saying gang leader was student, 19.
24 Dec 2025 - 4:38PM
Crime in Hong Kong
3 held over use of fake surveying equipment certificates in Hong Kong projects
URA tells Post that Novox provided surveying equipment to four projects, with two confirming use of instruments with forged certificates.
24 Dec 2025 - 12:20AM
Hong Kong courts
Judges slam lawyers, quash convictions of 11 Hong Kong villagers in ‘ding’ case
Appeal court rules 11 men were deprived of a fair trial because their lawyers failed to act in their best interests in building licences case.
23 Dec 2025 - 7:45PM
Philip Wong had represented the 11 villagers and a developer in the trial. Photo: Brian Wong
Hong Kong courts
Hong Kong tram driver gets 4 weeks in jail for crash that killed girl, 3
Magistrate takes mitigating factors into consideration, grants Li Yaodong release for appeal proceedings after being remanded for two weeks.
23 Dec 2025 - 8:04PM
Crime in Hong Kong
Hong Kong customs arrests 5 in suspected HK$8.9 billion ‘phantom trading’ racket
Suspects laundered crime proceeds over four-year period in first ‘phantom trading’ fraud involving fake shipping websites uncovered by authorities.
23 Dec 2025 - 9:14PM
Crime in Hong Kong
Hong Kong online investment scams surge 20% as losses hit HK$3.08 billion
80 per cent of all fraudulent messages disseminated through Meta-owned platforms including Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram.
22 Dec 2025 - 11:37PM
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