Andy Tsang Wai-Hung

Police chief defends Occupy Central activist's arrest

9 May 2013

Andy Tsang Wai-hung said officers did not know until she was arrested on Wednesday that Melody Chan Yuk-fung had joined the movement to occupy roads in the city centre in a pro-democracy protest...

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Hong Kong police chief rejects claims in US report on human rights

21 Apr 2013

An official US report on human rights in Hong Kong has drawn attention to local concerns over freedom of assembly and claims that police are turning to aggressive, abusive tactics.

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We did not dump murder evidence: police

22 Mar 2013

Police Commissioner Andy Tsang Wai-hung has denied a newspaper's allegations that the police threw away evidence in a recent murder case.

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'Occupy Central' plan draws warnings

22 Mar 2013

Any attempt to block major thoroughfares in Central will lead to serious consequences and will not be tolerated, Commissioner of Police Andy Tsang Wai-hung has said in response to a planned civil-...

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Police to discuss impact of protests with district councils

14 Nov 2012

Police Commissioner Andy Tsang Wai-hung said the force would start consulting district councils on the impact of demonstrations on residents, a move that rally organisers fear will further...

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Record number prosecuted under tough Public Order Ordinance

10 Nov 2012

More protesters were prosecuted last year under the Public Order Ordinance - which carries harsher penalties than other laws commonly used in such situations - than in any year since the handover...

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Opinion

Alex Lo

Chen Guangcheng misled by his new right-wing 'friends'

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Tom Holland

The yuan hasn't overtaken the HK$ quite yet, Mr Chan

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Blood therapy death at beauty centre prompts legal review

The government set up a committee on Thursday to tighten the supervision of high-risk beauty treatments, following the death of a woman who was given a blood transfusion.

5:01PM

Chief won't retract 'shadow' claim

The police chief yesterday refused to retract his claim that officers who blocked a cameraman from filming a protester's removal from a state leader's event last year were reacting to a 'black...

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Media condemns police restrictions

Journalists condemned what they called 'discriminatory' press arrangements by the police on Sunday.

Only four television stations were allowed to use a media zone close to the...

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Demand for more security after rapes

Police are demanding that The Link Management and owners' corporations boost security, including in rear lanes, in the wake of two rapes, the police chief said yesterday.

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Briefs

Cybercrime unit 'will not snoop on e-mails'

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New centre to fight rise in cybercrimes

The police have vowed to better co-ordinate their fight against cybercrime after the amount of money lost in computer-related offences hit an all-time high.

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