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Jess Ma
Reporter, Hong Kong
Jess joined the Post in 2021 after graduating from the University of Cambridge with a degree in Human, Social, and Political Sciences, specialising in Politics and Social Anthropology.
Jess joined the Post in 2021 after graduating from the University of Cambridge with a degree in Human, Social, and Political Sciences, specialising in Politics and Social Anthropology.
Areas of Expertise:
Security and legal affairsLanguages Spoken:
Cantonese, English, Mandarin
Amount is 25.8 per cent more than estimate, with government attributing surge to bigger fines and higher revenue from forfeiture cases.
Other high bids at Sunday’s Chinese New Year auction include plates ‘30’ at HK$4.55 million, ‘101’ at HK$1.01 million and ‘2288’ at HK$470,000.
Inspector shot herself inside Kwun Tong Police Station at about 7.45am.
New steering committee within Fire Services Department will evaluate operational strategies.
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Head of correctional authorities says expansion of existing scheme aims to boost patriotism and understanding of Chinese culture.
Trials and other legal procedures must first be completed before funds can be deposited into treasury, insider says.
Popular spots across city continue to draw large festive crowds, even as data shows nearly 16 per cent rise in net outflow during holiday period.
Kenneth Lau also calls on city to embrace innovation after drawing ‘neutral’ No 22 fortune stick at Che Kung Temple.
Among newborns are a girl whose father is a talent visa holder from mainland China and a boy who is the fifth child of a local couple.
Soothsayers warn of potential volatility in coming lunar year, with city having to navigate geopolitical tensions even as its economy improves.
Video clip captures departure hall chaos as man topples self-check-in kiosks and hits them repeatedly with stanchion before being arrested.
Immigration authorities also plan to test new clearance channel using facial recognition to cut processing time to five seconds.
More than 28,000 arrests made in 2025 as customs chief warns of evolving smuggling tactics, including the use of children.
City will continue to ramp up intelligence gathering and education as ‘undercurrents’ of threats persist, Joe Chow says.
While deception cases accounted for nearly half of 89,137 crimes recorded in 2025, number was down by 2.9 per cent from 2024’s figure.
Authorities will submit draft law by end of year to strengthen enforcement and free up resources for more complex cases.
Chau Kit-ying reminded verbally and in writing to act in accordance with public expectations of district councillors, minister says.
Police say they searched station and found no suspicious objects.
Hailey Cheng posts message on social media saying she has been arrested in connection with MediSafe saga, with source confirming news.
Suspect Mui Yiu-keung is believed to have fled the city through illegal means, with no departure record found following 1989 killing on a Sai Kung beach.
At the first meeting, residents of Wang Fuk Court call on committee to identify and hold those responsible to account.
Senior civil servants and department heads among witnesses to be cross-examined by an independent committee as victims demand accountability.
After a shocking 51 million yen robbery last week, the South China Morning Post examines the risks in the city’s cash exchange trade.
Former chief secretary, who was jailed in 2014 for accepting nearly HK$20 million, died at Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital.
Sportswear chain says it is fully cooperating with police’s investigation after woman took to social media to complain.
Flight CX449 returns to Taiwanese city on Sunday morning shortly after take-off, with passengers rebooked onto other flights.
Authorities say they found accounts using computer programs or other automated tools for bookings just a week after new anti-touting policy began.
‘We need more top-down guidance on how to better use AI. This is an inevitable trend,’ Hong Kong Productivity Council says.
Largest case involved senior director of multinational who transferred HK$134 million to criminals impersonating her company’s chief executive.
