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A trading card’s value hinges on factors such as rarity, edition, condition and grading. Photo: Nora Tam
Crime in Hong Kong

19 Pokemon cards worth HK$200,000 snatched from Hong Kong seller during deal

Seller handed over cards to young man to check them, but the suspect ran off with them and vanished, police say.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong think tank backs call to make bid‑rigging a crime after fatal fire

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Crime in Hong Kong

2 Hong Kong eatery owners arrested for hiring 5 illegal workers in food factory

Crime in Hong Kong

2 men who allegedly beat street sleeper, commit arson wanted by Hong Kong police

Police find injured 74-year-old man after being alerted to stairwell fire under Tsz Wan Shan footbridge in the early hours of Tuesday.

Police were alerted about a fire at a stairwell under a footbridge in Tsz Wan Shan in the early hours of Tuesday. Photo: Handout
Police were alerted about a fire at a stairwell under a footbridge in Tsz Wan Shan in the early hours of Tuesday. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

Off-duty Hong Kong policeman arrested for allegedly attacking fellow officers

Police say 32-year-old held for allegedly assaulting officers responding to noise complaint at 1am on Sunday.

Crime in Hong Kong

Woman, 2 teens arrested at Hong Kong airport for carrying suspected weapons

Police receive reports of suspected pepper spray and brass knuckles found in checked luggage and carry-on bags, bound for the US and Canada.

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Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong drops charges against surgeon ruled unfit to face fatal botox trial

Dementia ruling halts 21 charges against veteran surgeon Franklin Li Wang-pong linked to probe into death of banker in botched procedure in 2018.

Hong Kong prosecutors have dropped charges against a 93-year-old plastic surgeon Franklin Li Wang-pong citing an earlier ruling that he was unfit to stand trial because of dementia. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong prosecutors have dropped charges against a 93-year-old plastic surgeon Franklin Li Wang-pong citing an earlier ruling that he was unfit to stand trial because of dementia. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Warning over proxy harvesting in Hong Kong amid renovation corruption crackdown

‘You must not sign a proxy form for someone you do not know,’ professional says after Tai Po fire triggers clampdown.

Accidents and personal safety

More than 150 residents evacuated after ‘candle’ sparks fire in Hong Kong flat

Police receive report on Monday of fire on 33rd floor of Tsuen Wan Centre’s Tai Yuan House, less than a day after Shek Kip Mei Estate blaze.

Hong Kong police

Police to deepen Asean ties as Hong Kong set to host first top Interpol meeting

Police chief Joe Chow says Hong Kong’s high standing will help foster ties as city looks to host 196 member country representatives in November.

Hong Kong police chief Joe Chow Yat-ming attended Interpol’s general assembly in Marrakech, Morocco, last year. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

Hongkonger who allegedly posed as officer held over burglaries aimed at elderly

Man, 50, held over three burglaries that occurred in December in Cheung Sha Wan, Sham Shui Po and Tuen Mun.

Police recovered some stolen items as part of their investigation into the three cases. Photo: Handout
Police recovered some stolen items as part of their investigation into the three cases. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

Chen Zhi’s Hong Kong firms rocked by resignations and frozen assets

Police freeze HK$2.75 billion in assets tied to tycoon amid probes into alleged telecoms fraud, money laundering and ‘pig butchering’ scams.

Hong Kong society

Jose-Antonio Maurellet set to return as Hong Kong Bar Association chairman

Maurellet nominated for another term, with Martin Hui and Eva Sit to also continue as vice-chairpersons.

Crime in Hong Kong

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

Police received call from Filipino woman’s husband at 4.13pm on Wednesday after she passed out in their Tuen Mun flat.

Police received a call that a woman had passed out in her home at Avignon in So Kwun Wat, Tuen Mun. Photo: Google Maps
Police received a call that a woman had passed out in her home at Avignon in So Kwun Wat, Tuen Mun. Photo: Google Maps
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong police officer jailed for forging statements to close 10 cases

According to probation officer’s report, Wong Yiu-chung failed to manage stress at work, driving him to forge statements from complainants.

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.

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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.

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The High Court building in Admiralty. Photo: Warton Li
The High Court building in Admiralty. Photo: Warton Li
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.

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.

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.

A view of Canal Road Flyover. Photo: Google Maps
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.

A screen grab of Ku Chun-ho’s 681 sq ft home. Photo: Handout
A screen grab of Ku Chun-ho’s 681 sq ft home. Photo: Handout
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.

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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.

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.

Hong Kong International Airport. Photo: Jelly Tse
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