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The national security law’s implementation rules have recently been amended. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong national security law

‘Hidden gurus’ will be able to decrypt devices in national security cases

Security chief says amendments to implementation rules have not created new law enforcement powers.

Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong bookstore owner, 3 staff held for selling Jimmy Lai biography

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Hong Kong courts

Jealous Hongkonger who threatened to burn 6 media newsrooms jailed for 1 year

Hong Kong courts

Swedish businessman in Hong Kong loses appeal in domestic helper rape case

Court of Appeal upholds conviction and sends Patrik Tobias Ekstrom, sentenced to seven years in prison for raping helper in 2022, back to jail.

Patrik Tobias Ekstrom at the High Court in Admiralty in August 2024. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Patrik Tobias Ekstrom at the High Court in Admiralty in August 2024. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Crime in Hong Kong

Newborn baby found in rubbish bin at Hong Kong shopping centre dies in hospital

Cleaner at Lee Theatre Plaza discovered infant in a rubbish bin inside women’s restroom at The Starview Chinese restaurant.

Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong activist on trial for subversion calls one-party rule ‘regression’

Chow Hang-tung says advocating end to one-party rule not same as seeking to oust party, while judge challenges her characterisation of 1989 crackdown.

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Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong police file fresh terrorism charge against pair over alleged bomb plot

Charges upgraded against two men accused of plotting to use explosives to coerce authorities or intimidate the public in pursuit of a political agenda.

Prosecutors applied to Eastern Court to amend the charges against Ng Tsz-kit, 36, and Ho Chi-hang, 35, ahead of the case being transferred to the High Court for trial. Photo: SCMP
Prosecutors applied to Eastern Court to amend the charges against Ng Tsz-kit, 36, and Ho Chi-hang, 35, ahead of the case being transferred to the High Court for trial. Photo: SCMP
Hong Kong courts

Ex-assistant principal given 36-month bind-over for stealing groceries from Sogo

Hong Kong court spares Ng Ka-yun, 47, from criminal conviction after she admits to offence.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong mum charged with abuse after son, 12, calls police over cane beating

Child injured on chin, shoulder, arm and thigh, sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment.

Crime in Hong Kong

HSBC asks victim of credit card theft to pay HK$126,580 racked up by criminals

Victim only discovered card theft a day later and was told by bank she failed to report it immediately, but finds friend’s case treated differently.

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The woman’s credit card was stolen on November 15, but she only realised it the next day. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong children

Mother arrested after son, 12, told police she beat him with a rattan cane

Woman, 41, arrested at flat in Wong Tai Sin while boy taken to hospital for treatment.

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Police were called to a flat on Tsui Fung Street in Wong Tai Sin. Photo: Google Maps
Police were called to a flat on Tsui Fung Street in Wong Tai Sin. Photo: Google Maps
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 5, recover nearly HK$100 million in stolen gold bars

Suspects seized haul during transaction between gold shop staff and a buyer who turned out to be an accomplice, police say.

Hong Kong police

Police officers fire 5 shots at charging armed assailant, hitting him twice

Police say officers opened fire after verbal warnings ignored and pepper spray was ineffective.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police hunt 3 suspects over US$12 million gold theft

Source says 73kg of gold bars taken after shop manager tricked into handing them over.

The shop is located in Peninsula Square in Hung Hom. Photo: Google Maps
Crime in Hong Kong

13 arrested over HK$113 million laundered using government’s ‘iAM Smart’ app

Nine men and four women accused of using government app to funnel money through victims’ bank accounts.

Mobile phones seized during the police operation. Photo: Handout
Mobile phones seized during the police operation. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong customs arrests 5 people, seizes HK$2.2 million in counterfeit eyewear

Officers raid five shops across city in special operation assisted by trademark owners.

Crime in Hong Kong

Paralegals among 16 people arrested over ‘crash-for-cash’ scams in Hong Kong

Suspects arrested over 11 insurance claims totalling HK$3.6 million, all originating from same Mong Kok law firm, according to police.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong businessman Jason Poon, 5 others arrested in HK$6 million fraud case

Source says police intelligence suggests surgical mask manufacturer allegedly defrauded HSBC via SME Financing Guarantee Scheme.

A source has confirmed that Jason Poon was among those arrested. Photo: Elson Li
A source has confirmed that Jason Poon was among those arrested. Photo: Elson Li
Crime in Hong Kong

2 Hongkongers held after raids on 3 illegal fuel stations amid oil price spike

Joint crackdown by Fire Services Department and Customs and Excise Department led to arrest of a suspected station operator and customer.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong campsite operator who murdered ‘alien’ girlfriend jailed for life

Judge says Tang Lung-fai, 56, was merciless as he killed live-in girlfriend Fok Sin-yee, 38, in ‘vicious, brutal and savage attack’.

Hong Kong courts

Former Hong Kong lawmaker denies abetting criminal activity in mainland China

Ex-lawmaker Lee Cheuk-yan says those backed by his alliance should not have been considered as violating mainland law in the first place.

Lee Cheuk-yan poses for a photograph at the Legislative Council Complex in 2016. Photo: Felix Wong
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong customs seizes nearly 1,000 smuggled turtles worth HK$1 million

Two men arrested after officers find reptiles in car boot at Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge control point.

Hong Kong customs officers have seized 986 smuggled live turtles. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong customs officers have seized 986 smuggled live turtles. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong actor Gregory Wong loses appeal against 2019 Legco storming conviction

Court of Appeal also dismissed complaints by six others convicted over storming of Legislative Council Complex during protests.

Crime in Hong Kong

Scammers impersonate Hong Kong lawmaker to defraud woman of HK$38,000

Legislator Gary Chan condemns ‘despicable’ scam and urges vigilance after fraudsters impersonating him trick woman into transferring money.

Hong Kong courts

One-party rule contradicts constitution, anti-China activist tells trial

Ex-Hong Kong lawmaker Lee Cheuk-yan says call to end ‘dictatorship’ promotes democratic rights, does not mean ousting Communist Party.

Former lawmaker Lee Cheuk-yan stands accused of subversion over calls to end China’s “one-party dictatorship”. Photo: Winson Wong
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