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Hong Kong courts
Ex-HKUST professor guilty of taking HK$40,000 to secure student’s admission
Liu Hongbin, 63, abused authority to help student secure admission into master’s programme in environmental health and safety.
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Hong Kong courts
Helper molested 10-year-old girl while waking her up, Hong Kong court hears
6 hours ago
Accidents and personal safety
Hong Kong taxi driver arrested after crash kills woman, badly injures another
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Crime in Hong Kong
3 arrested over links to money laundering, untaxed cigarettes syndicate
Months-long operation leads to discovery of 2.2 million untaxed cigarettes and HK$11.3 million in alleged criminal proceeds.
13 May 2026 - 7:45PM
Senior investigators Wong Po-wah (left) and Matthew Shum speak at a press conference after three suspects were arrested over an illicit cigarette and money laundering case. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong society
Man dies after suspected fall from Hong Kong’s Spiral Lookout Tower
Passer-by discovers man lying near the base of 32-metre tower, with victim later pronounced dead at Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital.
13 May 2026 - 11:07AM
Animal welfare in Hong Kong
Hong Kong police arrest 2 women after sewage-soaked puppy found in bin, put down
Golden Retriever pup, suffering from terminal canine distemper, found in rubbish bin drenched in sewage and chilli oil.
12 May 2026 - 9:29PM
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Hong Kong courts
Debt-ridden Hongkonger pleads guilty to attempted murder of family in flat
Wong Pak-ting, 45, tried to kill wife, three daughters and himself out of fear they would be harrassed for his business debts, Hong Kong court hears.
12 May 2026 - 4:22PM
Shan King Estate in Tuen Mun, where Wong Pak-ting attempted to kill himself and his family. Photo: Google Map
Crime in Hong Kong
Data of 72,571 Hongkongers leaked in Canvas hack, police receive 2 reports so far
Breach is part of wider global data leak that has affected universities and schools worldwide, with estimated 9,000 institutions impacted.
12 May 2026 - 8:14PM
Hong Kong courts
Community service for pair in their 60s who had sex at Hong Kong pier
Saleswoman, sailor given 80 hours of community work for public indecency after being caught on video committing sexual acts at Cheung Chau pier.
12 May 2026 - 10:20PM
Hong Kong courts
Couple who took children storm chasing during typhoon spared criminal sentence
Court imposes three-year, HK$2,000 bind-over on joint charge of child neglect after they took their kids, aged 5 and 9, to see waves during storm.
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Hong Kong courts
Hong Kong rugby player denies molesting woman at bar, but admits vandalism
Faizal Solomona pleads guilty to damaging door bolt at Central police station, but denies groping woman at Wyndham Street bar last year.
11 May 2026 - 5:22PM
Faizal Solomona Penesa at a rugby training session. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Crime in Hong Kong
Ex-owner of bankrupt bakery dies after chasing thief and falling off building
Former owner of Hoixe Cake Shop runs after thief at industrial building in Kwun Tong and falls onto air-conditioning pipes on facade.
11 May 2026 - 12:11AM
Crime in Hong Kong
Hong Kong police arrest 2 drivers over alleged truck racing viral video
Dashcam footage shows two trucks cutting lanes amid incessant honking in tunnel believed to be Central Kowloon Bypass.
11 May 2026 - 12:18PM
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Crime in Hong Kong
Hong Kong woman arrested over smuggling 7 animals at border checkpoint
Woman had chinchilla, mouse, hamster, three guinea pigs and sugar glider hidden in paper bags.
10 May 2026 - 5:34PM
Hong Kong-UK spying row
Diplomatic row over Hong Kong-linked spying convictions in UK heats up
Beijing disputes UK’s version of diplomatic meeting as ambassador warns of ‘firm countermeasures’ over ‘political manipulation’.
10 May 2026 - 9:22PM
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Chinese Ambassador to the UK Zheng Zeguang. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
Bar Association proposes ‘double-track’ approach to criminalising bid-rigging
Chairman Jose-Antonio Maurellet says implementing ‘criminal track’ alongside ‘civil track’ to encourage whistle-blowing will increase deterrence.
10 May 2026 - 8:30AM
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Crime in Hong Kong
3 convicted in Hong Kong’s largest football match-fixing scandal in years
Two players and betting agent found guilty of bribing footballers to rig match results across city’s top two leagues between 2021 and 2023.
8 May 2026 - 9:51PM
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Hong Kong society
Australian remanded on fresh eat-and-run charges in Hong Kong after earlier fine
Samuel Monkivitch allegedly fled four other restaurants without paying bills totalling more than HK$2,000 and destroyed electronic property.
8 May 2026 - 7:35PM
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Samuel Monkivitch (centre) was approached by men believed to be plain-clothes police officers after leaving Eastern Court on Thursday. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong courts
Hong Kong-based mediation body resolves international maritime dispute
International Organisation for Mediation hails dispute resolution between parties from mainland China and Singapore as milestone.
8 May 2026 - 10:24PM
Hong Kong courts
Court overturns murder conviction of man who killed girlfriend, orders retrial
Court of Appeal rules in favour of Law Wai-man, saying trial judge had not properly directed jury to fully consider his violent personality traits.
7 May 2026 - 7:15PM
Crime in Hong Kong
Alleged Gundam figurine thief injured after jumping from building in Hong Kong
Police say the man, aged 40, was linked to the theft of 10 boxes of Gundam models from a building in To Kwa Wan.
7 May 2026 - 10:48PM
Crime in Hong Kong
Police investigate alleged indecent assault of boy, 4, at international school
International Montessori School says currently there is no evidence to suggest risk to other students or involvement of member of school community.
7 May 2026 - 10:35PM
The International Montessori School has said the safety and welfare of students remained its highest priority. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong courts
Australian lawyer fined for fleeing restaurant, massage parlour without paying
Samuel Anthony Monkivitch, 50, pleads guilty in Hong Kong court to two counts of making off without payment and one of common assault.
8 May 2026 - 4:52PM
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Hong Kong society
Death of elderly pair in Sau Mau Ping flat deemed murder-suicide, police say
Man, 77, who killed his ex-wife before hanging himself, reportedly felt ‘hopeless’ after separation and anguished by son’s suicide in 2018.
7 May 2026 - 6:45PM
Crime in Hong Kong
Hong Kong college’s finance director arrested over HK$770,000 embezzlement
Ray Yip has served as Hong Kong Chu Hai College’s finance director since 2024.
6 May 2026 - 11:13PM
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