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

Crime in Hong Kong

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

Hong Kong courts

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

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
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 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.

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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.

A woman lost HK$38,000 after a caller posing as legislator Gary Chan persuaded her to make a transfer under false pretences. Photo: Elson Li
A woman lost HK$38,000 after a caller posing as legislator Gary Chan persuaded her to make a transfer under false pretences. Photo: Elson Li
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.

Crime in Hong Kong

Woman wanted over possible illegal fuel truck that went up in flames

Truck reduced to a charred wreck at a car park on Container Port Road South in Kwai Chung.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s ICAC charges ex-professor over bribe to admit master’s student

Anti-corruption agency charges Liu Hongbin with accepting HK$40,000 bribe and offering red packets to colleagues to facilitate admission.

Former HKUST professor Liu Hongbin faces charges for allegedly taking and offering bribes to facilitate the admission of a master’s student. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong cannot extradite Tates without UK or Romania requests, lawmakers say

Videos show Andrew and Tristan Tate surrounded by crowds in Lan Kwai Fong, where onlookers are seen taking photographs and selfies with the influencers.

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Andrew Tate (right) with his brother Tristan outside a restaurant in Hong Kong. Photo: X/Andrew Tate
Andrew Tate (right) with his brother Tristan outside a restaurant in Hong Kong. Photo: X/Andrew Tate
Hong Kong courts

Senior Hong Kong policeman denies molesting clerk in indecent assault case

Civil Service Bureau clerk accuses officer Ian Chow, 50, of patting her buttocks and propositioning her multiple times in 2024.

Hong Kong society

Couple to face child neglect charges after son swept into sea during typhoon

Five-year-old’s parents arrested in January after they took family to Hong Kong waterfront amid No 8 typhoon warning signal last September.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hongkonger, 28, held as HK$20 million of suspected cocaine seized in house

Police believe 28-year-old jobless man was recruited by syndicate to manage storage and deliveries to buyers.

The suspected cocaine was seized in a village house in Sha Tin. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

Terrorism threat in Hong Kong ‘moderate’ amid Middle East war: security chief

Secretary for Security Chris Tang says city has one of world’s lowest crime rates despite having fewer CCTV cameras compared with other places.

Hong Kong residents are urged to remain vigilant and report anything suspicious to police. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong residents are urged to remain vigilant and report anything suspicious to police. Photo: Dickson Lee
Crime in Hong Kong

2 monks brawl during temple ceremony in Hong Kong, leaving 1 injured

Police say one monk has been arrested after fight at repentance service at Chuk Lam Sim Yuen.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s anti-corruption agency seeks 50 new officers, refuses to ease criteria

‘We think that challenges will only get more complex and the situation will only get tougher,’ academy director Paul Lau says at learning event.

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Hong Kong courts

2 anti-China activists have case to answer in subversion trial, court rules

Hong Kong judges say prosecutors’ evidence suggests Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung might have incited others to oust Communist Party leadership.

Chow Hang-tung is former vice-chairwoman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, which was disbanded in 2021. Photo: Getty Images
Chow Hang-tung is former vice-chairwoman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, which was disbanded in 2021. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong economy

More illegal refuelling complaints as Hong Kong grapples with rising oil prices

City receives 221 reports of illegal petrol stations in January and February, or more than four times 2025’s monthly average.

Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong sends ‘very strong message’ with insider-trading arrests

Joint operation by ICAC and SFC shows commitment to protecting city’s status as a fundraising hub, analysts say.

Crime in Hong Kong

2 arrested in raid on Hong Kong syndicate accused of laundering HK$4.7 billion

Group operated through two companies that channelled funds through more than 2,100 transactions and ran drug business, customs says.

The Customs and Excise Bureau said most of the 120 companies linked to the transactions were shells with no real business operations. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong courts

Former Hong Kong councillor jailed for laundering phone scam proceeds

Sheep Wong, who said he wanted to repay gambling debts and help cover his father’s medical costs, sentenced to three years and nine months.

Sheep Wong had initially insisted he was secretly gathering evidence against what he believed to be a triad-run debt collection ring. Photo: Jelly Tse
Sheep Wong had initially insisted he was secretly gathering evidence against what he believed to be a triad-run debt collection ring. Photo: Jelly Tse
Crime in Hong Kong

Mother held after unattended son throws items from flat, damaging car

Woman, 29, held over neglect after four-year-old, reportedly left home alone, threw objects from fifth-floor window onto car below.

Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

11 domestic helpers among 20 arrested in Hong Kong crackdown on illegal labour

Six residents among those arrested are the owners or in charge of companies allegedly involved.

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Hong Kong courts

Policeman gets 16 months for extorting HK$60,000 from rape case suspect

Ng Wai-fung jailed after ‘pursuing justice’ for a 16-year-old girl by demanding money from a suspect he thought prosecutors had wrongly freed.

Hong Kong police officer Ng Wai-fung was sentenced to 16 months’ imprisonment at District Court in Wan Chai. Photo: Jelly Tse
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