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Crime in Hong Kong

Hongkongers lost HK$350 million in online shopping scams in first 11 months of 2025

Police say about 63 per cent of cases between January and November last year involved bogus concert ticket sales.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong whistle-blower in AI app MediSafe saga arrested for alleged doxxing

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Jimmy Lai trial

Jimmy Lai to be sentenced on Monday in Hong Kong national security trial

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Hong Kong society

Exclusive | Jeffrey Epstein funded Hong Kong scholar’s search for ‘mind reading’, files show

Documents released by US Justice Department show years-long email correspondence and meetings in person, with financier providing funds.

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Among the 3 million pages of documented evidence released in late January by the US Justice Department on Epstein, more than 1,000 related to correspondence with a Hong Kong academic. Photo: AP
Among the 3 million pages of documented evidence released in late January by the US Justice Department on Epstein, more than 1,000 related to correspondence with a Hong Kong academic. Photo: AP
Crime in Hong Kong

Fugitive caught after 37 years handed back to Hong Kong police

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.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong man jailed for laundering millions through scam-linked bank accounts

Court hands down stiff sentence to deter growing abuse of personal bank accounts.

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Crime in Hong Kong

119 arrested over HK$20 million scheme selling fake ID cards for illegal work

Operation, conducted with Guangdong and Zhuhai authorities, dismantles syndicate forging identity cards and arranging illegal jobs in city.

“Operation Sharpspear” was carried out between October and January in collaboration with Guangdong and Zhuhai authorities. Photo: Edmond So
“Operation Sharpspear” was carried out between October and January in collaboration with Guangdong and Zhuhai authorities. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Senior civil servants to face scrutiny in Hong Kong blaze inquiry

Senior civil servants and department heads among witnesses to be cross-examined by an independent committee as victims demand accountability.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Police arrest 4 in Hong Kong over ‘crash-for-cash’ scams

Married couple and two doctors detained on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong murder suspect arrested after 37 years on run to be extradited

Mui Yiu-keung was wanted in connection with a brutal murder on a Sai Kung beach in 1989.

Thai police arrested Hong Kong man Mui Yiu-keung (right) in Bangkok on Monday. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong national security law

Defence argues Tiananmen vigil activists’ actions ‘lawful’ exercise of rights

Defence lawyer says Hong Kong group aimed to promote democracy and greater political freedom, not oppose or topple Communist Party leadership.

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The last vigil marking the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, held in Hong Kong’s Victoria Park in 2019. Photo: Sam Tsang
The last vigil marking the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, held in Hong Kong’s Victoria Park in 2019. Photo: Sam Tsang
Crime in Hong Kong

Are Hong Kong foreign exchange firms secure enough?

After a shocking 51 million yen robbery last week, the South China Morning Post examines the risks in the city’s cash exchange trade.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong taxi driver fined for throwing passenger’s change out of window

Cabby had a dispute with woman over his driving speed.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hongkonger scammed out of HK$4 million trying to sell HK$100 rug on Carousell

Police say the scammer promised to return the money, but the victim received nothing.

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More than 110 cases of online shopping scams linked to Carousell took place between January 24 and 30, according to police. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest hundreds in HK$620 million fraud, laundering crackdown

Operations target misuse of bank accounts, romance scams and money laundering through virtual currencies.

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Police seized about HK$620 million in suspected criminal proceeds. Photo: Jelly Tse
Police seized about HK$620 million in suspected criminal proceeds. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong courts

Mainland Chinese student jailed for 3 months for cheating in TOEFL test

Huang Xinyi paid someone else to take test on her behalf in Cambodia and submitted results to Hong Kong’s Lingnan University so she could graduate.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Man arrested after 20 cats, hamster found dead in Hong Kong flat

Nine other cats, including seven in poor health, rescued and handed over to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

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Hong Kong society

Adidas concerned after woman complains fitting room opened twice at Mong Kok shop

Sportswear chain says it is fully cooperating with police’s investigation after woman took to social media to complain.

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The Adidas branch in Mong Kok. Photo: Handout
The Adidas branch in Mong Kok. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong national security law

‘Soft resistance’ among 4 main national security risks in Hong Kong: Chris Tang

Security chief tells radio show such threats ‘have not diminished’ and cites hotline that has received 1.1 million reports, some leading to arrests.

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Hong Kong police

New generation of Hong Kong police will need ‘iron bones’, security chief says

Secretary for Security Chris Tang warns ‘oppression by hostile foreign forces will not stop’, and calls for police to stand firm.

Crime in Hong Kong

6 arrested over 51 million yen robbery in Hong Kong, with ‘mole’ among victims

Police chief Joe Chow says the six suspects include three Japanese men.

Hong Kong police investigate a robbery outside a money exchange shop in Sheung Wan. Photo: Karma Lo
Crime in Hong Kong

33 arrested over HK$150 million fraud involving Hong Kong tech grant schemes

ICAC says suspects are 24 men and nine women, including a former Cyberport Management Company employee.

ICAC says it has dismantled two syndicates involved in defrauding two Hong Kong tech grant schemes. Photo: Jelly Tse
ICAC says it has dismantled two syndicates involved in defrauding two Hong Kong tech grant schemes. Photo: Jelly Tse
Crime in Hong Kong

4 arrested in crackdown on mainland firms offering illegal labour in Hong Kong

Officers mounted undercover operation targeting firms advertising services online ahead of Lunar New Year.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police probe 58 million yen theft at currency exchange shop

Two men escape in vehicle after alleged robbery at shop near 272 Des Voeux Road Central in Sheung Wan.

Animal welfare in Hong Kong

Hong Kong supervisor held over cruelty after pond clean-up kills 110 fish

51-year-old supervisor from Fai Kee Environmental Cleaning taken into custody on Wednesday and later released on bail.

More than 110 fish, including large koi, died during the pond-cleaning job at the public housing estate. Photo: Jelly Tse
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