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last updated:
9 September, 2024
Old Hong Kong
When a Dior-clad socialite killed her lover, horrifying Hong Kong
Maria Coady was photographed with Chris Patten and rubbed shoulders with the Brunei royal family – before being jailed by a Hong Kong court.
14 Dec 2024 - 6:00AM
Hong Kong courts
Ex-Hong Kong politician, 6 others convicted over riot at MTR station in 2019
12 Dec 2024 - 10:13PM
Scams and swindles
Student in Hong Kong loses HK$500,000 as scammers trick her into Thai trip
12 Dec 2024 - 10:41PM
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Hong Kong courts
Hong Kong yoga ball murder case: ‘lethal gas was to kill shrews lured by ham’
Malaysian academic Khaw Kim Sun says he brought home carbon monoxide from his laboratory to conduct his own pest control.
12 Dec 2024 - 1:17AM
Hong Kong courts
Top Hong Kong photographer gets 8 weeks’ jail for indecently assaulting model
Leung Chun-chung found guilty of pulling down model’s dress and exposing her breasts at his Chai Wan studio in December 2022.
11 Dec 2024 - 4:39PM
Hong Kong
Hong Kong no money-laundering hub, officials tell anti-crime forum
Secretary for Justice Paul Lam hits back at ‘misconceived’ comments about Hong Kong.
10 Dec 2024 - 11:19PM
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Hong Kong MTR passenger arrested over alleged assault after station employee kicked
Suspect, 46, allegedly kicked passenger and station employee who tried to intervene, resulting in fractured rib.
10 Dec 2024 - 10:25PM
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Hong Kong courts
Hong Kong police officer cleared of misconduct over HK$46,000 overtime pay claim
Court acquits retired chief inspector Kelvin Ip, 58, on misconduct and corruption charges.
10 Dec 2024 - 8:31PM
Hong Kong society
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‘Angry Chiu Chow man’: who is Hong Kong’s Chim Pui-chung?
From ‘golden banker’ fame to fiery outbursts, the Post looks at background of former lawmaker found guilty in fraud case this week.
10 Dec 2024 - 6:06PM
Consumer protection in Hong Kong
Hong Kong cleaning firm fined HK$11 million in housing estate price-fixing case
Hong Kong Commercial Cleaning Services and two directors signed statement of agreed facts to settle case, Competition Commission says.
10 Dec 2024 - 12:17AM
Male student at University of Hong Kong arrested on suspicion of voyeurism
Student allegedly followed girl into bathroom and filmed her from under the stall.
10 Dec 2024 - 12:13AM
Animal welfare in Hong Kong
Hong Kong police arrest man for allegedly shooting birds with airgun
Officers detain 62-year-old on suspicion of animal cruelty and possession of imitation firearm; video shows a man shooting from flat window.
9 Dec 2024 - 4:24PM
Hong Kong courts
Former Hong Kong lawmaker Chim Pui-chung and son found guilty of fraud
Businesswoman Wong Poe-lai also convicted of money laundering in case over fraudulent transactions tied to listed firm.
9 Dec 2024 - 7:00PM
Jimmy Lai trial
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai wanted to grab US attention with security law prosecution
Unpublished letter reveals Lai felt he was targeted because he had ‘embarrassed’ Beijing by exposing its ‘hollow’ promises.
6 Dec 2024 - 9:38PM
Crime
Bangladeshi woman accuses Hong Kong law firm of sexually harassing her
Equal Opportunities Commission issues legal proceedings on behalf of Khan Saima Begum, who claims boss at WT Law Offices sexually and racially harassed her.
6 Dec 2024 - 11:42PM
Hong Kong aviation
Hong Kong police arrest passenger for allegedly stealing HK$11,000 on flight
Traveller reported cash and bank card missing from bag he had placed in overhead bin, latest in string of similar cases.
6 Dec 2024 - 6:39PM
Hong Kong
Hong Kong seizes HK$23 million worth of smuggled earphones, skincare goods
Officers find earphones and skincare products concealed in four machines inside shipping container.
6 Dec 2024 - 6:27PM
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Jimmy Lai trial
Jimmy Lai tells court he could have fled Hong Kong in 2020 but chose to stay
Ex-media boss gave an interview right after the enactment of security law, saying that he would fight for democracy in a ‘different way’.
6 Dec 2024 - 6:32PM
Hong Kong
Hermes seller shares details on bags stolen in HK$10 million Hong Kong burglary
Kelly 25 Epsom handbag with market value of HK$198,000 among 66 items stolen in burglary in Central’s New World Tower on November 30.
5 Dec 2024 - 7:54PM
Jimmy Lai trial
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai denies inciting others to breach the national security law
Ex-media boss tells court he had always cautioned others to refrain from crossing the line and committing an offence.
5 Dec 2024 - 5:44PM
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Jimmy Lai trial
Jimmy Lai says Hong Kong ‘beyond redemption’ after security law took effect
Lai had called for the US to impose ‘sanctions and punishments’ on China before the situation became ‘hopeless’.
4 Dec 2024 - 11:11PM
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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
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Papa: Lau Ching-wan shines in haunting true-crime family drama
Lau’s character experiences a maelstrom of emotions after his son kills his wife and daughter in Philip Yung’s sublime human drama.
4 Dec 2024 - 5:15PM
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong logs 169 theft cases on inbound flights, losses hit HK$4.32 million
Security chief Chris Tang vows to crack down on surge of in-flight thefts, as figures for first 10 months surpass boom years of 2018 and 2019.
4 Dec 2024 - 5:24PM
Scams and swindles
Hongkongers again being lured overseas and forced into illegal work, minister says
Law enforcement agencies have received 23 related requests for assistance so far this year, security minister Chris Tang says.
3 Dec 2024 - 8:10PM
Jimmy Lai trial
Jimmy Lai says he opposed US decision to end Hong Kong’s special trade status
Any change to Hong Kong’s preferential trade status in the United States would be counterproductive, former media boss tells trial.
3 Dec 2024 - 7:46PM
Drugs
Hong Kong battling ‘space oil’ drug trend, police log 90 cases in first 10 months
Police also say 99 people arrested in operation over sale of various drugs online, with youngest aged just 12.
3 Dec 2024 - 6:50PM
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
How actor Lau Ching-wan added subtlety to his complex role in Papa
Lau talks about the nuances of playing a father whose wife and daughter are killed by his schizophrenic son in a film based on actual events.
5 Dec 2024 - 12:51PM
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Jimmy Lai trial
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai clarifies he was seeking US help, not the CIA’s
Ex-media boss says he was just regurgitating rumour floating around at the time and used the CIA and US interchangeably.
2 Dec 2024 - 6:23PM
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