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Hong Kong courts
Hong Kong producer Raymond Wong found guilty of insider trading
Court hears Wong advised sister to buy shares in company in which he held controlling stake, netting her more than HK$1 million in profit.
22 May 2026 - 9:55PM
Hong Kong courts
Hong Kong’s ICAC charges woman over alleged HK$10,000 bribe in custody case
22 May 2026 - 6:54PM
Hong Kong
Police to investigate suspected airgun damage to window of Yuen Long flat
21 May 2026 - 10:53PM
Hong Kong police
Police probe theft of HK$8 million in luxury wines, other items from seaside home
Source says 53-year-old local businesswoman reported break-in at Mayfair By The Sea after returning from trip to mainland China.
21 May 2026 - 5:10PM
Hong Kong
Hong Kong privacy watchdog warns of fake retailer compensation call scam
Customers duped by fraudsters posing as Built-in Pro staff using personal data, with one victim losing HK$17,000.
21 May 2026 - 11:08PM
Scams and swindles
Hong Kong hardest hit as cross-border scam crackdown uncovers US$752m losses
Police operation across 10 jurisdictions finds city accounts for US$319 million, while one Singaporean firm defrauded of US$36 million.
21 May 2026 - 12:38AM
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Hong Kong courts
‘Mr Ho’ pleads guilty to stabbing ‘Mrs Ho’ as prison sentence looms
Judge denies bail to Ho Huen, 79, saying custodial sentence unavoidable after internet personality stabbed wife while separate assault case ongoing.
20 May 2026 - 11:17PM
Hong Kong courts
Ex-HSBC banker acquitted of assaulting wife amid divorce battle
Magistrate clears Kenneth Tung of charge after finding wife may have tried to frame him to gain advantage in divorce proceedings.
19 May 2026 - 4:49PM
Hong Kong courts
Hong Kong police officer guilty of taking bribes worth HK$1.1m to drop case
Suspended chief inspector Ho Siu-tung, 40, succumbed to greed after struggling to maintain family’s affluent lifestyle on monthly income of HK$100,000.
18 May 2026 - 9:26PM
Hong Kong courts
Hong Kong court confiscates HK$674,860 from 3 defendants in terrorism trial
High Court declares money raised by ‘Dragon Slaying Brigade’ constituted terrorist property under ordinance.
18 May 2026 - 10:30PM
Accidents and personal safety
Taxi driver, 65, arrested after crash kills pedestrian in Hong Kong
Accident marks city’s second fatal crash involving elderly cabby in less than one week.
19 May 2026 - 12:40AM
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Letters
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Hong Kong must strengthen its banking system against scams
Readers call for stronger systemic defences as technology evolves, and no let-up in efforts to combat illegal betting ahead of the World Cup.
18 May 2026 - 11:30AM
Hong Kong police
Hong Kong police to prosecute 7th suspect in 1999 murder, seeking 8th
Newspaper seller Ho Wai-ha was murdered by assailants for her leading role in standing up to business exploiting fellow vendors.
17 May 2026 - 5:37PM
Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s MPF authority flags fraudulent certificates in early pension payouts
Medical groups alert police over suspected fake certificates using doctors’ details to support early pension withdrawals on health grounds.
17 May 2026 - 9:00AM
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
Hong Kong police call to criminalise bid-rigging in wake of Tai Po estate blaze
Force’s anti-triad bureau also suggests making ‘cooperation agreements’ more attractive to encourage whistle-blowers to come forward.
15 May 2026 - 11:05PM
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Hong Kong police
Former Wang Fuk Court representative and wife held over fraud, money laundering
Man who testified at Tai Po fire inquiry and wife suspected of abusing Covid loan scheme with proceeds later withdrawn and partly transferred.
15 May 2026 - 6:06PM
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data
Hong Kong privacy watchdog slams Canvas owner for paying ransom to hackers
Privacy commissioner says Instructure’s payment is a mishandling of crime and firm should invest in boosting cybersecurity instead.
15 May 2026 - 6:10PM
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Hong Kong
Truck driver arrested after accident leaves 1 highway worker dead, 5 others hurt
Truck hit back of worker’s patrol vehicle parked in closed slow lane of Cheung Tsing Highway, which then struck minivan carrying South Korean tourists.
15 May 2026 - 12:17AM
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Hong Kong court freezes HK$9 billion in assets and properties tied to Chen Zhi
Detained Chinese-born Cambodian businessman is accused of running sprawling online scam network from Southeast Asia.
14 May 2026 - 6:25PM
Hong Kong
Police arrest 3 and seize HK$100 million in cannabis buds in beach raid
Officers stage ambush in Sai Kung and seize more than half tonne of cannabis in third-largest seizure of drug since 2020.
14 May 2026 - 4:40PM
Hong Kong national security law
3 suspects arrested over military drills appear in court on subversion charges
Wong Kit-lun, Tang Ngai-pok and Chan Hiu-chun charged with conspiracy to subvert state power.
14 May 2026 - 9:25PM
Hong Kong politics
Opinion
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Jimmy Lai’s case a reminder that the media cannot behave with impunity
To ignore or condone the Jimmy Lais and Apple Dailies of the world is to encourage the hypocrisy and abuses seen in news reporting today.
14 May 2026 - 10:47AM
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong tech crimes are dropping. So why is hacking becoming more lucrative?
Senior police officer says hacking and ransomware cases can ‘cause serious impact on organisations affected’.
14 May 2026 - 7:00AM
Hong Kong courts
Helper molested 10-year-old girl while waking her up, Hong Kong court hears
Domestic helper denies four counts of indecent assault for allegedly molesting daughters of her former employer.
13 May 2026 - 8:08PM
Hong Kong customs
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
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
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data
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
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