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Hong Kong crime news, including murder cases, triads, the hunt for serial killers, court cases and trials, shootings, burglary, armed robbery and corruption.
Filmmaker Raymond Wong arrives at Eastern Court. Photo: Sun Yeung
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.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong’s ICAC charges woman over alleged HK$10,000 bribe in custody case

Hong Kong

Police to investigate suspected airgun damage to window of Yuen Long flat

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.

A source has said the property was thoroughly ransacked, with items left scattered across the ground and first floors. Photo: Martin Chan
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.

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.

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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.

Mrs and Mr Ho became famous after appearing on a prime-time television programme in 2024, but their relationship deteriorated soon after. Photo: YouTube
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.

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.

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.

The bomb plot was formed during the months-long protests in 2019. Photo: Sam Tsang
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.

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A man has died after being struck and trapped beneath a taxi in Tung Chung. Photo: Cable TV News
Scams and swindles

Letters | 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.

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.

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.

The Mandatory Provident Fund Authority has said its online platform had recently identified suspected fraud involving allegedly fake medical certificates submitted to withdraw contributions. Photo: Edmond So
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.

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The evidential hearings into the Wang Fuk Court fire have pointed to alleged malpractice in the HK$336 million renovation tender for the estate. Photo: Sam Tsang
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.

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.

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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.

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The crushed back of the highway patrol vehicle and the minivan carrying the tourists on Cheung Tsing Highway. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

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.

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.

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.

West Kowloon Law Courts Building. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong politics

Opinion | 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.

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Correctional Services Department vehicles leave the West Kowloon Court where former media boss Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 20 years in prison for violating the national security law, on February 9. Photo: Eugene Lee
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’.

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.

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.

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 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.

Shan King Estate in Tuen Mun, where Wong Pak-ting attempted to kill himself and his family. Photo: Google Map
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.

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.

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