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The suspect reportedly operated a Citybus H2 open-top sightseeing route. Photo: May Tse
Hong Kong

Hong Kong tour bus driver arrested over allegedly stealing HK$110 in fares

Citybus driver, 27, reportedly fired after internal inspection finds he improperly handled fare revenue.

Hong Kong

2 decoration workers remanded in custody over 1 billion yen robbery in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police

9 arrested over submitting 45 fake equipment certificates for Hong Kong projects

Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong’s new legislators must strengthen child protection laws

The city’s children need better legal protection from cruelty, sexual grooming and internet advances.

There is a pressing need to criminalise the sexual grooming of children on the internet, along with sexual messaging. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong customs

Hong Kong customs seizes counterfeit goods worth HK$36 million in crackdown

Customs warn criminals using high demand over holiday season as ‘smokescreen’ to move illicit goods.

Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF)

Video | Hongkongers urged to use eMPF to ward off scams

The advice comes with a warning about the recent theft of HK$1.8 million from three MPF accounts by scammers using high-quality ID forgeries.

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Hong Kong police

Teen ‘mastermind’ among 20 held by Hong Kong police over HK$2 million phone fraud

Suspects, aged 11 to 84, allegedly posed as mainland Chinese secret agents to scam victims, with police saying gang leader was student, 19.

Some of the evidence seized as Hong Kong police arrested 20 people over a series of fraud cases in which victims were scammed out of more than HK$2 million. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

3 held over use of fake surveying equipment certificates in Hong Kong projects

URA tells Post that Novox provided surveying equipment to four projects, with two confirming use of instruments with forged certificates.

Hong Kong courts

Judges slam lawyers, quash convictions of 11 Hong Kong villagers in ‘ding’ case

Appeal court rules 11 men were deprived of a fair trial because their lawyers failed to act in their best interests in building licences case.

Crime

Hong Kong customs arrests 5 in suspected HK$8.9 billion ‘phantom trading’ racket

Suspects laundered crime proceeds over four-year period in first ‘phantom trading’ fraud involving fake shipping websites uncovered by authorities.

Customs officers arrest one of the suspects involved in the “ghost trading” racket. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong society

Hongkongers urged to quickly sign up for eMPF platform as defence against scams

Cybersecurity experts call on residents to move quickly after HK$1.8 million stolen from three MPF accounts.

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The eMPF platform provides users with a one-stop online portal for managing their pension funds. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

Hong Kong online investment scams surge 20% as losses hit HK$3.08 billion

80 per cent of all fraudulent messages disseminated through Meta-owned platforms including Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram.

Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police arrest 15 over ‘meticulously planned’ 1 billion yen robbery

Police still trying to recover cash, saying robbery was ‘meticulously planned’, ‘violent’ and marked by high level of professional execution.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong bid-rig bigwigs paid kickbacks in Shenzhen saunas: building veteran

Former senior project manager says syndicates linked to triads, and bosses, colleagues and peers routinely engaged in under-the-table dealings.

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Flammable foam panels used to seal windows and nets that failed fire-retardant tests are believed to have fuelled the blaze’s rapid spread across seven of Wang Fuk Court’s eight blocks. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong courts

Opinion | West must face the facts of Jimmy Lai’s trial and conviction

Lai received a fair trial conducted in strict accordance with the law, during which his legal rights were fully safeguarded.

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Jimmy Lai, centre, is arrested by police officers at his home on August 10, 2020. Photo: AP
Hong Kong

Passenger flung from car as 3 arrested after high-speed chase in Hong Kong

Driver and two passengers arrested for various offences after parked car and truck hit during wild ride in New Territories.

Crime

Robbery suspect flees Hong Kong hospital barefoot but is caught after taxi rides

Suspect escapes police custody at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Jordan but is caught hours later in Mong Kok.

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Hong Kong police

5 arrested in Hong Kong over HK$1.8 million stolen from eMPF pension accounts

Scammers impersonated account holders to withdraw funds, prompting managing body to suspend digital verification process.

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Screengrab of a press conference by police’s cybersecurity and technology crime bureau about the recent fraud crackdown. Photo: RTHK
Hong Kong

Hong Kong customs arrests 2 party room operators over suspected pirated songs

Customs says officers raided eight properties across city, seizing HK$240,000 worth of karaoke equipment in copyright crackdown.

Hong Kong police

1 arrested after currency exchange staff robbed of 1 billion yen in Hong Kong

Four knife-wielding men stole Japanese currency worth nearly HK$50 million before fleeing scene, police say.

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Accidents and disasters in China

How will Jimmy Lai’s conviction affect China-UK ties, Starmer’s planned visit?

Outcome of ex-media tycoon’s Hong Kong trial poses stern test for Labour government’s balancing act with Beijing, observers say.

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to visit Beijing and Shanghai in late January. Photo: EPA
Hong Kong

Hong Kong police probing HK$88,000 in burned banknotes seen falling from building

Scorched banknotes reportedly rained down from Lei Yue Mun Estate block and scattered across the estate.

Kwun Tong district councillor Jack Cheung speaks to a police officer at the scene. Photo: Chueng Ki-tang
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong engineer gets 5 years over HK$6 million laundering and bribery offences

High Court jails former civil servant for laundering millions and taking bribe to help friend’s engineering firms win government tenders.

Mainland China

Hong Kong customs seizes HK$256 million of suspected cocaine hidden in ship hull

Underwater robots help detect 417kg of suspected cocaine wrapped in 11 waterproof packages concealed behind grate of sea chest.

Hong Kong police

Hong Kong man arrested for allegedly driving school bus under influence of drugs

Police say 23-year-old driver failed a rapid drug test after reportedly driving erratically in Kai Tak with a pupil on board.

A school bus driver was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of drugs. Photo: Handout
Jimmy Lai trial

Hong Kong court’s verdict in Jimmy Lai trial sheds light on law, experts say

Judges stress that Lai’s actions before enactment of national security law were not the subject of any charges, serving only as background.

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Jimmy Lai, 78, was found guilty on all three charges he faced under the Beijing-imposed national security law. Photo: Winson Wong
China-EU relations

Trump appeals to Xi over Jimmy Lai as Britain summons China’s ambassador

US president says he asked Chinese leader to consider freeing Lai, describing the jailed media executive as ‘an older man’ who is ‘not well’.

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Jimmy Lai trial

Jimmy Lai’s conviction in Hong Kong becomes flashpoint between China, West

Western nations unlikely to hit city with more sanctions as they need Beijing’s cooperation to offset unfair US trade practices, experts say.

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