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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.
On January 30, police received a report that two men had snatched a backpack containing 51 million yen from a Japanese man who had arranged to meet at the currency exchange shop. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong court denies bail to suspect over 51 million yen theft at currency exchange

Japanese national Koki Hirose accused of conspiring to steal 27 million yen in connection with robbery in Sheung Wan.

Singapore

Hong Kong woman arrested at airport over knuckleduster in carry-on luggage

Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD)

23 cases of smuggled orchids recorded as holiday demand swells in Hong Kong

Hong Kong customs

Woman arrested over illegally importing 112 birds worth HK$15,000

Suspect, aged 26, allegedly found with trolley of cages holding multiple birds each as she tried to pass through Lo Wu border crossing.

The case is currently under investigation by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

Man arrested over threatening to bomb Hong Kong’s Admiralty MTR station

Police say they searched station and found no suspicious objects.

Hong Kong police

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.

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The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data

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

Hailey Cheng posts message on social media saying she has been arrested in connection with MediSafe saga, with source confirming news.

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The MediSafe mobile app was reportedly developed by a Form Four student from St Paul’s Co-educational College. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Hong Kong’s innovation goals must go hand in hand with cybersecurity

Recent reports on rising cyberattacks and data leaks underline the importance of bolstering cybersecurity in an AI-enhanced era.

Crime

Editorial | Swift action on traffic accident scams in Hong Kong to be commended

Fraudulent claims over minor or non-existent traffic collisions should prompt drivers to remain alert on and off the road.

Thailand

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.

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Officers escort the murder suspect to the Airport Police Station in Hong Kong. Photo: Sam Tsang
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.

The 38-year-old defendant was sentenced to 44 months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to two counts of money laundering at the District Court in Wan Chai. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong’s Immigration Department

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.

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Hong Kong fire inquiry finds key clues of systemic failures: barrister

At the first meeting, residents of Wang Fuk Court call on committee to identify and hold those responsible to account.

Law

Legal Tales | Baptism of fire: my first criminal trial

Why a small victory reflects a much larger triumph for the system of an independent bar.

Robert De Niro (left) and Val Kilmer in a scene from the 1995 film Heat. Photo: Warner Bros
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.

Some insurance claims involved a minor car bump or even no collision. Photo: Getty Images
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.

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.

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Scams and swindles

Video | Hongkongers scammed out of millions on Carousell

Police say more than 110 cases of scams connected to popular online shopping platform took place over a week-long period in late January.

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Hong Kong society

Data leaks jump 21% in Hong Kong, doxxing cases hit record low

Privacy watchdog received 246 data breach notices in 2025, 21 per cent increase from 203 cases in the year before.

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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Hong Kong police

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
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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Student Huang Xinyi has been sentenced to jail for submitting a fraudulent TOEFL test result in order to graduate from Hong Kong’s Lingnan University. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
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.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong road accident scam reports double to over 70 in a week: Chris Tang

Some incidents involved minor bumps or even no collision, with the largest claim exceeding HK$800,000, police say.

Hong Kong police

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
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
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.

Hong Kong police

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.

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