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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.
The damaged buildings of Wang Fuk Court (right) in Tai Po are seen on March 27. The Competition Commission has launched proceedings targeting alleged corruption and anti-competitive practices in the bids for several projects, including one linked to the Wang Fuk Court inferno. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)

Editorial | Moves to clean up Hong Kong building renovation sector can’t come too soon

Crackdowns by the ICAC and Competition Commission are a timely reminder of Hong Kong’s zero-tolerance approach to corruption.

Hong Kong

Domestic helper arrested after 6-month-old girl dies in Hong Kong

Drugs

Hong Kong customs seizes HK$3.4 million worth of suspected drugs, arrests 2 men

Hong Kong customs

Hong Kong customs seizes HK$280,000 worth of dried shark fins from Panama

Officers say goods declared as dried fish maw and weighed about 162kg.

Officers found six boxes of suspected scheduled dried shark fins, weighing about 162kg in a shipment from Panama. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police on the hunt for 2 men who attacked taxi driver after quarrel

Driver asked pair blocking his vehicle to move aside, triggering argument that led to the alleged attack, according to police.

Hong Kong courts

Opinion | Debate over Jimmy Lai’s sentencing should steer clear of geopolitics

Courts can be criticised; judgments can be contested. But legal analysis should not be influenced by geopolitical rivalry.

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Banking & finance

Opinion | From the US to Hong Kong, there’s no excuse for insider trading

Far from a victimless crime, insider trading steals from the rest of us by unfairly using knowledge that is available only to the privileged.

US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania at the Kennedy Centre for the opening night of the musical Chicago on March 31. Oil trades spiked by half a billion dollars minutes before Trump posted a pause on the US attack on Iranian energy sites. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Tai Po blaze probe: property firm failed to identify, follow up on fire hazards

Senior staff of property management firm ISS EastPoint declined to testify, hearing also told.

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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Committee concludes first phase of Tai Po fire hearing - as it happened

Next phase of hearing, consisting of six sessions, will start on April 8.

Animal welfare in Hong Kong

Is it time to call an end to Hong Kong’s boar war?

Wild boar numbers have dropped by half in recent years, prompting calls from experts for an end to aggressive control measures such as culling.

Illustration: Victor Sanjinez
Hong Kong

Hong Kong woman loses HK$2.5 million in online collagen drinks scam

Victim tried to buy collagen drinks for HK$530 but was told the goods were out of stock and was offered refund.

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The victim saw a Facebook post advertising collagen drinks and transferred HK$530. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Tai Po probe: workers turned off fire safety system, disregarding regulations

Electrician tells hearing he followed an order to turn off main switches because he was ‘worried about a penalty at work’.

Hong Kong housing

Editorial | For Hong Kong fire survivors, returning to destroyed flats offers closure

It is good that the authorities are being more accomodating with regard to the scheduled visits for former residents to retrieve their belongings and say goodbye.

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Tai Po blaze hearing: property management worker unaware fire alarms deactivated

Clerk tells hearing she knew hose reel system had been shut down for months but did not know alarms would also be deactivated.

ISS EastPoint clerk Lok Sin-ying (right) testified on Tuesday. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong courts

13 parents, middleman get up to 14 months in jail for bribing ESF employee

‘It is understandable to have high expectations for their children. But the premise is that [parents] have to obey the law,’ judge says.

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Homemaker Marissa Choy was among the parents who stood trial for bribing a former ESF employee. Photo: Brian Wong
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong man gets 22 months in jail for pregnant woman’s death in truck accident

Leung Chi-wa, 61, found guilty of dangerous driving causing death after judge rejects claims he suffered momentary lapse of judgment.

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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Tai Po probe: firm did not check fire systems since March 2025 – as it happened

Contract between Victory Fire and property management company ISS EastPoint stipulated that the safety system had to be inspected quarterly.

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Hong Kong

Man shot by Hong Kong police dies after 10 days in critical condition

Officers fired five rounds at 43-year-old after he allegedly charged at them with knife and metal rod on March 21 in Kwai Chung.

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Police officers at the scene of the alleged attack in Kwai Chung on March 21. Photo: Now TV News
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Fire alarm, pump systems switched off before tragedy, Tai Po blaze panel told

Electrical worker Wong Kin-wa says Wang Fuk Court office staff told him the switches were shut off for water tank repair work.

Sha Tin

Hong Kong man arrested on suspicion of taking upskirt images of woman shopper

Suspect, 36, seen holding Apple Watch while carrying bag that may have contained recording device at New Town Plaza in Sha Tin.

Hong Kong courts

Opinion | Let’s be clear: national security law update is not a power grab

The amendments clarify ambiguities, close loopholes and are neither more intrusive nor less lawful than comparable legislation elsewhere.

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Police officers stand guard outside the Court of Appeal on February 23 as it delivers its verdict on 12 appeals related to the unofficial primary election held in Hong Kong in July 2020. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong police

Man arrested after viral video shows child steering car on busy Hong Kong road

Police say they have tracked down man linked to video posted to Tuen Mun community group on social media.

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A screencap of the video that went viral on Sunday. Photo: Facebook/tuenmunlocals
Crime

ICAC arrests 10 over using triad links to win HK$160 million renovation project

Operation by ICAC also led police to arrest 32 individuals in raids on premises believed to be controlled by bid-rigging syndicate’s triad elements.

Hong Kong courts

Editorial | Time to confront the uncomfortable truths about the Tai Po fire

Only by facing the problems head on and reforming systems can we truly do justice to the victims and survivors and protect public safety.

Mainland China

Hong Kong police seize 1,600 litres of diesel, arrest 1 in raid of illegal fuel site

Diesel worth HK$50,000 seized and suspect arrested at the scene as part of continuing crackdown on illegal fuel operations.

Hong Kong authorities seized 1,600 litres of diesel, worth HK$50,000 from an illegal fuel station. Photo: Fire Service Department
Mainland China

Hong Kong seizes HK$92 million of illicit cigarettes from cargo vessel, 4 held

Customs officers, marine police and mainland law enforcement agencies intercept river trade vessel in waters off Waglan Island, southeast of Stanley.

About 20 million suspected illicit cigarettes were seized during the anti-smuggling operation. Photo: ISD
Hong Kong

Hong Kong prison department’s IT system hacked, 6,800 staffers’ data compromised

Authorities reveal breach occurred on Tuesday, allowing hacker access to names, email addresses, employment history and other personal information.

Hong Kong courts

10 defendants remanded in custody in JPEX cryptocurrency fraud case

Hong Kong magistrate rejects bail requests from four men and six women.

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