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Case involving fictitious online sale of dog meat makes one thing clear: unless enforcement can stay ahead of the cybercriminals, Hong Kong’s dreams of shifting to more efficient cashless systems will keep barking up the wrong tree.

Critics have raised questions about the impact of the national security law on the city’s legal system, including potential ramifications for the business environment. Officials should continue to provide reassurance by explaining the way the law works, the procedures that are followed and the role of the judiciary.

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  • Former Yuen Long District Council chairman tells riot trial of fellow district councillor that he alerted police to potential trouble at Yuen Long after villager’s warning
  • Zachary Wong added he told police sergeant on same day he was alerted, but nothing was done
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Police say 80 men and 42 women arrested comprise suspected holders of 117 stooge accounts and five owners of registered SIM cards linked to some scam cases.

Constable Adnan Mohammed once arrested a suspect just as it was time to break his fast, saying refraining from food and water from sunrise to sunset does not hinder his ability to catch criminals.

Two men, both aged 70, arrested on suspicion of practising dentistry without a licence – an offence punishable by up to three years in jail and a HK$100,000 fine.

Police also find 3,238, or 42 per cent, of all crimes logged in first month of this year were scams, amid city’s ongoing battle with fraudsters.

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Police say preliminary autopsy finds infants discovered at flat in Mei Hang Building were between 24 and 30 weeks old, but causes of death yet to be determined.

Two men and a woman arrested after force raided a flat in Hoi Lai Estate of Cheung Sha Wan and seized 28 stolen identity documents and bank cards.

Officers looking for five men thought to be between the ages of 30 and 40, with two of the group carrying knives to rob 42-year-old man at industrial building in Hung Hom.

Officers arrest man, 45, in connection with robbery of mainland Chinese traveller last week, but force says it is still looking for at least two other suspects.

Government accuses Ted Hui of ‘doxxing’ and ‘collusion with foreign forces’ after he calls for city officials involved in his court cases to be added to US sanctions list.