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Special Duties Unit members dive into the sea to search for evidence in a recent case. Photo: Jelly Tse
Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong police officer in critical condition after ‘Flying Tigers’ diving test

Shortly after completing dive, officer, 31, lost consciousness and was rushed to hospital for emergency brain surgery.

Hong Kong

Video | ‘Some bodies have turned into ash’

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Substandard netting used on Hong Kong blaze buildings; death toll at 151

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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Hong Kong fire disaster brings victim ID unit’s grim task back into focus

Officers from the police force’s Disaster Victim Identification Unit have been deployed at the scene of Tai Po blaze.

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DVIU squad members search for evidence at the scene of the Tai Po fire. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong police search for missing elderly man, 87, with dementia

Leung Woon-yew was last seen at around 11am on Sunday in Shan King Estate, police say.

Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong steps up voter turnout efforts with video targeting minority residents

Indonesian-Chinese bomb disposal chief Raymond Suryanto joins officials in launching bilingual appeals to boost voter turnout on December 7.

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Accidents and personal safety

8-year-old disabled boy dies after being found unconscious in Hong Kong flat

16-year-old sister finds boy unconscious in Sha Tin flat, hours after being given Chinese medicine and prescription drugs to ease fever.

The boy was found unconscious by his sister at their flat in Sui Wo Court, Fo Tan. Photo: Martin Chan
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest man over stealing credit cards on flight from Abu Dhabi

Source says man, 52, arrested at Hong Kong International Airport after two passengers filed reports with authorities.

Crime in Hong Kong

2 arrested as Hong Kong police reclassify scaffolding accident as manslaughter

Foreman Lai Cheuk-yuen, 48, and worker Fong Man-hung, 58, taken into custody over incident in Kai Tak that killed two workers last February.

Crime in Hong Kong

3 men linked to fatal attack on suspected triad member sent back to Hong Kong

Trio earlier handed over by mainland police, bringing number of arrests over Sha Tin knife attack to 10.

One of the suspects is brought to Fo Tan for a reconstruction of the crime in a previous arrangement. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong court rejects officer’s bid to suspend prosecution in cabby’s death

Constable Lam Wai-wing asked court to restrain Department of Justice from taking any further steps in his prosecution pending outcome of judicial review.

A Hong Kong court has declined a police officer’s request to temporarily halt his prosecution. Photo: Brian Wong
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 15 in crackdown on HK$1.1 billion laundering operation

Police say suspected ringleader is linked to Sun Yee On triad group, with HK$24.7 million in cash, assets discovered in raid on his home.

Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong police arrest driver after truck fatally runs over cyclist in Tai Po

Police receive report that man, 52, was pushing bike across On Pong Road when he was allegedly knocked down and run over by truck.

Legislative Council election 2025

2 Hong Kong men arrested over vandalising Legco election campaign posters

Police say officers arrested two local men on suspicion of criminal damage after finding vandalised posters at Tong Mi Road footbridge.

Posters in Tsim Sha Tsui promote the coming election. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong society

Police detonate suspected wartime bomb found at Hong Kong airport, 900 evacuated

Officers from explosive ordnance disposal bureau deal with bomb about four hours after its discovery by construction workers.

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Bomb disposal officers detonated the mortar round in the afternoon. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

‘Singapore businessman’ steals HK$2.6 million from Hongkonger in romance scam

Police say case involving 52-year-old woman is among more than 40 online love scams recorded in past two weeks, with losses totalling HK$17 million.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong police veteran jailed for 9 weeks for sexual assault of female officer

Senior inspector, 57, also fined HK$6,000 as part of conviction for grabbing and touching junior colleague during duty at Hung Hom station.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Man arrested after 6-day hunt over knife attack on Hong Kong customs officers

HK$1.8 million worth of narcotics seized from flat in To Kwa Wan where knife attack took place during anti-drug operation.

Some of the items confiscated by authorities in connection with the anti-drug raid last Thursday. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong

Man, 55, arrested over stealing credit cards on Bangkok to Hong Kong flight

Police take suspect into custody after two passengers discovered belongings stored in overhead compartment had gone missing.

Crime in Hong Kong

Finance student loses HK$1 million as Hong Kong police record 1,700 campus scams

Force says student let down his guard and believed he was involved in fraud after seeing scammer dressed in police uniform during video call.

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Scams and swindles

Editorial | Silver lining in sprawling scam case is cross-border cooperation

The brazen criminal case involving Chen Zhi shows the importance of joint global efforts against cybercrime and transnational scams.

Motorists ride past a branch of Prince Bank in Phnom Penh on October 15. Hong Kong has joined jurisdictions like the United States, Britain and Singapore in freezing assets linked to China-born businessman Chen Zhi and Prince Group, a multinational network accused of running vast scam centre operations. Photo: AFP
Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong police launch investigation after truck driver killed in crash

Driver, 42, rammed light goods vehicle into road barrier along Tsing Kwai Highway towards Tsim Sha Tsui.

A 42-year-old truck driver has been killed during a crash in Tsing Yi. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police seek store worker over alleged assault on man

Man, 47, found bleeding in Wan Chai on Monday morning and taken to Ruttonjee Hospital for treatment.

Crime in Hong Kong

Assailant’s mother among 3 held over knife attack on Hong Kong customs officers

Three in custody, including 66-year-old mother of wanted assailant on the run, after attack on customs officers in To Kwa Wan.

Legislative Council election 2025

2 men arrested over theft, damage of Hong Kong Legco election posters

Police say 2 men apprehended in separate cases in To Kwa Wan and Tsing Yi, vow ‘zero-tolerance’ approach to attempts to disrupt election.

Hong Kong’s leader earlier promised to take a hard line against any attempts to disrupt the coming election. Photo: Sam Tsang
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police charge Joseph Lam, 15 others in HK$1.6 billion JPEX crypto case

Interpol on the hunt for three other major suspects after force charges 16 with fraudulently inducing investment, money laundering and other offences.

Influencer and former lawyer Joseph Lam is among 16 suspects who have been charged over the JPEX cryptocurrency scandal. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong transport

Opinion | Hong Kong’s road safety laws must be enforced with clarity and care

Safety is non-negotiable, but for long-term adherence to the city’s new rules, people must feel supported rather than policed.

Hong Kong courts

Ex-Hong Kong policeman accessing confidential info sentenced to community service

Lau Ka-lok, 35, entered database looking for evidence of colleagues’ misconduct, but is spared jail due to history of psychotic depression.

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