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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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  • Police say preliminary investigation finds blaze started at flat in Yu Tai Court on Lantau Island when tenant attempted to cook with blowtorch
  • Tenant rushed to Princess Margaret Hospital after suffering second-degree burns, while two other building residents are being treated for smoke inhalation
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Suspect allegedly bought items such as baton, bogus warrant card and pepper spray gun to ‘live out his fantasy of becoming a policeman’, insider reveals.

Chief Executive John Lee says training must be strengthened to ‘resist espionage activities and the infiltration of intelligence units from various countries’.

Police say three newly arrested over theft of 25 luxury watches from Causeway Bay shop on February 28 are 19-year-old woman and two men aged 24 and 27.

Police intercept man after he was seen acting suspiciously outside industrial building, find 693 grams of heroin and another 13.6kg at nearby unit.

Ex-Yuen Long District Council chairman tells riot trial of fellow district councillor that he alerted police to potential trouble at Yuen Long MTR in 2019 two days before violence erupted.

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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