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Latest news, analysis and opinion on the Hong Kong police force, including crime, justice and protests.
‘Unfree’ Hong Kong people should be grateful their police still respond to their complaints and calls, while keeping their streets safe.
Leap in substances seized in Hong Kong reflects post-Covid recovery of illegal trade and role of city as transit point for transnational traffickers.
New recruits also learn how to listen and make a life-or-death difference as Hong Kong faces its own challenges in uncertain times.
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.
Hong Kong police recently impounded 16 cars and arrested at least 20 people for illegal street racing. More work is needed to discourage such drivers.
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.
- Force alerted to altercation in early hours of Saturday morning in Yuen Long, where officers found man, 50, unconscious with head injuries including an 8cm wound
- Victim’s 32-year-old son arrested on suspicion of murder
China’s foreign ministry arm in the city hits out at US Consul General Gregory May, who accused authorities of curbing freedom of expression beyond its borders.
Source familiar with situation says scammer contacted 67-year-old woman in January and claimed to be mainland Chinese police officer investigating fraud case.
Judge forced to briefly adjourn hearing until prosecution witness Wong Chun-keung able to speak, after defence characterised him as ‘playing the field’ with female supporters.
Investigations show seven-seater car used in victim’s abduction belongs to suspects’ family.
Chief Superintendent Pierre Wong of the force’s operations wing says the reshuffle will boost law enforcement efficiency.
‘Dragon Slaying Brigade’ leader Wong Chun-keung tells High Court alleged plot accomplice had never told him exactly where two bombs would be placed.
Secretary for Security Chris Tang highlights centralised digital image platform is a ‘closed-loop system’ equipped with ‘strong anti-hacking capacities’.
Plot mastermind Wong Chun-keung said he ‘did not care’ if bombs harmed civilians as long as he could maximise the killing of officers.
Kidnapping is nothing new in Hong Kong and a woman snatched from a busy Tsim Sha Tsui has revived memories of the city’s history of abductions.
Officers staked out VIP Station shop on Haiphong Road after learning it had been targeted by thieves, source says
Officers later found woman, uninjured, in car outside Heng Yuet House at Heng On Estate in Ma On Shan, after she was kidnapped by two men in Tsim Sha Tsui.
Yuen said in Facebook post he made decision to leave city after being contacted by national security police on a weekly basis after early release from jail in September.
Mastermind Wong Chun-keung says: ‘there were quite a lot of donations at that time. I used about HK$300,000 of the donations to gamble. For me, it was a way to de-stress’.
Woman bundled into car by two men in Tsim Sha Tsui shopping district; later found unhurt in the vehicle.
Mother says brain damage has permanently affected baby’s learning ability, cognition and senses, with doctors having to remove part of skull to release pressure.
Mastermind Wong Chun-keung says he co-managed crowdfunding operation on Telegram channel in 2019 to buy firearms.
Dental equipment and controlled medicine seized during a raid on Cheung Sha Wan flat where 71-year-old woman allegedly practised dentistry.
Police Chief Inspector Leung Chi-lung was shot in his office in 1994 by Sergeant Leung Chung, who then held him hostage for three hours. The inspector died, but the sergeant was cleared of his murder.
Card reader, false keypad and suspected wireless transmitter uncovered at a cash deposit machine in Mong Kok.
Police warn drivers they are ramping up enforcement over Labour Day ‘golden week’ holiday.
Mastermind Wong Chun-keung testifies he started preparing escape just days ahead of planned bombing of police officers in Wan Chai.
Seventy-two men, 70 women arrested after officers raid, shut down 18 vice establishments, seven gambling dens and unlicensed pub during 11-day operation.
Scammers have published a fictitious article with the appearance of a South China Morning Post story and a reporter’s byline to promote two online financial trading apps.
Police source says man was project manager at Aggressive Construction Company, which operated site and was banned from bidding for public works.
Eldest son called police expressing concern for mother, saying she had left their Tung Chung home crying.
Six passengers injured after minibus hit lamp post and flipped on its side following collision.
Senior Inspector Lau Chi-fung says the suspects, aged 15 to 18, apprehended over offences such as claiming to be triad members and possessing weapons.
Commissioner of Police Raymond Siu says deception cases in city grew 0.9 per cent, with all but investment scams declining between January to March.
Suspect’s alleged activities against On Yam Estate residents include leaving human waste outside their flats, cutting off utilities and dropping water-filled bags on children.
