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Crime in Hong Kong
Hong Kong police arrest man, 71, for alleged attack on 2 others over smoking spat
Man alleged to have poured water on 58-year-old woman and hit her son with bottle after they complained about his smoking in tunnel.
13 Dec 2025 - 8:31PM
Hong Kong property
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng University joins property rush with US$11.6 million deal
11 Dec 2025 - 9:35AM
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
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Indonesian helper’s terrifying 3-hour ordeal as fire ravaged Hong Kong estate
7 Dec 2025 - 8:04PM
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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
Letters
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Hong Kong will emerge stronger from Tai Po fire tragedy
Readers offer condolences to the bereaved, call for prompt action to improve fire safety measures and pay tribute to the inspiring outpouring of help from all quarters of the community.
28 Nov 2025 - 3:54PM
Hong Kong society
Hong Kong leader John Lee pays tribute to firefighter killed in Tai Po blaze
Chief executive and top officials hail ‘bravery and selfless devotion to duty’ of 37-year-old Ho Wai-ho, who died while fighting inferno.
27 Nov 2025 - 3:15AM
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Hong Kong society
Letters
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Hong Kong’s laws targeting false credentials must apply equally
Readers discuss a recent case involving an applicant to the city’s talent scheme, a diplomatic row over the Japanese prime minister’s remarks, and Trump calling a journalist ‘piggy’.
21 Nov 2025 - 11:30AM
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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.
21 Nov 2025 - 1:38PM
Accidents and personal safety
7 injured after minibus collides with car, crashes into bus stop in Hong Kong
Injured comprise minibus driver and six female passengers, according to force.
19 Nov 2025 - 5:59PM
Accidents and personal safety
3 workers fall ill, 180 evacuated after chemical spill at Hong Kong hospital
Formaldehyde leaks from damaged container at clinical pathology department in Prince of Wales Hospital.
17 Nov 2025 - 8:02PM
Hong Kong society
Hongkongers can now book virtual visits with prisoners under trial scheme
Prison authority says system aims to harness technology to offer visitors greater convenience and a more ‘people-oriented visit experience’.
13 Nov 2025 - 10:22PM
Sa Sa International Holdings
Ex-Miss Hong Kong contestant Ko among guests as Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse Day goes pink
Singer Yan Ting kicks off fashion-themed activities that also included show featuring creations by Hong Kong Design Institute graduates.
9 Nov 2025 - 9:45PM
Crime in Hong Kong
1 held as Hong Kong police probe urn theft after kung fu icon’s ashes go missing
Force opens investigation into Mary Jean Reimer’s revelation concerning the suspected theft of the urns of her late husband, Lau Kar-leung.
4 Nov 2025 - 4:10PM
Accidents and personal safety
Man, 50, behind wheel of BMW that killed Hong Kong rehab bus driver arrested
Bus driver was operating lifting platform at the back of his vehicle when he was struck by a blue BMW in Sha Tin on Tuesday morning.
4 Nov 2025 - 7:07PM
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals
Hong Kong reports 2 imported chikungunya cases, bringing total to 54 this year
Latest infections linked to trips to India and Macau, with both patients hospitalised and in stable condition.
1 Nov 2025 - 9:11PM
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals
Hongkongers to get greater access to cheaper medicines under specific list of drugs
Community Pharmacy Programme, to launch in late 2026, will first roll out in four districts – Eastern, Yau Tsim Mong, Sha Tin and Yuen Long.
31 Oct 2025 - 12:24AM
Accidents and personal safety
2 men sent to hospital after 3-car collision on Hong Kong country park road
Photos from scene show at least two vehicles sustained major damage to front sections after crash along Bride’s Pool Road in Tai Po.
19 Oct 2025 - 8:38PM
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Hong Kong society
Filipino helpers found after search in Hong Kong fired, face being sent home
Aleli Perez Tibay and Imee Mahilum Pabuaya have so far refused to tell police where they were for two weeks, sources say.
17 Oct 2025 - 8:59PM
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Hong Kong courts
Hong Kong man jailed over attempted killing of father in murder-suicide bid
Au Chi-ming has sentence cut by a third from six years, as defence argues offence was committed ‘not out of hatred, but out of love’.
15 Oct 2025 - 7:20PM
Accidents and personal safety
Man drowns after jumping off unstable boat during Hong Kong fishing trip
Angler, 47, and friend set off aboard sampan during Mid-Autumn Festival before becoming stuck in waters off Lo Fu Wat.
7 Oct 2025 - 7:33PM
Accidents and personal safety
Indonesian consulate helps family of domestic helper killed in Hong Kong crash
2 killed in Tai Po crash were domestic helper, employer, while private car driver has been arrested.
7 Oct 2025 - 6:54PM
Accidents and personal safety
Hong Kong police arrest driver after 2 pedestrians killed in crash
Accident on Po Heung Lane in Tai Po involved private car and stationary van, with one woman killed at the scene and another dying in hospital.
7 Oct 2025 - 12:08AM
Crime in Hong Kong
More than HK$210,000 in jewellery and cash stolen from Hong Kong luxury villa
Resident of standalone house at Greenland Villas in Sha Tin alerts police, who find damaged window and signs of ransacking.
5 Oct 2025 - 3:57PM
Accidents and personal safety
14 injured after Hong Kong coach strikes footbridge, loses front roof section
Damaged coach went up auxiliary road linked to Lin Ma Hang Road in Ta Kwu Ling and struck the underside of pedestrian bridge, police say.
30 Sep 2025 - 8:45PM
Hong Kong weather
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When Typhoon Wanda wreaked havoc on Hong Kong in 1962 – SCMP archive
On September 1, 1962, Hong Kong experienced one of its deadliest typhoons, which killed 130 people and left 52 missing.
24 Sep 2025 - 5:15PM
Accidents and personal safety
Mother arrested after girl, 4, dies in apparent fall from Hong Kong flat
Emergency services alerted at 6.15pm by man who saw child unconscious outside Hong Wo House at Wo Che Estate.
22 Sep 2025 - 11:46PM
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Accidents and personal safety
10 elderly people injured after falling like dominoes down Hong Kong escalator
Group was taking escalator down in shopping centre when man lost footing and sent others tumbling.
21 Sep 2025 - 9:23PM
Hong Kong society
Outside In
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Big bucks in government procurement makes it a honeypot for corruption
Transparency, good audits, appeal channels and channels for whistle-blowers might provide some checks – but never a foolproof solution.
12 Sep 2025 - 6:41PM
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Hong Kong politics
Opinion
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To end Hong Kong’s procurement failures, overhaul civil service culture
Unless attitudes change, new rules risk becoming simply another checklist to follow.
11 Sep 2025 - 9:30AM
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