Hundreds of Hongkongers have crossed the border for the July 1 holiday, with many favouring the Heung Yuen Wai crossing due to its convenient transport links and easy access to shopping centres in Shenzhen’s Liantang district. Residents streamed into Shenzhen via the Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point on the 28th anniversary of the city’s…
Hong Kong is considering changing the name of the illegal narcotic “space oil” to “zombie oil”, as lawmakers raised concerns that the current title could romanticise the drug’s usage. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung on Wednesday revealed the plan to rename space oil, the main ingredient of which is the anaesthetic etomidate, after hearing…
Hong Kong is considering changing the name of the illegal narcotic “space oil” to “zombie oil”, as lawmakers raised concerns that the current title could romanticise the drug’s usage. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung on Wednesday revealed the plan to rename space oil, the main ingredient of which is the anaesthetic etomidate, after hearing…
Beijing’s national security arm in Hong Kong conducted its first publicly known joint operation with the city’s police to determine whether a suspected collusion case is complex to the extent that it requires mainland China to take over, the security minister has revealed. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung said on Saturday that no arrests…
Hong Kong police have arrested a passenger for allegedly stealing cash and jewellery from two backpacks on a flight from Indonesia, as authorities continue their efforts to combat a persistent rise in cabin-related crimes. Airport police said on Saturday that two passengers the previous day had reported that cash and jewellery had gone missing from…
Hong Kong police have arrested a passenger for allegedly stealing cash and jewellery from two backpacks on a flight from Indonesia, as authorities continue their efforts to combat a persistent rise in cabin-related crimes. Airport police said on Saturday that two passengers the previous day had reported that cash and jewellery had gone missing from…
Hong Kong authorities have reviewed the taxes of at least 20 reporters and their family members for allegedly under-reporting their income and have asked them to prepay about HK$1 million (US$127,770), the city’s largest journalism group has said, arguing there was insufficient evidence for the reassessments. The Hong Kong Journalists Association also said on Wednesday…
Hongkongers can take photos of six premises belonging to Beijing’s national security office deemed “prohibited places” but disobeying law enforcement officers’ orders to stop will risk running afoul of the newly gazetted subsidiary legislation, senior officials have said. In another move to fast track scrutiny of the newly enacted subsidiary legislation to the city’s domestic…
Hong Kong’s newly appointed police chief has pledged to step up international cooperation to tackle the low detection rate of rampant scam cases, while strengthening local tools to protect residents from fraud. Commissioner of Police Joe Chow Yat-ming, who assumed the top job on April 1, added that the force would not ban all protests…
A Hong Kong rescue team received a hero’s welcome upon its return to the city on Wednesday night after spending 11 days in earthquake-stricken Myanmar searching for survivors. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu and the top Myanmese diplomat in Hong Kong joined a welcome ceremony at Hong Kong airport, along with family members of the…