The number of scams reported in Hong Kong has increased by 11.7 per cent year on year, including more than 5,500 cases featuring a new type of deception involving fake customer service messages. Commissioner of Police Raymond Siu Chak-yee said on Tuesday that the force had recorded 94,727 criminal cases in 2024, a 5 per…
Bethwell Kipkemboi won Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon on Sunday, and Kenya’s men took the first three places on a day when visitors dominated the city’s flagship athletics event. Kipkemboi crossed the line at Victoria Park in two hours, 11 minutes and 13 seconds, with Kennedy Kipyeko taking second in 2:11:35. Their compatriot Vincent Kiprono…
Retired officers can rejoin Hong Kong police on a part-time basis to carry out street patrols and certain other jobs under a new initiative to tackle frontline staff shortages, the force’s chief has said. Commissioner of Police Raymond Siu Chak-yee revealed the new scheme on Tuesday as the chairman of the junior officers’ association said…