The husband of a former Miss Hong Kong runner-up has been cleared of assault and criminal intimidation charges after a court rejected her contradictory evidence. Eastern Court on Tuesday ruled that Vivian Lee Ming-wai’s allegations about being choked and threatened at knifepoint by businessman Johnson Chan at their home were contradicted by other contemporaneous records,…
A man has been arrested for allegedly threatening to burn down the offices of local media organisations if they did not publish an article that promoted Hong Kong independence and a crowdfunding website for fugitives wanted under the national security law. Police said on Friday that the suspect, 43, was arrested for seditious intent under…
Hong Kong police have broken up a loan shark syndicate that charged 5,000 borrowers annual interest rates of up to 100 per cent or more, with the operation leading to the arrest of 24 people as young as 12 years old. The force said the syndicate targeted potential customers randomly through cold calls and text…
Hong Kong police have broken up a loan shark syndicate that charged 5,000 borrowers annual interest rates of up to 100 per cent or more, with the operation leading to the arrest of 24 people as young as 12 years old. The force said the syndicate targeted potential customers randomly through cold calls and text…