Hong Kong police have arrested 12 people linked to a fraud syndicate selling fake tickets to major concerts, including performances by G-Dragon and Jay Chou, amid fervour for live shows sparked by the opening of Kai Tak Sports Park. Eight men and four women, aged between 18 and 48, were arrested this week for allegedly…
Hong Kong police have arrested 12 people linked to a fraud syndicate selling fake tickets to major concerts, including performances by G-Dragon and Jay Chou, amid fervour for live shows sparked by the opening of Kai Tak Sports Park. Eight men and four women, aged between 18 and 48, were arrested this week for allegedly…
Hong Kong police have granted bail to a man who allegedly pretended to be a lawyer and tricked his date into paying a restaurant bill of more than HK$80,000 (US$10,258). The 23-year-old man, surnamed Wong, who was arrested on suspicion of obtaining property by deception, was released on bail on Sunday but must report back…
Two young children have died after being found unconscious with their father in a flat in Hong Kong’s Yau Ma Tei, where police also seized a knife. The case came to light at around 3.15pm on Wednesday when the mother, 40, contacted authorities after receiving a call from a tuition centre about her eight-year-old son’s…
Hong Kong police have launched an investigation after a man and his two young children were found unconscious in a flat in Yau Ma Tei, with a knife found at the scene. The case came to light at around 3.15pm on Wednesday when a mother contacted authorities after receiving a call from a tuition centre…
Hong Kong police have launched an investigation into the death of a man who was found wounded and covered in blood underneath a bridge. The force said it received a report at 6.18am on Monday that the 51-year-old man was discovered under a bridge on Yick Yuen Road in Tuen Mun. He was certified dead…
A recent crackdown by Hong Kong police on a syndicate that allegedly sold upskirt images for a profit of about HK$4 million (US$512,000) has raised the alarm over the prevalence of such crimes in the city. The Post examines the case, the legal consequences and the resources available to support victims. 1. What happened in…
Hong Kong police have appealed for the public’s help to find a father and his 12-year-old son, who went missing in Hung Hom 10 days ago. The force said on Thursday that Tong Kin, 49, and Theo Tong Mang-shun were last seen on Po Loi Street on Monday last week. Their family filed a report…
Hong Kong and mainland Chinese law enforcement agencies have arrested 42 people in a crackdown on a cross-border people-smuggling syndicate that allegedly sold workers forged identity cards, housed them in subdivided flats and placed them in low-paid jobs. Chief Inspector Lau Ho-tak of the organised crime and triad bureau said on Thursday that the cross-border…
Hong Kong police have arrested a married couple suspected of being at the centre of a rapidly unfolding controversy surrounding a HK$52.9 million (US$6.8 million) contract to supply drinking water to some government offices. The pair allegedly defrauded the government and are suspected of breaching the Trade Descriptions Ordinance by providing false information about the…