Hong Kong police have arrested a 72-year-old local man for practising dentistry illegally at a shop used by a mainland Chinese dental clinic to promote its business in the city, following calls from the local industry for tighter regulatory oversight of such activities. The arrests were made during a joint operation conducted by police and…
Hong Kong police’s bomb squad has been called in to investigate a suspicious object discovered in Quarry Bay, with a source saying it was likely to be “mud, a rock or concrete”. The force was alerted at 4.52pm on Thursday to a suspicious object discovered on Pan Hoi Street in Quarry Bay. “The explosive ordnance…
A Hong Kong woman who returned from Australia has been charged with carrying two laser pointers and three bottles of spray paint for illegal purposes during the 2019 anti-government protests. Ami Chan Hui-ching, 21, was escorted to Eastern Court on Monday to face charges of possessing an offensive weapon in a public place and possessing…
A man who claims to have Aids has been arrested after hijacking a bus in Hong Kong and causing it to crash, the South China Morning Post has learned. A source said the 28-year-old mainland Chinese man, surnamed Miao, had blood stains on his hands when he was apprehended. The man also incoherently spoke in…
Residents forced to evacuate from their homes after a wartime bomb was found at a construction site in Hong Kong’s Quarry Bay have said the government’s handling of the emergency was smooth, although some restaurants have complained about the loss in business. At the Quarry Bay Community Hall, where dozens of people took shelter on…
Residents forced to evacuate from their homes after a wartime bomb was found at a construction site in Hong Kong’s Quarry Bay have said the government’s handling of the emergency was smooth, although some restaurants have complained about the loss in business. At the Quarry Bay Community Hall, where dozens of people took shelter on…
A “highly dangerous” wartime bomb discovered in Hong Kong’s Quarry Bay on Friday was successfully disposed of after a nine-hour effort at around noon on Saturday. The defusing process, which started at 2am after evacuating some 6,000 residents from 18 buildings near the Pan Hoi Street construction site where the bomb was found, took longer…
A “highly dangerous” wartime bomb discovered in Quarry Bay on Friday is expected to be cleared by 2pm on Saturday, the Post has learned. A source familiar with the matter told the Post that officers from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Bureau said the defusing process was still ongoing at 8.42am on Saturday. “The bomb’s shell…
Hong Kong police have arrested a man on suspicion of dangerous driving after his truck, which was reportedly parked on a North Point road to unload goods, rolled forward and crashed into a lamp post. Officers and firefighters arrived at the scene after receiving a report at 9.15pm on Sunday. The driver, 47, managed to…