Hong Kong customs has arrested two party room operators on suspicion of providing pirated karaoke songs to customers after raiding eight properties across the city. The Customs and Excise Department said on Friday that officers launched an operation between December 3 and 10 after analysing intelligence, with the help of copyright owners, and identifying party…
A Hong Kong vocal instructor has been found guilty of molesting seven male students over a six-year period. The District Court on Thursday convicted Drawson Lam Chun-yat of nine counts of indecent assault and two of common assault for the offences committed in his three classrooms in Cheung Sha Wan and Kwai Chung between 2018…
A Hong Kong police senior inspector has died after falling ill following a diving test to join the force’s elite “Flying Tigers” unit in waters off Lamma Island last week, the Post has learned. The 31-year-old officer underwent emergency brain surgery at Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung last Thursday and remained in a critical…
A scaffolding net sample from a large Hong Kong housing estate produced flaming droplets and ignited a fire in a lab experiment despite passing the authorities’ safety standards, a test commissioned by the Post has found. The findings have prompted calls from experts to review the standards set for the nets and improve the existing…
Ten people were injured in a collision between a double-decker KMB bus, a rubbish truck and a taxi in Kwai Chung on Saturday. Police said the drivers of all three vehicles and seven bus passengers sustained injuries. According to the force, the incident occurred at 298 Kwai Shing Circuit and was reported to authorities by…
Ten people were injured in a collision between a double-decker KMB bus, a rubbish truck and a taxi in Kwai Chung on Saturday. Police said the drivers of all three vehicles and seven bus passengers sustained injuries. According to the force, the incident occurred at 298 Kwai Shing Circuit and was reported to authorities by…
Technology capable of detecting when a flat or refrigerator door opens could help Hong Kong authorities remotely check on whether all is well with elderly residents living alone, a minister has said. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han also said on Saturday that the government was testing using wearable devices as part of…
As Super Typhoon Ragasa moves away from the city, we take a look at SCMP’s coverage of some of the worst storms the city has experienced. Click here to read more. Typhoon causes collapse in new housing estate By Staff Reporter This article was first published on August 17, 1971 The most powerful typhoon to…
Four Hong Kong teenagers have been arrested in connection with nine cases of “hacking” game machines at various branches of a popular indoor arcade chain, allegedly collecting HK$20,000 worth of prizes. The group of three boys and a girl allegedly bought wireless devices online and used them to tamper with at least nine game machines…
Four Hong Kong teenagers have been arrested in connection with nine cases of “hacking” game machines at various branches of a popular indoor arcade chain, allegedly collecting HK$20,000 worth of prizes. The group of three boys and a girl allegedly bought wireless devices online and used them to tamper with at least nine game machines…