Hong Kong police have stepped up law enforcement at Kwun Tong Promenade to tackle crime involving teenagers, conducting an average of eight patrols a day at the “Lan Kwai Fong of Gen Z” over the past 2½ months. The force said on Saturday that it had noticed an uptick in violent crime involving teenagers in…
Hong Kong landlords who rent out low-quality subdivided homes could face up to three years in jail and HK$300,000 (US$38,550) in fines under a proposed government plan to wipe out such flats. Details of the proposal were revealed on Wednesday, a day after the housing minister urged landlords not to illegally chase out tenants for…
Hong Kong police have arrested five people in the latest crackdown on the illegal use of e-bicycles and other powered devices in Kowloon. The force said on Thursday that the five men aged 34 to 63 were intercepted the day before in Kwun Tong, Sau Mau Ping and Tseung Kwan O. The five were detained…
Hong Kong police have arrested three people on suspicion of deceiving a man over cryptocurrency trades involving at least HK$1 million (US$128,690). The force said it received a report on Thursday from a 46-year-old man, who said he had traded Tether coins four times involving a total of HK$1.4 million with a person he knew…
A Hong Kong physical fitness chain has said the landlord of its Central branch is no longer pursuing legal action over nearly HK$14 million (US$1.8 million) in unpaid rent, charges and fees, and sought to reassure its customers that all of its gyms were operating as usual. Pure Fitness said on Saturday it had “amicably…