A Hong Kong court has acquitted a government statistician accused of loitering near a girls’ school and outside a classroom to photograph a pupil, ruling that his conduct did not pose an actual threat despite leaving the girl feeling unsafe. Eastern Court Magistrate Kestrel Lam Tsz-hong on Tuesday found 59-year-old Patrick Lam Win-hon not guilty…
Worried Hong Kong parents who bought a popular powdered infant formula are taking their children for medical check-ups after a batch of the product was found to contain excessive levels of lead. One mother told the South China Morning Post on Tuesday that her five-month-old baby was staying in hospital for observation after the child…
Hon Wing, 77, and his family climbed 19 floors to their fire-ravaged flat in Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court housing estate on Tuesday but left almost empty-handed after a two-hour search for valuables. Hon, a retired part-time taxi driver, had hoped to find a bag of change he kept during his work shifts, but “nothing…
Hong Kong police are searching for a domestic helper accused of stealing jewellery and cash worth more than HK$100,000 (US$12,780) from her elderly employer. The force said a 74-year-old woman, surnamed Lam, reported on Saturday night that the valuables had been taken from her flat in Hong Ching House, Kai Ching Estate, Ngau Tau Kok….
Hong Kong police have arrested a driver after his truck collided head-on with a taxi, fatally injuring the driver and passenger. The force said on Thursday the truck driver, a 35-year-old man surnamed He, was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving causing death and detained for questioning. The taxi was travelling along Fan Kam Road…
A Hong Kong social enterprise known for serving underprivileged residents has seen its comeback derailed by a technical error from housing authorities in the tendering process for shop space. The owner of Agape Garden, a restaurant that was forced to close in July last year due to an abrupt government decision to reclaim the space,…
A robbery suspect escaped police custody barefoot while being escorted for an X-ray scan at a hospital in Hong Kong, but he was rearrested hours later after stealing from a cabby while taxi hopping, the Post has learned. The 35-year-old suspect, surnamed Lam, was receiving stomach cancer treatment at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Jordan at…