Hong Kong police have dismantled a cross-border syndicate that laundered HK$118 million (US$15 million) through stooge bank accounts, arresting 12 people as officials seek tougher sentencing for those renting or selling their personal bank details. In an operation conducted by the commercial crime bureau, police arrested nine men and three women aged between 20 and…
Hong Kong’s retail landlords are extending more rental discounts to their tenants, property agents said, amid a tough operating environment. Japanese supermarket chain Don Don Donki will be keeping its 17,332 sq ft of space across two floors at 100 Queen’s Road Central for HK$900,000 (US$115,456) a month, a 25 per cent reduction from the…
A Hong Kong teenager who repeatedly slapped a 14-year-old girl at a shopping centre last year has been sentenced to a drug addiction treatment facility, after three other female defendants involved were earlier sent to rehabilitation. West Kowloon Magistrate Vivian Ho Wai-han on Tuesday handed down the sentence to Wong Lok-him, 19, saying he would…
Hong Kong police have arrested a man for allegedly striking a woman at a hotel, leaving her unconscious, before fleeing the scene. The force said on Friday that hotel staff had reported the case at around 6.30am that day after discovering the woman unconscious in one of the venue’s rooms. The victim, a 46-year-old surnamed…
More than 213,000 mainland Chinese visitors flocked to Hong Kong on the first day of the Labour Day “golden week” holiday on Thursday, looking forward to some hiking, treating their taste buds at street food stalls and restaurants, and enjoying a dazzling drone show in the night sky above Victoria Harbour. Immigration Department data showed…
More than 213,000 mainland Chinese visitors flocked to Hong Kong on the first day of the Labour Day “golden week” holiday on Thursday, looking forward to some hiking, treating their taste buds at street food stalls and restaurants, and enjoying a dazzling drone show in the night sky above Victoria Harbour. Immigration Department data showed…
Three people have been arrested for allegedly attempting to open a bank account in Hong Kong and depositing nearly 2,000 counterfeit bonds, each with a face value of HK$500 million (US$64 million). The suspects, two men and a woman aged between 65 and 75, were arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of using false instruments. They…
A local pharmacy has emerged as the newest tenant on Russell Street in Causeway Bay, filling the space previously leased by Italian luxury lingerie brand La Perla to take advantage of a 46 per cent slump in rents in one of Hong Kong’s costliest retail strips. Yu Shing, the pharmacy owner, is expected to pay…
A company linked to Philippines tycoon Carlos Chan and the producer of Oishi snacks bought two ground floor shops in Hong Kong’s Wan Chai district for HK$128 million (US$16.5 million), according to official documents, adding to the group’s real estate holdings in the city. Miyazaki Development bought the properties in York Place at 22 Johnston…
Air pollution indexes in more than 10 areas in Hong Kong reached the highest health risk levels on Monday evening, as a dusty northerly airstream brought pollutants to the city for a second day in a row. The government’s air quality health index (AQHI) had already reached “very high” levels in the morning, climbing to…