Three people have been detained on suspicion of criminal damage after graffiti was spray-painted in various locations across Kowloon, Hong Kong police have said. Police said on Sunday that a local couple and their friend, a Taiwanese passport holder, had been arrested the previous day in connection with the graffiti. The arrest of the trio,…
Three people have been detained on suspicion of criminal damage after graffiti was spray-painted in various locations across Kowloon, Hong Kong police have said. Police said on Sunday that a local couple and their friend, a Taiwanese passport holder, had been arrested the previous day in connection with the graffiti. The arrest of the trio,…
An elderly woman was found on Hong Kong’s Kowloon Peak by a rescue team on Monday morning, a day after her family reported her missing. Police said the woman, aged 72, was discovered in a conscious state on the mountain, which is also known as Fei Ngo Shan. She was reported missing by her family…
Hong Kong police have arrested a 78-year-old minibus driver after his vehicle struck and killed a 75-year-old pedestrian near a public housing estate in Ngau Tau Kok. The force said on Sunday it received a report at 9am about a red-topped minibus that had knocked down a man who had suddenly crossed the road outside…
Hong Kong customs has arrested a 46-year-old man after he was allegedly caught in possession of about HK$14 million (US$1.8 million) worth of the key ingredient for the narcotic “space oil”, concealed inside food packages. Customs on Sunday said officers had intercepted the man, who had been holding a suitcase, during an anti-narcotics operation in…
Hong Kong customs has arrested a 46-year-old man after he was allegedly caught in possession of about HK$14 million (US$1.8 million) worth of the key ingredient for the narcotic “space oil”, concealed inside food packages. Customs on Sunday said officers had intercepted the man, who had been holding a suitcase, during an anti-narcotics operation in…
A Hong Kong couple have been jailed for up to three years over repeated abuse of their three-year-old boy, who was left with potentially permanent brain and eye damage after being slapped in the face, thrown from height and hit on the head with a metal ruler. The District Court heard on Friday the unemployed…
Applications will open for more than 5,000 temporary Hong Kong public housing flats starting on Monday next week, with tenants expected to be able to move in from the fourth quarter of this year. Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho Wing-yin revealed on Monday that the second phase of the “light public housing” scheme involved 5,060…
Five Hongkongers have been charged with unlawfully detaining a woman for almost a month, with the alleged victim found in a flat with bruises on her face and body before later dying in hospital. Two other individuals were also arrested for allegedly helping the suspects. Police said on Sunday they had received a report on…
Five Hongkongers have been charged with unlawfully detaining a woman for almost a month, with the alleged victim found in a flat with bruises on her face and body before later dying in hospital. Two other individuals were also arrested for allegedly helping the suspects. Police said on Sunday they had received a report on…