Hong Kong police have arrested 11 people in the latest crackdown on “crash-for-cash” scams. The schemes, which have generated HK$135 million in suspected fraudulent claims, involve scammers seeking exaggerated sums in damages following traffic accidents. Road traffic in Hong Kong. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Police said on Wednesday that the number of suspicious traffic accident…
A new UN study has named Hong Kong’s data centres as some of the most carbon-intensive in the world, blaming the city’s heavy dependence on a fossil-fuel-powered energy grid. A government data centre in Cheung Sha Wan. Photo: Googlemaps. The report, titled “Environmental Cost of AI’s Energy Use,” examined the global carbon, land and water…
Hong Kong police have dismantled an alleged drug manufacturing laboratory inside a public housing flat in Tsuen Wan, seizing HK$2.5 million worth of etomidate – also known as space oil – and arresting three women. Hong Kong police arrest three women on May 19, 2026, on suspicion of manufacturing and trafficking dangerous drug etomidate in…
Hong Kong has stepped up precautions over the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda, as the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the epidemic “a public health emergency of international concern.” In light of the Ebola outbreak, Centre for Health Protection personnel are strengthening health screenings for passengers arriving on flights…
Tropical Cyclone Matmo is set to move across the Philippines on Friday and come within 800 kilometres of Hong Kong this weekend, the Observatory has said. The T1 storm signal may be issued on Friday evening, while higher warning signals will be considered on Saturday, according to the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO). Tropical Storm Matmo…
An 80-year-old taxi driver has been arrested after he lost control of his vehicle, killing a tourist from the Philippines, according to the Hong Kong police. Scene of the accident at Nina Hotel on August 5, 2025. Photo: Dashcam footage, via Screenshot. The cabbie reported feeling dizzy before the incident, the police said in a…