‘Mentally debilitating’: Hong Kong couple faces threats, harassment from loan sharks

‘Mentally debilitating’: Hong Kong couple faces threats, harassment from loan sharks

When his health supplement business struggled with cash-flow problems, Bobby Tan* turned to a so-called professional networking group in Hong Kong for help, borrowing HK$300,000 (US$38,220) from a licensed small lender in April last year. Over the next 10 months, the Hong Kong permanent resident from Southeast Asia continued to take on more debt, borrowing…

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‘Crime is down’ in historic fashion, Mayor Adams and NYPD say in summing up the first six months of 2025

‘Crime is down’ in historic fashion, Mayor Adams and NYPD say in summing up the first six months of 2025

Mayor Eric Adams and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch had one constant and repeated message on Tuesday: “Crime is down. Crime is down. Crime is down.” Photo by Dean Moses Mayor Eric Adams and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch had one constant and repeated message on Tuesday: “Crime is down. Crime is down. Crime is down.” Despite…

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