Hong Kong police have arrested a man on suspicion of stealing nearly HK$6,000 (US$765) in foreign currency while flying to the city from Thailand, with a passenger allegedly capturing the incident on camera and reporting it to cabin crew. The force said the 57-year-old man was arrested for the alleged theft after the HK Express…
Fourteen people, including nine children, have been injured in a collision involving two school buses at a Hong Kong girls’ primary school. The Fire Services Department said on Wednesday that it dispatched 10 ambulances to handle the accident at 1.26pm at Good Hope Primary School cum Kindergarten, located at No 381 Jat’s Incline in Ngau…
Hong Kong police have arrested 321 people, including a 13-year-old, and seized HK$130 million (US$16.5 million) worth of suspected illegal drugs during a seven-week citywide crackdown. Code-named “Tailbacker”, the operation ran from July 12 to August 29, and uncovered 234 drug-related cases, police said on Sunday. The 321 suspects, aged between 13 and 72, comprised…
Hong Kong police have arrested an 87-year-old man after the gravestone of late film star Linda Lin Dai was found damaged. Lin’s grave at St Michael’s Catholic Cemetery in Happy Valley was discovered with its marble altar covered in cement. In response to South China Morning Post queries, a police spokesman said officers had earlier…
Hong Kong authorities have arrested 50 people, including some with alleged triad backgrounds, in a crackdown on bid-rigging activities involving 27 housing estates and buildings and about HK$500 million (US$64.1 million) in contracts. The ICAC said the suspects included the alleged mastermind and core members of a syndicate behind bid-rigging activities for the repair and…
Hong Kong police have arrested a 42-year-old man after he allegedly dumped laundry capsules into a pond, killing a catfish and injuring 30 turtles in Ma On Shan, the South China Morning Post has learned. Police said on Saturday that officers were alerted on Wednesday by a security guard who found a large amount of…
Hong Kong police have arrested two women on suspicion of assault at a shopping centre in Kwun Tong, with a viral clip showing a fight breaking out after a five-year-old girl was shoved and then knocked to the ground. The fight took place at the atrium of the APM shopping centre at around 4.45pm on…
Hong Kong authorities are investigating two new dog attack cases that have resulted in injuries to a canine and a woman, which come amid mounting safety concerns after two other similar but deadlier incidents last week. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said on Wednesday that it had been notified by police about the…
A Hong Kong man has lost over HK$2.8 million (US$357,000) in an online investment scam in which fraudsters claiming to be employees of electricity companies duped him into investing in a “recyclable waste project”. Police also said on Wednesday that the force had recorded 50 investment scams in the past week, with losses totalling over…
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…