Hong Kong police have arrested a driver for refusing to provide breath and blood samples to determine his alcohol level, with the suspect sharing the same name as a culinary director at a high-end Chinese restaurant. The force said officers stopped the car at the junction of Fleming Road and Harbour Road in Wan Chai…
Hong Kong’s police chief has again defended an officer’s decision to shoot an armed, mentally ill man who later died, saying officers need to follow guidelines regardless of the condition of those involved. Commissioner of Police Raymond Siu Chak-yee was responding on Monday to complaints by the man’s widow that the actions of officers against…
An elderly man died after a fire broke out in an upmarket flat in Hong Kong’s Mid-Levels area on Sunday, while about 50 residents were evacuated from the building. The blaze began shortly before 5pm in a flat in Tower 2 of the Elegant Terrace development on Conduit Road. Firefighters rushed to the scene and…
A man was found unconscious after a fire broke out in an upmarket flat in Hong Kong’s Mid-Levels area on Sunday, with 50 residents evacuated from the building. The blaze broke out shortly before 5pm in a flat in Tower 2 of the Elegant Terrace development on Conduit Road. Firefighters rushed to the scene and…