Hong Kong police have arrested a 42-year-old man from mainland China on suspicion of stealing foreign currency worth about HK$11,000 (US$1,400) and a bank card from another passenger during a flight into the city from Vietnam. The force on Friday revealed details of the latest case of suspected in-flight theft, noting the victim had placed…
Hong Kong will step up its counterterrorism efforts under a new mechanism led by the chief executive, with seven working groups involving various government departments set to be established. Police Senior Superintendent Peter Leung Wai-ki of the Interdepartmental Counterterrorism Unit said efforts to combat and prevent terrorism needed strengthening. “While local terrorism remains a threat,…
A Hong Kong man convicted of inciting secession has complained of procedural unfairness over the prison service’s refusal to grant him early release under the domestic national security law. Adam Ma Chun-man’s lawyers said on Tuesday that the Correctional Services Department had failed to provide timely reasons in support of a decision on March 23…
Operators of critical infrastructure in Hong Kong will have longer to notify authorities on any serious lapse in security after the government extended the time frame following a consultation exercise on a proposed law aimed at improving protection. A Security Bureau spokesman on Wednesday also addressed concerns over the powers of a commissioner’s office to…