Hong Kong police have arrested three suspects for allegedly manufacturing dangerous drugs after finding more than 2kg (4.4lbs) of crack cocaine and cocaine worth HK$2.2 million (US$283,000) in a village house in Sheung Shui. Senior Inspector Lui Long-ching of the Tseung Kwan O police district’s anti-triad section said on Saturday that officers arrested two men,…
A Hong Kong court has slammed a former policeman for bringing the force into disrepute by stealing from two burglary victims and a tourist, with the presiding magistrate sentencing him to 15 months in jail. Hui Ho-shing, 31, was escorted to Fanling Court on Tuesday to be sentenced on three counts of theft after he…
Hong Kong police have arrested a 14-year-old boy for allegedly collecting HK$554,000 (US$71,235) from three elderly residents as part of a phone scam in which victims were told they needed to pay bail money to have their sons released. The force said on Saturday that the teen was apprehended a day earlier on suspicion of…
Hong Kong police have arrested a 14-year-old boy for allegedly collecting more than HK$550,000 (US$70,700) from three elderly residents as part of a phone scam that claimed the victims needed to pay bail money to have their sons released. The force said on Saturday that the boy was apprehended a day earlier on suspicion of…
More polling stations could be set up near the border to help Hongkongers living or working in mainland China to vote in next year’s Legislative Council election, a minister has said. Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Erick Tsang Kwok-wai also reiterated on Sunday that more IT and technology would be used to improve efficiency…
Another 12 patients suffering from a potentially deadly bacterial infection have tested positive for a strain linked to contact with raw freshwater fish, bringing the most recent cluster in Hong Kong to 91 cases. The Centre for Health Protection said on Friday that it had concluded testing and analysis on freshwater fish and environmental samples…
Another 12 patients suffering from a potentially deadly bacterial infection have tested positive for a strain linked to contact with raw freshwater fish, bringing the most recent cluster in Hong Kong to 91 cases. The Centre for Health Protection said on Friday that it had concluded testing and analysis on freshwater fish and environmental samples…