Hong Kong customs has arrested three people after it seized HK$18 million (US$2.3 million) worth of suspected ketamine hidden inside baby car seats in two shipping containers from the Netherlands and Spain. The Customs and Excise Department said on Thursday that its officers found 36.2kg (79.8lbs) of the drug while inspecting two seaborne consolidated containers…
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. A winter chill lingered over Hong Kong on Thursday morning, with temperatures dropping to 12 degrees Celsius across the city and to as…
Hong Kong children whose schools and parents prioritise academic success over outdoor activities have few chances to experience nature, a charity has said. Gaia Education Limited said the severity of the “nature deficit in children” in the city was reflected in a study that found many primary and secondary students spent only 4.43 hours learning…
A woman has been arrested for brandishing a cleaver at restaurant staff and police officers after a dispute over a “trivial matter” at a beef noodle shop in Hong Kong. Police said they received a report at around 12.15am on Saturday that a female customer at a Sheung Shui restaurant was in an emotional state,…
A Hong Kong charity providing free lifelong care for people with severe disabilities will move to a new home next year and offer an even wider array of support, thanks to money from the Operation Santa Claus (OSC) annual fundraising drive. The Home of Loving Faithfulness (HOLF) said it would offer speech, physical, occupational, art,…
Nearly 3,000 households and 34 shopping centre tenants in a northern Hong Kong district were left without fresh water during one of the most important family-gathering festivals, as the water authority apologised and rushed to restore supply. The Water Supplies Department said the fresh water supply to On Shing Court, Tin Ping Shopping Centre, and…
Police have arrested three men in northern Hong Kong following a dramatic high-speed car chase, with dashcam footage posted online showing one suspect falling out of the vehicle during the pursuit. The car driver and his two passengers were arrested in Sheung Shui in the New Territories for a number of alleged offences including drug-related…
Hong Kong has expanded the scope of an opt-in scheme that screens organisations for sex offenders to include volunteers, in a major step that will give greater protection to children and mentally incapacitated individuals. The expansion of the Sexual Conviction Record Check (SCRC) scheme took effect on Monday and was the second of the government’s…
A warehouse in northern Hong Kong caught fire on Saturday, forcing more than 30 people including dozens of residents of a nearby nursing home to evacuate. Police received multiple calls about the fire breaking out in the warehouse on Ma Liu Shui San Tsuen’s Lung Ma Road in Sheung Shui at around 5.27pm. Firefighters extinguished…
Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority has reported to police an alleged fake equipment certificate submitted by a subcontractor and suspended the company from its duties at an expansion project. The authority revealed on Wednesday night that Novox had submitted the certificate through the main contractor of the Princess Margaret Hospital expansion project in Kwai Chung to…