Hong Kong should step up measures to protect mainland Chinese students against scams, such as arranging a quiz before their visas are issued, lawmakers have urged, after two local universities reported at least HK$75 million (US$9.6 million) were lost to fraudsters. The growing number of mainland students falling victim to scams while studying in the…
Hong Kong and mainland Chinese authorities are exploring how to prevent students from across the border from falling victim to scams before they arrive in the city amid a growing number of such cases, the Post has learned. A source also said on Sunday that the University of Hong Kong (HKU) had become the latest…
Hong Kong and mainland Chinese authorities are exploring how to prevent students from across the border from falling victim to scams before they arrive in the city amid a growing number of such cases, the Post has learned. A source also said on Sunday that the University of Hong Kong (HKU) had become the latest…
Hong Kong authorities will thoroughly investigate whether intermediaries luring residents into illegal work in Southeast Asia are being directly controlled by crime syndicates amid a resurgence in such scams, the security minister has pledged. Secretary for Security Tang Chris Tang Ping-keung also said on Saturday that the government would do its “utmost” to rescue 11…
A security guard who witnessed the fire at a karaoke bar in Hong Kong that killed 17 people nearly three decades ago called this week’s arrest of a fugitive involved in the case “justice” for the deceased, as he recalled the deep sadness he felt when he learned people he knew had died in the…
A fatal blaze at a karaoke bar in Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui that killed 17 people nearly 30 years ago has returned to the public eye after one of the suspects was arrested earlier this week. Police on Thursday arrested Chan Wai-leung, now 52, after he was intercepted by mainland Chinese authorities across the…
A security guard who witnessed the fire at a karaoke bar in Hong Kong that killed 17 people nearly three decades ago called this week’s arrest of a fugitive involved in the case “justice” for the deceased, as he recalled the deep sadness he felt when he learned people he knew had died in the…
A 21-year-old man has been arrested in Hong Kong for allegedly pouring unknown liquids on five female students and indecently assaulting them after offering to help clean their school uniforms. Police said on Friday they received reports from five teen girls, aged 15 to 17, that they had been followed by the same man while…
Hong Kong police have arrested a 52-year-old man over arson at a karaoke bar that killed 17 people nearly 30 years ago after he was intercepted by mainland Chinese authorities. Police said on Friday the force was notified by mainland law enforcement on Wednesday of the interception of the suspect, who was then arrested upon…
Hong Kong police have arrested a 52-year-old man over arson at a karaoke bar that killed 17 people nearly 30 years ago after he was intercepted by mainland Chinese authorities. Police said on Friday the force was notified by mainland law enforcement on Wednesday of the interception of the suspect, who was then arrested upon…