Hong Kong police have arrested a man on suspicion of targeting two restaurants and a bakery in a string of burglaries amid extreme weather, resulting in the theft of HK$80,000 (US$10,250) worth of items and cash. Inspector Wan Man-kin of the Wong Tai Sin police district on Wednesday said officers launched an investigation last Thursday…
Hong Kong police have arrested three women for allegedly stealing HK$1 million (US$127,387) from a pet supplies company. The force said on Tuesday that the three suspects, aged 32 to 57, were apprehended the previous day in Wong Tai Sin, Tseung Kwan O and Cheung Sha Wan following a report filed in mid-July. An investigation…
Hong Kong authorities have launched an investigation after an employee of a Highways Department contractor died after collapsing at work. The department said on Saturday that it had been notified by a contractor that a worker had collapsed while carrying out cleaning work on a footbridge near Ma Chai Hang Recreation Ground in Wong Tai…
Hong Kong’s KMB will use open-top double-deckers on its sightseeing route, but the fare will be doubled as the firm eyes opportunities brought by a rising number of tourists. The city’s largest bus franchised operator announced on Thursday that renovated open-topped double-deckers would be used for its HK1 sightseeing route in Kowloon, while its fares…
Hong Kong’s KMB will use open-top double-deckers on its sightseeing route, but the fare will be doubled as the firm eyes opportunities brought by a rising number of tourists. The city’s largest bus franchised operator announced on Thursday that renovated open-topped double-deckers would be used for its HK1 sightseeing route in Kowloon, while its fares…
Hong Kong police are investigating the case of a 14-year-old girl who was blackmailed by a stranger on a mobile chat app, who claimed to have taken an indecent video of her. The force said on Tuesday it received a report from the girl at 10.49pm the day before at Tsz Hong Estate in Tsz…
Hong Kong was back in full swing on Monday despite some heavy rain, with the airport clearing about 1,000 storm-delayed flights and businesses assessing the economic damage after Typhoon Wipha triggered the first No 10 signal in two years over the weekend. The Hong Kong Observatory warned that showers and squally thunderstorms would continue to…
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. Hong Kong started getting back to normal on Sunday night after being battered by Typhoon Wipha which triggered the highest-level No 10…
A Hong Kong district councillor with a record of convictions for traffic offences is being investigated for alleged misconduct by a government-appointed special panel and could be suspended from his duties in the worst-case scenario. Home affairs minister Alice Mak Mei-kuen said on Friday that she had appointed a five-member supervisory committee to investigate the…
Hong Kong police have arrested a 13-year-old boy on suspicion of drug trafficking after uncovering a narcotics cache worth about HK$530,000 (US$67,520) hidden inside his Mong Kok home. Officers from Wong Tai Sin district’s anti-triad unit raided a flat on Pak Po Street on Monday, seizing about 1kg (2.2lbs) of suspected crystal meth “ice”. Police…