A former Hong Kong probationary police inspector has been jailed for 10 weeks for molesting two female officers after a court rejected his assertion that his work equipment could have accidentally brushed the victims. Fanling Court on Wednesday convicted Tito Yeung Mang-hei of two counts of indecent assault for using his hand to swipe the…
Temperatures in Hong Kong reached as high as 33.4 degrees Celsius (92 Fahrenheit) on Sunday, with cooler conditions forecast by midweek as showers and thunderstorms approach the region. The hot weather brought large crowds to the city’s major beaches during the Easter long weekend. The Hong Kong Observatory said on Sunday that an anticyclone aloft…
Hong Kong is bracing for a surge in travel during the Easter weekend, with an expected 6 million trips in and out of the city between Thursday and Monday – a significant jump compared with last year. Outbound travel is expected to peak on Friday, with around 759,000 trips, as Hongkongers continue heading to Shenzhen…
Hong Kong is bracing for a surge in travel during the Easter weekend, with an expected 6 million trips in and out of the city between Thursday and Monday – a significant jump compared with last year. Outbound travel is expected to peak on Friday, with around 759,000 trips, as Hongkongers continue heading to Shenzhen…
Hongkongers woke up to a dry and hazy Sunday with multiple districts experiencing “serious” levels of air pollution under the influence of a dusty airstream from the north, with conditions expected to further worsen. The Observatory said Hong Kong had experienced its driest April morning since 1984. Air pollution in urban areas such as Central,…
A woman was injured when she was struck by a light rail train and became trapped under the vehicle in Hong Kong on Saturday evening. Police said the incident occurred at the MTR Light Rail Depot stop in Tuen Mun at around 6pm. The train was travelling in the direction of Yuen Long. According to…
A Hong Kong actress’s daughter who attends two kindergartens, eats, naps, and uses the toilet in her car has earned her mother the label “monster parent”. Li Tianzong, 37, also known online as Lena, was born in Hong Kong to a mother who is a renowned pipa player. The former Miss Hong Kong contestant has…
Hong Kong police have arrested four mainland Chinese linked to a burglary gang from Guangxi autonomous region on suspicion of stealing jewellery and cash worth HK$375,000 (US$48,200) from luxury residences between January and April. Lam King-nin, a senior inspector from the Western district crime squad, said on Friday the suspects, who entered the city illegally…
Hong Kong’s top court has reinstated a former opposition lawmaker’s convictions and four-month jail sentence for exposing a probe into a police commander who led an investigation into mob violence at a railway station during the 2019 anti-government protests. The Court of Final Appeal on Tuesday ruled by a majority to reverse Lam Cheuk-ting’s acquittal…
Hong Kong police are investigating a case in which two cats are suspected to have fallen from height at a public estate, with one confirmed dead at the scene. The force said on Friday that it received a report from a security guard from Heng Kin House of Tin Heng Estate in Tin Shui Wai…