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EMSD director Poon Kwok-ying speaks to the media after a meeting of the Lift and Escalator Safety Advisory Committee at the department's headquarters in Kowloon Bay. Photo: Sam Tsang
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong lift contractor under probe for fraud over missing fire door frames

Taizoom Elevator reported to police over missing components in 720 lifts, with remedial work at 11 residential blocks due by November.

Abby Choi - murder of a model

Abby Choi’s ex-brother-in-law says he treated her like a ‘biological sibling’

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong records nearly 18% rise in ransomware cases amid drop in tech crime

Abby Choi - murder of a model

Ex-husband’s DNA found on hammer allegedly used to kill Abby Choi: prosecution

As trial enters sixth week, prosecutors cite forensic findings and CCTV footage showing movements of Choi and former in-laws before and after killing.

Abby Choi's dismembered remains, including her head and legs, were discovered in a rental flat in Tai Po’s Lung Mei village three days after she was allegedly murdered in February 2023. Photo: Instagram
Abby Choi's dismembered remains, including her head and legs, were discovered in a rental flat in Tai Po’s Lung Mei village three days after she was allegedly murdered in February 2023. Photo: Instagram
Hong Kong society

Domestic helper arrested after allegedly spitting into 4-year-old girl’s food

Police say girl’s mother filed report, saying daughter had been mistreated by helper, 37, at Kennedy Town home.

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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

28 arrested in crackdown as bid-rigging task force launches first operation

Raid follows security chief Chris Tang’s vow for tougher action against bid-rigging amid revelations from a committee’s report on Tai Po blaze.

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Hong Kong courts

Helper jailed for 5 months for molesting employer’s 12-year-old daughter

Helper, 45, had also been accused of molesting child’s younger sister but was acquitted of that charge.

The 45-year-old helper was sentenced at Kowloon City Court. Photo: Sun Yeung
The 45-year-old helper was sentenced at Kowloon City Court. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong privacy watchdog backs tighter rules on access to land records

Privacy Commissioner Ada Chung warns of worsening data misuse, adding journalists have no exemption when collecting information.

Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police to enable AI facial recognition on CCTV network this month

Use of technology will respect privacy rights and require authorisation by inspector or above, with data kept for up to 180 days, force says.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong prisoner support group operator arrested over alleged seditious books

National security police arrest man, 34, on suspicion of importing seditious publications from Taiwan.

Prisoner support group Waiting Bird was founded in 2022. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

Domestic helper arrested after 5-month-old baby found unconscious at home

Paramedics rush the girl to Pok Oi Hospital for emergency resuscitation before transferring her to Tuen Mun Hospital.

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The baby was found unconscious at a home in Ha San Wai, Yuen Long. Photo: Handout
The baby was found unconscious at a home in Ha San Wai, Yuen Long. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong grandmother gets 20 days for lashing out at 5-year-old

Leung Lai-ha, 68, her daughter and another woman fought at APM shopping centre in Kwun Tong after children squabbled over basketball.

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Hong Kong courts

Abby Choi could have been hit on head 7 times with hammer, murder trial told

Forensic pathologist Dr Kwok Ka-ki tells court that 28-year-old influencer was fatally struck on the head with a blunt object.

Crime in Hong Kong

Mainland Chinese firm, director admit fraud in HK$52.9m Hong Kong water scandal

Director Lui Tsz-chung and Xin Ding Xin Trade plead guilty to fraud after submitting altered water quality test certificates for government contract.

Xin Ding Xin Trade's office at North Point is shuttered on August 18, 2025. The company and its director have pleaded guilty to fraud after submitting falsified certificates to win a HK$52.9 million water supply contract. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong jailed for 10 years in foreign collusion case

Latest sentence handed down after jailed activist admitted conspiring with Nathan Law and others to lobby West for sanctions after 2019 protests.

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Joshua Wong during the 2019 district council elections in Hong Kong. He was disqualified from running as a candidate. Photo: May Tse
Joshua Wong during the 2019 district council elections in Hong Kong. He was disqualified from running as a candidate. Photo: May Tse
Hong Kong politics

Legal body’s new office boosts Hong Kong’s role as exchange hub, ex-minister says

Launch of Unidroit regional office demonstrates global confidence in Hong Kong’s broad legal system, ex-justice chief Teresa Cheng says.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Medical watchdog member quits to represent Tin-yu’s father at her death inquest

Alex Lam quits Hong Kong’s Medical Council over role as lawyer for Eddie Chau, whose daughter was left in a vegetative state after alleged hospital blunder.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Ex-HKEX vice-president and mother charged over alleged confidential data access

ICAC says Geoffrey Tong’s mother made share transactions yielding profits exceeding HK$500,000 after son’s unauthorised access.

The ICAC says HKEX has pledged to fully cooperate with the probe. Photo: Jelly Tse
The ICAC says HKEX has pledged to fully cooperate with the probe. Photo: Jelly Tse
Crime in Hong Kong

2½ years’ jail for Hong Kong district councillor who had sex with 13-year-old

Judge notes Sei Chun-hing’s lack of remorse and rejects his earlier mitigation claim that he and the victim had been ‘in love’ at the time.

Crime in Hong Kong

Police hunt 2 more suspects after arrest in alleged drink-spiking of Japanese DJ

Police detain Hongkonger, 61, for alleged drugging attempt at Tsim Sha Tsui venue, which incapacitated Mao Hamasaki and left her in intensive care.

Hong Kong economy

Legal body’s new Hong Kong office targets developing Southeast Asian economies

Unidroit is looking for sponsors for its first office outside Rome, with government support and hopes to stay beyond an initial six-year deal.

Secretary for Justice Paul Lam Ting-kwok, left, foreign ministry commissioner Cui Jianchun, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, Unidroit president Enzo Moavero-Milanesi and secretary general Ignacio Tirado at the body’s centenary conference and Asia-Pacific office opening at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong courts

Ex-boyfriend planned to kill yoga instructor, Hong Kong murder trial hears

Accused Alex Lo bought a knife before killing yoga instructor Chow Wai-yin in Ritz-Carlton hotel room in 2022, court told.

Alex Lo was arrested and charged in 2022. Photo: Edmond So
Alex Lo was arrested and charged in 2022. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police arrest man after hit-and-run at checkpoint sparks 10-hour hunt

Man, 32, held after police chase through Tuen Mun, hours after a car hit a barrier at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge checkpoint.

Hong Kong police

Japanese ex-adult film actress recalls ‘terror’ after alleged drugging

Mao Hamasaki, known as DJ Mao, describes being ‘paralysed’ and ‘having convulsions’ after consuming suspected spiked drink.

Hong Kong society

Global legal body’s new office in Hong Kong seals city’s hub status: John Lee

International Institute for the Unification of Private Law’s office in the city will attract talent and deepen regional cooperation in legal issues.

Secretary for Justice Paul Lam, left, Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Cui Jianchun, Chief Executive John Lee, Unidroit’s president Enzo Moavero-Milanesi and its secretary general Ignacio Tirado. Photo: Karma Lo
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