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Hong Kong crime news, including murder cases, triads, the hunt for serial killers, court cases and trials, shootings, burglary, armed robbery and corruption.
Abby Choi’s former husband and brother-in-law have pleaded guilty to illegally disposing of her dismembered body. Photo: Instagram/xxabbyc
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Hong Kong model Abby Choi’s former relatives admit body disposal, deny murder

Guilty pleas revealed on Thursday, as nine-member jury empanelled for eight-week High Court trial.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Authorities may appeal engineer’s non-custodial sentence in hospital lift case

Mainland China

Hong Kong police search for woman after man found dead outside building

Animal welfare in Hong Kong

Activist charged after microchipped dog caught in probe into suspected attack

One of five strays caught in Yuen Long was registered to Kent Luk, founder of Paws Guardian Rescue Shelter.

Kent Luk says it is common practice for rescuers to have dog microchips registered in their names. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong father admits repeatedly raping daughter over a 6-year period

The girl said her father began abusing her in 2015, when she was six, using threats and promises to ensure her cooperation.

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Hong Kong courts

Engineer gets 160 hours’ community service over Queen Mary Hospital lift defects

Engineer convicted of submitting misleading documents and improperly issuing safety certificates after 24 lifts at Hong Kong hospital were found defective.

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Hong Kong

Youth arrests in Hong Kong rise 20%, driven by assault and criminal-damage cases

Hong Kong police chief says 1,580 young people aged 10 to 20 arrested between January and June, with many ‘exploited’ in debt collection crimes.

(From left) Professor John Lee, president of Education University; police chief Joe Chow; Senior Superintendent Ng Chui-ting of police’s public relations wing; and Chan Man-ho, deputy executive director of the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong to bar firms with integrity offences from building renovation lists

Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn says applications to pre-qualify will open next Wednesday and lists rolled out by year-end.

Hong Kong

Free sports drinks with suspicious pinhole marks leave 14 Hong Kong students ill

Police investigating after drinks were handed out during lunch near school athletics meet at sports ground in Wong Tai Sin.

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Hong Kong courts

Indefinite time in psychiatric ward for Hong Kong man who killed 2 in mall

Judge accepts Szeto Sing-kwong’s diminished responsibility after he attacked two women at shopping centre during schizophrenic episode in 2023.

People lay flowers in memory of the two victims who were fatally stabbed at the Plaza Hollywood shopping centre in Diamond Hill in early June 2023. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong

Hong Kong woman, 80, loses HK$6 million to fake online investment expert

The case was among over 50 investment scams reported in Hong Kong last week, with total losses approaching HK$30 million.

An Anti-Deception Coordination Centre poster alerts the public to online scams. Police warn that scammers are ramping up efforts to target retirees on social media and messaging apps. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong

Nearly 50% rise in drug seizures by Hong Kong customs in first half of year

About 60 per cent of 5,704kg of narcotics seized in six-month period was cannabis and ketamine, with notable increases in smuggling via air and sea.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong customs seizes 13kg of suspected ketamine at airport, man arrested

Officers found suspected ketamine in checked luggage of a 22-year-old man who arrived in city from Frankfurt.

Hong Kong courts

Murder trial of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi’s former relatives to begin

Choi’s ex-husband, Alex Kwong, 31, his father Kwong Kau, 68, and elder brother Anthony Kwong, 35, face a joint count of murder.

Influencer Abby Choi’s death came to light in February 2023. Photo: IG/xxabbyc
Drugs

Customs seizes record HK$125 million worth of marijuana shipped by sea, arresting 3

Seizure of 535kg of cannabis buds found hidden inside insulated boxes shipped from Thailand marks largest seaborne drug bust in city’s history.

Customs officers display the seized cannabis at the department headquarters in North Point. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 3, seize HK$23 million of Ice in Fanling bust

Two men and a woman, aged 49 to 56, arrested, with drug factory believed to have operated for three to four days.

Hong Kong courts

3 Jellycat, Labubu plushie thieves jailed for up to 2 years and 2 months

Three men, aged 33 to 36, stole 83 plush toys from two claw machine shops on the instructions of other suspects who remain at large.

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Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong IT analyst charged with murdering wife at their flat

Wong Chi-Kwong, 51, remanded in custody after police found his wife dead in their flat in Heng Fa Chuen estate on Wednesday and arrested him.

The Eastern Court building in Sai Wan Ho. Photo: Eugene Lee
Jimmy Lai trial

Hong Kong hits out at US panel over Jimmy Lai hearing and sanctions bill

Government says US Congressional-Executive Commission on China is trying to ‘intimidate’ officials with sanctions.

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Sexual harassment and assault

Hong Kong to legislate against persistent child sexual abuse and ‘cyberflashing’

Security Bureau says government will include targeted offences in sex offence amendment bill after public and legal groups express broad support.

Hong Kong police

Hong Kong 999 callers can send real-time audio, video data from 2028: Chris Tang

Security minister reveals timeline for upgrades to emergency call services, a day after new features announced in Hong Kong policy address.

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Civil servants take part in a stress test at Huanggang Port in August. Photo: Karma Lo
Crime

IT worker, 51, allegedly killed wife with knife after financial disputes: police

Hong Kong police say 53-year-old woman found in bedroom with knife wounds after suspect turned himself in on Wednesday and confessed to killing her.

Police officers arrive at the Heng Fa Chuen private residential estate on Wednesday, where they found the 53-year-old woman dead. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

Police arrest man after wife found dead with knife wounds in Heng Fa Chuen

Woman, 53, found in flat in block 2 of private residential estate in Hong Kong’s Eastern district.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong court ends trial after suspect in deadly 1991 hold-up dies of cancer

Wen Wenye, 62, who allegedly took part in murder and attempted robbery at second-hand goods shop, succumbs to lung cancer.

Scams and swindles

Editorial | To combat scams, Hong Kong needs stronger crackdowns, greater vigilance

The police’s latest efforts are encouraging, but with one Hongkonger duped by a fraudulent call every hour, there’s no room for complacency.

Chief Inspector Wong Yam-wing of the Financial Intelligence and Investigation Bureau speaks during a press conference on a joint operation against deception and technology crimes, at the police headquarters in Wan Chai on September 4. Photo: Silvia Siu
Hong Kong police

Man arrested after HK$1 million in gems stolen from hotel guest asleep in lobby

Police say suspect allegedly took advantage of situation to search overseas businessman’s backpack and remove uncut gemstones.

Officers arrested a 32-year-old Algerian man and recovered the uncut gemstones intact. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong children

Letters | Hong Kong must put child safety on the development agenda

Readers discuss the danger of child sexual exploitation shifting online, and the Hong Kong dollar peg.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong district councillor remanded in custody after underage sex conviction

Sei Chun-hing, 39, set to become first elected officer to face imprisonment for a criminal offence since ‘patriots-only’ electoral overhaul in 2021.

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