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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.
Law Wing-chai has been sentenced to 160 hours of community service after Eastern Court found he failed to exercise due care when inspecting lifts at Queen Mary Hospital’s new block. Photo: Fiona Chow
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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Juvenile arrests up 20% in first half of 2026, driven by assault, damage cases

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

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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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Ambulaces were called after the students fell ill. Photo: SCMP
The drinks were handed out near the Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground. Photo: Google Maps
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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.

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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.

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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.

Customs officers display a seizure of about 240kg of suspected drugs at the airport last month. Photo: Jelly Tse
Customs holds a press briefing about a recent month-long operation that resulted in the seizure of drugs with an estimated market value of HK$56 million. Photo: Jelly Tse
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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.

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
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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.

Police discovered the drug factory in a Fanling unit. Photo: Handout
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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.

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.

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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Jimmy Lai, pictured in 2021, was jailed for 20 years in Hong Kong in February for national security offences. Photo: Sam Tsang
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.

A little Asian boy with a sad and lonely expression hides in the shadows under a table at home, while being scolded by his mother. Photo: Getty Image
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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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.

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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.

Heng Fa Chuen in Chai Wan. Photo: Handout
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.

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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.

The landscape of child sexual exploitation is rapidly shifting online. Photo: DPA
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.

Scams and swindles

Man arrested over alleged HK$2.8 million Hong Kong school admission scam

Police say suspect, 51, accepted 23 payments from an education consultant in exchange for securing dozens of places at ‘Kiangsu-Chekiang College’.

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Buyer’s bonus or brazen theft? The legal fight over HK$30 million Mark Six prize

Lawyer says 14 government employees must launch civil proceedings to recover their shares after a colleague allegedly kept the prize money.

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The group won the HK$30 million prize in the September 5 draw, part of the record HK$228 million “snowball” jackpot marking the 50th anniversary of the Mark Six lottery. Photo: Eugene Lee
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Video | Over 700 cardholders report unauthorised iPhone pre-order charges in Hong Kong

The unauthorised charges are linked to pre-orders of Apple’s newest iPhones, with the largest single case involving HK$114,000 (US$14,500).

he unauthorised charges are linked to pre-orders of Apple’s newest iPhones, with the largest single case involving HK$114,000 (US$14,500).
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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s iPhone scam: how to shop safely online and prevent credit card fraud

In the wake of Hong Kong’s iPhone credit card scam, experts break down data security risks, 3DSecure and practical online shopping safeguards.

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Hong Kong courts

Woman spared jail over forging PhD reference letter for Education University

Mainland Chinese student was ordered to perform 160 hours of community service after admitting she used an altered letter to secure admission.

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