20 h. ago Hong Kong father suspected of murdering his 2 children has depression: court

A Hong Kong father who allegedly killed his two young children before a failed suicide attempt last month is suffering from depression, a court has heard. Salesman Chen Guocheng, 40, appeared in Kowloon City Court for the first time on Friday to face two counts of murder, as prosecutors asked for a 12-week adjournment for police to conduct further inquiries. A psychiatric report issued by Queen Elizabeth Hospital found Chen to be suicidal but fit to attend hearings, the court heard. Deputy...

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20 h. ago Hong Kong father suspected of murdering his children has depression, court hears

A Hong Kong father who allegedly killed his two young children before a failed suicide attempt last month is suffering from depression, a court has heard. Salesman Chen Guocheng, 40, appeared in Kowloon City Court for the first time on Friday to face two counts of murder, as prosecutors asked for a 12-week adjournment to allow police to conduct further inquiries. A psychiatric report issued by Queen Elizabeth Hospital found Chen to be suicidal but fit to attend hearings, the court heard. Deputy...

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45 h. ago Hong Kong father pleads for public help to find daughter missing overseas

A Hong Kong father is appealing to the public for help in locating his 23-year-old daughter, whom he lost contact with in July after she reportedly left the city for Germany, despite claiming that she was going to university in the United Kingdom. Wilfred Lam Chi-wing told the Post that he last spoke to his daughter, Joan Lam Nga Yau, on July 28, after which he lost all contact with her. “I’ve contacted her friends, classmates ... no one can contact her,” the father said. “I just want to know...

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8 d. ago Hong Kong police bring in father of wanted activist Tony Lam for questioning

Hong Kong national security police have brought in the father of a wanted activist to assist with an investigation, the latest action in a widening probe into an overseas group authorities have labelled a subversive organisation. A source familiar with the matter told the Post that the father of Tony Lam was taken to Tai Po police station on Thursday morning. The source added that the 67-year-old, who was wearing a grey shirt and black trousers, was expected to remain there until around...

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9 d. ago 2 children die after being found in Hong Kong flat with father

Two young children have died after being found unconscious with their father in a flat in Hong Kong’s Yau Ma Tei, where police also seized a knife. The case came to light at around 3.15pm on Wednesday when the mother, 40, contacted authorities after receiving a call from a tuition centre about her eight-year-old son’s unexplained absence. She went to the home at Block B of Kam Wah Building on Canton Road near Waterloo Road and found the family members. Emergency responders arrived and...

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1 week ago Alumni, politicians gather for Hong Kong vigil of ‘Father of Shue Yan’ Henry Hu

Students and political heavyweights have gathered to pay tribute to Hong Kong veteran educator Henry Hu Hung-lick, with alumni recalling fond memories and lessons learned from the co-founder of Shue Yan University. The Tuesday evening vigil was organised by Shue Yan University, a tertiary institution founded in 1971 by Hu and his late wife, Chung Chi-yung. A funeral will take place on Wednesday for the educator, who died last month at the age of 105. Among those attending the service were the...

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1 week ago Missing Hong Kong father, young son ‘were in Shenzhen, now back home’

A Hong Kong father and his young son, who were reported missing two weeks ago, were in Shenzhen and are now back home, the Post has learned. A source said on Monday that the pair were found on Friday, adding that 12-year-old Theo Tong Mang-shun showed no signs of injuries and was being looked after by his grandmother. “The father took his son for a trip to Shenzhen in mainland China. [They have] now been found, and returned home,” the source said. The insider said the case had been classified as...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong police seek public’s help to find missing father and son

Hong Kong police have appealed for the public’s help to find a father and his 12-year-old son, who went missing in Hung Hom 10 days ago. The force said on Thursday that Tong Kin, 49, and Theo Tong Mang-shun were last seen on Po Loi Street on Monday last week. Their family filed a report this Tuesday. According to a police description, the father is 1.73 metres (5.67 feet) tall, weighs about 65kg (143lbs) and has a thin build. He is described as having a long face and short black hair. Theo Tong...

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3 w. ago Police summon father of activist linked to subversive ‘Hong Kong Parliament’

National security police have summoned the father of an activist wanted for his involvement in “Hong Kong Parliament”, a group deemed subversive, to “assist in an investigation”, the Post has learned. A source said that police asked Alan Keung Ka-wai’s father to go to Tin Shui Wai Police Station on Wednesday morning to help with the investigation into the Canada-based activist. “[We] expect the investigation to wrap up around noon,” the insider said. Keung is among 15 activists who were slapped...

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