15 h. ago Price of ‘easy money’: Hong Kong teens held over alleged illegal debt collection

Two 16-year-old boys in Hong Kong have been arrested for loitering after allegedly being recruited to take part in illegal debt collection, with offers of up to HK$1,000 (US$127) per day. The police said on Thursday that the teenagers were spotted acting suspiciously by an off-duty officer at Po Tat Estate in Sau Mau Ping on Wednesday morning. The officer identified himself and conducted a search, finding documents and tools associated with illicit debt collection. Initial investigations suggest...

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19 h. ago Hong Kong man, 27, arrested for allegedly attacking stepfather with knives

A 27-year-old Hong Kong man has been arrested for wounding after allegedly attacking his stepfather with two knives following an argument in a public rental flat. Police said that they received a report from the man at 1.20pm on Thursday. He informed them of a dispute with his 73-year-old stepfather at their home in Kin On House, Wo Lok Estate, Kwun Tong. “The arrested person was suspected of attacking the victim with two 30-centimetre-long kitchen knives,” the force said. A source said the pair...

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48 h. ago Hong Kong police arrest man on suspicion of pushing boy, 9, into sea

A 23-year-old Hongkonger has been arrested for allegedly pushing a nine-year-old boy into the sea while the child was fishing with his mother in Hung Hom. Police said the man, surnamed Wong, was apprehended in Kowloon City at 5.22pm on Tuesday, three days after the incident, on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. They added that the arrest was made after police reviewed CCTV footage. Officers searching his flat also found the clothes he allegedly wore while committing the...

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3 d. ago Hong Kong care home resident arrested on suspicion of murder after man dies

A resident of a care home for the mentally disabled in Hong Kong has been arrested on suspicion of murder after another man in the facility died following a fight. A dispute broke out between two male residents, both in their fifties, at Ming Sum Home for the SEN in Wong Uk Tsuen, Yuen Long, and the confrontation turned physical at about 5.40pm on Monday. One of the men was believed to have hit and kicked the other, a police source said. The injured resident was rushed to Pok Oi Hospital in Yuen...

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3 d. ago Hong Kong couple arrested over trying to open HSBC account with fake bonds

Hong Kong police have arrested a couple on suspicion of trying to use about 10 fake HK$500 million (US$63.7 million) bonds to open an account at an HSBC branch in Central. Police said on Monday that the 66-year-old man and 62-year-old woman, both Hongkongers, were arrested for using a false instrument for allegedly presenting the bonds to the bank. The alleged incident was reported to the force by bank staff at 12.35pm on Monday, prompting officers to arrest and detain the couple. While police...

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4 d. ago Teacher, teen arrested at Hong Kong airport in ‘Ice’, ketamine drug cases

A teacher who arrived from Germany and a teenager on a flight from Malaysia have been arrested at Hong Kong airport for allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs worth more than HK$23 million (US$3 million) into the city in two separate cases. The Customs and Excise Department revealed on Sunday that the two suspects had been arrested the previous day. In the first case, customs officers stopped a 58-year-old female passenger who had arrived from Frankfurt for inspection. Officers discovered about...

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4 d. ago Hong Kong police seize HK$22 million of drugs in raid on flat, man arrested

Hong Kong police have seized HK$22 million (US$2.8 million) worth of drugs and arrested a 58-year-old man after raiding an illicit narcotics lab inside a flat in To Kwa Wan. Officers launched an operation on Friday after analysing intelligence and intercepted the suspect. He was found with 335g (11.8 ounces) of crack cocaine on him, Senior Inspector Fung Pak-kin of the Hong Kong Island regional anti-triad unit said on Sunday. The suspect, who claimed to be a businessman, was escorted back to the...

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5 d. ago 2 arrested in Hong Kong after victims lose HK$10 million in fake

Hong Kong police have arrested two men in connection with at least seven scam cases involving nearly HK$10 million (US$1.3 million) of losses for victims duped by fake law-enforcement officials, with officers searching for a third suspect. Superintendent Li Muk-yik said on Saturday that the scammers had asked their accomplices to meet victims in hotels under the guise of conducting investigations and used different excuses to collect money from their targets. Li said officers arrested the two...

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5 d. ago 3 arrested after Hong Kong car chase uncovers drugs, weapons

Hong Kong police have arrested three men, aged between 19 and 20, after a car chase in Tsim Sha Tsui, with officers discovering drugs and weapons inside the vehicle. The force said the private car driver had refused to cooperate with traffic enforcement and control division officers when stopped at Hillwood Road, adding that he fled towards Nathan Road and crashed into a taxi at Shun Yee Street while driving in the opposite direction. “After a verbal warning for people inside the vehicle to...

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6 d. ago 81 arrested in Hong Kong crackdown on illegal use of electric bikes, scooters

Hong Kong police have arrested 81 people in a crackdown on the illegal use of electric mobility devices such as scooters and bicycles. Senior Inspector Greenson Cheung Chin-hung said on Friday that officers made the arrests in Tai Po, Sheung Shui, Tuen Mun, Castle Peak, Yuen Long, Tin Shui Wai and Lok Ma Chau between July 7 and 10. The 62 men and 19 women arrested were aged between 20 and 79. “The arrestees were suspected of driving unregistered vehicles, driving without a valid licence, using a...

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6 d. ago 3 in Hong Kong remanded in custody for allegedly seeking secession

A 15-year-old boy and two others have been remanded in custody for allegedly conspiring to seek Hong Kong’s independence through a Taiwan-based political organisation in breach of the national security law. National security police on Friday levelled a charge of conspiring to commit secession under the Beijing-imposed law, a day after announcing their arrests and their alleged roles in the Hong Kong Democratic Independence Union. The 15-year-old Secondary Three student, who cannot be named for...

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7 d. ago Hong Kong customs seizes fake medicinal products worth HK$1.1 million, arrests 5

Hong Kong customs has seized counterfeit Chinese proprietary medicine and other items worth HK$1.1 million (US$140,127) in raids on four shops in commercial districts, and arrested a company director and four staff members. The Customs and Excise Department said on Thursday the counterfeit medicines included Angong Niuhuang pills and Ricqles Peppermint Cure, as well as skincare and cosmetic products found in stores in Causeway Bay, Tsim Sha Tsui, and Sheung Shui. “We have noticed that these...

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8 d. ago Hong Kong court orders arrest of singer Tommy Yuen for ignoring theft charge

A Hong Kong court has issued a warrant for the arrest of singer Tommy Yuen Man-on after he failed to appear in court to answer a shoplifting charge. Yuen, a former member of the defunct Cantopop boy band E-kids, was expected to appear in Kowloon City Court on Wednesday on a count of theft for allegedly stealing HK$144.50 (US$18.40) worth of snacks and drinks from a supermarket last month. A charge sheet indicated the 45-year-old defendant stole six bottles of Coke, tea and water, as well as...

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8 d. ago Arrest warrant issued for singer Tommy Yuen, who says he has left Hong Kong

A Hong Kong magistrate has issued a warrant for the arrest of singer Tommy Yuen Man-on after he failed to appear in court to answer a shoplifting charge. Yuen, a former member of the defunct Cantopop boy band E-kids, said in a Facebook post on Wednesday night he had already left Hong Kong and had never thought of appearing in court. He was due to appear in Kowloon City Court on a count of theft for allegedly stealing HK$144.50 (US$18.40) worth of snacks and drinks from a supermarket last...

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9 d. ago Hong Kong police arrest boy, 13, on suspicion of drug trafficking

Hong Kong police have arrested a 13-year-old boy on suspicion of drug trafficking after uncovering a narcotics cache worth about HK$530,000 (US$67,520) hidden inside his Mong Kok home. Officers from Wong Tai Sin district’s anti-triad unit raided a flat on Pak Po Street on Monday, seizing about 1kg (2.2lbs) of suspected crystal meth “ice”. Police also found around 6 grams (0.2 oz) of a cocktail drug commonly referred to as “happy powder”, a mixture of different substances such as ketamine and...

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1 week ago Hong Kong police arrest woman, 21, in connection with 8 fake official scams

A 21-year-old woman has been arrested in Hong Kong over her suspected involvement in eight phone scams impersonating officials, which resulted in losses of HK$3.7 million (US$471,343). The force said on Friday that the woman was apprehended in Ngau Tau Kok two days ago on suspicion of obtaining property by deception after a fake police warrant card was found in her possession. She is currently being held for questioning. According to police, the suspect was believed to have been involved in...

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1 week ago Woman arrested in Hong Kong over impersonating officials in scams netting HK$3.7 million

A 21-year-old woman has been arrested in Hong Kong on suspicion of impersonating officials in eight phone scams that resulted in losses of HK$3.7 million (US$471,340). The force said on Friday that the woman was apprehended in Ngau Tau Kok two days ago on suspicion of obtaining property by deception after a fake police warrant card was found in her possession. She is currently being held for questioning. According to police, the suspect was believed to have posing as officials in eight scam...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong pet shop owner arrested for alleged theft of 35 cats to repay loan

A Hong Kong pet shop owner has been arrested for the alleged theft of 35 of his customers’ cats which he used to repay debts to a loan company, with the felines estimated to be valued at more than HK$623,000 (US$79,870), the Post has learned. The owner, surnamed Chan, 44, had a shop in Hung Hom, which also offered consignment and pet-sitting services, a source said on Thursday. The source said Chan took out a loan of HK$210,000 from a company in August last year. The firm demanded repayment on...

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2 w. ago 150 live goats found, Hong Kong resident arrested in illegal slaughterhouse bust

A 51-year-old Hong Kong resident has been arrested for operating an illegal slaughterhouse in Yuen Long, where 150 live goats were discovered on a site with “extremely poor hygiene”. Authorities said the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, in a joint operation with police on Thursday, raided a secluded, enclosed plot of land spanning Ngan Kam Road in the New Territories, following a tip-off that someone was selling mutton online and was suspected of illegally slaughtering goats for...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong police arrest teenager who was alleged driver in fatal hit

Hong Kong police have apprehended a 19-year-old man in connection with a suspected hit-and-run accident that killed a 71-year-old man on a bicycle on Tuesday, the Post has learned. The arrest came a day after a couple, including a woman believed to be the suspect’s grandmother, were taken into custody. A source familiar with the matter said the suspect, who was allegedly the driver of the car involved in the incident, was arrested before 10am on Thursday at his home in Mai Po Village in Yuen...

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