1 week ago Hong Kong police launch murder probe after man, 51, found dead with wounds

Hong Kong police have launched an investigation into a murder case after a wounded man was found dead under a bridge. The force said it received a report at 6.18am on Monday that the 51-year-old was discovered on Yick Yuen Road in Tuen Mun, beneath a bridge. He was certified dead at the scene. Police said that wounds were found on his body, but their cause and whether they were related to his death were still under investigation. The case was reclassified as murder at 2.34pm. A private car with...

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1 week ago Hong Kong police launch probe after man found dead with suspected knife wounds

Hong Kong police have launched a murder investigation after the body of a man with apparent knife wounds was found under a bridge. The force said it received a report at 6.18am on Monday that the 51-year-old was discovered beneath a bridge over Yick Yuen Road in Tuen Mun. He was certified dead at the scene. Police said they had found wounds on the man’s body, with the cause of the injuries and whether they were related to his death still under investigation. The case was reclassified as murder...

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1 week ago Hong Kong police launch probe after man, 51, found dead with head wound

Hong Kong police have launched a murder investigation after the body of a man with a head wound was found under a bridge. The force said it received a report at 6.18am on Monday that the 51-year-old was discovered beneath a bridge over Yick Yuen Road in Tuen Mun. He was certified dead at the scene. Investigators identified him as Zeng Pengshan, a Hong Kong identity card holder who might have lived near the crime scene, according to a police source. The informant discovered the victim unconscious...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong suspends bottled water deal with mainland firm, files police report

Hong Kong authorities have suspended a newly granted drinking water supply contract with a mainland Chinese company and reported the matter to police. The Government Logistics Department said on Saturday that it doubted Xin Ding Xin Trade Company could fulfil its obligations under the 36-month contract, which was granted to it just two months ago. The agreement stipulates the supply of bottled drinking water to government offices on Hong Kong Island and some outlying islands, starting from the...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong partially terminates civil service water deal with mainland firm

Hong Kong authorities have partially terminated a new bottled water supply contract awarded to a mainland Chinese company for certain government offices and reported the matter to police. The Government Logistics Department said on Saturday that it doubted Xin Ding Xin Trade Co Ltd would still be capable of fulfilling the 36-month contract, which it won just two months ago. The agreement covered the supply of bottled drinking water to government offices on Hong Kong Island and some outlying...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong partially axes bottled water deal with mainland firm amid police probe

Hong Kong authorities have partially terminated a new bottled water supply contract awarded to a mainland Chinese company for certain government offices, with police investigating suspected illegal activities. The Government Logistics Department said on Saturday that it doubted Xin Ding Xin Trade Co Ltd would still be capable of fulfilling the 36-month contract, which it won just two months ago. The agreement covered the supply of bottled drinking water to government offices on Hong Kong Island...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong partially axes bottled water deal with firm as police launch probe

Hong Kong authorities have “partially terminated” a new bottled water supply contract awarded to a mainland Chinese company for certain government offices, with police investigating suspected illegal activities. The Government Logistics Department said on Saturday that it doubted Xin Ding Xin Trade Co Ltd was still capable of fulfilling the 36-month contract, which it won just two months ago. The agreement covered the supply of bottled drinking water to government offices on Hong Kong Island and...

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3 w. ago Baby found in Hong Kong waters confirmed dead, police launch probe

Hong Kong police have launched an investigation after a baby was found unresponsive in the waters off North Point and later confirmed dead. The infant was discovered by a passer-by who spotted her on Wednesday in the waters near the Man Hong Street Playground shortly before 4pm. Firefighters retrieved the child from the water, next to the site of the Independent Commission Against Corruption headquarters. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The force has said it is investigating the case. More...

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3 w. ago Body of baby girl found floating in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour

Hong Kong police are investigating the death of a baby girl whose body was discovered in Victoria Harbour on Wednesday afternoon. The baby was found unresponsive in the sea off Man Hong Street Playground in North Point after being spotted by a passing 63-year-old worker at about 4pm. Firefighters retrieved the naked infant from the water near the Independent Commission Against Corruption’s headquarters, but she was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators found no visible injuries on her. The...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong authorities launch probe after highways contract worker dies

Hong Kong authorities have launched an investigation after an employee of a Highways Department contractor died after collapsing at work. The department said on Saturday that it had been notified by a contractor that a worker had collapsed while carrying out cleaning work on a footbridge near Ma Chai Hang Recreation Ground in Wong Tai Sin at around 10am. Police said the man, 63, was unconscious when sent to Caritas Medical Centre in Sham Shui Po and was later certified dead. The police force...

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