23 h. ago Man arrested after fireworks ignited at Hong Kong’s Avenue of Stars

Hong Kong police have arrested a man on suspicion of discharging fireworks at Tsim Sha Tsui’s Avenue of Stars. A video circulating on social media since Sunday shows a man with a braid igniting a firework at the waterfront promenade near K11 Musea. In the clip, the man was heard speaking in Mandarin, repeatedly telling the person filming to stop recording. Officers from the Yau Tsim police district arrested a 21-year-old man from mainland China in Tsim Sha Tsui on Monday afternoon, a force...

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26 h. ago Hibor plunge a bigger deal for stock market than Hong Kong’s property sector

Hong Kong needs all the help it can get. Since 2018, the city has suffered one shock after another, preventing a meaningful recovery from taking hold and fuelling concerns about its position as a global financial centre. As an importer of US monetary policy with an economy that is far more synchronised with that of mainland China, Hong Kong has been the biggest casualty of economic and policy divergence between the world’s two largest economies, prompting renewed questions about the suitability...

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46 h. ago Critically injured Hong Kong officer ‘did what he needed to do’: police chief

An officer critically injured after falling 10 metres from a flyover near Tuen Mun when trying to avoid an oncoming bus “did what he needed to do”, Hong Kong’s police chief said on Sunday. Commissioner of Police Joe Chow Yat-ming said that the constable, 31, had regained consciousness but remained in the intensive care ward of Tuen Mun Hospital and was still in a critical condition. Chow declined to further discuss the progress or the direction of the investigation. The accident took place on...

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2 d. ago Hong Kong police arrest 2, hunting third over burglaries at antiques warehouse

Hong Kong police have arrested two men and are hunting for a third in connection with two burglaries at an antiques warehouse where more than 100 jade pieces, antiques and accessories valued at over HK$2 million (US$254,860) were stolen. The force said on Saturday that officers had arrested two suspects, a 41-year-old tattoo artist and a 50-year-old renovation worker, in Sau Mau Ping in Kowloon and Chai Wan on Hong Kong Island the day before. The third suspect remains at large. Chan Chi-leung,...

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3 d. ago Retired Hong Kong priest arrested for alleged sexual assault of minor in 1990s

Hong Kong police have arrested a 66-year-old retired priest on suspicion of sexually assaulting a minor on two occasions more than 30 years ago, the Post has learned. A source said on Saturday that a woman, now 44, filed a police report late last month alleging she had been sexually assaulted twice at a church in Sham Shui Po between September 1993 and March 1994. She was 13 years old at the time. The man was accused of sexually assaulting the minor while she was studying inside the church. The...

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3 d. ago Retired Hong Kong pastor arrested for alleged sexual assault of minor in 1990s

Hong Kong police have arrested a 66-year-old retired pastor on suspicion of sexually assaulting a minor on two occasions more than 30 years ago, the Post has learned. A source said on Saturday that a woman, now 44, filed a police report late last month alleging she had been sexually assaulted twice at a church in Sham Shui Po between September 1993 and March 1994. She was 13 years old at the time. The man was accused of sexually assaulting the minor while she was studying inside the church. The...

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3 d. ago Hong Kong constable’s condition improving after fall from bridge: police chief

The condition of a Hong Kong police officer who fell 10 metres (33 feet) off a bridge to escape a crash is improving after he underwent an operation, the force’s commissioner has said, adding that the man remains in an intensive care unit. Commissioner of Police Joe Chow Yat-ming on Saturday also expressed his gratitude towards Tuen Mun Hospital staff who operated on the constable for their dedication. “[His] situation is becoming stable; we’ll closely monitor the situation,” Chow said. A...

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3 d. ago Hong Kong’s easier redomiciling policy ‘attracts 150 inquiries from companies’

Authorities have received about 150 inquiries from companies about transferring their legal domicile status to Hong Kong after the recent passage of a law making it easier for businesses to establish themselves in the city, the treasury minister has said. Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui Ching-yu also said on Saturday that about 180 family offices had been set up or expanded their operations in Hong Kong this year, putting the city on track to surpass its...

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3 d. ago Hong Kong policeman severely hurt after falling off bridge to avoid oncoming bus

A Hong Kong policeman has been critically injured after falling off a bridge to evade being struck by a bus while he was handling a traffic incident, the Post has learned. A source said that the officer drove a police vehicle to the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Western Corridor towards the direction of the Shenzhen Bay crossing to handle a separate report of a broken-down vehicle on Friday afternoon. “[The policeman] was severely injured but conscious,” the source said, adding that the officer was in a...

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4 d. ago Hong Kong police to take down fake news report about Andy Lau resembling SCMP

Police will take down a fake news report purporting to be from the South China Morning Post about superstar actor Andy Lau Tak-wah being sued by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority over his investment advice, the Post has learned. A police source said on Friday that the force’s cyber security and technology crime bureau was handling the case and would take down the fabricated report as soon as possible. The website was designed to appear like the Post’s. The fake article claimed the Monetary...

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4 d. ago Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong faces fresh charge of foreign collusion

Hong Kong national security police have levelled a fresh charge against jailed activist Joshua Wong Chi-fung, accusing him of conspiring with fugitive ex-lawmaker Nathan Law Kwun-chung to collude with foreign forces five years ago. Police were seen strengthening security around West Kowloon Court on Friday as they awaited the arrival of 28-year-old Wong, who was escorted to court in a prison van. A charge sheet seen by the Post said Wong conspired with Law and others to instigate foreign...

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5 d. ago Second man arrested in connection with Hong Kong knifepoint bank hold

A transport worker who turned himself in to police has been arrested on suspicion of receiving some of the HK$380,000 (US$48,717) in cash snatched during an armed bank robbery in Hong Kong, the Post has learned. The worker, 47, surrendered to police on Wednesday, two days after a Hang Seng Bank branch at the Fortune City One shopping centre in Sha Tin was robbed by a man armed with a 30cm knife. The main suspect, 49, allegedly passed HK$100,000 of the stolen cash to the transport worker after...

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5 d. ago Man arrested in Hong Kong for impersonating police, officials in 3 scams

Hong Kong authorities have arrested a 57-year-old man for allegedly scamming three victims out of HK$310,000 (US$39,500) by pretending to be a police officer or government officials while claiming he could help them buy concert tickets and mobile phones at discounted prices through his contacts. Police said on Thursday they received reports from two of the three victims last month, who handed over around HK$11,000 to the suspect before losing contact with him. A broader investigation showed the...

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5 d. ago Man arrested for allegedly impersonating Hong Kong police, officials in 3 scams

Hong Kong authorities have arrested a 57-year-old man for allegedly scamming three victims out of HK$310,000 (US$39,500) by pretending to be a police officer or government officials while claiming he could help them buy concert tickets and mobile phones at discounted prices through his contacts. Police said on Thursday that they received reports last month from two of the three victims who handed over around HK$11,000 to the alleged scammer before losing contact with him. A broader investigation...

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5 d. ago 7 taken away as Hong Kong police ramp up patrols at former Tiananmen vigil site

Hong Kong police officers have taken away at least seven people holding flowers or candles, including two schoolgirls, in Causeway Bay on the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown. A source said that police had ramped up patrols in sensitive locations across the city, such as Victoria Park – where candlelight vigils to commemorate the victims of the June 4, 1989, protests in Beijing had been held over the years – in Causeway Bay and the central government’s liaison office in Sai...

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5 d. ago 2 arrested, 10 taken away as Hong Kong police ramp up June 4 patrols

Hong Kong police officers arrested two people and took away 10 others on Wednesday as some people brought flowers and candles to commemorate the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown. The force said a mainland Chinese woman, 26, was spotted behaving suspiciously on Garden Road in Central during the day and was arrested for failing to produce an identity document, while a man, 24, was apprehended at night in Causeway Bay on suspicion of obstructing police officers. Police said the...

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5 d. ago Hong Kong police hunt for man over anthrax hoax at social welfare office

Hong Kong police are hunting for a man who fled a social welfare office after telling staff he had left anthrax on the counter. An argument erupted between a staff member and the man at the office of the Social Security Field Unit inside One Mong Kok Road Commercial Centre at about 1.10pm on Wednesday. The man placed pieces of A4-sized paper on the counter and said they contained anthrax powder. He then fled the scene. Staff evacuated the office and alerted police. Officers found no traces of...

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5 d. ago Hong Kong police arrest man over anthrax hoax at social welfare office

Hong Kong police have arrested a man who fled a social welfare office after telling staff he had left anthrax on the counter. An argument erupted between a staff member and the man, 40, at the office of the Social Security Field Unit inside One Mong Kok Road Commercial Centre at about 1.10pm on Wednesday. The man placed pieces of A4-sized paper on the counter and said they contained anthrax powder. He then fled the scene. Staff evacuated the office and alerted police. Officers found no traces of...

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6 d. ago Man arrested in Hong Kong over bomb hoax threats remanded in custody

A man earlier arrested by Hong Kong national security police over a suspected terrorist plot was charged with four counts of making bomb hoax threats and remanded in custody by a court on Wednesday. Zhang Kejia, who claimed to be self-employed, appeared before Kwun Tong Court for allegedly attempting to mislead police into believing that explosives were planted at Kai Tak Stadium and an unspecified central government office. A charge sheet available for press inspection stated that 35-year-old...

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6 d. ago Hongkongers wonder why suspect in knifepoint robbery held up bank near home

A man suspected of robbing a Hong Kong bank with a knife and injuring a staff member could be charged as soon as Wednesday night, the Post has learned, with his move to hold up the establishment located in his neighbourhood sparking a heated online discussion. The jobless man, 49, was handed over to Hong Kong police on Tuesday after he was detained in Shenzhen for allegedly robbing a branch of Hang Seng Bank in Sha Tin the day before. His girlfriend, 34, was also arrested on suspicion of aiding...

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