24 h. ago Hong Kong woman dies after car crashes into parked truck near border

A Hong Kong woman has died after the car she was driving crashed into a truck near the border with mainland China. Police received a report at 4.55am on Saturday that the car heading to the border control point slammed into the truck, which was parked on the side of Man Kam To Road near Sha Ling Road in the North District. The woman, in her thirties, was declared dead at the scene by emergency personnel, while the truck driver, 50, reported no injuries. Photos and footage from local media showed...

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24 h. ago Hong Kong woman, 37, dies after car crashes into parked truck near border

A Hong Kong woman has died after the car she was driving crashed into a truck near the border with mainland China. Police received a report at 4.55am on Saturday that the car heading to the border control point slammed into the truck, which was parked on the side of Man Kam To Road near Sha Ling Road in the North District. The woman 37, sustained serious head injuries and was declared dead at the scene by emergency personnel, while the truck driver, 50, reported no injuries. Photos and footage...

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46 h. ago Elderly woman killed, grandson injured after being hit by a car in Hong Kong

A woman in her sixties has died and her grandson has been injured after being struck by a car in Hong Kong on Friday. Police were alerted to the accident at 8.41am at No 32 Lee On Road, near the Shun Lee Disciplined Services Quarters. The elderly woman and the young boy were taken to United Christian Hospital in Kwun Tong, police said. She was pronounced dead, while the boy sustained abrasions. Police said the driver of the car was a woman. Online footage showed the vehicle had a shattered...

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46 h. ago Elderly woman killed, grandson injured after being hit by car in Hong Kong

A woman in her sixties has died and her grandson has been injured after being struck by a car in Hong Kong on Friday. Police were alerted at 8.41am of the accident on No 32 Lee On Road, near the Shun Lee Disciplined Services Quarters. The elderly woman and the young boy were taken to United Christian Hospital in Kwun Tong, police said. She was pronounced dead, while the boy sustained abrasions. Police said the driver of the car was a woman. Online footage showed the vehicle had a shattered...

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68 h. ago Police summon father of Agnes Ng, ‘elected’ in subversive ‘Hong Kong Parliament’

The father of a woman wanted for taking part in an election organised by “Hong Kong Parliament”, a group deemed subversive by authorities, has been brought in by police to assist with their investigation, the Post has learned. A source familiar with the matter said that Ng Chiu-fai, 55, the father of wanted activist Agnes Ng, 28, was taken to Sheung Shui Police Station for questioning on Thursday. “The investigation is expected to wrap up around noon,” the source said. The elder Ng was the third...

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6 d. ago Hong Kong woman, 58, gives birth to girl as congratulations flood social media

A 58-year-old Hong Kong woman whose pregnancy at an advanced age earlier caught citywide attention has safely given birth to a girl, her family announced on social media over the weekend. Chan Lai-lai, the wife of local actor Brian Wong Chak-fung, delivered her second child on August 22 after conceiving through in vitro fertilisation (IVF), a type of assisted reproduction treatment. In a heartwarming video posted on social media on Saturday, Wong is seen cutting the umbilical cord in the...

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2 w. ago Singer with ‘Hong Kong Spirit’ picked by American Idol creator for pop group

A 20-year-old Hong Kong woman who emerged from the same talent show as local heartthrob Keung To of popular boy band Mirror has been chosen to join a global pop group created by the man behind American Idol. XIX Entertainment, the company that runs the global pop group Now United made up of a rolling international membership, announced on Thursday that its newest addition was Hongkonger Ariel Tsang. Tsang said in a media showcase that the opportunity had come at a “perfect time”. “I was in a...

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2 w. ago Woman, 19, arrested over filming videos for subversive ‘Hong Kong Parliament’

Hong Kong national security police have arrested a 19-year-old woman for committing an act with seditious intent after she allegedly filmed a series of promotional videos for a group deemed to be subversive by authorities. Authorities said on Tuesday that Lan Fei was allegedly involved in producing promotional videos for an organisation called the “Hong Kong Parliament” between March and May this year. Police said the suspect was believed to have used social media to urge others to take part in...

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2 w. ago Woman, 19, charged in ‘Hong Kong Parliament’ subversion case denied bail

A 19-year-old woman has been denied bail after appearing in court on a sedition charge for allegedly encouraging Hong Kong residents to vote on setting up an overseas-based group deemed subversive by authorities. Lan Fei was denied bail on Tuesday by Chief Magistrate Victor So Wai-tak, who told her at West Kowloon Court: “I find that there are no sufficient grounds to believe that you will not continue to commit acts endangering national security.” Lan has been charged with one count of “doing...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong police probe fatal flat fire, suspect woman’s smoking linked to blaze

Hong Kong police are investigating whether a fire that led to a woman’s death in her flat on Sunday morning is linked to her smoking. Police said they had received a call around 7.43am from a security officer at Hoi Tat Estate in Cheung Sha Wan that smoke was emanating from one of the building’s units. Firefighters were deployed to the scene to extinguish the blaze. They forced entry into the flat and found a 59-year-old resident, surnamed Chow, unconscious. The woman was taken to Caritas...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong authorities believe woman’s smoking caused flat fire that killed her

Hong Kong authorities believe a woman’s smoking habit caused a fire in her flat on Sunday morning that led to her death. Police said they had received a call around 7.43am from a security officer at Hoi Tat Estate in Cheung Sha Wan that smoke was emanating from one of the building’s units. Firefighters were immediately deployed to the scene to extinguish the blaze. The Fire Services Department said it sent 35 fire and ambulance personnel to put out the fire, which was extinguished by...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong woman’s smoking suspected to have caused flat fire that killed her

Hong Kong authorities believe a woman’s smoking habit caused a fire in her flat on Sunday morning that led to her death. Police said they had received a call around 7.43am from a security officer at Hoi Tat Estate in Cheung Sha Wan that smoke was emanating from one of the building’s flats. The Fire Services Department said it sent 35 firefighters and ambulance personnel to the scene. The blaze was put out by 7.58am. Firefighters forced entry into the flat and found a 59-year-old resident,...

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3 w. ago Woman, 90, killed by Hong Kong school bus in car park; driver, 72, arrested

A 90-year-old woman has been killed by a school bus in Hong Kong, with the 72-year-old driver arrested by police. Officers received a call at around 4pm on Friday that an elderly woman had been hit by a school bus in a car park at Tai Hang Tung Estate in Shek Kip Mei. She was pronounced dead at the scene after sustaining serious head injuries. Police said the female bus driver, surnamed Lun, was believed to have knocked over the pedestrian while reversing in the car park. The school bus was not...

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3 w. ago Woman who killed daughter in Hong Kong gets indefinite hospital order

A mother diagnosed with schizophrenia has been sentenced to an indefinite term of custody at a psychiatric centre in Hong Kong, after stabbing her daughter to death while in a deluded state at a public rental flat four years ago. Part-time security guard Yang Leying broke down in tears as High Court judge Anthony Kwok Kai-on delivered the sentence on Wednesday. As the 50-year-old was led away from the courtroom afterwards, she yelled and was visibly distraught. Yang earlier pleaded guilty at the...

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