64 h. ago Hong Kong woman, 81, loses HK$5 million to romance scammer posing as PLA officer

An 81-year-old woman in Hong Kong has lost more than HK$5 million after falling victim to an elaborate online romance scam involving a fraudster who posed as a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) officer from mainland China. In a post on its CyberDefender social media page on Monday, police said the woman received a WhatsApp message from a man who claimed to be a PLA officer and invited her to visit a military camp. They quickly built an online romantic relationship through frequent affectionate...

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9 d. ago Hong Kong police investigate after mother, infant daughter found dead at flat

Police are investigating the deaths of a woman and her seven-month-old daughter after their bodies were discovered in a luxury home in Hong Kong’s Southern district. The woman’s husband reported the case on Monday after arriving at the couple’s home at the Shouson Garden residential estate on Shouson Hill Road, the force said, adding that he had returned to the flat after his wife was potentially considering killing herself. The man found the bodies of his wife and daughter in the flat at around...

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1 week ago Meet the woman breaking barriers to disability inclusion in Hong Kong

Born and raised in Hong Kong, Sa’diyya Nesar has spent much of her life redefining what strength means. Living with a rare congenital muscle condition that requires a wheelchair, she has endured multiple surgeries and long hospital stays. Rather than letting disability confine her, she turned to writing and found her voice. “I started writing not only to cope with life’s difficulties but also to clear misconceptions about disability,” said Nesar, who graduated from the University of Hong Kong in...

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1 week ago Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: author breaks barriers for disability inclusion

Born and raised in Hong Kong, Sa’diyya Nesar has spent much of her life redefining what strength means. Living with a rare congenital muscle condition that requires a wheelchair, she has endured multiple surgeries and long hospital stays. Rather than letting disability confine her, she turned to writing and found her voice. “I started writing not only to cope with life’s difficulties but also to clear misconceptions about disability,” said Nesar, who graduated from the University of Hong Kong in...

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1 week ago Hong Kong driver arrested after woman crossing road killed by van

Hong Kong police have arrested a driver whose van hit and killed a woman crossing the road in Kwun Tong on Friday afternoon. The man, 61, was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving causing death and remained in custody for investigation. Police received a report at 2.59pm of the accident at the junction of Kwun Tong Road and Lai Yip Street. The 61-year-old woman, surnamed Chik, sustained serious head injuries and was rushed to United Christian Hospital in Kwun Tong. She was pronounced dead...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong woman, 53, found dead with neck wound in public park

A Hong Kong woman has been found dead with a neck wound in a public park, with police locating a knife and a cutter nearby. The force received a report at around 5am on Wednesday from a passer-by, who saw a woman bleeding on the ground in Tin Shui Wai Park near Tin Shui Road. The 53-year-old woman was certified dead at the scene after officers found a 10cm (3.9 inches) long wound on her neck. A knife and a cutter were found nearby. Officers cordoned off the scene around a bench. The deceased was...

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2 w. ago Retiree, 82, in Hong Kong loses HK$4.2 million in new TV streaming scam

An 82-year-old woman in Hong Kong has lost HK$4.2 million (US$539,800) after being duped by scammers with a new phishing tactic involving a streaming subscription that has also been used against postgraduate students, police have said. The force’s Anti-Deception Coordination Centre revealed on Thursday that it had received over 35 inquiries on the scams involving messages allegedly sent by streaming or TV companies, including Netflix, Now TV and HOY TV, that targetted a wide demographic of...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong mum who gave birth at 58 tells older women not to lose hope for a family

A Hong Kong woman who has once again defied the odds by having a second child at the age of 58 says the journey was far from easy, but hopes her story will inspire older childless couples not to give up on their dream of starting a family. Lilian Chan Lai-lai, 58, gave birth to her second daughter in August after she went through two rounds of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) in Taiwan and received fortnightly injections across the border to help sustain the pregnancy. A part-time Muay Thai coach...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong police arrest woman after daughter, 8, shoves baby off bench

Hong Kong police have arrested a 37-year-old woman for allegedly neglecting her eight-year-old daughter, who was seen twice pushing a crying baby off a bench and injuring the infant. The force said on Wednesday that it had received a report the previous day from a staff member of Good Mansion, a transitional housing project in Hung Hom, alleging that an unsupervised child had mistreated an 11-month-old baby and a two-year-old boy. A source said the eight-year-old girl had led the two young...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong’s ‘Mr Ho’ admits spraying insecticide on woman during street argument

An elderly Hong Kong man, known on the internet as “Mr Ho” after a whirlwind romance with a much younger mainland Chinese woman, has admitted spraying insecticide on a pedestrian who taunted him about controversies arising from his marriage. Tuen Mun Court on Tuesday also heard that Ho Huen, 77, had separated from his wife and was now living in a home for the elderly, with most of his savings taken away by his children from his first marriage. The retiree pleaded guilty on Tuesday to assault...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong’s Ocean Park fixes Halloween display after Abby Choi murder reference

Hong Kong’s Ocean Park has modified a controversial Halloween installation after public concerns over its possible association with the Abby Choi murder case, with the park’s chairman calling it “a lesson learned”. Chairman Paulo Pong Kin-yee said on Monday that the park had adjusted its haunted house installation after the media preview and before the public opening to ensure visitors would not associate it with real crime cases. But he stopped short of revealing what details had been...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong mother sentenced to psychiatric treatment for killing 1

A Hong Kong woman has been sentenced to one year of compulsory psychiatric treatment at a correctional facility for killing her one-year-old daughter in a murder-suicide attempt three years ago. The High Court on Friday ordered that Liu Ka-ki undergo continuous treatment at Siu Lam Psychiatric Centre in Tuen Mun after she pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility. The defendant admitted killing her daughter, Lo Yuet-ning, by poisoning and suffocating her at a...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong woman sentenced to psychiatric treatment for killing 1

A Hong Kong woman has been sentenced to one year of compulsory psychiatric treatment at a correctional facility for killing her one-year-old daughter in a murder-suicide attempt three years ago. The High Court on Friday ordered that Liu Ka-ki undergo continuous treatment at Siu Lam Psychiatric Centre in Tuen Mun after she pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility. The defendant admitted killing her daughter, Lo Yuet-ning, by poisoning and suffocating her at a...

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