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Firms in Hong Kong need to do more to secure their systems, experts say. Photo: Shutterstock

Half of 30,000 Hong Kong websites not safe against cyberattacks, group warns

Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation says 44 per cent of websites it examined use unsafe hyperlinks to third-party services.

  • Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation says 44 per cent of websites it examined use unsafe hyperlinks to third-party services

Hong Kong police use surveillance footage to identify, arrest woman for theft

Hong Kong truck driver collapses behind the wheel in fatal accident at airport

Explainer | What are the biggest financial scams in Hong Kong? Here’s how to avoid being a victim

A company lost HK$200 million (US$25.6 nillion) in a corporate scam, while scores of cryptocurrency investors were duped in a HK$1.6 billion JPEX scandal. Here are some tips to avoid the pitfall and how to respond if you are targeted.

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Financial losses involving deception cases reported in Hong Kong nearly doubled to HK$9.18 billion (US$1.2 billion) last year, according to the police. Image: Shutterstock

Hong Kong police cut off 2 alleged phone fraud cons that scammed HK$26.5 million

17 people arrested in connection with crackdown on fake mainland security officers fraud and separate ‘guess who I am’ scam.

Hong Kong widens net to snare fraudsters as losses from online scams surge

Hong Kong will extend anti-fraud measures to internet banking and physical branch transactions amid a rise in online scams in the city.

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Hong Kong police arrest man after finding HK$1.4 million of cocaine in flat

Flat in Tai Po allegedly used to produce narcotics, with induction cooker, utensils and electronic scales seized.

Two weeks ago, police made the city’s biggest seizure of cocaine so far this year, seizing HK$300 million worth of the drug in a flat in Yuen Long. Photo: Sun Yeung

2 arrested over swindling elderly Hongkongers out of HK$330,000 in phone scam

Pair aged 16 and 18 were paid as little as a few hundred dollars to be ‘expendable foot soldiers’ for scam syndicate, police say.

Hong Kong jury told to weigh bomb plot leader’s evidence despite fund misuse

Prosecutor says testimony from Dragon Slaying Brigade leader Wong Chun-keung should not be entirely dismissed.

Suspect takes part in police re-enactment of fatal hammer attack in Hong Kong

Suspect among five people arrested on Sunday over killing of gambling den operator with hammer in love triangle dispute.

The suspect, a 40-year-old man, is believed to have attacked the victim over a love triangle dispute. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hong Kong police arrest man over HK$32 million worth of cannabis hidden in van

Officers stake out Tsing Yi car park during anti-narcotics operation, ambush man before discovering 119kg of suspected cannabis buds.

Police have said further arrests are possible as their investigation into the source of the drug is ongoing. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong engineer, 43, arrested after allegedly strangling girlfriend to death

Police say couple believed to have argued about possible love triangle before he allegedly killed woman at her flat in Tsz Wan Shan.

5 arrested in Hong Kong after man killed with hammer, body left near busy street

CCTV footage shows victim leaving building with woman and man, who later can be seen hitting him on head with what appears to be hammer.

14-year-old Hongkonger among 4 held over using fake banknotes to dupe crypto owners

Police say HK$11 million lost since October last year, warning youngsters against turning to crime to make quick money.

Stacks of bogus bank notes displayed as evidence. Police say the masterminds impersonated a well-known cryptocurrency investor. Photo: Jelly Tse

Study ranking Hong Kong 13th safest city in world prompts calls for more CCTV

Singapore tops list that analysed 60 cities, with Tokyo, Toronto, Sydney and Zurich completing the top five.

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Tourists visit the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront. Hong Kong has come in 13th place on a list ranking the world’s safest cities. Photo: Jelly Tse

Hong Kong police arrest 40 in crackdown on loan shark syndicate

Suspected proceeds from illegal debt collection exceeded HK$30 million, police say, after detaining group in raids on criminal organisation.

Hong Kong police surveillance cameras in public places to get facial recognition

Security minister says number of surveillance cameras with facial recognition technology will increase by up to 2,500 a year.

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Hong Kong police bust HK$1 million ‘space oil’ drug laboratory based in flat

Officers arrest two men and a woman in connection with sting operation that netted more than HK$1 million of controlled anaesthetic drug etomidate.

Some of the “space oil” hidden in e-cigarette capsules seized by police in a raid on a flat. Photo: Handout

5 people injured when Hong Kong taxi, bus collide outside tunnel on Lantau

Police say emergency personnel alerted at 1.18pm to accident at tunnel’s Tung Chung-bound exit on Cheung Tung Road.

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Interpol issues red notice for Hong Kong crypto promoter linked to deception case

Wong Ching-kit, known as ‘Coin Young Master’, wanted for one count of fraud and two counts of theft in Hong Kong, according to notice.

Explainer | Dangers of songthaew rides unpacked after Hong Kong policeman’s death in Thailand

Hong Kong police sergeant killed earlier this week after falling from open-air songthaew truck, with driver later surrendering to authorities.

The songthaew are a cheap transport option in Thailand, popular with blue collar workers and students. Photo: Shutterstock

Hong Kong police arrest 44 in e-bicycle illegal food delivery courier crackdown

Men arrested include 36 asylum seekers from countries such as Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal who have filed non-refoulement claims.

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Thirty-six asylum seekers were among the 44 men arrested by Hong Kong police in a six-week crackdown on illegal labourers working as food delivery couriers. Photo: Handout

4 teens arrested after bomb-making chemicals, weapons found near Hong Kong school

Boys aged 13 to 15 held after weapons such as knives and a stun gun, as well as bomb-making chemicals, found behind Kwun Tong school.

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Editorial | Mainland China guns on target for Hong Kong Police Force

Ageing US pistols are being replaced by mainland models said to be safer and a better fit for Asian users.

Hong Kong police arrest driver after minibus crash in New Territories, 9 injured

Victims, aged 21 to 79, were taken to North District Hospital in Sheung Shui with minor injuries.

A minibus driver has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong police arrest 5 over selling fake Sammi Cheng concert tickets

‘The fake tickets replicated various security features, including the paper quality, fonts, watermark, QR codes and holographic anti-counterfeiting labels,’ police say.

Superstar Sammi Cheng. Police have arrested five mainlanders over selling fake concert tickets. Photo: Instagram/sammi_chengsauman

Driver charged after Hong Kong police sergeant falls off van, dies in Thailand

Driver charged with causing death by reckless driving claimed he was unaware of the incident until he saw the news, police say.

Hong Kong police arrest 2 burglars, recover HK$700,000 worth of stolen goods

Men, 59 and 61, broke into traditional Chinese medicine shop in Tsim Sha Tsui, triggering alarm that led to their arrest in the vicinity, force says.

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