Driver arrested for cigarette smuggling
Customs officers have arrested a 54-year-old driver was for smuggling 1 million cigarettes worth $2.5 million at Lok Ma Chau Control Point.
Man arrested for smuggling
Customs officers have arrested a 42-year-old man after seizing electronic goods worth $4 million.
Father, son jailed for lottery fraud
The District Court has sentenced a 61-year-old man to 32 months in jail, and his 28-year-old son to 20 months, for money-laundering offences.
6 arrested for Cheung Sha Wan knife attack
Police have arrested six men aged 22 to 56 in connection with a gang knife attack in Cheung Sha Wan in which one of the attackers was shot by a policeman and died.
Knifeman shot by policeman dies
A 36-year-old man has died after a Police officer shot him during a gang knife attack on a 45-year-old man in Cheung Sha Wan last night.
Stronger anti-graft ties urged
Closer co-operation and co-ordinated action amongst jurisdictions is vital in the global fight against graft, Independent Commission Against Corruption Commissioner Timothy Tong says at the Fifth ICAC Symposium.
Alert issued on bogus website
The Monetary Authority has issued an alert on fraudulent website www.hnseng.com/_vt/, which looks similar to the official website of the Hang Seng Bank.
6 arrested in cigarette seizure
Customs officers have arrested five men and a woman for smuggling and distribution of illicit cigarettes.
Mediation consensus reached
A broad consensus on the setting up of an industry-led single accreditation body for mediators has been reached among major mediation bodies in Hong Kong, Secretary for Justice Wong Yan Lung says at the Mediate First conference.
16 pollution convictions recorded
The Environmental Protection Department recorded 16 convictions for environmental offences in April.
Man charged with attempted murder
Police have charged an 18-year-old man for the attempted murder of a 52-year-old man in Sheung Shui.
Drug runner charged
A 38-year-old man has been charged with drug trafficking after he was found to be carrying 929g of cocaine worth $1 million, concealed in his body.
Corruption reports up 4%
The Independent Commission Against Corruption received 1,267 graft reports in the first four months of the year, up 4% on the same period last year.
Water-sports fatalities decrease
The number of fatal water-sports accidents decreased significantly to three cases last year, Director of Marine Francis Liu says.
HK, Kazakhstan sign visa-free pact
Secretary for Security Ambrose Lee has signed the Agreement on Mutual Exemption of Visa Requirements with Kazakhstan.
Man arrested for attempted murder
Police have arrested an 18-year-old man for attempted murder after he attacked a 52-year-old man with a fruit knife in Sheung Shui.
22 arrested for buying illicit cigarettes
Customs officers have arrested 22 people for buying illicit cigarettes via telephone.
Warning issued on bogus website
The Monetary Authority has issued an alert about fraudulent website www.shacbonline.org, which looks similar to the official Shanghai Commercial Bank website.
Man charged with drug trafficking
A 36-year-old man who arrived in Hong Kong from Sao Paulo was charged with drug trafficking after 1.77 kg of liquid-form cocaine worth about $2 million was found inside his body.
4th Mainland ‘birth agent’ jailed
A 30-year-old Mainland woman who arranged for non-local women to give birth in Hong Kong has been jailed 10 months by Sha Tin Magistracy.



