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Hong Kong police make multiple arrests as Tiananmen gatherings banned

Holmes Chan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 05 08:40 AM

Hong Kong authorities detained multiple people as they pounced on any attempt at public commemoration of the Tiananmen crackdown. Read more »

Ex-police officer in HK jailed anew over upskirting offenses

Brian Wong, South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 04 09:17 PM

Ng Sai-ping, 29, was sentenced to four months behind bars at West Kowloon Court for taking upskirt photos of women, his second jail term for the offense this year. He preyed on five women within two months of his release from prison, and while awaiting a police disciplinary hearing. Read more »

Children's tales of sheep and wolves incite sedition, HK police say

Donny Kwok and Sara Cheng, Reuters
Posted at Jul 22 11:01 PM

HONG KONG - Hong Kong police arrested five people on Thursday on sedition charges, saying that children's books they had published featuring wolves and sheep as characters were aimed at inciting hatred towards the city's government amongst youngsters. Read more »

Hong Kong police officer may face criminal charges over massage parlor visit, experts say

Christy Leung and Chris Lau, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 20 03:42 PM

Internal investigation cleared Senior Assistant Commissioner and Director of National Security Frederic Choi of illegal or unethical conduct. But legal experts say the Department of Justice could take a different view and point to the case of jailed former police senior superintendent Sin Kam-wah. Read more »

Hong Kong policeman conned out of HK$200,000 in online love scam

Clifford Lo, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 02 10:57 AM

A police source said the officer fell victim to the scam after he met a “woman” via a dating app in December.   Read more »

National Security Law: Hong Kong leader honors police top brass sanctioned by US

Danny Lee, South China Morning Post
Posted at Feb 11 01:26 PM

Carrie Lam awards seven serving and retired police leaders in recognition of their public service contributions. Among the recipients are Commissioner of Police Chris Tang, deputy commissioner Edwina Lau and former commissioner Stephen Lo. Read more »

Hong Kong police launch probe after video of two men having sex on MTR train goes viral

Christy Leung, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 17 11:25 AM

Hong Kong police are investigating after viral videos emerged showing two men having sex and masturbating on an MTR train.   Read more »

HK police to launch nat'l security hotline to help officers enforce Beijing-imposed law

Christy Leung, South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 29 01:25 PM

The national security unit of the police is set to open multi-platform channel as early as November to gather intelligence from the public, sources say. Informants’ identities will be protected, and information will be shared only among national security police, according to sources. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 1, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 01 05:51 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Hong Kong police ban major security law protest

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 27 05:45 PM

Hong Kong police on Saturday banned a major demonstration against China's planned national security law for the city which critics fear would smother the financial hub's treasured freedoms, organisers said.  Read more »

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested on illegal assembly charges

Reuters
Posted at Feb 28 01:01 PM

HONG KONG - Hong Kong publishing tycoon Jimmy Lai, an outspoken critic of Beijing, and two other pro-democracy activists were arrested by police on Friday on charges of illegal assembly, local media reported.   Read more »

OFW in Hong Kong faints as anti-riot police use tear gas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 12:11 PM

An overseas Filipino worker who was hanging out with her friends in Hong Kong lost consciousness after police used tear gas to dispel democracy protesters on Monday. Read more »