Ching Ming fires break out across Lantau
The onset of the annual Ching Ming Festival has brought a brace of hillfires across Hong Kong, including three so far in Lantau. With the fire danger level at its highest [...]
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Police probe Tung Chung links to HK and Kowloon burglaries
Police are looking for links between the Tung Chung burglaries over the weekend and the recent spate of break-ins on Hong Kong Island and Kowloon Lantau police say they are [...]
Three arrested on driving, drugs charges after Yat Tung accident
Police arrested three people after a van reversed into a flower garden near the Yat Tung Shopping Centre early Sunday morning. Officers investigating found about 1.7 grams of [...]
Police warn on fake banknotes found in Tung Chung
Police have issued a warning following the discovery of three fake HK$100 notes issued by a Tung Chung convenience store. A woman named Koo complained to police that she had [...]
Caribbean Coast thieves enter from roof in $430,000 break-in
Thieves have broken into two Caribbean Coast apartments this weekend, with one resident losing valuables worth HK$430,000. A 48-year-old man told police he had lost jewellery [...]
Thieves nab $1.5m haul from Visionary as city-wide spree continues
A Visionary resident has lost jewellery and watches worth an estimated HK$1.47 million in the latest in a spate of burglaries across the city. A 57-year-old man told police [...]
Airport worker dies after container accident
A 53-year-old worker died last night after being crushed by a cargo container at Chek Lap Kok Airport last night. The man, surnamed Cheung, was rushed to North Lantau [...]
Police seize $5m in electronics contraband at Sham Wat
Police seized HK$5 million in electronics and timber goods after intercepting a smuggling operation at Sham Wat in northwest Lantau on Friday evening. Police and customs [...]
Firefighters battle overnight to put out Sunny Bay hillfire
Firefighters took more than eight hours to extinguish a hillfire in Sunny Bay on Thursday evening. The fire, which broke out at about 5:30pm, burned on a two-kilometre front [...]
Police arrest 12 in Tung Chung gambling raid
Police raided an illegal gambling den in Tung Chung and arrested 12 people yesterday, including an 83-year-old woman suspected of running the operation. Police officers [...]