Sophisticated scam first of its kind in city, police say, with digital recreations of company staff appearing in video conference to convince victim.

Judge opts to reduce Superintendent Harbour Chan’s starting sentence by six months to reflect his ‘contribution to society’.

The Securities and Futures Commission has warned of a fraudulent crypto trading platform called Quantum AI, a long-time scam that uses deepfakes of Elon Musk.

Teen allegedly pulled out 30cm-long knife and attacked student, who sustained injuries to his shoulder, back and arm.

Undersecretary for Security Michael Cheuk warns thrill-seeking residents against chasing waves, says police will enforce law when necessary.

Suspects allegedly showed man stacks of hell banknotes and persuaded him to transfer about HK$1 million worth of USDT to cryptocurrency wallet provided by them.

Wong Chun-keung says he agreed to all the prosecution’s allegations, which he now concedes had false information, because he wanted his sentence reduced.

Criminals withdrew cash from stooge accounts and used it to buy virtual currencies at local over-the-counter outlets in a bid to conceal flow of money, police say.

Weekend operation in southern parts leads to arrests over offences including drink driving and possession of dangerous drugs.

Force alerted to altercation in early hours of Saturday morning in Yuen Long, where officers found 50-year-old man unconscious with head injuries.

China’s foreign ministry arm in the city hits out at US Consul General Gregory May, who accused authorities of curbing freedom of expression beyond its borders.

Source familiar with situation says scammer contacted 67-year-old woman in January and claimed to be mainland Chinese police officer investigating fraud case.

Judge forced to briefly adjourn hearing until prosecution witness Wong Chun-keung able to speak, after defence characterised him as ‘playing the field’ with female supporters.

Investigations show seven-seater car used in victim’s abduction belongs to suspects’ family.

Chief Superintendent Pierre Wong of the force’s operations wing says the reshuffle will boost law enforcement efficiency.

‘Dragon Slaying Brigade’ leader Wong Chun-keung tells High Court alleged plot accomplice had never told him exactly where two bombs would be placed.

Secretary for Security Chris Tang highlights centralised digital image platform is a ‘closed-loop system’ equipped with ‘strong anti-hacking capacities’.

Plot mastermind Wong Chun-keung said he ‘did not care’ if bombs harmed civilians as long as he could maximise the killing of officers.

Kidnapping is nothing new in Hong Kong and a woman snatched from a busy Tsim Sha Tsui has revived memories of the city’s history of abductions.

Officers staked out VIP Station shop on Haiphong Road after learning it had been targeted by thieves, source says

Officers later found woman, uninjured, in car outside Heng Yuet House at Heng On Estate in Ma On Shan, after she was kidnapped by two men in Tsim Sha Tsui.

Yuen said in Facebook post he made decision to leave city after being contacted by national security police on a weekly basis after early release from jail in September.

Mastermind Wong Chun-keung says: ‘there were quite a lot of donations at that time. I used about HK$300,000 of the donations to gamble. For me, it was a way to de-stress’.

Woman bundled into car by two men in Tsim Sha Tsui shopping district; later found unhurt in the vehicle.

Mother says brain damage has permanently affected baby’s learning ability, cognition and senses, with doctors having to remove part of skull to release pressure.

Mastermind Wong Chun-keung says he co-managed crowdfunding operation on Telegram channel in 2019 to buy firearms.

Dental equipment and controlled medicine seized during a raid on Cheung Sha Wan flat where 71-year-old woman allegedly practised dentistry.

Police Chief Inspector Leung Chi-lung was shot in his office in 1994 by Sergeant Leung Chung, who then held him hostage for three hours. The inspector died, but the sergeant was cleared of his murder.