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A 65-year-old Hong Kong man with three prior indecent assault convictions has been imprisoned for four months after groping a secondary school student aboard a public bus. The incident was recorded and circulated online.
A Hong Kong kindergarten clerk is seeking HK$8.4 million in damages after a taxi struck her during a 2019 protest in Sham Shui Po. She claims the accident left her unable to work normally or live without chronic pain.
Hong Kong's security chief has called on booksellers to ensure their inventory does not threaten national security, following the arrest of five people linked to independent bookstores in what critics say reflects an increasingly unclear enforcement landscape.
Hong Kong authorities arrested a 19-year-old Sarawakian on suspicion of attempting to smuggle three kilogrammes of cannabis. Malaysian police believe the teenager was recruited by a drug syndicate to serve as a drug mule, highlighting growing transnational trafficking networks.
Two Malaysians arrested within three days at Hong Kong International Airport have alarmed regional authorities, who warn that international drug syndicates are actively targeting Malaysia as a source for drug couriers.
Malaysia's Hong Kong Consulate has pushed back against media reports suggesting overseas voters faced information barriers during the Johor state election, asserting it executed extensive outreach alongside the Malaysian Association of Hong Kong.
Hong Kong will review its medical reporting framework following a fertility clinic's delayed disclosure of embryo sample mix-ups. The Health Secretary acknowledged the notification lag as inadequate, prompting regulatory action and police involvement.
Lam Wing-kee, whose 2015 abduction and subsequent defiant testimony became emblematic of China's erosion of Hong Kong freedoms, has died in Taipei at age 70 after a cancer relapse.