NORTHERN DISTRICT
Construction worker accused of abusing stray village dog found with gaping wound on face
Police have arrested a 50-year-old construction worker on suspicion of abusing a stray dog that was found with a large gash on its right cheek over the weekend. Speaking to...
70-year-old cleaner hit with brick during Sheung Shui clashes dies
A 70-year-old man died in hospital last night, one day after he was hit in the head by a brick during clashes between pro-Beijing supporters and anti-government protesters in...
Protesters gathering in Sheung Shui as videos circulate of men beating black-clad demonstrators
Dozens of angry protesters have gathered in Sheung Shui this evening after videos began circulating online this afternoon appearing to show men beating pro-democracy demonstrators...
Founder of banned independence says he was attacked in street
A pro-democracy activist and founder of a banned political party advocating Hong Kong’s independence said he was attacked on his way to court this afternoon. After being granted...
Pro-dems release footage of police beating elderly detainee who was tied to hospital bed
A pro-democracy political party has accused Hong Kong police of torturing an elderly suspect by smearing his face with a urine-soaked cloth and punching him repeatedly in the...
Snake wrangler captures 4-meter python found in New Territories village (VIDEO)
Residents in a New Territories village home got a bit of a shock yesterday afternoon when they discovered a four-meter-long python at their home. The Burmese python, which had a...
Falling ceiling panel barely misses 2 shoppers, baby at Hong Kong wet market (VIDEO)
It was a close call for two female shoppers and a baby girl yesterday morning when an insulation panel fell from the ceiling of a Hong Kong wet market and narrowly missed them....
Cosmetic damage? Elderly cab driver crashes into make-up shop in Sheung Shui
Police arrested an elderly cab driver in the early hours of this morning after he drove his vehicle through the storefront of a cosmetics shop in Sheung Shui. The driver, surnamed...
Spit Happens: Officials bust illegal shipment of birds’ nests valued at HK$850k
Customs officials seized an illegal shipment of birds’ nests valued at some HK$850,000 (about US$108,000) being smuggled under the floorboard of a bus at Hong Kong’s Lok Ma...
Fast and Furious: 6 arrested after Ferrari overturns during high-end street race
Six drivers were arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after one of their sports cars, a Ferrari, overturned on Tai Po Road yesterday morning during what what police...
POPULAR NEIGHBORHOODS
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Central & Western
Hong Kong’s reputation as a cutthroat financial hub – a city that never...
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Yau Tsim Mong
Yau Tsim Mong is set of the western side of Hong Kong’s Kowloon Peninsula,...
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Wan Chai
Perhaps best known to international audiences as the world of Suzie Wong, Wan...
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Eastern District
Hong Kong’s Eastern District has a rich marine heritage, having played a big...
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Kowloon City
Once synonymous with the cramped, lawless walled city that gave the district...
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Outlying Islands
The Outlying Islands District, also known simply as the Islands District,...