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Busloads of pro-government supporters deface Tai Po ‘Lennon Tunnel’
About 300 people were bused in to Tai Po’s “Lennon Tunnel” in the early hours of this morning to tear down Post-It notes bearing messages of support for...
Boyfriend sought by police after naked, kerosene-soaked woman found near school
Police are on the hunt for a man who has been accused of pouring kerosene on his girlfriend and threatening to burn her alive after she was found lying naked in front of a high...
Bag-snatcher stopped after victim dives into car with him, husband cuts him off in BMW
Police arrested a man who allegedly tried to make off with a woman’s handbag but was stopped after she leapt into his car and grabbed his steering wheel as he drove off,...
Hong Kong butcher selling panties instead of pork amid swine fever-related shortages
A butcher’s stall in Hong Kong has been making ends meet by selling underwear instead of pork after the city’s authorities decided to cull thousands of pigs in order...
Naked man filmed running on Tai Wai road arrested after police find drugs on him
It’s been getting warmer these last few days, and spring is in the air, which means it’s time to start dressing a little lighter — although one Hong Kong man...
Too many wishes?: Tai Po wishing tree branch collapses
For those of you wondering if there is such a thing as too many wishes, have a look at Lam Tsuen village’s wishing tree in Tai Po, which had to be fenced off yesterday after...
Social media icked out by notice warning of morgue overcrowding
Hospital officials had to step in to calm down understandably freaked-out Hongkongers yesterday after social media flew into a tizzy over a photo of a hospital notice warning...
Pig leads cops on three-hour wild boar chase around Tai Po
For some residents in Tai Po, the year of the pig came early yesterday in the form of a mob of some 20 city officials attempting to chase down a wild boar in the area for three...
Filipino woman dies in hospital after getting hit by car in Tai Po
A 55-year-old Filipino woman died in hospital this morning hours after she was hit by a car in Tai Po last night. According to Ming Pao, the woman was hit by a Honda with a...
Driver of bus in February’s fatal crash charged with manslaughter
Police have charged with manslaughter the bus driver behind the wheel of a double decker that crashed in Tai Po in February and killed 19 people. Chan Ho-ming, 30, had initially...
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