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Public Safety & Justice · 15 Oct

Family says worker may have fallen with platform in fatal Tung Chung accident

The account has prompted questions about how the platform was dismantled and whether it was adequately supported and secured.

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Public Safety & Justice · 15 Oct

Police arrest 29 in investigation of alleged cross-border prostitution ring

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Public Safety & Justice · 15 Oct

Teenager pleads guilty to acid attack on visitor from Singapore

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Public Safety & Justice · 15 Oct

21-year-old arrested after 89-year-old woman loses HK$600,000 in alleged phone scam

She handed over two HK$300,000 payments after a caller claimed to be her son; police say she checked the story afterwards.

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Public Safety & Justice · 15 Oct

Police seize about 15kg of suspected ketamine hidden in household appliances

The 119 packs were valued at about HK$6 million; the 32-year-old was expected to face a trafficking charge and appear in court on 16 October.

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Public Safety & Justice · 15 Oct

North Point cat rescued uninjured from exposed air-conditioning ledge

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Hong Kong) says more than one-fifth of its 2024 cat-at-height cases ended in fatal falls.

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Public Safety & Justice · 15 Oct

Missing Happy Valley cat’s AirTag signal recorded in Tuen Mun

Staff reported the disappearance to police and posted an online appeal the following morning.

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Government & Politics · 15 Oct

Record 99.2% of respondents report no personal encounter with corruption in ICAC survey

Household interviews with about 1,500 people also found a mean corruption-tolerance score of 0.3 out of 10.

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Transport · 15 Oct

Baidu plans free Tung Chung autonomous-car trial, with 540 tickets on offer

Rides are scheduled for 21 October to 3 November; i-CABLE says a district council document names Tung Chung residents as the intended passengers.

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Economy & Business · 15 Oct

Consumer Council logs 29 moving complaints in first nine months of 2026

Cases include a proposed 15% staircase surcharge after a deposit, a Melbourne shipment taking about 15 weeks and a damaged television.

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Public Safety & Justice · 15 Oct

Retired Hong Kong man loses nearly HK$7m in online romance scam

Police say he made more than 150 transfers in under 300 days; they also received reports of more than 40 similar scams in the preceding two weeks.

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Transport · 15 Oct

Five mainland yachts approved for Hong Kong scheme’s first scheduled voyage

Five designated anchorages can accommodate up to 115 yachts measuring 40 metres, while masters can take assessments across the border.

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