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Public Safety & Justice · 21 Sep

Abby Choi murder case reaches High Court as public fills extra courtrooms

Nearly 100 people attended as the court dealt with legal issues before jury selection in the case over her alleged killing.

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Government & Politics · 21 Sep

Tang warns ‘soft resistance’ can look benign among Hong Kong security risks

A top-down cut-paper civic diagram shows an abstract roadside and cycle route, a CCTV symbol beside a timeline that stops before a marked gap, three neutral numbered nodes moving toward a review panel, and connectors for patrols, penalties and owner responsibilities.

Public Safety & Justice · 21 Sep

Yuen Long death prompts review of stray-dog controls

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Public Safety & Justice · 20 Sep

Tram derailment damages route 18 bus and injures passenger on Des Voeux Road West

A route 18 bus’s right-side windows were broken and a lower-deck passenger was taken to hospital after the derailment.

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Public Safety & Justice · 20 Sep

Artwork at Tai Kwun damaged as police investigate criminal damage

A stone and its supporting seat were overturned near the Prison Yard’s D14 entrance, prompting a CCTV review and cordon.

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Government & Politics · 20 Sep

Tung Chee-hwa remembered at public farewell as central leaders mourn

Hong Kong’s first chief executive was honoured with a final farewell, while Xinhua reported condolences from President Xi Jinping and other leaders.

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Government & Politics · 20 Sep

Hong Kong chief secretary and financial secretary set for separate Beijing visits

The chief secretary will attend a youth flag-raising delegation, while the financial secretary visits central ministries and regulators.

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Public Safety & Justice · 20 Sep

Suspected footage shows man holding baby kicking suitcase and pram in Prince Edward confrontation

The video appears to show the man pushing a woman to the ground before police arrived to find neither person at the scene.

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Public Safety & Justice · 20 Sep

Two pig trucks overturn in separate early-morning crashes

One driver was taken to hospital after a Fanling Highway crash; reports differ over injuries in the second incident.

A simplified midnight roadside scene shows an empty shared bicycle beside an interrupted cycle-track line, with a low sewage pumping station represented by flat architectural shapes in the background.

Public Safety & Justice · 20 Sep

Woman found unconscious beside shared bicycle in Yuen Long dies after treatment, report says

She was discovered near a sewage pumping station on Pok Wai South Road after a passer-by alerted police shortly after midnight.

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Public Safety & Justice · 20 Sep

Man arrested after woman injured in Yuen Long knife attack

The 31-year-old woman was taken to hospital after the attack on Fung Nin Road near a secondary school.

A flat cut-paper illustration shows a generic car at a simplified bridge checkpoint, with its lower trunk compartment opened to reveal neatly arranged silver bars; a small courthouse-calendar shape sits nearby.

Public Safety & Justice · 20 Sep

Driver charged after HK$1m in suspected silver bars found in car

Customs say the bars were concealed in a lower trunk compartment after the car was stopped following a risk assessment.

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