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CUHK journalism school website redirected some visitors to gambling page

The university suspended the site, referred the incident to its IT services centre and said no sensitive data leak had been found at that stage.

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Public Safety & Justice · 15 Sep

Prosecution says alleged share scheme left investor with 85% loss

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Public Safety & Justice · 15 Sep

Chinese medicine practitioner jailed 16 months for photographing patients during acupuncture

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Public Safety & Justice · 15 Sep

Four arrested over alleged Pokémon card scam that demanded repeat payments

Police said buyers received genuine cards before being told their first FPS payments had failed or gone to the wrong account.

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Public Safety & Justice · 15 Sep

Man denies assaulting officer after Kwai Chung Plaza dispute

The officer described three alleged pokes and about three minutes of verbal abuse during a dispute watched by 20 to 30 people.

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Public Safety & Justice · 15 Sep

Assistant teacher jailed for concealing Independent Commission Against Corruption case

The magistrate said public expectations of teachers and reputational harm to the publicly funded school outweighed his contribution.

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Public Safety & Justice · 15 Sep

Man arrested after alleged assault on woman in Shau Kei Wan as passer-by intervenes

A passer-by confronted the man and sought help after hearing the woman cry out in Nam On Lane, according to footage described by Star Headline.

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Public Safety & Justice · 15 Sep

Five-man trial centres on disputed accounts of meetings with 14-year-old girl

The complainant says sexual activity took place; defence lawyers say three meetings involved conversation, refusal or tutoring.

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Public Safety & Justice · 15 Sep

Driver arrested after suspected drugs found in car that crashed at Lung Hang Estate

Police said the driver later made a false or misleading robbery report; a male passenger remains at large.

A flat cut-paper illustration of a container office inside a marked hospital redevelopment site, with a simplified hospital building behind it, two small alarm-status markers and an open-ended investigation line.

Public Safety & Justice · 15 Sep

Fire at Prince of Wales Hospital redevelopment site leaves services unaffected

A blaze in a container office was extinguished after about half an hour, while the hospital said patient services were unaffected.

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Public Safety & Justice · 14 Sep

Former listed-company chief executive jailed for 10 years and eight months over luxury-watch fraud

HK$60.17 million was channelled through purported cosmetics purchases to acquire 11 watches, which remained missing at sentencing.

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Public Safety & Justice · 14 Sep

Two men found dead in Ap Lei Chau flat after bad-smell report

Police forced entry after a resident had reportedly been out of contact and an odour was noticed inside the Lei Tung Estate home.

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Public Safety & Justice · 14 Sep

New Territories South crackdown brings 1,799 tickets, 11 arrests and 42 vehicle detentions

Police targeted speeding, mobile-phone use, dangerous driving and suspected illegal modifications across major roads between 2 and 14 September.

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Public Safety & Justice · 14 Sep

Mainland woman gets 160 hours’ community service over false doctoral reference

The recommendation letter secured her admission to a doctoral programme, while the magistrate said another applicant may have lost a place.

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Public Safety & Justice · 14 Sep

Pedestrian left semi-conscious after taxi collision near Po Tat Estate

The man suffered a head injury at a traffic-light crossing on Po Lam Road as police investigated whether a red light was ignored.