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Public Safety & Justice · 8 Sep

Former police officer withdraws judicial review of dismissal over potential HK$600,000 legal costs

Ying Yu-tai withdrew the application at the High Court on 8 September 2026, and the judge made no order as to costs.

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Public Safety & Justice · 8 Sep

Estate of Hong Kong Science Park apprentice sues five defendants

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Public Safety & Justice · 8 Sep

Policewoman injured after paper shredder catches fire at Wan Chai police headquarters

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Public Safety & Justice · 8 Sep

Mong Kok protest case returns to District Court after acquittal overturned; defendant intends to plead guilty

Wang Ruoshi, 46, is due to enter a formal plea on 28 October, with bail continuing in the case dating back to a 2019 gathering.

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Public Safety & Justice · 8 Sep

Safe reported missing after suspected burglary at Sha Tin house

Police are investigating after a window was forced open at a detached house on To Fung Shan Road, with the full value of the losses still being assessed.

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Public Safety & Justice · 8 Sep

Sham Shui Po alley fire quickly extinguished; discarded cigarette suspected

The blaze was reported near the Ki Lung Street and Nam Cheong Street area at about 6am on the 8th, with no injuries or evacuation required.

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Public Safety & Justice · 8 Sep

Wang Fuk Court fire disciplinary hearings postponed without new dates

The Fire Services Department said the cases against Hong Tai Fire Engineering Company and China Development Engineering Company would be delayed for separate reasons.

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Public Safety & Justice · 7 Sep

District Court rejects former partner’s HK$900,000 Wang Fuk Court aid claim

Hu Shu-ling alleged that Kwok Ka-wo promised to hand over government and private disaster assistance as a property down payment, but the court found she could not establish the agreement or prove the funds had been raised in his name.

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Public Safety & Justice · 7 Sep

17-year-old student arrested over alleged illegal recording or observation of private parts

He was released on bail pending further investigation, while a self-formed concern group has asked the school to report to teachers and students by 13 September.

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Public Safety & Justice · 7 Sep

Driver reportedly flees police stop, collides with vehicles before car is found in Hung Hom

At least one police officer was injured after the private car was stopped over a suspected traffic offence in the Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok area on Monday afternoon.

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Public Safety & Justice · 7 Sep

Car fire near Luk Mei Village affected both directions of Sai Kung Road

Firefighters extinguished the blaze at about 4pm on 7 September, and no injuries were reported.

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Public Safety & Justice · 7 Sep

Tin Shui Wai woman remanded as court orders psychiatric reports in alleged seditious publication case

The 61-year-old retired woman is accused of displaying flags and statement-bearing items at and outside her flat between March and November 2024.

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Public Safety & Justice · 7 Sep

San Po Kong man denies alleged attack at bus stop after table-tennis competition

Prosecutors allege that Tse Chi-kong followed a participant to a bus stop on October 14, 2024, where the man fell towards a departing bus.

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Public Safety & Justice · 7 Sep

Court orders partial disclosure in five-charge case against barrister Suet Sun-yan

The 32-year-old intends to deny three indecent-assault charges and two common-assault charges involving two complainants.

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Public Safety & Justice · 7 Sep

Trial opens over alleged sex with 15-year-old in Tsim Sha Tsui car park

The complainant and her mother will not testify, prompting the judge to ask how her age at the time of the alleged offence can be proved.