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Man jailed for six years for raping intoxicated friend after jury conviction

The High Court heard the victim continued to suffer post-traumatic stress symptoms and relationship difficulties three years after the offence.

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Public Safety & Justice · 23 Sep

Father pleads guilty to 14 rape counts involving daughter as sentencing is adjourned

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Public Safety & Justice · 23 Sep

Teenager admits four child-sex offences as Hong Kong court defers sentencing

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A flat diagram of a closed suitcase moving through a Hong Kong station security X-ray tunnel, with five ambiguous elongated shapes visible inside the bag and a simplified rail direction beyond the screening boundary.

Public Safety & Justice · 23 Sep

Man arrested after five suspected signal flares found at West Kowloon Station

A 49-year-old mainland Chinese man was detained after the items were discovered during security screening before his high-speed train journey north.

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Public Safety & Justice · 23 Sep

Truck reportedly left after motorcycle collision on Tsing Kwai Highway

The rider suffered abrasions and was taken to hospital, while a passing driver helped shield the crash site from traffic.

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Public Safety & Justice · 23 Sep

Police find no tampering in sports drinks after 16 students report illness

Sixteen students were discharged after reporting vomiting, diarrhoea or dizziness; police are still examining food, exercise and hygiene.

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Public Safety & Justice · 23 Sep

Housing Department inspector charged over alleged illegal bets totalling about HK$500,000

The inspector did not enter a plea and was granted bail after appearing at Tuen Mun Magistrates’ Courts.

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Public Safety & Justice · 23 Sep

Dog bites postman from behind while he delivers mail in Mai Po, union says

The worker suffered waist and leg injuries; the union says frontline postmen have no protective equipment against dog attacks.

A restrained abstract road diagram shows a simplified school minibus and taxi separated by a narrow boundary, with a route extending from a school building toward a hospital block and a small investigation marker beside the road.

Public Safety & Justice · 23 Sep

Eight children taken to hospital after Tin Shui Wai school-bus collision

The children were conscious and had no visible injuries; police are investigating how the minibus and taxi collided.

A quiet cut-paper illustration of adjacent urban building facades in Yau Ma Tei, with a recessed platform, a rooftop boundary and an interrupted vertical line suggesting an unresolved investigation.

Public Safety & Justice · 23 Sep

Woman found unconscious after fall onto Yau Ma Tei building platform

Paramedics took her to Kwong Wah Hospital as police investigated how she came to fall from a neighbouring building.

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Public Safety & Justice · 23 Sep

Legislator proposes restricting stray-dog feeding after two fatal bite incidents

The proposal would target places where dogs gather, while Secretary Tse Chin-wan says officials will review control measures.

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Public Safety & Justice · 23 Sep

Woman unconscious after concrete truck collision on Kam Tin Road

She was taken to Pok Oi Hospital and later reportedly transferred to Tuen Mun Hospital as police investigated the collision.

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Public Safety & Justice · 23 Sep

Taxi driver injured after dump truck collision in Tuen Mun

Rescuers found nobody trapped inside the taxi when they arrived at Wong Chu Road, despite an initial report that the driver was trapped.

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Public Safety & Justice · 23 Sep

Rolex worth about HK$160,000 reported missing from Tsim Sha Tsui hotel

A 31-year-old American man told police the watch had disappeared from his room at The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong.

A cut-paper illustration shows four simplified dogs around a parked car with scratches on its front bumper, beside a barred residential gate and a small police vehicle at the edge of the scene.

Public Safety & Justice · 23 Sep

Four unattended dogs damage parked car in Tuen Mun

Police found scratches and front-bumper damage after a woman reported the incident in the early hours of 23 September.