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Public Safety & Justice · 22 Sep

20 restaurants prosecuted over breaches of Hong Kong’s dog-friendly dining rules

More than 990 restaurants hold approval to admit dogs, and residents have been urged to check before dining.

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Public Safety & Justice · 22 Sep

Wartime British mortar fuze found on North Point hiking path and safely dealt with

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Public Safety & Justice · 22 Sep

Judges question article’s purpose and accuracy in sedition appeal

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A restrained cut-paper diagram showing a marked Yuen Long street segment linked by a broken route to a generic Tuen Mun civic court doorway, with separate CCTV and mobile-phone tiles and a small November 17 docket marker.

Public Safety & Justice · 22 Sep

Two men remanded over alleged sharp-weapon attack on woman in Yuen Long

The court heard investigators still need to examine CCTV and phone contents and pursue other alleged participants.

An empty abstracted station entrance is connected by a thin route line to a simplified hospital block, with a small neutral medical device and a 9am clock marker arranged in a restrained blue architectural collage.

Public Safety & Justice · 22 Sep

Man dies after collapsing at Kowloon Station

A man in his 40s was taken unconscious to Queen Elizabeth Hospital after collapsing at the station.

A restrained cut-paper collage shows a simplified Sham Shui Po street junction, an intact empty stroller set apart in open space, a neutral phone media symbol, and a distant courthouse facade linked by thin lines suggesting investigation and a scheduled hearing.

Public Safety & Justice · 22 Sep

Man charged after video appears to show stroller kicked and woman pushed in Sham Shui Po

Police said the footage showed a man holding an infant as he kicked a stroller and pushed a woman to the ground.

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Public Safety & Justice · 22 Sep

Plaza Hollywood attack: man receives indefinite hospital order after manslaughter pleas

Szeto Sing-kwong’s murder charges were reduced after psychiatric assessments found schizophrenia and delusions had impaired his judgment and self-control.

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Public Safety & Justice · 22 Sep

Three injured as FEHD minibus hits wall in Kwun Tong car park

The vehicle struck a wall beside electric-vehicle charging equipment while carrying four Hawker Control Team staff members and its driver.

A simplified flat illustration shows Ting Kau Bridge crossing dark blue water, with a small empty car on the bridge shoulder and a distant pier connected by a thin route to a simple hospital block.

Public Safety & Justice · 22 Sep

67-year-old woman dies after rescue from sea below Ting Kau Bridge

She was found unconscious after an empty car was discovered on the bridge, and later died after treatment at Yan Chai Hospital.

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Public Safety & Justice · 22 Sep

Coded warning from taxi driver precedes arrest of 19-year-old over suspected drug trafficking

The passenger had reportedly directed the cab through Kowloon City, Tsz Wan Shan and Kwun Tong before police stopped it at about 6am.

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Public Safety & Justice · 22 Sep

LPG truck overturns at Tsing Yi roundabout; no leak reported

The vehicle was carrying about eight tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas when its two occupants were briefly trapped inside.

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Public Safety & Justice · 22 Sep

Four unlit speedboats flee Sai Kung operation as cigarettes worth about HK$18m are seized

Two trucks were detained as suspects fled towards the mainland, while the cigarettes carried an estimated duty value of HK$13 million.

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Public Safety & Justice · 21 Sep

Former reservoir-inspection contractor ordered to forfeit HK$680,000

Lau Ho-kei has six months to comply with the Regional Court order or face a possible additional 20-month sentence.

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Public Safety & Justice · 21 Sep

Two 67-year-olds injured in Ma On Shan minibus collision; driver arrested

The husband suffered a head injury and impaired consciousness, while his wife sustained injuries to her head, face and limbs.

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Public Safety & Justice · 21 Sep

Government worker denies alleged phone assault on son in Hung Hom

The boy said he delayed reporting the incident for five days because he feared his mother would be arrested.