Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police is the law enforcement agency responsible for maintaining public order and investigating crimes in Hong Kong.

Why it’s in the news: They are in the news for recent high-profile arrests, including a senior officer for fraud and crackdowns on juvenile crime, scams, and loan sharking.

Latest on Hong Kong police

• Senior Hong Kong policeman loses appeal over jail term for HK$26m mortgage fraud
• Boy, 13, among 16 arrested as Hong Kong police tackle juvenile crime
• Hong Kong policewoman facing probe over viral video of her dancing in uniform
• Hong Kong police arrest 8 over HK$6.2 million ‘sugar baby’ dating scam
• 25 arrested as Hong Kong police bust loan shark ring charging up to 282% interest rate
• Hong Kong police to merge Tin Sum division with Sha Tin and Ma On Shan
• When a detention facility's commanding officer reviews compliance logs and sees no red flags—but a suspect describes conditions that contradict every standard
• Tsang told the court he was deprived of basic necessities while held in a police cell that he described as damp and filthy.
• Hong Kong police arrested a 72-year-old local man on July 23 for allegedly practising dentistry illegally
• Hong Kong police issued trespassing warnings within hours of Pokemon Go's launch
• Hong Kong authorities moved on the incident only after footage circulated online, which means the public became the detection layer that law enforcement relied on
• Police arrested four boys for throwing wet tissue balls at pedestrians — but the real enforcement trigger wasn't the act itself, it was the video that went viral afterward

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