Hong Kong authorities have uncovered alleged corner-cutting and false declarations involving fire-safety components in a contractor’s replacement of 48 lifts at two public housing estates. The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department said on Thursday that surprise inspections had found serious deficiencies in projects carried out by Taizoom Elevator (Hong Kong) at Tsui Ping (North) Estate in Kwun Tong and Pok Hong Estate in Sha Tin. It said 39 lifts replaced between May 2025 and July this...

Hong Kong police have arrested a man and a woman after he allegedly stole a gold necklace worth nearly HK$80,000 (US$10,193) from a Chow Sang Sang jewellery store in Tai Po. The man was tracked down in the same district on Thursday afternoon, but only half of the necklace has been recovered. The unemployed 37-year-old entered the store on Kwong Fuk Road at about 3.10pm on Wednesday. Believed to be financially strapped, he carried out the theft without attempting to cover his face. After asking...

Hong Kong police are searching for a man who stole a gold necklace worth nearly HK$80,000 (US$10,193) from a Chow Sang Sang jewellery store in Tai Po on Wednesday afternoon. According to a source, the suspect, described as a man in his forties, entered the shop on Kwong Fuk Road around 3.10pm. After asking to try on the necklace, which weighed more than a tael (37.5 grams or 1.3 ounces), he snatched it, fled towards Kwong Fuk Lane and boarded an airport-bound bus. Initial investigations revealed...