Evidence that crime committed by Hong Kong police has become more prevalent. There are even cases of such criminal activities which took place during the execution of their official duties. The latest figures from the Hong Kong Police Force indicate that in 2022 there were 42 permanent police officers arrested for suspected crimes. However, when…
Hong Kong Police Crime Rate on the Rise, Force Declines to Disclose Detail Figures
Hong Kong Civil Service Budget Static While Police Budget Hits Record High
To ensure the sustainability of public finance, the Hong Kong government implemented zero growth in civil service in 2021/22. On Jan. 22, the Hong Kong government released the 2023-24 budget and announced that the civil service establishment would maintain zero growth in the new financial year of 2023/24. The Government stated that civil service departments…
Hong Kong Police Shot at Journalist, Case Deemed ‘Unsubstantiated’
The case of a Hong Kong reporter who was shot by a sponge grenade during the 2019 anti-extradition movement in Hong Kong, was recently categorized as “unsubstantiated.” The reporter, from the Commercial Radio Hong Kong (CRHK), launched an allegation and a complaint about the police officer who fired the shot after the incident. On Sept….
Hong Kong Journalists Association Chairman Arrested for ‘Obstructing Police Work’ and ‘Misconduct in Public’
On Sep 7, Chairperson of Hong Kong Journalist Association, and former Stand News Reporter, Ronson Chan Long-sing was arrested for ‘obstructing police’s work, and misconduct in public places while being on duty. Chan was released on bail of HKD500 (approximately US$64) later at night but has to report back to the police station on Sep…
US Lawyer Convicted of Assaulting Police in Hong Kong Testifies at Congressional Hearing to Explain Fall of HK’s Judicial System
Samuel Phillip Bickette, an American lawyer who was accused of “assaulting a police officer” during the anti-extradition law amendment bill movement in Hong Kong in 2019 and sentenced to four and a half months in prison, testified at the hearing on Hong Kong of Congressional-Executive Committee on China (CECC) on July 12. He explained the…
Xi’s Uncertain Visit to Hong Kong Has Police in War Mode, Students Made to Meet and Greet Xi
As 2022 marks the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover to China, news circulating pointed to the possibility of the China regime leader, Xi Jinping, visiting Hong Kong, to host the new chief executive oath-taking ceremony on July 1, 2022. The Hong Kong government is ready to lay out the red carpet for the event. …
7-Year Residency Requirement Canceled as Thousands of Vacancies in HK Police Remain Unfilled
The Hong Kong Police Force has been facing difficulties filling more than 5,000 job vacancies after the turmoil that engulfed the city due to the government’s unpopular anti-extradition bill. To attract more applicants, the enrollment requirement of seven years residency in Hong Kong was canceled in April, allowing candidates that have permanent residency in Hong…
On June 4, Hongkongers Remember Tiananmen 1989 Despite Heavy Police Presence
This year marks the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre. Effectively under communist rule, the traditional candlelight vigil on June 4 in Victoria Park has been banned one way or other for the third year. Yet despite warnings from the police and their heavy presence, the people of Hong Kong are still marking the occasion…
Hong Kong Watch and Its Co-founder Threatened by Hong Kong Police
Commentary Just over a week ago, the Hong Kong Police and National Security Law threatened a foreign national, living outside Hong Kong, and a foreign-registered charity, based in London, with a fine of US$13,000 and anything between a year and life imprisonment, if they did not take down their website—run out of the United Kingdom—within…
Hong Kong Police Force Adopts Chinese-Style Foot Drills, Identifying With the CCP Army
The autonomous region’s Hong Kong disciplined forces will be removing its previous British-style training, with the Fire Services Department and the Police Force switching to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) military-style foot drills on Jan. 24 and July 1 respectively. A Jan. 12 publication released by the Hong Kong Police Force said the senior management…
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