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Man shot in shoulder after wild car chase in Hong Kong believed to be linked to burglary ring, police say Five other suspects accused of involvement in a string of burglaries have been taken into custody since the man’s shooting on Thursday The group reportedly used tools to break the digital locks of retail shops after dark, and fled the scene using vehicles with fake number plates, police say

Callan has Hong Kong licence suspended for being disrespectful towards stewards Neil Callan has had his licence suspended in Hong Kong until the end of the season Edward Whitaker 4:00PM, APR 7 2021 Irish jockey Neil Callan has had his licence to ride in Hong Kong suspended until the end of the season with immediate effect. Callan, 42, was called to see the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s licensing committee on Wednesday morning to “consider the status” of his licence after being disrespec...

Suspect in Wild Hong Kong Car Chase May Be Connected to Burglary Ring, Authorities Say On 4/10/21 at 10:00 AM EDT A man who was shot by police after a wild car chase in Hong Kong Thursday may have been connected to a burglary ring that targeted smart phone vendors and retail shops, according to authorities. The 45-year-old man, who was identified by police with the last name Hung, was arrested Saturday along with three other men and two women in connection to a string of robberies that occurred...

Hong Kong police seize HK$900 million worth of cocaine in biggest such bust in nearly a decade Two men arrested in Fo Tan and Sha Tin, with one carrying 150 bricks of the drug on a trolley outside an industrial building Officers arrest a third man and discover 28kg of methamphetamine and 400 grams of heroin in Sau Mau Ping flat

16 Mar 2021 A Hong Kong district court sentenced a 24-year-old man to nearly six years in prison on Monday for a series of offenses, including biting off the fingertip of a police sergeant during a pro-democracy protest in 2019. District Judge Johnny Chan Jong-herng sentenced To Kai-wa to five and a half years in prison on March 15 after he was found guilty in February of four separate offenses: assaulting a police officer, inflicting grievous bodily harm, wounding with intent, and disorderly c...

DOUGLAS Whyte’s NORDIC WELLSTAR looks the star bet, on an intriguing and highly competitive nine-race programme, at Happy Valley in Hong Kong on Wednesday. This is a big week for the former 13-time champion jockey turned trainer, who will be looking to his ex-Australian four-year-old as a launch pad for success when the he lines-up in the Durham Handicap (1:45pm) over five furlongs. Whyte saddles his first runner and leading contender Russian Emperor in Sunday’s £2.2 million BMW HK Derby ...

Sky Darci, Tourbillon Diamond and Panfield shine in BMW Hong Kong Derby hitouts Sky Darci, Tourbillon Diamond and Panfield shine in BMW Hong Kong Derby hitouts by Leo Schlink - HKJC Chad Schofield is back in the saddle Image: Getty Caspar Fownes is confident Sky Darci is on target for a stellar BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) performance after the gelding breezed through a vital 1200m barrier trial on the dirt at Sha Tin on Friday morning (12 March) ahead of next week’s Cla...

Copy The Shing Mun River in Sha Tin, a residential town in Hong Kong, has struggled with plastic waste pollution for years. Household waste that is not properly recycled will either end up in landfills or floating in the river. In 2018 almost 17 million plastic items, or 40,000 items daily, were found to be drained into the ocean via the Shing Mun River, mostly being food packaging, cutleries, and household plastic bottles. This quantity of plastic pollution in the river and surrounding environ...

Ben Kwok March 10, 2021 10:57 To many, UA Cinemas is like a distant relative, someone you know for a long time although it has been quite a while since your last visit. That is why many Hong Kong people are mourning the UA Cinemas, one of the city’s largest cinema chains, which abruptly shut down on Monday after dutifully serving for 36 good years. All six venues across the city were closed down due to unavoidable and devastating pressure since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, it...

Hong Kong Racing Tips: Perfect draw for Strive For Glory Frankie Lors stable are in fine form at present. AN IMPORTANT factor to take into account at Happy Valley when racing takes place on the ‘B’ course is the significance of the draw in six furlong races. Records show over the past three seasons that horses drawn in either one, two or three have won nearly 50 per cent of the 94 races run over the distance. That was highlighted last month when racing last took place on ...