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South China Morning Post
13-07-2025
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong police seize HK$22 million of drugs in raid on flat, man arrested
Hong Kong police have seized HK$22 million (US$2.8 million) worth of drugs and arrested a 58-year-old man after raiding an illicit narcotics lab inside a flat in To Kwa Wan. Officers launched an operation on Friday after analysing intelligence and intercepted the suspect. He was found with 335g (11.8 ounces) of crack cocaine on him, Senior Inspector Fung Pak-kin of the Hong Kong Island regional anti-triad unit said on Sunday. The suspect, who claimed to be a businessman, was escorted back to the flat, where police uncovered an additional 8.8kg (19.4lbs) of crack cocaine, 2.1kg of cocaine slabs, and 27.3kg of ketamine, Fung said. Officers also discovered liquid raw materials believed to be used to manufacture the synthetic drug commonly known as 'space oil', as well as various tools for drug production and packaging. The total drug haul weighed about 38.6kg. The suspect was detained for investigation and will appear at Eastern Court on Monday to face charges of drug trafficking and manufacturing. Fung said investigators believed the 400 sq ft flat had been used as a drug lab for more than a year. He said the operation had prevented a substantial quantity of dangerous drugs from entering the local market.
South China Morning Post
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong singer Tommy Yuen arrested for allegedly stealing snacks worth HK$140
Hong Kong singer Tommy Yuen Man-on has been arrested for allegedly stealing snacks from a supermarket, the Post has learned. Advertisement Yuen, a former member of the defunct Cantopop boy band E-kids, was arrested on Wednesday after he was spotted acting suspiciously by patrolling officers in To Kwa Wan, police said. He allegedly stole items from a Wellcome supermarket and was carrying a credit card belonging to someone else, a police spokesman said. The suspect was arrested on suspicion of shoplifting. The case is being handled by the Kowloon City district investigation team. Yuen allegedly took 11 items, including bottled drinks, packets of candy, biscuits and coated peanuts, valued at about HK$140 (US$18). Advertisement Officers also confirmed that the credit card in his possession belonged to a friend, who was contacted to retrieve it at the police station. Yuen, 45, previously served 26 months in jail for insulting police and officials and fabricating a fundraising story.
South China Morning Post
13-06-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong Urban Renewal Authority eyes Middle East, Europe investors for bonds
Hong Kong's cash-strapped Urban Renewal Authority (URA) will issue another round of bonds this year and has reached out to investors in the Middle East and Europe, the body's outgoing chief has revealed. Advertisement Authority managing director Wai Chi-sing also said that two sites the government gave to the URA this month had strengthened its bargaining power in talks with investors, and that he believed there would be more similar land grants in the future. Wai, who leaves the statutory body on Saturday after serving as managing director for nine years, said the authority would issue bonds again this year and had introduced its work to investors in Europe, the Middle East and Singapore, with more trips planned to continue the outreach. 'The URA has been to Singapore and the UK to introduce our work,' he said, adding that foreign countries might not have bodies like the authority and could be unclear about its work. He said the URA had also been to the Middle East, including Doha and Dubai, but had not decided if it would issue bonds in US or Hong Kong dollars due to market fluctuations. Wai Chi-sing is retiring after nine years as managing director. Photo: Sun Yeung Wai said the funds from the bonds would be used for redevelopment projects, including the acquisition in the '5 Streets' area in To Kwa Wan.
South China Morning Post
08-06-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Better harbourfront access among Hong Kong urban renewal body's plans for site
Hong Kong's Urban Renewal Authority (URA) plans to improve pedestrian connectivity and public access to the harbourfront at one of two sites the cash-strapped body has been granted by the government to boost its finances. Authority managing director Wai Chi-sing revealed more details about the plot in To Kwa Wan in his blog on Sunday, two days after the self-financing statutory body was granted the site and another in Tseung Kwan O at a nominal land premium of HK$1,000 (US$127) for 50 years. 'The land grant represents an opportunity to enhance the connectivity and accessibility between the inland areas of To Kwa Wan and its waterfront spaces through urban renewal, injecting more vibrancy into the harbourfront through diverse development,' he said. The land grant is expected to provide extra financial help for the URA, but the body has to review its operating and financing model so that it can undertake redevelopment projects in a financially sustainable manner. It earlier said it would rezone the site on Bailey Street in To Kwa Wan, which is currently a temporary outdoor car park, for residential use. The land parcel has a proposed total gross floor area (GFA) of 68,490 square metres (737,220 sq ft) with a plot ratio of nine, indicating a high development density. A higher ratio indicates increased density. Wai observed that some road sections connecting the inland areas to the harbourfront in the neighbourhood were blocked by schools and temporary car parks.
South China Morning Post
19-05-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
11 government departments, private owners must agree for Hong Kong waterfront development
The proposed transformation of an old Hong Kong neighbourhood into a world-class waterfront in the style of Australia's Darling Harbour will require major cooperation among at least 11 government departments and agreement from private owners, officials have said. Advertisement The 798-hectare (1,972-acre) project was announced by Urban Renewal Authority managing director Wai Chi-sing on Sunday , with a study to explore developing To Kwa Wan in Kowloon and its surrounding waters into a top notch destination. 'The real challenge is the implementation, because the proposal actually involves [cooperation among] quite different departments and policy bureaus,' Harbourfront Commission chairman Ivan Ho Man-yiu said on Monday. 'It is important to reach a consensus inside the government,' he added, citing Kai Tak Sports Park, the Marine Department, Civil Engineering and Development Department, Transport Department and Environmental Protection Department. Ho said that Kai Tak Sports Park should also be considered one of the project's stakeholders, as any events at To Kwa Wan's typhoon shelter could impact the sports facility's operations. All proposed activities on the water body in the typhoon shelter, such as converting barges into floating restaurants, would have to be approved by the Marine Department, he explained.
