Police laid a holding charge against a 52-year-old man with one count of murder last night (November 29).
The man was arrested on November 28 in suspected connection with an arson and murder case happened on Prat Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui on January 25, 1997.
The case will be mentioned at West Kowloon Magistrates’ Court this morning (November 30).
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Police arrested a 52-year-old man yesterday (November 28) afternoon in suspected connection with the arson and murder case happened on Prat Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui on January 25, 1997. The shop involved in the case was extensively damaged and 17 people were killed.
After in-depth investigation, officers of the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau (OCTB) arrested the man for murder in Tin Shui Wai.
The arrested man is being detained for further enquiries.
Active investigations by OCTB is underway.
OCTB took over the investigation in 1997 and successfully arrested multiple suspects in the same year. Four of the arrestees were subsequently charged with murder. Three of them were sentenced to life imprisonment while one was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment by the High Court.
Thorough investigation by OCTB led the identification of three other culprits. The then 33-year-old man, who was one of the three culprits, was eventually apprehended by the Shenzhen Public Security Bureau in Shenzhen in November 2008. He was returned to Police in December of the same year and was later convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment by the High Court.
Anyone who witnessed the incident or has any information to offer is urged to contact the investigating officers on 2527 7887.
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The Deputy Director of Immigration (Enforcement, Systems and Management), Mr Tai Chi-yuen, officiated at the Passing-out Parade at the Immigration Service Institute of Training and Development today (November 29) to review 215 officers on parade, consisting of 76 Immigration Officers and 139 Immigration Assistants.
In his speech, Mr Tai commended the Immigration Department (ImmD)’s colleagues who have remained dedicated to their duties and guard tightly the country’s southern gateway. He said that while the ImmD spares no effort in safeguarding national security, it has always been the ImmD’s commitment to provide quality immigration clearance, visa and personal documentation collection services. Mr Tai said he believed that the ImmD would continue to make optimal use of technology to face the challenges ahead, and would continue to innovate, and enhance the work efficiency and service quality.
He also looked back over his 30 years of service with the ImmD, having witnessed the unified and sustainable development of the department. He said that he was honoured to have worked together with such a professional team over the years in contributing to Hong Kong. The commissioning of the ImmD’s new headquarters in Tseung Kwan O in mid-2024, he said, marked a perfect ending to his career.
Mr Tai encouraged the graduates to stay as motivated as they were during their induction training, hold on to their original aspirations and serve the public with dedication, upholding the law without fear. He asked the graduates to take up the torch from their predecessors and continue to excel in different positions, show great fortitude to seek changes and breakthroughs to pursue the goal of “being the foremost immigration service in the world in effectiveness and efficiency”.
During the parade, the Immigration Band played several pieces of Chinese military band music and patriotic songs as well as pop classics, whereas the Guard of Honour assembled to form a two-masted ship, and then goose stepped in synchronicity to the dais in the Chinese-style footdrill performance, symbolising that the ImmD will brave the wind and billows, discharging its duties steadfastly, while the graduates are anticipated to forge ahead towards a bright future.
    A man who went missing in Western District has been located.     Lo Yiu-man, aged 64, went missing after he was last seen in a hospital on Pok Fu Lam Road yesterday (November 28) afternoon. His family then made a report to Police.   … read more
The Assistant Commissioner (Boundary and Ports) of the Hong Kong Customs, Ms Wong Wai-chuen, today (November 29) led a delegation to Shenzhen to attend a meeting with representatives of the Shenzhen Customs District to discuss how to tie in with the Central Government’s new arrangement on the resumption of the multiple-entry Individual Visit Scheme for Shenzhen starting December 1, and to enhance co-operation items and development between the two customs administrations.
During the meeting, both sides explored ways to enhance the management of clearance at control points and continue deepening co-operation with a view to making full preparation and co-ordination for the smooth operation of control points, thereby providing visitors with a pleasant travel experience and further facilitating passenger flows between the two places.
Hong Kong Customs will continue to strengthen communication with the Shenzhen Customs District and other government departments, co-ordinating on matters such as security and order, transportation arrangement, and emergency response at the land boundary control points. A series of contingency measures for passenger clearance has been formulated to accommodate the inflow of tourists travelling to Hong Kong. The department will flexibly deploy manpower, conduct real-time monitoring and notification of the situation of each control point, and take contingency actions where necessary to ensure the smooth operation of Customs clearance, thereby creating favourable conditions for the new arrangement.
