The police told the Coroner’s Court on that they were unable to access a mobile phone of the deceased fifteen-year-old Chan Yin-lam because it was passcode locked. FactWire found that this contradicted the fact that as early as September of last year, the police had already possessed the ability to unlock and extract data from iPhones.
From FactWire's video filmed after midnight on July 22 last year, some men in white were able to cross the police cordon freely, while officers made way for their cars to pass. The officers did not stop and search any of the men nor take down their identities.
Carrie Lam is amongst the 11 Mainland and Hong Kong officials recently sanctioned by the government of the US. FactWire recently attempted to contact her younger son Joshua Lam who was studying in the US, and learned that starting on July 25, his roommate had begun losing contact with him.
The number of completed nano flats soared to nearly a thousand last year, the highest in history. FactWire’s investigation found that the surge in nano flat construction was related to the loosening of lighting and ventilation regulations of open kitchens.
An official distribution of disposable masks to the public started last week. Yet, FactWire found out in a recent investigation that the production and processing of these masks by at least one of the manufacturers may not meet hygiene standards.
In early March of this year, Eastern Hospital was found to have been administering unregistered antibiotics made in Mainland China. Upon further investigation, FactWire finds that the use of unregistered drugs at this hospital was not an exceptional case, and is actually rampant throughout Hong Kong.
FTU Joephy Chan claims in a viral YouTube video that COVID-19’s origin is “very unlikely to be China, but probably the U.S. or Australia”, based on a Cambridge study. The lead author confirms that it is a misinterpretation of the research.
The number of completed nano flats soared to nearly a thousand last year, the highest in history. FactWire’s investigation found that the surge in nano flat construction was related to the loosening of lighting and ventilation regulations of open kitchens.
Frozen meat smuggling to Mainland China remains frequent despite multiple operations conducted by customs and marine police this year. According to FactWire’s investigation, smuggling syndicates operate daily. At least 26 local barges are involved. On average, more than ten are suspected to be smuggling over 600 tonnes of frozen meat every day, more than the amount that customs and marine police have seized in the past three months.
The police said they arrested 52 people at Prince Edward Station on 31 August. FactWire interviewed 47 of them and reconstructed the situation at the station based on their accounts. Investigations revealed that aside from the arrestees who were taken to Lai Chi Kok by a special train, there were also arrested people taken away by police vans directly from Prince Edward station.
After 8.31 Prince Edward Incident, many people suspect that someone died in the station because of the discrepancy in the injuries and the closure of the subway station for more than 30 hours afterward. FactWire got in touch with 47 of the arrestees from that night to reconstruct the chaotic situation in the subway station.
Hong Kong police were seen idly walking in Sham Shui Po before they approached and arrested student leader Keith Fong for suspicion of possessing offensive weapons after he bought laser pointers, security camera footage obtained by FactWire has revealed.
Police fired at least 10 rounds of rubber bullets without warning at anti-extradition bill protesters outside Hong Kong’s legislature on June 12, despite claiming that only “a few rounds” were used.
In an audio recording leaked to FactWire, an HKT manager is heard admitting that some offices in Ngau Tau Kok Engineering Centre were knowingly operating in violation of lease conditions, before telling her staff to remove incriminating items ahead of a visit yesterday by Lands Department officers
CCTV footage has emerged of the moment a suspicious fire broke out and ripped through a dock and a boat at the Nam Sang Wai wetland in early April, following a spate of suspected arson attacks targeted at the conservation area in Yuen Long, New Territories
In the aftermath of the deadliest bus crash in recent Hong Kong history, bus drivers continue to face low pay and long hours, with ever increasing pressure on their shoulders
A Hong Kong kindergarten attended by a five-year-old who reportedly died after being found unconscious at home was aware of multiple bruises suffered by the girl months before her tragic death, according to photos taken by teachers and obtained by FactWire
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