Hong Kong police officer guilty of taking bribes worth HK$1.1m to drop case

A Hong Kong police chief inspector has admitted accepting more than HK$1.1 million (US$140,463) in cash and gifts from a businessman in exchange for terminating a criminal investigation against him and divulging confidential information about two other cases.Tsuen Wan Court, which is now used to handle District Court cases, on Monday recorded a guilty plea from Ho Siu-tung, 40, on two counts each of accepting advantages as a public servant and misconduct in public office over his illicit dealings with Qu Haipeng between August 2021 and January 2023.Under a plea deal, prosecutors agreed not to pursue a third misconduct charge against the defendant.