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South China Morning Post
29-07-2025
- South China Morning Post
Girl, 14, blackmailed in Hong Kong via chat app by user who took video of her
Hong Kong police are investigating the case of a 14-year-old girl who was blackmailed by a stranger on a mobile chat app, who claimed to have taken an indecent video of her. The force on Tuesday said it received a report from the girl at 10.49pm the day before at Tsz Hong Estate in Tsz Wan Shan. According to a police spokesman, the girl met the stranger on a voice chat app called Wefun and her indecent video was filmed via WhatsApp. There was no monetary loss reported. After a preliminary investigation, the force classified the alleged crime as making an unwarranted demand with menaces. No arrests have been made yet, as the case is being investigated by the Wong Tai Sin district investigation team. According to Apple's App Store, Wefun is a platform for 'pure, sincere and warm voice chats' for young people. Interactive games are also available on the app. A check by the Post found that the app provides a number of chatrooms with various themes such as making friends, chatting with a girlfriend, and singing karaoke. Many of the chatrooms use profile pictures with simplified Chinese characters.
South China Morning Post
18-06-2025
- Climate
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong hiker, 69, dies after collapsing on Wilson Trail
A 69-year-old hiker has died after collapsing on Hong Kong's Wilson Trail in Tsz Wan Shan. Advertisement The man, surnamed Ho, was found lying unconscious by hikers at around 9.13am on Wednesday on Section 5 of the trail. According to police, paramedics found Ho unresponsive. The Government Flying Service then dispatched a helicopter to airlift him to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 10.59am despite resuscitation efforts. Temperatures on Wednesday ranged between 28 and 32 degrees Celsius (82.4 and 86.9 Fahrenheit), accompanied by high humidity levels between 70 and 90 per cent. The weather is mainly cloudy with isolated showers, as well as hot and sunny intervals in the afternoon. The about 8km long Wilson Trail Section 5 begins at Lion Pavilion on Sha Tin Pass Road, between Lion Rock and Tsz Wan Shan. The trail first passes through Shap Yi Wat and then connects to the aqueduct of Beacon Hill before ending at the Tai Po Road exit. Advertisement
