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Police Crack Down on Unforgivable Crash-for-Cash Scams

2/14/2026

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Hong Kong Police Commissioner Joe Chow Yat-ming condemned the lawyer and doctors' alleged involvement in crash-for-cash scams as "unforgivable and unacceptable" and pledged intensified investigations.
The scams produced over 100 suspicious cases.
Earlier, a couple and two doctors were arrested in more than 20 scams.
Police raided a Mong Kok lawyer's office linked to these claims.
Drivers faced civil claims months after police closed related traffic cases.

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Hong Kong Police Commissioner Joe Chow Yat-ming condemned the lawyer and doctors' alleged involvement in crash-for-cash scams as "unforgivable and unacceptable" and pledged intensified investigations.
The scams produced over 100 suspicious cases.
Earlier, a couple and two doctors were arrested in more than 20 scams.
Police raided a Mong Kok lawyer's office linked to these claims.
Drivers faced civil claims months after police closed related traffic cases.