Two Hong Kong Media Outlets Receive Suspicious Powder Letters as Police Investigate
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At about 3pm on 21 October 2026, online media outlet HK01 received an airmail letter sent from the United Kingdom at its Kwai Chung office. Staff opened it and found it contained a suspicious white powder, and immediately called the police. Hong Kong police arrived at the scene to investigate, and the powder is initially believed to be crushed oats. The report said police are investigating incidents in which two local media outlets received similar suspicious letters, both sent from the United Kingdom and containing white powder. The police investigation is ongoing, and the report did not name the other media outlet involved, nor did it say whether anyone had been arrested or what the motive was.
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- 南華早報·香港Two Hong Kong Media Outlets Receive Suspicious Letters Containing White Powder as Police Investigate
Hong Kong police are investigating suspicious letters sent from the United Kingdom containing white powder received by two local media outlets, with the powder initially believed to be crushed oats. At about 3pm on Wednesday, online media outlet HK01 received the airmail letter at its Kwai Chung office, where staff found the suspicious white powder upon opening it and called police.
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