Jimmy Lai marked his 1,000th day in a Hong Kong prison this week on charges related to a law on national security that Beijing imposed on Hong Kong in 2020 after months of anti-government protests.

While some Western governments have criticised the laws as curbing social and political freedoms in the city, both Chinese and Hong Kong officials have said they were vital to restore stability.

Maxim Marchenko and two unnamed Russian co-conspirators were accused of using his shell companies to conceal the fraudulent procurement of so-called OLED micro-displays.

The heavy rain comes as the city is still repairing damage caused by torrential rain linked to typhoon Haikui which passed nearby in recent days.

The weather bureau has issued the highest 'black' rainstorm warning and said more than 200mm of rainfall was recorded on Hong Kong's main island, Kowloon and the northeastern part of the city's New Territories.

Though approved by the UN nuclear watchdog, Japan's plan to dump the water has faced opposition at home and abroad, including from China, over worries about food safety.

Six people including five former trustees of the fund were arrested in May on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces.

Photographer Cheng Wing-chun had earlier this month been found guilty of insulting the anthem at the Eastern Magistrates' Court.

Hong Kong was once considered a bastion of freedoms on China's doorstep, enjoying a separate and independent judicial system from China under a 'one country, two systems' arrangement since 1997.

Three male officers are suspected of raping a 31-year old woman at an apartment, while four other officers masturbated as they watched the incident by the bed, reports say.

Hong Kong police issued arrest warrants for eight overseas-based activists, accusing them of national security offences, including foreign collusion, and offered rewards for information leading to their arrest.

The activists are based in several countries, including the US, Britain and Australia.