Suspicious white-powder letters sent from the UK arrive at two Hong Kong media outlets

Summary

Hong Kong police are investigating after two local media outlets received suspicious letters containing white powder, believed to be crushed oatmeal, sent from the United Kingdom. Police said that at around 3pm on Wednesday, the online outlet HK01 received an airmail letter delivered from the UK to its Kwai Chung office. Staff opened the letter, found the white powder inside and called police.

Timeline

1. South China Morning Post

   21 Oct 2026, 13:34 UTCSource ↗

   The South China Morning Post reports that Hong Kong police are investigating suspicious letters containing white powder, believed to be crushed oatmeal, that were sent from the United Kingdom to two local media outlets.