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Brian Wong
Senior Reporter, Hong Kong
Cantopop star fined a total of HK$2,200 for various traffic offences after obtaining his probationary driving licence in February last year.
High Court has scheduled a plea and sentencing hearing for the 29-year-old jailed activist on September 2.
Prosecutors say Dr Tai Kong-shing, 80, conspired with intermediary to generate certificates en masse for personal gain.
Jury acquits Ng Ka-sing of murder, accepting defence that he may have accidentally killed girlfriend.
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Chan Tai-sum, 27, and Ng Chi-tung, 25, plead guilty to secession conspiracy over Taiwan-based Hong Kong Democratic Independence Union roles.
Li Min is among seven individuals and two companies implicated in first criminal case against those deemed responsible for the inferno.
Court rules civil service had grounds to dismiss him over remarks questioning police integrity and inviting coworkers to 2020 Tiananmen Square vigil.
Ko Chun-chung, 40, pleads guilty to recording woman after following her up an escalator at Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station.
Victims offered free flights, accommodation and reward for transporting 48 million baht before being ‘sold’ to compound.
PolyU professors say local building regulations focus largely on interior blazes, while deadly estate fire started outside.
Curbs on combustible facades, smarter fire monitoring, tighter renovation rules and review of Hong Kong’s building standards among recommendations.
Mandating that only incombustible materials be used for renovation work at estates is unrealistic and would drive up project costs, committee told.
Xiao Rui, 37, also set to be penalised for using bogus bank records to deceive Immigration Department into granting him right of abode.
Committee chairman Justice David Lok says move would delay investigation and render panel unable to deliver final report on time.
Defendant, 35, admits to making explosives as part of a plot against authorities to plunge the city into ‘maximum chaos’ during 2019 unrest.
Judges say criminalising boycott calls is proportionate to safeguard elections and counter “organised campaigns” after 2019 unrest.
Wong, 80, does not give reason for relinquishing bail, but starts serving five-month jail term after being convicted of insider trading.
Ng Ka-sing, 29, denies murdering his girlfriend in Hong Kong village house in 2022.
Former agent accuses actress of reneging on film appearances, but judge finds contract likely to be fabricated and no payment made.
Man, 46, pleads guilty to 19 sex offences against boys aged seven to 14 at now-closed tutorial centre in Mei Foo between 2017 and 2023.
Judge Phillis Loh grants 31-year-old Mo Li, who needs three carers to provide round-the-clock assistance, maximum compensation under various headings.
Youcef Bennoui, 35, failed to appear at West Kowloon Court to answer charges of criminal damage and possession of a Part 1 poison.
Hong Kong Chu Hai College alleges that Ray Yip disguised illicit transactions as academic and administrative expenses.
Court hears Lok Kam-ming, 61, lost his temper after hearing boy berate helper at Grand Yoho shopping centre.
Alleged offences took place between November 2019 and June 2024, when former student was aged between 14 and 19 years old.
7 held roles in Wang Fuk Court’s renovation, with charges also filed against consultant Will Power Architects and contractor Prestige Construction and Engineering.
Alice Tong, initially cleared of rioting in August 2021, weeps after court finds her guilty based on ‘overwhelming’ circumstantial evidence.
Hong Kong Chu Hai College claims misappropriated funds transferred to finance director Ray Yip, Ho Chung-ling and Rivers Design Engineering.
Male defendants jailed for up to 37 months for roles in clashes, with terms reduced for guilty pleas and delay in sentencing.
