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Abby Choi went missing in February 2023. Photo: IG/xxabbyc
Abby Choi - murder of a model

Slain Hong Kong model Abby Choi ‘took advantage’ of rich husband, court hears

Ex-mother-in-law Jenny Li says her son, Abby Choi and model’s husband had a ‘chaotic’ relationship.

Crime

Domestic helper gets 14 months’ jail in Hong Kong for jewellery theft

Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong’s top judge urges new senior counsel to defend rule of law

Hong Kong

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong faces fresh charge of foreign collusion

Wong conspired with others to instigate sanctions or implement other hostile activities against the city and mainland China, authorities say.

Joshua Wong arriving at court in 2019. He was jailed for 56 months for his role in a plot to overthrow the government through an unofficial legislative “primary” election in 2020. Photo: Edmond So
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong producer Raymond Wong to plead not guilty to insider trading

79-year-old allegedly advised another person to deal in shares of a company he was the chairman and controlling shareholder of in 2017.

Animal welfare in Hong Kong

Chef at Hong Kong monastery admits cruelty after tying 2 dogs up in bags

Ng Sing-yiu tied two stray mongrels up in nylon bags last August and released them at a car park, saying he wanted to maintain hygiene in his kitchen.

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Law

Legal Tales | Hong Kong’s jury system: not an ‘unwritten law’

Hong Kong’s jury system has served the city well and is part of our common law heritage.

A young Andy Lau portrays a defence barrister in the popular 1985 Hong Kong film “The Unwritten Law”. Photo: Seasonal Film Corporation
Hong Kong

New Zealand judge gets nod from Hong Kong lawmakers to join top court

William Young will serve as non-permanent justice of Court of Final Appeal, the first foreigner to take up role in over a year.

Crime in Hong Kong

Man arrested in Hong Kong over bomb hoax threats remanded in custody

Zhang Kejia is accused of attempting to mislead police into believing explosives were planted at Kai Tak Stadium, central government office.

Abby Choi - murder of a model

Ex-mother-in-law of Hong Kong’s Abby Choi accused of abusing granddaughter

Socialite’s mother, Cheung Yin-fa, also testifies that former in-law Jenny Li had to be paid to look after two of model’s children.

Abby Choi went missing in February 2023. Photo: Instagram/xxabbyc
Hong Kong politics

Opinion | Why all in Hong Kong, even the opposition, should support mediation body playing

Trust in mediation depends on strong governance, and Hong Kong’s role in this domain must be reinforced through institutional integrity.

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The International Organization for Mediation headquarters in Hong Kong’s Wan Chai district, on May 30. Photo: Dickson Lee
Abby Choi - murder of a model

Former in-laws of slain Hong Kong model Abby Choi ‘didn’t pay a penny’ for children

Choi’s mother, Cheung Yin-fa, testifies at obstruction trial of model’s ex-mother-in-law, saying the relative took up to HK$80 million from deceased.

Hong Kong economy

1880 Hong Kong club folds after 7 months, accused of owing staff unpaid wages

City’s branch of Singapore-based private club ceases operations allegedly owing rent and leaving more than 100 staff out of pocket.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong court bails ‘Mrs Ho’, with ‘Mr Ho’ in hospital under police supervision

Internet couple facing wounding charges over dispute that resulted in wife suffering knife injury to her head.

“Mr and Mrs Ho” shot to fame after a whirlwind romance that resulted in their marriage within a month of meeting each other. Photo: YouTube/channelattack
Crime in Hong Kong

Student jailed for more than 25 weeks for attacking 5 at Hong Kong campus

Wang Haoyu earlier admitted to attacking woman who asked him to turn down volume on his phone and striking another four people.

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Psychiatrists have said the defendant showed signs of struggling to control his emotions or interact with other people. Photo: Handout
Accidents and personal safety

3 backstage staff of Hong Kong boy band Mirror concert acquitted after accident

Court clears trio of conspiracy to defraud authorities by understating weight of equipment, including screen that fell and injured two dancers.

Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong 47: Jimmy Sham, 3 other opposition figures released from prison

Sham, Kinda Li, Roy Tam and Henry Wong among second batch of defendants released after serving sentences under national security law.

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Hong Kong

Opinion | Hong Kong cements its status as an international mediation centre

The International Organisation for Mediation will consolidate Hong Kong’s appeal as a dispute resolution hub.

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A view of the old Wan Chai Police station being converted into the International Organisation for Mediation headquarters on May 13. Photo: Stanley Shin
Sexual harassment and assault

Hong Kong tutor cleared of sexually assaulting child who was deemed not credible

32-year-old cleared of two counts of indecent assault as judge cites the young girl’s evidence as being ‘extremely evasive and vague’.

Wang Yi

Explainer | Why Hong Kong is trying to make waves in global legal scene

The Post looks at how the world’s first international mediation body was conceived and how it compares with Singapore’s efforts in the field.

Law

Legal Tales | Time for Hong Kong to step up as a restructuring and insolvency hub

Hong Kong’s uniqueness is not that it provides R&I services to help companies survive, but that it specialises in offering them across borders.

A Hong Kong court adjourned a liquidation petition hearing against indebted Chinese developer Country Garden Holdings for four months after the company unveiled a restructuring proposal in January. Photo: Kyodo
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong’s role as global mediation hub will bring untold benefits

The International Organisation for Mediation will raise Hong Kong’s profile and boost the city’s soft power.

A view of the Hong Kong skyline from The Peak on February 4. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong

Hong Kong student uses beauty app to falsify exam results for university entry

Defendant, 22, pleads guilty to count of attempting to obtain services by deception after submitting fake copy of her DSE exam certificate.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong policeman admits hiding debts to cheat credit union out of HK$280,000

Traffic officer says his divorce, custody battle with his ex-wife had clouded his judgment.

Books and literature

Pirates, assassins and hangmen in Hong Kong’s death penalty era

In Penalties of Empire, Christopher Munn explores the debates around key capital trials in colonial Hong Kong.

Victoria Prison, known as Victoria Gaol until 1899, was notorious for its poor conditions. Photo: SCMP Archives
Hong Kong

Inspectors did not need to look for ship flaws, Hong Kong disaster probe told

Most inspectors ‘would just walk past and ignore’ defects, retired Marine Department official tells inquest into Lamma ferry tragedy.

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The Lamma IV ferry sank in less than two minutes, resulting in 39 deaths. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong

Trial begins for men accused of abusing young Hong Kong girl

Court hears how men, 53 and 71, assaulted girl during separate relationships with her mother, who is accused of perverting course of justice.

Crime in Hong Kong

Patient arrested for alleged indecent assault of nurse in Hong Kong hospital

Nurse, 23, suspected to have been indecently assaulted in medical ward by patient, 59.

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