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Residents and the media gather outside West Kowloon Court ahead of oral mitigation submissions for three ex-leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China. Photo: Sun Yeung
June 4 vigil in Hong Kong

Goal of Tiananmen vigil group an ‘empty slogan’, not actual plan: defence lawyer

Stated goal of ending Communist Party rule reflected ex-leaders’ beliefs, but there was no actual plan to oust government, defence says.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong officer charged over indecent messages to suspect’s friend

Crime in Hong Kong

Monk remanded after alleged theft of Monkey King statue from Hong Kong temple

Hong Kong

RTHK editor gets 160 hours of community service for upskirt video

Chong Tak-yin, 57, pleaded guilty to unlawful recording of intimate parts after police found an upskirt video on his phone.

Chong Tak-yin told arresting officers the offence was “a momentary lapse of judgment” driven by sexual impulse. Photo: Fiona Chow
United States

Letters | Why Hong Kong needs special courts for drug offenders

Readers discuss Hong Kong’s approach to drug-related cases vis-a-vis New York’s, and dog owners’ duty to the community.

Hong Kong

Woman fined HK$4,000 over unleashed dog attack at Hong Kong pet garden

Woman pleads guilty after her unleashed dog attacked another and bit its owner, as magistrate urges people to pay more attention to their pets.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong government statistician cleared of loitering charge near girls’ school

Defendant, 59, admits photographing 16-year-old girl, but judge rules loitering charge unsuitable as his conduct did not amount to a threat to the pupil.

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Magistrate Kestrel Lam Tsz-hong said the defendant’s conduct did not cause a reasonable fear for the pupil’s safety. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong politics

Beijing slams West for criticising Hong Kong court verdict in Tiananmen vigil case

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian hits out at ‘certain countries and organisations’ for using judicial cases to smear Hong Kong.

Crime in Hong Kong

Former Hong Kong teacher gets 18 months in prison for molesting student twice

Judge Gary Lam describes defendant Cheng Hon-sze’s case as serious and says there is no room for a reduced sentence.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong academic who allegedly hid marital status cleared of indecent assault

Peng Peng, 38, acquitted at Sha Tin Court, where he had previously pleaded not guilty to two counts of indecent assault.

CUHK associate professor Peng Peng arrives at Sha Tin Court ahead of the verdict. Photo: Sun Yeung
Crime

Ex-care home worker accused of raping intellectually disabled woman 5 times

Chung Pui-kei alleged to have raped woman with intellectual ability of a child while working at care home linked to NGO Hong Chi Association.

The woman was allegedly raped five times at a residential home in Tai Po. Photo: Jelly Tse
Crime in Hong Kong

Ex-Deloitte IT manager jailed for 22 months over HK$1.2 million laptop theft

Ho Man-kit, 40, earlier pleaded guilty to stealing 423 company laptops to sell to recycler to fund his stock trading addiction.

Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil organiser, former leaders guilty of inciting subversion

Court rules alliance’s push to end ‘one-party dictatorship’ violated national security law, as city leader John Lee says it showed hatred of Beijing.

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Hong Kong

Pet owner barred from leaving Hong Kong pending trial over fatal dog attacks

The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department says the 60kg dog will not be put down at this stage and will instead undergo health and temperament assessments.

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Ng Shui-ting, 52, leaves Tuen Mun Court after being released on bail pending trial over allegations that his 60kg dog killed two pets and injured another. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong Basic Law

Legal Tales | True friends stab you in the front? The importance of debate in today’s world

For Legal Tales’ final column, Jose-Antonio Maurellet discusses the competition of ideas as judiciaries navigate a polarised world.

Barristers see it as a key role to defend the rule of law, judicial independence and fundamental rights. Photo: Yik Yeung-man.
China Evergrande Group

Evergrande liquidators challenge watchdog’s HK$1 billion settlement with PwC

Developer’s liquidators are seeking to have agreement with PricewaterhouseCoopers Hong Kong quashed on the grounds of an abuse of power.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong parents lose legal bid to get baby Danny back from welfare authorities

Judge Queeny Au Yeung says father’s use of habeas corpus writ meritless and raises concerns over family’s lack of regard for risks to baby.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Ex-Mos Burger boss among 8 in court over using ‘phantom workers’ to defraud chain

ICAC says former branch manager and wife allegedly falsely represented six others as shop assistants despite never reporting for duty.

One of the defendants previously managed Mos Burger’s Tin Shui Wai Branch. Photo: Handout
Apple Daily

Court orders defunct Apple Daily to pay HK$1.5 million over defamatory articles

Judge says Apple Daily failed to prove its allegations or allow China Innovation Investment and its executives to respond before publication.

Hong Kong society

Create judge training pathway to tackle Hong Kong courtroom delays: think tank

POD Research Institute founder Ronny Tong says reducing waiting times will ensure rule of law is upheld and safeguard human rights.

Crime in Hong Kong

Man who raped daughter multiple times over a decade jailed for 22 years

Judge slams ‘disgusting’ acts by construction worker, saying it is one of the worst sexual assault cases involving a father he has seen.

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The defendant, a 48-year-old construction worker, pleaded guilty to 14 counts of rape and one count of buggery. Photo: Nora Tam
Crime in Hong Kong

Senior Hong Kong policeman loses appeal over jail term for HK$26m mortgage fraud

Court of Appeal upholds Superintendent Harbour Chan’s conviction for two counts of fraud, finding he knowingly made false claims about his job.

Harbour Chan attends a District Court hearing on October 10, 2023. The police superintendent has lost his appeal against his conviction. Photo: Brian Wong
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong merchant jailed for trying to kill wife, daughters amid debt woes

Defendant, who had been receiving treatment for depression, said he feared debt collectors would harass his family as he struggled to keep his business afloat.

Crime in Hong Kong

Diamond buyer jailed for stealing HK$11 million in gems to fund gambling habit

Judge says thefts by ex-Tse Sui Luen Jewellery employee Mui Ka-fai between April 2023 and February 2024 ‘carefully executed and covered up’.

Hong Kong

Man admits molesting 11-year-old girl, taking over 200 photos and videos

Hong Kong judge condemns 47-year-old’s ‘despicable and sickening’ acts, orders psychologist’s report ahead of August 31 sentencing.

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The District Court building in Wan Chai. Photo: Warton Li
Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong woman acquitted of protest-related charges after return from Australia

Court rules prosecutors have failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt Ami Chan carried laser pointers and spray paint for illegal purposes in 2019.

Magistrate Edward Wong pointed out that there was no demonstration or people gathering when a police constable intercepted the defendant and five others on Oil Street in Fortress Hill in 2019. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong

Man acquitted of assaulting wife after court finds contradictions in testimony

Court cites contradictions in Shazia Parveen’s testimony and says the court could not ‘safely determine what had really happened’ between the couple.

Law

Legal Tales | Overseeing jury trials – the demanding job of a High Court judge

A complex and lengthy criminal trial, often conducted under the glare of public scrutiny, is perhaps the greatest test of a judge’s mettle.

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