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Adam Ma, the first person to mount a legal challenge against Hong Kong’s domestic national security law has lost an appeal to overturn a decision barring his early release from prison. Photo: Brian Wong
Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong appeal court rejects early release for first security law challenger

Judges uphold correctional services’ decision against ‘Captain America’ activist Adam Ma, citing lack of remorse and ‘deradicalisation’.

Hong Kong national security law

Opinion | Contrary to naysayers, Hong Kong’s national security law is working well

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Crime in Hong Kong

Man charged in connection with HK$3 million Hong Kong Hermes bag robbery

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Hong Kong’s Physical gym founders fined HK$24,000 for unpaid wages to 2 coaches

Chain’s directors have exhausted their payment options after mortgaging all their properties, lawyer says.

The owner of gym chain Physical, Luk Ngai-keung, was arrested by Hong Kong customs officers in September. Photo: Sam Tsang
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Hong Kong man blames mental illness for stabbing elderly father to death

Lee Man-lok, 35, pleads guilty to manslaughter over attack that left father with more than 80 cut and stab wounds following quarrel.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong man, 74, found guilty of manslaughter for strangling daughter

High Court jury clears security guard Chan Kwai-sang of murdering Chan Hang-sze, accepts he was provoked into killing.

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Hong Kong cook given 160 hours of community service for cruelty to dogs

Showing remorse, Ng Sing-yiu spared jail for tying two stray mongrels in nylon bags at Po Lin Monastery and abandoning them in the wild.

The two dogs, “Dai Mui” and “Sai Mui”, were found in September last year. Photo: Animal Post
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Court suspends work ban on Hong Kong contractor linked to 5 site deaths

Aggressive Construction Company will remain on government’s registered list of contractors temporarily pending a hearing on its appeal.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong hostel manager charged by ICAC over HK$900,000 theft

Former Caritas-Hong Kong employee allegedly altered booking records and stole outstanding guest payments.

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8 ex-Hong Kong hawker control officers spared jail over ‘buddy lists’ for jobs

District Court sentences eight former Food and Environmental Hygiene Department officers to between 150 and 240 hours of community service.

The eight defendants, aged 62 to 67, were previously found guilty in the District Court. Photo: Nora Tam
Crime in Hong Kong

Woman convicted of manslaughter for stabbing daughter to death in Hong Kong

Security guard Yang Leying, 50, fatally assaulted her 24-year-old daughter under the delusion that she needed to protect son.

The defendant had lived with her daughter in a flat in Tsz Ching Estate in Tsz Wan Shan since 2019. Photo: Handout
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Opinion | Hong Kong an example in balancing national security and people’s rights

Five years on from introduction of security law, the city is showing how the two issues, rather than being in conflict, are interconnected and reinforce each other.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s Aggressive Construction appeals against rejection of licence renewal

Fatal industrial accidents have brought scrutiny to firm, which is set to be removed from registered list of contractors on Friday.

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Lecturer in Hong Kong sues over ‘hostile’ response to harassment complaint

Ana Alias Martinez alleges her contract at HKUST was not renewed due to her complaints against male colleague.

The plaintiff joined the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2004. Photo: May Tse
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2 guilty of conspiring to help Abby Choi’s ex-husband in Hong Kong escape bid

Pair found guilty of agreeing to arrange boat to Macau for Alex Kwong after socialite’s murder in 2023.

Lam Shun had only “asked around” without entering into any agreement or receiving payment for helping in an escape plan, his lawyer argued. Photo: Edmond So
Law

Editorial | New senior counsel must rise to the challenges ahead

Their appointment comes as Hong Kong takes steps to establish itself as an international legal centre linking China to other parts of the world.

Hong Kong housing

Should Hong Kong hit luxury homeowners with heavier fines for illegal works?

Lawmaker warns HK$110,000 penalty for two property owners at luxury estate ‘not a good message’ for public.

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Hong Kong’s mediation centre open to developed nations, Western countries

Deputy Secretary for Justice Horace Cheung assures centre’s services available to all despite developing nations being its founding members.

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The headquarters for the International Organisation for Mediation at the former Wan Chai police station. Photo: Dickson Lee
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Meta sues Hong Kong firm over AI app making non-consensual explicit images

US tech giant accuses Joy Timeline HK of promoting ‘nudify’ app, with lawsuit part of Meta’s clampdown on such software.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Teen star of Hong Kong documentary on DSE exams convicted of theft again

Tang Ngai-hong, 19, pleads guilty to stealing bag of fruit and two packets of potato chips from supermarket in Quarry Bay.

Hong Kong taxis

Struggling Hong Kong taxi driver ‘accidentally’ put into chokehold, inquest told

Coroner’s Court is re-examining the death of taxi driver Chan Fai-wong, 65, in December 2012, a month after his arrest.

Police officer Lam Wai-wing testified at the inquest into the 2012 death of a taxi driver. Photo: Dickson Lee
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong policeman gets community service order for defrauding credit union

Officer understated repayments and hid other debts to secure HK$280,000 in loans from force’s credit union.

Defence lawyers have said the officer became emotionally disturbed by divorce proceedings with his ex-wife. Photo: Winson Wong
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s top court dismisses domestic helper’s forced labour challenge

Court of Final Appeal rules that absence of dedicated legislation did not impede the ‘practical and effective’ protection of her rights.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong student spared jail for faking exam results via beauty app Meitu

Acting principal magistrate highlights gravity of offence, but notes defendant is still relatively young and has reflected on her mistake.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong court jails couple for life for murdering, abusing newborn son

Judge calls treatment of seven-week-old Iyman Hossain by parents Imran Hossain and Farzana Akter ‘completely disgraceful’.

Murder carries a mandatory life sentence in Hong Kong, whereas child cruelty is punishable by up to 10 years in prison. Photo: Warton Li
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Hongkongers warned not to download mobile game ‘promoting secessionist agenda’

Individuals who download Reversed Front: Bonfire may be considered in possession of a seditious publication, police warn.

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‘Reversed Front: Bonfire’ was developed by a Taiwanese company, ESC. Photo: reversedfront.tw
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong court convicts couple of child cruelty, murdering newborn son

High Court jury also rejects parents’ defence that infant’s head trauma and rib fractures were inflicted by his brother out of jealousy.

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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.

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