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Faizal Solomona Penesa at a rugby training session. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Sexual harassment and assault

Hong Kong rugby player charged with indecent assault and criminal damage

Faizal Solomona Penesa, 33, accused of molesting a bar patron and damaging door bolt while in police custody.

Happy Valley

Domestic helper gets 5 months’ jail in Hong Kong for abusing 11-month-old baby

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong social worker who had sex with teenager jailed for 2 years, 3 months

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Crime in Hong Kong

Ex-PLA soldier remanded in Hong Kong for offering illegal ride-hailing services

Zeng Yulin, 39, earned more than HK$73,000 in two months by providing paid rides in his Tesla Model S sedan.

Mainland resident Zeng Yulin, who says he was a former squad leader of the People’s Liberation Army, leaves Fanling Court after securing bail in a hearing in October 2025. Photo: Brian Wong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong bookstore owner pleads not guilty to using shop as unregistered school

Pong Yat-ming to be tried for violating Education Ordinance by hosting a Spanish class at his bookstore, Book Punch, in April last year.

Law

Legal Tales | What happens in Hong Kong’s top court, hidden amid the city’s winter wonderland

It may be used as a canvas for Christmas projections, but the building houses independently appointed judges who uphold and develop the city’s laws.

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Hong Kong

Man jailed for 4 weeks in Hong Kong for taking upskirt photos on Cathay flight

Court heard defendant was ‘opportunist’ who had ‘accidentally’ captured victim’s intimate parts while taking pictures of city’s scenery.

A Hong Kong court has sentenced a man to four weeks in jail for secretly taking upskirt photos of a woman on a Cathay Pacific flight. Photo: Jelly Tse
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong drops charges against surgeon ruled unfit to face fatal botox trial

Dementia ruling halts 21 charges against veteran surgeon Franklin Li Wang-pong linked to probe into death of banker in botched procedure in 2018.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s sex offence laws are to be overhauled. What needs to be updated?

Consent and gender issues are key areas the government will look at when it starts the review process.

Law

Legal Tales | The silk road: duties and responsibilities of Hong Kong’s senior counsel

Hong Kong has 104 senior counsel out of 1,700 barristers. So what makes senior counsel special, and are they worth that status?

Hong Kong has hundreds of barristers but only 104 of them are senior counsel. Photo: Yik Yeung-man.
Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong politics in 2025: Jimmy Lai verdict, Legco poll and Panama port saga

The Post rounds up major political events that made 2025 a significant year for the city.

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The planned Panama port sale was among the stories that made headlines this year. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police officer jailed for forging statements to close 10 cases

According to probation officer’s report, Wong Yiu-chung failed to manage stress at work, driving him to forge statements from complainants.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hongkonger who stole HK$61 million by adding ‘0’ to cheques gets 18 years’ jail

Property manager falsified reimbursements issued to him for work done, stealing HK$61.1 million from owners’ corporation over a decade.

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Hong Kong High Court

Hong Kong policeman jailed for posing as trainer to claim sick leave in 2019

Court rejects Jeffrey Tam Shun-wai’s denials and rules he had lied to his doctor to avoid frontline police work during the 2019 social unrest.

The West Kowloon Court building in Sham Shui Po. Photo: Jelly Tse
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong auxiliary policeman charged over alleged indecent act in taxi

Man, 57, arrested on suspicion of outraging public decency, is scheduled to appear in Eastern Court on Tuesday.

A view of Canal Road Flyover. Photo: Google Maps
Hong Kong

Hong Kong homeowner fined HK$180,000 for ‘wilful’ structural flat wall removal

Ku Chun-ho bears responsibility for checking whether removal of wall in his Lohas Park home requires approval, magistrate says.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong taxi driver, 82, acquitted of using foul language at teenage customer

Deputy Magistrate Christine Leung rules that complainant was an unreliable witness, with logical fallacies in his testimony.

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My Take

My Take | Eye-opening court judgment a snapshot of issues that have plagued city for years

Case involved a common but illegal practice in which developers collude with indigenous villagers to abuse the city’s ‘small-house’ policy.

The court delivered its written ruling on Tuesday. Photo: Sun Yeung
Law

Legal Tales | Free for all or fees for all? Hong Kong’s legal aid levels the scales

From pro bono work to legal aid, the city’s lawyers help ensure access to the courts is not reserved only for those with deep pockets.

Hong Kong

Judges slam lawyers, quash convictions of 11 Hong Kong villagers in ‘ding’ case

Appeal court rules 11 men were deprived of a fair trial because their lawyers failed to act in their best interests in building licences case.

Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong tram driver gets 4 weeks in jail for crash that killed girl, 3

Magistrate takes mitigating factors into consideration, grants Li Yaodong release for appeal proceedings after being remanded for two weeks.

The court earlier heard from an expert’s report that the collision occurred in a split second, giving the defendant only 0.9 seconds to react. Photo: Eugene Lee
Jimmy Lai

Opinion | West must face the facts of Jimmy Lai’s trial and conviction

Lai received a fair trial conducted in strict accordance with the law, during which his legal rights were fully safeguarded.

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Jimmy Lai, centre, is arrested by police officers at his home on August 10, 2020. Photo: AP
Hong Kong

Hong Kong court orders trial to compensate dancer paralysed in Mirror show

Judge says Mo Li’s then employer Studiodanz ‘evaded responsibility’ by failing to appear at hearings, orders trial to determine compensation.

Jimmy Lai trial

Beijing, Hong Kong slam G7 over criticism of Jimmy Lai trial verdict

Chinese ministry’s arm in Hong Kong says attempts to pressure nation akin to ‘mantis trying to stop a chariot or ant trying to shake a tree’.

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Hong Kong

Wall Street Journal accuses Hong Kong union head of abusing legal process

Lawyers for US newspaper claim ex-employee Selina Cheng is taking legal action only after her ‘extortionate’ demand for HK$3 million was rejected.

Hong Kong Journalists Association chairwoman Selina Cheng arriving at Eastern Court on Thursday for her case against The Wall Street Journal. Photo: Edmond So
Law

Legal Tales | Despite lapses behind Tai Po fire, Hong Kong’s unity shows in a time of crisis

Catastrophic fires in other places offer lessons in the administration of justice, but Hongkongers’ care and resilience will carry them through.

The buildings of Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po. Last month’s catastrophic fire at the housing estate killed at least 160 people and displaced nearly 5,000. Photo: Sam Tsang
Accidents and disasters in China

How will Jimmy Lai’s conviction affect China-UK ties, Starmer’s planned visit?

Outcome of ex-media tycoon’s Hong Kong trial poses stern test for Labour government’s balancing act with Beijing, observers say.

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Jimmy Lai trial

Open court, detailed ruling in Lai trial ‘prove Hong Kong rule of law strong’

Lawyers urge members of public to study the court’s judgment before drawing conclusions after Western countries hit out at Lai verdict.

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