Advertisement
Advertisement
TOPIC

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong courts
The latest news, analysis and opinion on Hong Kong courts. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
Ng Ka-sing was acquitted of murder by a seven-member jury and convicted of manslaughter instead. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
Crime in Hong Kong

Man jailed for accidentally killing girlfriend during abusive ‘weight-loss’ regime

High Court notes psychologist’s testimony of Ng Ka-sing’s poor intelligence and meek personality after earlier manslaughter conviction.

Crime in Hong Kong

Diamond buyer admits stealing HK$11m worth of gems to fund gambling addiction

Hong Kong protests

Bar Association challenges decision to clear ex-lawmaker of misconduct

Hong Kong national security law

Court approves last attempt by 11 jailed opposition figures to clear their names

Hong Kong court cites five legal issues deserving further scrutiny over appellants’ involvement in unofficial 2020 primary to take over legislature.

Benny Tai was previously sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment for acting as the chief organiser of the unofficial primary election in 2020. Photo: Winson Wong
Law

Bar Association broadly backs new offence for persistent child sexual abuse

Hong Kong Bar Association vice-chairman Martin Hui says four ‘safeguards’ are needed to ensure fairness for both defendant and victim.

Miuccia Prada

Hong Kong designer sues Prada for US$5m over abandoned Rolls-Royce project

City-based Belgian designer Jonathan Riss accuses fashion giant of breaching various written and verbal agreements.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Crime in Hong Kong

HKU virologist spared conviction for assaulting man and damaging his phone

Vijaykrishna Dhanasekaran, 48, placed under two-year order to keep the peace and instructed to pay HK$800 in damages.

5
Virologist Vijaykrishna Dhanasekaran leaves Eastern Court after a hearing in June 2026. Photo: Brian Wong
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Criticism of Hong Kong’s economy and rule of law is baseless

The city’s economic achievements and stability, underpinned by its security laws and an independent judiciary, speak for themselves.

27
Crime in Hong Kong

Former Standard Chartered bank staff jailed over HK$28m Africa investment scam

Pair sentenced to three years at a Hong Kong court after ICAC probe finds they helped syndicate use fake bank documents to dupe 21 Japanese investors.

Hong Kong

Missed red flags in Hong Kong boy’s starvation death spark hard questions

Lawmaker Grace Chan says death of boy, 5, spotlights possible failure of assessment tools designed for evaluating high-risk cases.

11
The judge said the fate of the five-year-old boy who starved to death could have been different had social workers noticed he was “just skin and bones”. Photo: Sun Yeung
Britain

Letters | A colonial relic like the judicial wig has no place in Hong Kong

Readers discuss why wigs should no longer be worn in court, verification as an AI-related skill, and long medical appointment wait times.

Legal professionals gather after the senior counsel admission ceremony at the Court of Final Appeal building in Central in 2025. Photo: Nora Tam
Law

Legal Tales | The herculean workload of Hong Kong’s judges

The increased complexity of today’s cases means many come with multiple documents, while judges preside over seemingly countless hearings.

Crime in Hong Kong

‘Savage abuse’: Hong Kong mother gets 22 years for starving boy, 5, to death

Madam Justice Susana D’Almada Remedios says 37-year-old mother committed worst form of child cruelty, causing son to die of starvation in September 2022.

7
Crime in Hong Kong

‘Damp and filthy’: murder suspect says basic necessities denied in custody

Defendant complains of poor sanitary conditions in police custody, asks court to send him to prison instead pending identification parades.

The defendant was escorted to Kowloon City Court to face a murder charge. Photo: Sun Yeung
Crime in Hong Kong

4 months’ jail for repeat sex offender, 65, who groped Form 3 student on bus

Former hardware salesman caught in the act in a video filmed by a pedestrian standing outside the bus and widely circulated online.

6
The accused was sentenced at West Kowloon Court on Tuesday. Photo: Jelly Tse
Crime in Hong Kong

4 men jailed over plot to steal Chanel items worth HK$8.7 million

Court sentences men over two foiled plots to steal Chanel handbags and wallets from the Goodman Interlink warehouse between 2016 and 2017.

CSD

Former Hong Kong prison officer jailed for 3 years over brutal attack on inmate

Tam Lik-chung repeatedly assaulted the victim with a stick at Pik Uk Prison in 2023, causing the inmate to suffer from rectal bleeding.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Universities in Hong Kong

Mainland Chinese families lose legal challenge over public university fees

High Court rejects bid by 87 families to challenge rule that visa dependants must have lived in city for at least two years to access subsidised places.

The main building of the University of Hong Kong in Pok Fu Lam. Currently, students who receive dependant visas or entry permits when they are minors are considered local and can apply for government-funded programmes. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong police

Senior Hong Kong policeman sentenced to 6-month jail term for molesting clerk

Senior Superintendent Ian Chow convicted of ‘brazen’ assaults on woman on three occasions at police headquarters.

4
Crime in Hong Kong

Law firm drops court challenge over files seized in ‘crash-for-cash’ probe

Raymond Lam & Associates is being investigated for alleged role in fraud syndicate seeking excessive claims in minor or fabricated crashes.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong doctor spared jail for fraudulently obtaining cough syrup, ADHD drugs

Lee Chi-leung handed 160 hours of community service and ordered to pay Hospital Authority HK$20,000 after being found guilty of misconduct in public office.

Misconduct in public office is punishable by up to seven years in jail when the case is heard in the District Court. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong

Taiwanese man jailed for 12 years in final case of beleaguered Hong Kong judge

Judge Wilson Chan hands down prison sentence in drug trafficking case, after being told to retire over repeated judicial plagiarism.

The High Court in Admiralty. Photo: Sun Yeung
Crime in Hong Kong

Security guard jailed for tying up cat in plastic bag, dumping it in bin

Chou Wing-lok’s callous action ‘literally sent the cat to the landfill’, magistrate says, jailing him for animal cruelty.

Crime in Hong Kong

Former Hong Kong teacher guilty of molesting student

Cheng Hon-sze guilty of two counts of indecent assault for groping his then 15-year-old pupil and making her perform an obscene act on him.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong coach accused of slapping boy, 8, forcing him to stand under hot sun

Zhao Yiqun, 51, allegedly mistreated boy during training programme at Jockey Club Ming Fai Camp on Cheung Chau in August 2024.

Principal Magistrate David Cheung adjourned the case until September 23, extending the defendant’s bail. Photo: Eugene Lee
Crime in Hong Kong

Ex-Cathay worker jailed over human smuggling case after 16 years on the run

Tsui Ying-kit, 45, pleads guilty to accepting at least HK$18,000 to help ineligible passengers check in for their flights.

5
Cathay Pacific planes at Hong Kong airport. Photo: May Tse
Crime in Hong Kong

Letters | Law reform ought not overlook long-term child sexual abuse

Readers discuss the necessity of a new offence for persistent child sexual abuse, and why the Iran war is unpopular among Nato countries.

Law

Editorial | Retirement of Hong Kong judge over plagiarism is in judiciary’s interest

The chief justice helped secure public confidence in the judiciary and honoured judges’ security of tenure by requesting rather than demanding that the judge step down.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Help preserve 120 years of quality journalism.
SUPPORT NOW
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement