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West Kowloon Court

A prominent Hong Kong-based judicial institution, West Kowloon Court is dedicated to administering justice within the governmental judicial system. Located in Kowloon, it serves as a "mega court" due to its substantial size and 32 courtrooms. Its main areas of activity include hearing a wide range of legal proceedings, from criminal cases like drug trafficking and national security trials, to civil claims, coroner’s inquiries and obscene articles classifications. The institution consolidated several tribunals, enhancing judicial efficiency and symbolising Hong Kong’s independent and transparent legal framework.

Lung Mo Temple in Tsuen Wan. Photo: Google

Crime in Hong Kong

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

Court documents state that Zha Jianxin, a Shenzhen-based two-way permit holder, allegedly took the statue from Lung Mo Temple on August 24.

27 Aug 2026 - 12:20AM

Crime in Hong Kong

Another suspect in HK$7m gold robbery at Hong Kong airport held after car crash

25 Aug 2026 - 9:24PM

West Kowloon Court

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

Court documents state that Zha Jianxin, a Shenzhen-based two-way permit holder, allegedly took the statue from Lung Mo Temple on August 24.

Another suspect in HK$7m gold robbery at Hong Kong airport held after car crash

Hong Kong student avoids jail for seditious graffiti in commercial complex toilet

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.

Hongkonger, 19, guilty of sedition over commercial complex toilet graffiti

Leung Kai-lok scrawled graffiti inside a men’s toilet in China Hong Kong City in Tsim Sha Tsui between July 17 and 21 last year.

Teenager sent to detention centre for attempted voyeurism in school toilet

Defendant to spend up to six months at Sha Tsui Correctional Institution, with magistrate urging teenager to reflect on his actions.

Senior Hong Kong policeman convicted of molesting clerk 3 times at headquarters

Senior Superintendent Ian Chow found guilty of touching woman on three occasions, including during work party in front of witnesses.

Hong Kong police officer gets nearly 2 years for upskirt filming, gun grab

Constable Ko Chun-chung, 40, admitted thrill of breaking the law drove him to commit offence against the woman on January 15, 2025.

Police officer admits taking upskirt footage and trying to grab colleague’s gun

Ko Chun-chung, 40, pleads guilty to recording woman after following her up an escalator at Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station.

Man jailed for 10 months over seditious messages thrown from Hong Kong flat

Raymond Wong wrote offensive messages targeting police, judges and mainland residents and threw them out of his window.

Hong Kong’s ICAC charges woman over alleged HK$10,000 bribe in custody case

Wen Congmei, 62, accused of offering cash to Legal Aid Department clerk in bid to influence grandson’s custody case.

Unemployed man gets suspended jail term for reposting call to boycott Legco poll

Lam Kin-sik, 67, receives two-month jail term suspended for 24 months, for reposting a fugitive’s call urging people not to vote.

Hong Kong’s ICAC charges police superintendent over HK$1 million bribe, misconduct

Anti-corruption watchdog charges officer, girlfriend and brother over alleged bribe, leaked police information and attempt to pervert justice.

Hong Kong police arrest 5 over shoplifting syndicate targeting Muji stores

Group allegedly posted lookouts as other members swiftly stuffed clothing into handbags and reusable bags before leaving.

Leniency shown to Hong Kong immigration worker who repeatedly assaulted wife and son

Magistrate accepts one-year probation recommendation, citing risk of job and pension loss, after initially imposing community service sentence.

Hong Kong mum charged with abuse after son, 12, calls police over cane beating

Child injured on chin, shoulder, arm and thigh, sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment.

Hong Kong medical officer suspended over indecent assault charge against colleague

Security Bureau has confirmed the suspension of senior officer Alex Wong, who is due in court on charges of indecent assault.

Dad throttled wife, child in rage over trivial quarrels, Hong Kong court hears

49-year-old defendant, who works with Immigration Department, pleads guilty to six counts of common assault.

Hong Kong 47: court dismisses appeals by 12 activists in national security trial

Appellate court also upholds acquittal of barrister Lawrence Lau in the subversion case.

Hong Kong bus driver alleged to have deliberately crashed on bridge granted bail

Lee Kai-po, 63, has been charged with dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm.

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.

Woman, 26, arrested in Hong Kong over military-style drills

Woman taken into custody on suspicion of engaging in unlawful military-style drill after nine men earlier arrested for same offence.

Hong Kong may ban 2 ‘subversive’ groups based in Canada and Taiwan

City may use national security law to target Canada-based ‘Hong Kong Parliament’ and Taiwan-based ‘Hong Kong Democratic Independence Union’.

Cleared Hong Kong bomb suspect remanded after arrest over inciting unrest

Ng Tsz-lok spent nearly 5½ years in custody over his alleged role in unrelated conspiracy to trigger explosions at public venues in 2020.

3 held in Hong Kong as new smuggling tactic of dropping cocaine at sea uncovered

Police arrest 3 men, including a Brazilian national, in Tsing Yi and find diving equipment near the shore.

What to do in Hong Kong, October 12-18

Get baking at Sleepyhead cafe, sip cocktails at The Pontiac, check out some Chinese opera or explore Repulse Bay history.

Hong Kong coach cleared of molesting women’s football team player

Court rules complainant gave inconsistent accounts of how offences occurred.

2 arrested as Hong Kong customs seizes 20kg of cannabis buds at airport

Two men, aged 35 and 48, arrested during clearance procedures after arriving from Bangkok.