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West Kowloon Court

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.
The ICAC has charged a police superintendent, his girlfriend and brother over alleged bribery and perverting the course of justice. Photo: Jelly Tse
Crime in Hong Kong

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.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 5 over shoplifting syndicate targeting Muji stores

Hong Kong courts

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

Hong Kong society

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.

The woman will appear at Kowloon City Magistrates’ Court on Monday. Photo: Sun Yeung
Crime in Hong Kong

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.

Hong Kong courts

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.

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Hong Kong courts

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.

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Police officers stand guard outside West Kowloon Court. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong courts

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 courts

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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Crime in Hong Kong

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.

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A billboard promting the national security law. Police have used a section of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance for the first time to make the latest arrests. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong national security law

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’.

Wanted notices posted outside Tsim Sha Tsui police station. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong courts

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.

Crime in Hong Kong

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.

Your Perfect Week

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.

Award-winning Cantonese opera “The Imperial Decree”. Photo: courtesy Black Box Chinese Opera Festival
Hong Kong courts

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

Court rules complainant gave inconsistent accounts of how offences occurred.

Football coach Wong Chi-wai (front) leaves West Kowloon Court with his lawyers after he is acquitted of indecent assault for a second time. Photo: Brian Wong
Crime in Hong Kong

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.

Hong Kong courts

Japanese pop idol Kenshin Kamimura molested interpreter, Hong Kong court hears

Ex-member of ONE N’ ONLY boy band returns to court to stand trial for count of indecent assault arising from alleged incident on March 2.

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Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong teen remanded in custody over scrawling seditious words in toilet

Leung Kai-lok appears in West Kowloon Court to face four counts, including one of sedition under domestic national security law.

Exterior of West Kowloon Court, where the teenager will be charged on Wednesday for alleged sedition. Photo: Dickson Lee
Crime in Hong Kong

Teacher, teen arrested at Hong Kong airport in ‘Ice’, ketamine drug cases

Customs finds 47kg of suspected ketamine in woman’s luggage while 18-year-old from Kuala Lumpur allegedly hid 2.2kg of ‘Ice’ in carry-on bag.

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