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Barristers pose for a photo after their appointment as senior counsel at the Court of Final Appeal in Central. The Law Society is calling for the higher status for its solicitors as lawmakers scrutinise the latest round of omnibus legislative updates in Hong Kong. Photo: Yik Yeung-man.
Hong Kong society

Barristers dismiss calls for solicitors to gain senior counsel status in Hong Kong

Bar Association labels push to expand elite title ‘premature’, while Law Society argues appointments should be merit-based.

Abby Choi - murder of a model

Murder trial of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi’s former relatives to begin

Crime in Hong Kong

3 Jellycat, Labubu plushie thieves jailed for up to 2 years and 2 months

Hong Kong

Hong Kong IT analyst charged with murdering wife at their flat

Wong Chi-Kwong, 51, remanded in custody after police found his wife dead in their flat in Heng Fa Chuen estate on Wednesday and arrested him.

The Eastern Court building in Sai Wan Ho. Photo: Eugene Lee
Jimmy Lai trial

Hong Kong hits out at US panel over Jimmy Lai hearing and sanctions bill

Government says US Congressional-Executive Commission on China is trying to ‘intimidate’ officials with sanctions.

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Accidents and personal safety

3 firms fined over HK$900,000 each for role in apprentice electrician’s death

Main contractor, two subcontractors found to have played role in fatal electrocution of worker handling wiring for solar panels amid rain.

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Accidents and personal safety

22 months’ jail for Hong Kong driver who fatally struck student at junction

Court slams Ernest Au Yeung’s reckless behaviour after NGO worker accelerated car to almost 100km/h to beat amber light on his way to work in 2024.

The District Court building in Wan Chai. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Hong Kong court winds up Wang Fuk Court renovation consultant over debt

Will Power Architects, involved in HK$336 million renovation project at estate, is ordered wound up after failing to oppose creditor’s application.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong court ends trial after suspect in deadly 1991 hold-up dies of cancer

Wen Wenye, 62, who allegedly took part in murder and attempted robbery at second-hand goods shop, succumbs to lung cancer.

Hong Kong society

‘I just need an answer’: widow haunted by husband’s shooting seeks inquest

Two years after her mentally ill husband was fatally shot by a Hong Kong police officer, Mrs Li says she cannot forgive herself for calling for help.

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“I need no sympathy or pity. I just need an answer and hope to prevent this tragedy from happening again,” Mrs Li says. Photo: Dickson Lee
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong district councillor remanded in custody after underage sex conviction

Sei Chun-hing, 39, set to become first elected officer to face imprisonment for a criminal offence since ‘patriots-only’ electoral overhaul in 2021.

Yuen Long district councillor Sei Chun-hing was convicted on Monday of unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl 15 years ago. Photo: Edmond So
Crime in Hong Kong

Woman spared jail over forging PhD reference letter for Education University

Mainland Chinese student was ordered to perform 160 hours of community service after admitting she used an altered letter to secure admission.

Hong Kong police

No ‘red line’ for approving assemblies but security threats remain: police chief

Hong Kong’s police commissioner warns national security risks remain despite landmark conviction and imprisonment of Tiananmen vigil organisers.

Hong Kong national security law

‘Pillar of Shame’ sculptor to ask Denmark to negotiate for artwork’s return

Hong Kong officials rebut Jens Galschiot’s claims of ownership, note sculpture previously given to alliance challenging Communist Party.

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Danish sculptor Jens Galschiot stands beside the “Pillar of Shame” at the University of Hong Kong in 2013. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong national security law

Tiananmen vigil leaders jailed for up to 7 years, group fined HK$1.5 million

Hong Kong High Court judges jail three vigil organisers and fine their disbanded alliance over calls to end one-party rule in China.

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Medina Chow (left), the mother of former alliance vice-chairwoman Chow Hang-tung, and Elizabeth Tang (right), wife of former chairman Lee Cheuk-yan, speak to the media outside West Kowloon Court. Photo: Edmond So
Crime in Hong Kong

ICAC charges ex-HKEX vice-president over alleged failure to declare assets

Geoffrey Tong faces a count of failing to comply with a notice issued under the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance, Hong Kong’s corruption watchdog says.

Hong Kong workers/labour rights

Wall Street Journal publisher convicted for blocking reporter’s bid to lead union

Court rules company broke labour laws by preventing Selina Cheng from running for chairmanship in Hong Kong Journalists Association election.

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2 men jailed for up to 38 months over pro-independence group’s secession plot

Judge says pair, acting as advisers, devised ‘full plan’ to advance goals of Taiwan-based group calling for Hong Kong’s independence.

A Hong Kong court has jailed two men with autism for up to 38 months over their roles in a Taiwan-based pro-independence group. Photo: Jelly Tse
Crime in Hong Kong

Court acquits brother of incest, citing failure to prove teen knew it was wrong

Man was 11 to 14 years old at the time of alleged offences, while his sister, now 20, was between seven and 10.

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Accidents and personal safety

Ex-Hong Kong lawmaker William Wong’s bail extended on 4 traffic offences

He was arrested on suspicion of crashing his car into two parked vehicles while under the influence of alcohol on the CUHK campus.

Crime in Hong Kong

Calls for Hong Kong anti-stalking law after man acquitted of following teen girl

Magistrate said charge of loitering did not address defendant’s actions, and lawmakers urge government to revisit proposal for dedicated legislation shelved in 2014.

Anti-stalking legislation was proposed in the past but put on hold. Photo: Getty Images
Crime in Hong Kong

5 ParknShop and contractor staff who forged pay claims plead guilty to fraud

Hong Kong corruption watchdog says defendants colluded to make pay claims for staff who were not on shift, defrauding retail giant of HK$3.2 million.

A ParknShop supermarket in Jordan. Five former employees of the chain and its contractors have pleaded guilty to defrauding the retail giant. Photo: Jelly Tse
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Louis Koo’s production firm disputes HK$149m lawsuit, says claim ‘incomplete’

One Cool Film Production accuses Sino Hero Ventures of breaching confidentiality principles and omitting that it was dissolved for three years.

Crime in Hong Kong

Suspect deemed unfit to stand trial for alleged role in deadly hold-up in 1991

Jury rules Wen Wenye, 61, cannot be held criminally liable for murder and attempted robbery in 1991 due to cognitive impairment caused by lung cancer.

Sha Tin

MTR Corp sues Opatra operator over HK$347,000 unpaid rent and fees at mall

Court document shows rail operator, as landlord of Citylink Plaza in Sha Tin, suing Sayles Retail for the outstanding payments.

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All four Opatra outlets in the city, including the flagship store in Causeway Bay, are closed. Photo: Nora Tam
Crime in Hong Kong

Defendant knew sexual acts with sister as teen ‘seriously wrong’, court told

Prosecution argues man, now 24, knew alleged sexual acts with sibling on five occasions were inappropriate.

The High Court trial will continue on Friday. Photo: Nora Tam
Crime in Hong Kong

Disgraced lawmaker William Wong to face 4 charges, including dangerous driving

Wong, who allegedly drove while drunk and crashed his car into two parked vehicles at the CUHK campus in July, will appear in court next Wednesday.

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Louis Koo, production house sued for HK$149 million over failed loan repayment

Sino Hero Ventures accuses Hong Kong film star and his company, One Cool Film Production, of failing to repay HK$70 million borrowed in 2019.

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