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Delivering the sentence, District Judge Pang Chung-ping said the case was serious and exacerbated by the defendant’s breach of trust and the large age difference between him and the girl. Photo: Jelly Tse
Crime in Hong Kong

Ex-Hong Kong teacher jailed for 22 months over unlawful sex with pupil, 15

Religious studies teacher, 41, pleads guilty to two sexual offences against his former pupil at Christian school.

Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong’s security chief attacks Guardian newspaper over Jimmy Lai claim

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong man gets 5 years, 8 months in jail for slashing ex-wife in her sleep

Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong court upholds acquittal of Democratic Party chairman in protest case

Court of Appeal dismisses Department of Justice’s request to send Lo Kin-hei’s 2019 unlawful assembly case back to District Court.

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Lo Kin-hei was among 10 people arrested during an illegal gathering that helped to divert police attention during the siege of Polytechnic University in Hung Hom in 2019. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong government warn external parties of intervening in Jimmy Lai trial

Caution comes after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said getting the former media tycoon out of prison was a ‘priority’.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong father found guilty of murdering girl, 3, by violently shaking her

High Court jury reaches unanimous verdict and finds Lau Kai-ping, 42, guilty of killing daughter Leung Nga-sze.

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Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong protester sentenced to 45 months in jail for role in 2019 riot

Chan Wai-yiu, 27, left for Japan in 2020 after initially avoiding charges, but was rearrested two years later when he returned to visit his ill mother.

Protesters set fire to a makeshift barricade, hurled petrol bombs and used laser beams on police during a riot on Hennessy Road, Wan Chai, the court heard. Photo: Sam Tsang
Crime in Hong Kong

Ex-Hong Kong hospital chairman acquitted of laundering cash in gold trading scam

Judge says court believes Sidney Siu was deceived by investor, but slams him for negligence and lack of financial awareness.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong banker cleared of indecently assaulting female subordinate

Woman who accused Alan Lai, 54, of molesting her on three separate occasions and attacking her twice at work not a credible witness, magistrate says.

Hong Kong protests

Ex-Hong Kong lawmaker appeals against conviction over Yuen Long riot

Former opposition lawmaker, who received a 37 month sentence for role in 2019 riot, is one of four defendants to lodge appeals.

Lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting attends Legco meeting debating motion on expectations for next Chief Executive. 11JAN17 SCMP/K. Y. Cheng
Hong Kong society

Obituary | Hong Kong’s veteran judges pay tribute to late colleague Michael Stuart-Moore

Former High Court judge died aged 80 in Australia in December, with his lengthy career including sentencing of ‘King of Thieves’ Yip Kai-foon.

Fellow judges have said Stuart-Moore’s no-nonsense approach and commitment to high standards saw him quickly forge a formidable reputation. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

Editorial | Judgments reflect the independence and impartiality of Hong Kong’s courts

Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal quashes the convictions of three activists while ruling in favour of government in a separate case.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong prisons officer charged with fraud over HK$1.5 million in loans

Jivcons Man, 49, accused of deceiving credit union and three financial institutions into granting him 17 loans.

Cathay Pacific

Conditional discharge for pair who scuffled on Cathay Japan-Hong Kong flight

Hong Kong court releases Tsui Zi-kew, 32, and Zhang Xinyan, 60, on two-year bind-over order.

Defendant Zhang Xinyan leaves West Kowloon Court on Wednesday. Photo: Sun Yeung
Legislative Council of Hong Kong

Former Hong Kong opposition lawmakers jailed for causing Legco ruckus

Pair punished for roles in 2019 incident which aimed to stall proceedings of a committee scrutinising contentious extradition bill.

Former opposition lawmakers Eddie Chu, left, and Raymond Chan have been sentenced for their roles in causing a ruckus during a Legislative Council meeting. Photo: Winson Wong

Elderly Singaporean man jailed for 11 years over Hong Kong robberies

75-year-old, who had overstayed in the city for more than a decade, snatched HK$14,000 from a bank in Yau Ma Tei using an airgun.

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Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong social worker convicted of rioting in 2019 protest after retrial

Jackie Chen, 48, found guilty after government appealed against her acquittal in 2020.

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Universities in Hong Kong

Student jailed for using fake record to enter Chinese University of Hong Kong

Mainland Chinese student sentenced to three months in prison for using forged New York University transcript in application to CUHK.

Shatin Law Court Building in Sha Tin. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong to review how national security law enforced after challenge over rules

Deputy Secretary for Justice Horace Cheung says government studying court case to understand how law can be better applied.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong couple jailed up to 3 years for repeatedly abusing three-year-old son

Mother and her boyfriend inflicted so much physical damage on boy he faces long-term neurological problems and permanent eye damage.

Hong Kong

Taiwanese woman denied bail in Hong Kong over 2019 money-laundering case

Chen Hui-chih, 55, was arrested last month when she entered the city in a tour group that included a Taiwanese legislator and other officials.

West Kowloon Court on Friday refused to grant bail to the defendant, Chen Hui-chih. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong’s top court overturns convictions of Tiananmen vigil activists

Leaders of now-dissolved group, including Chow Hang-tung, were sentenced to jail in 2023 for rejecting police request.

Chow Hang-tung was the vice-chairwoman of the now-disbanded alliance behind the city’s annual Tiananmen Square vigil. Photo: AFP
Crime in Hong Kong

Ex-McDonald’s worker in Hong Kong jailed for 10 years for murder attempt on boss

Chan Chi-shing committed crime three weeks into new job after being berated by manager.

Crime in Hong Kong

Daughter of Hong Kong man accused of raping her kept silent as mum ‘also abused’

Victim, now 26, tells court she was first raped at 12 years old and did not think her mother, who was also being abused, could help.

Jimmy Lai trial

Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai ‘withheld’ sensitive information in bid to meet US official

Admission contradicts previous denial that he had deliberately concealed his intended meeting with then US No 2 official Mike Pence.

Jimmy Lai has admitted trying to win a court’s permission to travel to the US five years ago by withholding “politically sensitive” information about his plan to meet the country’s vice-president. Photo: AP

Hong Kong actor Vinci Wong bankrupt after alleged HK$2.8 million loan default

Vinci Wong, ex-chairman of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, filed for bankruptcy in December 2024 after he was sued by a credit firm.

Actor Vinci Wong has been declared bankrupt. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong court grants bail to IT manager accused of stealing 399 laptops

Devices believed to be worth over HK$2.79 million were stolen from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu’s Taikoo Shing office.

Jimmy Lai trial

Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai denies knowingly doing anything ‘specifically illegal’

Despite ‘taking risks’ former media boss insists he stayed on the right side of the national security law’s red lines.

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