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1. Man gets life for killing girlfriend to get insurance cash

   Posted Mar 31st 2011, 12:00am by Joyce Man

   ... Conviction Joyce Man An insurance salesman who drowned his girlfriend in Victoria Harbour to pocket a HK$2.8 million life insurance policy he had taken out on her by forging her signature was jailed for life yesterday for murder. In sentencing Chow ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/742607/man-gets-life-killing-girlfriend-get-insurance-cash
2. Gang admits stealing gems worth HK$3m

   Posted Mar 04th 2011, 12:00am by Austin Chiu

   ... Conviction Austin Chiu Three women and two men from the Philippines yesterday admitted stealing HK$3 million worth of diamond jewellery at two exhibitions in Hong Kong last year. The five, who were recruited by a syndicate of thieves in Manila, ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/739840/gang-admits-stealing-gems-worth-hk3m
3. Ex-Hang Seng officer lost clients' money

   Posted Feb 26th 2011, 12:00am by Austin Chiu

   ... Conviction Austin Chiu A Hang Seng Bank employee who misappropriated more than HK$14 million of customers' money incurred investment losses of HK$5 million, the District Court heard yesterday. Alex Chow Ho-kuen, 34, a former senior customer ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/739245/ex-hang-seng-officer-lost-clients-money
4. Hiker who sparked HK$170,000 search admits lying to police

   Posted Feb 25th 2011, 12:00am by Austin Chiu

   ... Conviction Austin Chiu A 21-year-old woman falsely reported to police that she had become lost on Lamma Island, triggering a costly three-day search-and-rescue operation. Yeung Pui-ka pleaded guilty at Eastern Court to wasting police resources ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/739142/hiker-who-sparked-hk170000-search-admits-lying-police
5. Teacher jailed for six months for kissing girl, 15

   Posted Feb 12th 2011, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... him. He said that she was like a daughter to him. She told the court she was disgusted but she complied, fearing that he would single her out at school. In convicting the defendant, ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/737984/teacher-jailed-six-months-kissing-girl-15
6. Hospital order for daughter who killed mother with hammers

   Posted Feb 15th 2011, 12:00am by Austin Chiu

   ... Conviction Austin Chiu A schizophrenic woman convicted of killing her 79-year-old mother was ordered yesterday to stay in a psychiatric hospital for an indefinite period. The Court of First Instance heard Leung Ching-han, 51, told psychiatrists ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/738223/hospital-order-daughter-who-killed-mother-hammers
7. Toy dealer gets 12 months for hoax terror alert

   Posted Feb 19th 2011, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Conviction Maggie Ng A toy dealer who sent a hoax e-mail to US customs about a planned terrorist attack, shutting a busy port for 10 hours, was jailed for a year yesterday. Luk Wa, 42, sent the e-mail in June 2005 to stop his goods from being ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/738591/toy-dealer-gets-12-months-hoax-terror-alert
8. Kissing distressed pupil a grave breach of trust, teacher told

   Posted Jan 22nd 2011, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... taught economics at a school in Siu Sai Wan, was convicted in Eastern Court of indecent assault and two counts of indecent conduct towards a child. Magistrate Adriana Tse said ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/736407/kissing-distressed-pupil-grave-breach-trust-teacher-told
9. Magistrate wants bigger fines for lift safety breaches

   Posted Jan 18th 2011, 12:00am by Martin Wong

   ... Purchase Scheme in an attempt to prevent more mishaps. The court heard that Otis had the largest market share in Hong Kong. This was its first conviction in 120 years of operation ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/735997/magistrate-wants-bigger-fines-lift-safety-breaches
10. Activists beg to attend funeral of 'Uncle Wah'

    Posted Jan 04th 2011, 12:00am by Verna Yu

    ... Conviction Verna Yu The death of veteran democracy activist Szeto Wah has presented the Hong Kong government with a dilemma over whether to allow exiled Chinese dissidents to come to the city to attend the funeral. The problem was highlighted ...

    http://beta.scmp.com/article/734721/activists-beg-attend-funeral-uncle-wah

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