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Illicit photos cost mainland Chinese woman HK$197,260 and seven days in jail after Hong Kong court case
Tang Lin-ling found guilty of contempt of court for taking pictures in hearing related to 2014 Occupy protests and posting others taken in court to WeChat
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A set of photographs that Tang Lin-ling took of a politically charged Hong Kong trial have cost her HK$197,260 (US$25,100) in legal fees and seven days in jail.
The mainland Chinese woman was found guilty of criminal contempt of court on Monday, ending a chaotic chapter in a trial otherwise focused on people arrested during the pro-democracy Occupy protests of 2014.
By Monday night Tang, not a permanent Hong Kong resident, had completed her term – having been in custody since Tuesday – and been deported to Shenzhen.
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Handing down his verdict, High Court judge Mr Justice Andrew Chan Hing-wai told Tang she had taken some “very expensive photographs”, and advised her to “be wise” the next time she was in a Hong Kong courtroom.
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Tang, who appeared calm while Chan delivered his verdict, had been in custody since last week having failed to post cash bail of HK$50,000.
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