https://www.scmp.com/rss/522135/feed The latest news and top stories on Peter Yu Chun-cheung. Appointed as a permanent magistrate in Hong Kong on 17 April 2020, Peter Yu Chun-cheung serves at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts, presiding over various legal proceedings. His role involves hearing cases and making judicial determinations, such as finding an accused has a case to answer, as seen in the trial of Kenshin Kamimura. His appointment came during a period of increased scrutiny on the judiciary, highlighting his position... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Brian Wong Brian Wong Lawyers for a footballer implicated in Hong Kong’s largest match-fixing case in recent years have argued that one of his former teammates made false accusations against him due to a conflict among the players. Former Hong Kong Under-23 player Brian Fok appeared at Eastern Court on Monday accused of offering bribes of HK$50,000 (US$6,430) to two teammates in 2021 and conspiring with three others to rig 32 local matches during the 2022-23 season. The 31-year-old Nigerian-born defender pleaded not... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3332222/footballer-blames-team-rift-false-claims-hong-kong-match-fixing-trial?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3332222/footballer-blames-team-rift-false-claims-hong-kong-match-fixing-trial?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Nov 2025 10:49:02 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong A court has cleared a 42-year-old coach of molesting a former player on the Hong Kong women’s football team on two occasions in 2021 after highlighting inconsistencies in the complainant’s evidence. West Kowloon Court on Thursday found Wong Chi-wai not guilty of two counts of indecent assault and pointed to “crucial” discrepancies between the written and oral testimonies of the woman, who had also worked at the defendant’s sportswear firm. Magistrate Peter Yu Chun-cheung said the witness,... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3321130/hong-kong-coach-cleared-molesting-womens-football-team-player?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3321130/hong-kong-coach-cleared-molesting-womens-football-team-player?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Aug 2025 12:58:37 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong Japanese pop idol Kenshin Kamimura molested a female interpreter and made unwelcome advances after a fan event in Hong Kong earlier this year, a court has heard. Kamimura, a former member of Japanese boy band ONE N’ ONLY, returned to West Kowloon Court on Wednesday to stand trial for a count of indecent assault arising from an alleged incident at Ming Kee Restaurant in Mong Kok in the early hours of March 2. The courtroom was packed on Wednesday, with the 316 tickets set aside for public seating... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3320181/japanese-pop-idol-kenshin-kamimura-molested-interpreter-hong-kong-court-hears?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3320181/japanese-pop-idol-kenshin-kamimura-molested-interpreter-hong-kong-court-hears?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Jul 2025 13:49:47 +0000