https://www.scmp.com/rss/522390/feed A prominent Hong Kong-based judicial institution, West Kowloon Court is dedicated to administering justice within the governmental judicial system. Located in Kowloon, it serves as a "mega court" due to its substantial size and 32 courtrooms. Its main areas of activity include hearing a wide range of legal proceedings, from criminal cases like drug trafficking and national security trials, to civil claims, coroner’s inquiries and obscene articles classifications. The institution consolidated... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Danny Mok Danny Mok Hong Kong police have arrested five people accused of stealing more than 445 items of clothing worth HK$113,000 (US$14,400) from multiple outlets of Japanese retail chain Muji. Officers from Yau Tsim police district said they had received a string of shoplifting reports since earlier this year that involved large quantities of apparel taken from a retail chain, with a source naming the business as Muji. The Japanese retail chain is known for its minimalist “no-brand quality goods”... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3350348/hong-kong-police-arrest-5-over-shoplifting-syndicate-targeting-muji-stores?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3350348/hong-kong-police-arrest-5-over-shoplifting-syndicate-targeting-muji-stores?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:22:57 +0000 Fiona Chow Fiona Chow A Hong Kong court has granted further leniency to a senior Immigration Department assistant, placing him on a one-year probation order after he was convicted of repeatedly choking his wife and young son during domestic disputes. Kowloon City Court heard on Wednesday that the 49-year-old defendant, identified as “ATK”, preferred probation to community service because he would lose his job and the substantial pension accumulated over more than 30 years in the disciplined services. He earlier... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3347818/leniency-shown-hong-kong-immigration-worker-who-repeatedly-assaulted-wife-and-son?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3347818/leniency-shown-hong-kong-immigration-worker-who-repeatedly-assaulted-wife-and-son?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Mar 2026 06:17:45 +0000 Emily Hung Emily Hung A 41-year-old mother in Hong Kong has been charged with child abuse after her 12-year-old son reported her to police for beating him with a rattan cane, the South China Morning Post has learned. The woman was arrested on Saturday in a flat at Kam Fung House in Wong Tai Sin after her son called police at 2.48pm and complained he had been beaten. A source said on Sunday that the woman, surnamed Guo and holding a Hong Kong identity card, allegedly beat the child on his left shoulder and thigh with... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3347480/hong-kong-mum-charged-abuse-after-son-12-calls-police-over-cane-beating?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3347480/hong-kong-mum-charged-abuse-after-son-12-calls-police-over-cane-beating?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 22 Mar 2026 10:20:03 +0000 Danny Mok Danny Mok A senior officer with Hong Kong’s Auxiliary Medical Service has been suspended after being arrested and charged with indecent assault against a female colleague. Chief Staff Officer Alex Wong Ying‑keung was taken into custody this month, the South China Morning Post has learned. The victim was reportedly a senior female colleague. Wong has been charged with one count of indecent assault. The case is scheduled to be mentioned at Kowloon City Court on Wednesday. The investigation had been taken... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3344500/hong-kong-medical-officer-suspended-over-indecent-assault-charge-against-colleague?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3344500/hong-kong-medical-officer-suspended-over-indecent-assault-charge-against-colleague?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:31:46 +0000 Fiona Chow Fiona Chow A senior assistant at Hong Kong’s Immigration Department has admitted to throttling his wife and five-year-old son multiple times in fits of rage over trivial quarrels. Kowloon City Court on Monday heard the guilty pleas from the 49-year-old defendant who assaulted his 39-year-old wife on three occasions between 2021 and 2024 at their home in Kwun Tong. He also attacked his son on three separate occasions between 2023 and 2025, when the boy was five years old at the time of the first... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3344357/dad-throttled-wife-child-rage-over-trivial-quarrels-hong-kong-court-hears?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3344357/dad-throttled-wife-child-rage-over-trivial-quarrels-hong-kong-court-hears?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:57:01 +0000 Natalie Wong,Matthew Cheng,Edith Lin,Brian Wong Natalie Wong,Matthew Cheng,Edith Lin,Brian Wong Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeals by 12 opposition activists seeking to overturn their convictions or have their sentences reduced, following the city’s largest national security trial to date. The appellate court on Monday also upheld the acquittal of one of 47 defendants prosecuted in the high-profile case of conspiracy to subvert state power. A heavy police presence was seen outside the West Kowloon Court on Monday morning, with around 100 officers stationed at the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3344284/hong-kong-court-rule-appeals-activists-largest-national-security-trial?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3344284/hong-kong-court-rule-appeals-activists-largest-national-security-trial?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Feb 2026 01:31:22 +0000 Matthew Cheng Matthew Cheng A Hong Kong court has granted bail to a driver suspected to have deliberately crashed his coach on the Shenzhen Bay Bridge, injuring 17 passengers, with the magistrate urging the man’s family to “pay extra attention” to his condition. Lee Kai-po, 63, appeared before West Kowloon Court on a charge of dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm on Wednesday. Bail was set at HK$50,000 (US$6,370). As part of his bail conditions, Lee was told to hand in his driving licence and ordered not to leave... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3343924/hong-kong-bus-driver-alleged-have-crashed-deliberately-bridge-granted-bail?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3343924/hong-kong-bus-driver-alleged-have-crashed-deliberately-bridge-granted-bail?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:05:35 +0000 Fiona Chow Fiona Chow An 82-year-old taxi driver has been acquitted by a Hong Kong court after a teenage passenger accused him of swearing and refusing to print a receipt for a midnight trip last year. Yen Ken-hoi became embroiled in the legal dispute after the 16-year-old male passenger filed a complaint to police regarding the cabby’s alleged rude manner during a trip in Sham Shui Po on September 21, 2024. The teenager, surnamed Ng, earlier testified before Deputy Magistrate Christine Leung Wan-chong that Yen... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3338005/hong-kong-taxi-driver-82-acquitted-using-foul-language-teenage-customer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3338005/hong-kong-taxi-driver-82-acquitted-using-foul-language-teenage-customer?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Dec 2025 07:33:37 +0000 Danny Mok Danny Mok Hong Kong’s national security police have arrested a woman on suspicion of taking part in illegal drills as officers continue operations against a group accused of conducting military‑style combat training aimed at subverting the government. A police spokesman said on Sunday the 26‑year‑old woman was taken into custody on Friday night on suspicion of committing the offence of “unlawful drilling” under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance. She was later released on bail and is required to... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3336401/woman-26-arrested-hong-kong-expands-crackdown-military-style-drills?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3336401/woman-26-arrested-hong-kong-expands-crackdown-military-style-drills?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 14 Dec 2025 13:22:31 +0000 Ambrose Li Ambrose Li The Hong Kong government is considering for the first time using its powers under the national security law to ban two organisations deemed subversive. The Security Bureau said on Monday the secretary for security was weighing the move against the Canada-based “Hong Kong Parliament” and Taiwan-based “Hong Kong Democratic Independence Union”. “The two organisations in question aim to subvert state power,” a bureau spokesman said. “Their objectives include promoting ‘self-determination’ and making... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3333985/hong-kong-may-ban-2-subversive-groups-based-canada-and-taiwan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3333985/hong-kong-may-ban-2-subversive-groups-based-canada-and-taiwan?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Nov 2025 12:51:22 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong A Hong Kong man recently cleared of taking part in a bomb plot in the aftermath of the 2019 anti-government protests has been sent back to prison by a court pending a separate trial for allegedly inciting unrest. West Kowloon Court on Thursday denied bail to 32-year-old Ng Tsz-lok after prosecutors accused him of encouraging others to confront authorities during mass gatherings by giving protesters bows and catapults that he allegedly made. Ng was among five people arrested by police’s National... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3330904/cleared-hong-kong-bomb-suspect-remanded-after-arrest-over-inciting-unrest?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3330904/cleared-hong-kong-bomb-suspect-remanded-after-arrest-over-inciting-unrest?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Oct 2025 09:26:46 +0000 Vivian Au Vivian Au Hong Kong police have arrested three men after discovering around 69kg of suspected cocaine worth HK$42 million, with traffickers believed to have hired divers to retrieve the drugs from near-shore waters, a tactic encountered by officers for the first time. A police spokesman said on Sunday that officers had conducted an anti-drug operation in Tsing Yi near Stonecutters Bridge the previous day and spotted three men loading three large bags into a suspicious private car. They stopped the trio... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3329575/3-held-hong-kong-new-smuggling-tactic-dropping-cocaine-sea-uncovered?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3329575/3-held-hong-kong-new-smuggling-tactic-dropping-cocaine-sea-uncovered?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Oct 2025 10:16:21 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung Try this The Big Bread Social Sourdough fiends and carb lovers will want to mark this gathering of hobbyist bakers. Organised by Big Hug Studios and Obviously Studios, the event will allow home bakers to showcase their skills, as well as connect with each other for a wholesome (and wholewheat) afternoon of fun on October 19, from 12pm to 4pm, at Sleepyhead, in Wan Chai. Sleepyhead, Shop C, 1-3 Moon Street, Wan Chai. For tickets, go to eventbrite.hk Drink this The Pontiac Marking a full decade... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3328514/what-do-hong-kong-october-12-18?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3328514/what-do-hong-kong-october-12-18?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Oct 2025 22:15:08 +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 Jess Ma Jess Ma Hong Kong customs has seized HK$4 million (US$512,820) worth of suspected cannabis buds at the airport and arrested two passengers who arrived from Bangkok. A spokesman for the Customs and Excise Department said on Sunday that officers had detected suspected cannabis buds in the check-in suitcases of two men during the clearance process after arrival. “Customs will continue to step up enforcement against drug-trafficking activities through intelligence analysis,” the spokesman said. “The... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3320610/2-arrested-hong-kong-customs-seizes-20kg-cannabis-buds-airport?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3320610/2-arrested-hong-kong-customs-seizes-20kg-cannabis-buds-airport?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 03 Aug 2025 15:52:07 +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 Elizabeth Cheung,Brian Wong Elizabeth Cheung,Brian Wong A Hong Kong court has remanded an 18-year-old in custody on national security grounds after he allegedly wrote seditious words three times in the toilet of a commercial building earlier this month. Part-time clerk Leung Kai-lok was escorted to West Kowloon Court on Wednesday afternoon to face four counts, including one of sedition under the domestic national security law. Police revealed earlier in the day that officers had arrested Leung on suspicion of scrawling words that were aimed at... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3319234/hong-kong-teen-arrested-allegedly-scrawling-seditious-words-toilet?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3319234/hong-kong-teen-arrested-allegedly-scrawling-seditious-words-toilet?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Jul 2025 05:10:43 +0000 Danny Mok Danny Mok A teacher who arrived from Germany and a teenager on a flight from Malaysia have been arrested at Hong Kong airport for allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs worth more than HK$23 million (US$3 million) into the city in two separate cases. The Customs and Excise Department revealed on Sunday that the two suspects had been arrested the previous day. In the first case, customs officers stopped a 58-year-old female passenger who had arrived from Frankfurt for inspection. Officers discovered about... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3318059/teacher-teen-arrested-hong-kong-airport-ice-ketamine-drug-cases?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3318059/teacher-teen-arrested-hong-kong-airport-ice-ketamine-drug-cases?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 13 Jul 2025 16:04:16 +0000