https://www.scmp.com/rss/522742/feed The latest news and top stories on Lam Cheuk-ting. He served as a Legislative Council member and North District Councillor, and was a senior figure in the Democratic Party. He previously worked as an investigator for the Independent Commission Against Corruption. Currently, he is appealing convictions for conspiracy to subvert state power under the national security law and for rioting during the 2019 Yuen Long attack. His work involved advocating for residents’ welfare and participating in... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Matthew Cheng,Natalie Wong Matthew Cheng,Natalie Wong A Hong Kong court has dismissed appeals by 12 opposition activists to overturn their convictions or reduce their sentences in the city’s largest national security case, upholding a finding that an unofficial 2020 primary election was subversive and that the seven-year starting point for jail terms was not “manifestly excessive”. The Court of Appeal on Monday also upheld the acquittal of barrister Lawrence Lau Wai-chung, one of the 47 activists prosecuted in the landmark case of conspiracy to... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3344367/hong-kong-court-dismisses-appeal-12-activists-over-landmark-subversion-case?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3344367/hong-kong-court-dismisses-appeal-12-activists-over-landmark-subversion-case?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:15:17 +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 Connor Mycroft Connor Mycroft Curry fishball plushies, novelty minibus signs and products inspired by Hong Kong iconography emerged as bestsellers at the city’s biggest Lunar New Year fair, with one vendor saying he made more than HK$100,000 (US$12,790) in daily sales. From first-time sellers to charities, vendors were busy attracting customers with their locally designed merchandise on Wednesday as tens of thousands of festivalgoers lined the booths at Victoria Park’s Lunar New Year Fair. Among the busiest stalls was Lo... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3343764/curry-fishball-toys-hit-hong-kong-nostalgia-shines-lunar-new-year-fair?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3343764/curry-fishball-toys-hit-hong-kong-nostalgia-shines-lunar-new-year-fair?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:25:45 +0000 Fiona Chow Fiona Chow A Hong Kong appellate court will announce its decisions next Monday on the appeals of 12 activists convicted of conspiring to subvert state power in an unofficial election, and also rule on an acquitted defendant in the city’s largest national security trial. Eleven of the 12 found guilty over a scheme during the 2020 Legislative Council election to undermine, destroy or overthrow the administration earlier lodged appeals against their convictions and sentences. They have been serving jail... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3343713/hong-kong-court-announce-verdict-appeals-12-jailed-activists-february-23?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3343713/hong-kong-court-announce-verdict-appeals-12-jailed-activists-february-23?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Feb 2026 06:39:42 +0000 Jeffie Lam Jeffie Lam For years, Winfield Chong Wing-fai, an executive committee member of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party and long-term advocate against bid-rigging, has juggled countless invitations from residents to attend meetings of owners’ corporations, so homeowners can seek his advice on building maintenance projects. The number and frequency of those invitations increased exponentially after last month’s deadly fire at Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court, which revealed the secrets of a murky and rapacious building... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3336333/vote-disband-hong-kongs-democratic-party-looms-members-weigh-rough-ride?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3336333/vote-disband-hong-kongs-democratic-party-looms-members-weigh-rough-ride?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 14 Dec 2025 04:00:18 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong A former Hong Kong opposition lawmaker has been cleared of obstructing his political rivals during a chaotic Legislative Council meeting in the lead-up to the 2019 anti-government protests. West Kowloon Court on Thursday found insufficient evidence to show Lam Cheuk-ting interfered with Legco proceedings over a contentious extradition bill. The defendant might also have positioned himself at the centre of clashes between the two rival camps in order to understand the situation and express... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3331727/ex-hong-kong-lawmaker-cleared-obstructing-rivals-chaotic-2019-legco-meeting?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3331727/ex-hong-kong-lawmaker-cleared-obstructing-rivals-chaotic-2019-legco-meeting?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Nov 2025 05:26:02 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong A Hong Kong lawmaker has denied exaggerating his evidence against a political rival from the opposition camp to get him convicted of obstructing a Legislative Council meeting in the lead-up to the 2019 anti-government protests. Holden Chow Ho-ding testified at West Kowloon Court on Monday against ex-legislator Lam Cheuk-ting over his alleged role in clashes between the two rival camps on May 11, 2019. Chow, a Beijing loyalist, maintained that he had witnessed Lam trying to use whatever means to... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3327277/hong-kong-lawmaker-denies-exaggerating-rivals-role-chaotic-meeting?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3327277/hong-kong-lawmaker-denies-exaggerating-rivals-role-chaotic-meeting?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Sep 2025 13:17:01 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong A Hong Kong appellate court is expected to rule in nine months’ time on appeals arising from the city’s largest national security trial, as lawyers wrapped up their verbal submissions on Thursday after 3½ days of hearings. Legal counsel urged three Court of Appeal judges to impose lighter sentences on 11 appellants for what the trial court found to be their “active participation” in a subversive scheme to “undermine, destroy or overthrow” the government. Prosecutors opposed the applications by... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3318558/hong-kong-47-court-expected-rule-appeals-9-months-time?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3318558/hong-kong-47-court-expected-rule-appeals-9-months-time?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Jul 2025 07:22:13 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong Lawyers representing 11 Hong Kong opposition figures continued advancing arguments in court in a bid to overturn their convictions for conspiracy to subvert state power, saying they could not be held liable under the national security law for trying to trigger a constitutional mechanism to oust the city leader. Legal counsel on Tuesday argued that lawmakers were entitled to use their votes as a bargaining chip to push their political demands, while urging an appellate court to be cautious about... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3318349/appeals-continue-11-hong-kong-opposition-figures-jailed-subversion?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3318349/appeals-continue-11-hong-kong-opposition-figures-jailed-subversion?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:54:33 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong A Hong Kong court has started hearing appeals lodged by 11 opposition figures jailed for conspiracy to subvert state power following the city’s largest national security trial, while the government is seeking to overturn a defendant’s acquittal in the high-profile case. Legal counsel for the 11 appellants on Monday urged an appellate court to refrain from adjudicating on “political matters”, saying that any “peaceful” attempt to force the government to accede to a political agenda should be... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3318192/hong-kong-47-court-begins-hearing-appeals-against-activists-convictions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3318192/hong-kong-47-court-begins-hearing-appeals-against-activists-convictions?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 14 Jul 2025 14:27:29 +0000