Hong Kong courts

Occupy co-founders Benny Tai (centre, with arm raised), Dr Chan Kin-man (To Tai’s right) and Reverend Chu Yiu-ming (to Tai’s left) ahead of their trial on Monday. Photo: Dickson Lee

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Occupy movement co-founders Benny Tai, Dr Chan Kin-man and Reverend Chu Yiu-ming face charges over public nuisance.

19 Nov 2018 - 12:33pm

The defendant was expected to appear in court on Monday. Photo: TVB News

Recaptured man, 34, charged with escaping from custody

18 Nov 2018 - 8:25pm

Vincent Wong made his first appearance at Eastern Court on Wednesday. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Prosecutor charged with sex assault jumps to his death in Hong Kong

17 Nov 2018 - 11:21pm

Argument over women led to hammer-attack death, elderly defendant tells Hong Kong court

Argument over women led to hammer-attack death, defendant says

16 Nov 2018 - 6:53pm 1

The coach said he had simply suggested that the athlete remove her jeans and stressed that he did not pull off her underwear. Photo: Sam Tsang

Coach acquitted of sexually assaulting athlete during massage

16 Nov 2018 - 11:28pm

Li Yiu-lun leaves Eastern Court. Photo: Handout

Fitness coach faces jail over swindle of autistic 18-year-old

16 Nov 2018 - 4:23am 3

The HMV store at Telford Plaza in Kowloon Bay. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong HMV store faces the music over unpaid rent

15 Nov 2018 - 8:41pm

Leung King Estate Bus Terminus in Tuen Mun. Photo: Handout

‘Super bus fan’ who stole route plates and charts gets lighter sentence

15 Nov 2018 - 3:38am

Senior Hong Kong prosecutor charged with indecent assault must report to police every month as part of bail conditions

Senior prosecutor must report to police monthly as part of bail

14 Nov 2018 - 10:55pm

The High Court in Admiralty. Photo: Sam Tsang

Landlord’s skull smashed with hammer and body left in room, court hears

13 Nov 2018 - 9:49pm

Siu Lam Psychiatric Centre in Tuen Mun. Photo: Edward Wong

Domestic helper who killed boy, 2, sent to mental hospital indefinitely

13 Nov 2018 - 10:03pm

The defendant was found guilty by a High Court jury on Monday. Photo: Fung Chang

Man gets 14 years’ jail for role in attempted kidnapping of ex-official

13 Nov 2018 - 10:30pm

The kidnap attempt on Ronald Leung took place in 2007. Photo: SCMP

Man found guilty of attempt to kidnap retired official a decade ago

13 Nov 2018 - 8:43am

Joseph Lau Luen-hung (right) and his partner Chan Hoi-wan (left) attending the funeral of real estate tycoon Walter Kwok Ping-sheung at St John’s Cathedral in Central. Photo: Felix Wong

Fugitive Hong Kong tycoon sues magazine over ‘back-door exit’ report

12 Nov 2018 - 5:39pm

The couple pleaded guilty to ill-treating the child at Kwun Tong Court. Photo: SCMP

Parents spared jail as abused girl, 12, wants chance to rebuild ties

9 Nov 2018 - 11:18pm

A slow loris at a wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centre in Nanning, China, in April 2017. A slow loris was among more than 19 animals recovered from a self-proclaimed “animal-lover” in Hong Kong. Photo: Reuters

Light penalty for keeping endangered species disappoints

9 Nov 2018 - 7:00am

The school said all infected pupils were in Primary Five and Six. Photo: Sam Tsang/SCMP

10th hand, foot and mouth disease case at Tuen Mun school

8 Nov 2018 - 10:51pm

Ngan was sentenced at the High Court on Thursday. Photo: Roy Issa

Butcher jailed for life after killing and dismembering ex-wife’s aunt

8 Nov 2018 - 9:50pm 2

HFMD is clinically characterised by rashes or lesions occurring on the palms, soles and other parts of the body, such as the buttocks and thighs. Photo: Shutterstock

Boy, 11, critically ill after hand, foot, mouth disease outbreak at school

8 Nov 2018 - 12:53am 8

A High Court jury of four men and three women convicted Ngan Wing-chau of murder by a majority verdict. Photo: Fung Chang

‘Master meat cutter’ found guilty of murdering ex-wife’s aunt

7 Nov 2018 - 11:44pm

Kam Chak-wah leaves Tuen Mun Court on Wednesday. Photo: Jasmine Siu

Doctor accused of indecently assaulting woman appears in court

7 Nov 2018 - 12:08pm

The accident happened on the escalator at Langham Place in March last year. Photo: Winson Wong

Engineer admits failing to check components before Mong Kok escalator accident

6 Nov 2018 - 10:47pm

Hong Kong police superintendent Kitty Chik describing the new detention facilities at Wan Chai police station. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Rape suspect’s death spurs police rethink on self-harm in detention

6 Nov 2018 - 10:36am 10

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe delivering a speech on November 5, 2018 in Noumea, a day after islanders on the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia rejected independence in a referendum. Photo: AFP

Policeman found dead in French prime minister’s garden

6 Nov 2018 - 5:45am 1

Lam Wing-chun was found dead in his cell at Sau Mau Ping police station. Photo: Felix Wong

Police patrols fall short, Hong Kong coroner says, after suspect’s death

5 Nov 2018 - 10:46pm

Desiree Rante Luis (centre), who may be separated from her sons (from left) David John, Mark Joelery and Carl Benz. Photo: Edmond So

Filipino mothers’ final bid to stay in city and avoid split from families

4 Nov 2018 - 3:33pm

Pussy Riot’s message to Hong Kong’s young political activists: keep on fighting

Keep fighting: Pussy Riot’s message to young Hong Kong political activists

3 Nov 2018 - 2:07pm 12

The animals were found during a police inspection of James Chai’s Yuen Long home on January 23, which found he had no licence to justify his ownership. Photo: Shutterstock

Animal-lover kept endangered species in ‘slow euthanasia’

3 Nov 2018 - 3:13am 2

The High Court refused to prosecute four teachers who leaked exam questions by using their own smartphones to take and send images. K.Y. Cheng

Top court to rule on law used to tackle smartphone crime in February

2 Nov 2018 - 11:09pm 1

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