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The jury passed a guilty verdict on Chan for manslaughter rather than murder, accepting that he had been provoked into killing his daughter. Warton Li
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong man, 74, found guilty of manslaughter for strangling daughter

High Court jury clears security guard Chan Kwai-sang of murdering Chan Hang-sze, accepts he was provoked into killing.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong cook given 160 hours of community service for cruelty to dogs

Hong Kong society

Court suspends work ban on Hong Kong contractor linked to 5 site deaths

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong hostel manager charged by ICAC over HK$900,000 theft

Former Caritas-Hong Kong employee allegedly altered booking records and stole outstanding guest payments.

A former employee allegedly stole more than HK$900,000 from Caritas Oswald Cheung International House in Aberdeen. Photo: Google map
Hong Kong

8 ex-Hong Kong hawker control officers spared jail over ‘buddy lists’ for jobs

District Court sentences eight former Food and Environmental Hygiene Department officers to between 150 and 240 hours of community service.

Crime in Hong Kong

Woman convicted of manslaughter for stabbing daughter to death in Hong Kong

Security guard Yang Leying, 50, fatally assaulted her 24-year-old daughter under the delusion that she needed to protect son.

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Hong Kong national security law

Opinion | Hong Kong an example in balancing national security and people’s rights

Five years on from introduction of security law, the city is showing how the two issues, rather than being in conflict, are interconnected and reinforce each other.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s Aggressive Construction appeals against rejection of licence renewal

Fatal industrial accidents have brought scrutiny to firm, which is set to be removed from registered list of contractors on Friday.

Hong Kong

Lecturer in Hong Kong sues over ‘hostile’ response to harassment complaint

Ana Alias Martinez alleges her contract at HKUST was not renewed due to her complaints against male colleague.

Abby Choi - murder of a model

2 guilty of conspiring to help Abby Choi’s ex-husband in Hong Kong escape bid

Pair found guilty of agreeing to arrange boat to Macau for Alex Kwong after socialite’s murder in 2023.

Lam Shun had only “asked around” without entering into any agreement or receiving payment for helping in an escape plan, his lawyer argued. Photo: Edmond So
Law

Editorial | New senior counsel must rise to the challenges ahead

Their appointment comes as Hong Kong takes steps to establish itself as an international legal centre linking China to other parts of the world.

Chief Justice Andrew Cheung (second right) poses with the three newly appointed senior counsel: Timothy Parker (left), Catrina Lam (second left) and Priscilia Lam. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong housing

Should Hong Kong hit luxury homeowners with heavier fines for illegal works?

Lawmaker warns HK$110,000 penalty for two property owners at luxury estate ‘not a good message’ for public.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s mediation centre open to developed nations, Western countries

Deputy Secretary for Justice Horace Cheung assures centre’s services available to all despite developing nations being its founding members.

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Meta Platforms

Meta sues Hong Kong firm over AI app making non-consensual explicit images

US tech giant accuses Joy Timeline HK of promoting ‘nudify’ app, with lawsuit part of Meta’s clampdown on such software.

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Meta has also said it is developing new technologies to detect adverts for “nudify” apps. Photo: Reuters
Crime in Hong Kong

Teen star of Hong Kong documentary on DSE exams convicted of theft again

Tang Ngai-hong, 19, pleads guilty to stealing bag of fruit and two packets of potato chips from supermarket in Quarry Bay.

Tang Ngai-hong, 19, is the star of documentary feature Once Upon a Time in HKDSE. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong taxis

Struggling Hong Kong taxi driver ‘accidentally’ put into chokehold, inquest told

Coroner’s Court is re-examining the death of taxi driver Chan Fai-wong, 65, in December 2012, a month after his arrest.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong policeman gets community service order for defrauding credit union

Officer understated repayments and hid other debts to secure HK$280,000 in loans from force’s credit union.

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Hong Kong’s top court dismisses domestic helper’s forced labour challenge

Court of Final Appeal rules that absence of dedicated legislation did not impede the ‘practical and effective’ protection of her rights.

The Court of Final Appeal dismissed a foreign domestic helper’s challenge that police had failed to properly investigate her complaint against an employer due to the absence of specific legislation. Photo: Jelly Tse
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong student spared jail for faking exam results via beauty app Meitu

Acting principal magistrate highlights gravity of offence, but notes defendant is still relatively young and has reflected on her mistake.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong court jails couple for life for murdering, abusing newborn son

Judge calls treatment of seven-week-old Iyman Hossain by parents Imran Hossain and Farzana Akter ‘completely disgraceful’.

Hong Kong national security law

Hongkongers warned not to download mobile game ‘promoting secessionist agenda’

Individuals who download Reversed Front: Bonfire may be considered in possession of a seditious publication, police warn.

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‘Reversed Front: Bonfire’ was developed by a Taiwanese company, ESC. Photo: reversedfront.tw
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong court convicts couple of child cruelty, murdering newborn son

High Court jury also rejects parents’ defence that infant’s head trauma and rib fractures were inflicted by his brother out of jealousy.

A High Court jury passed a unanimous guilty verdict. Photo: Warton Li
Abby Choi - murder of a model

Slain Hong Kong model Abby Choi ‘took advantage’ of rich husband, court hears

Ex-mother-in-law Jenny Li says her son, Abby Choi and model’s husband had a ‘chaotic’ relationship.

Crime

Domestic helper gets 14 months’ jail in Hong Kong for jewellery theft

Sherelle Lyn Valle Dajay, 41, stole 47 items from employer’s home in Happy Valley over a seven-month period and pawned them for HK$200,000.

Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong’s top judge urges new senior counsel to defend rule of law

Chief Justice Andrew Cheung also calls on them to ensure ‘unimpeded access’ to the courts for all individuals.

Chief Justice Andrew Cheung (second right) poses with the three newly appointed senior counsel: Timothy Parker (left), Catrina Lam (second left) and Priscilia Lam. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong faces fresh charge of foreign collusion

Wong conspired with others to instigate sanctions or implement other hostile activities against the city and mainland China, authorities say.

Joshua Wong arriving at court in 2019. He was jailed for 56 months for his role in a plot to overthrow the government through an unofficial legislative “primary” election in 2020. Photo: Edmond So
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong producer Raymond Wong to plead not guilty to insider trading

79-year-old allegedly advised another person to deal in shares of a company he was the chairman and controlling shareholder of in 2017.

Animal welfare in Hong Kong

Chef at Hong Kong monastery admits cruelty after tying 2 dogs up in bags

Ng Sing-yiu tied two stray mongrels up in nylon bags last August and released them at a car park, saying he wanted to maintain hygiene in his kitchen.

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