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West Kowloon Court

West Kowloon Court
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 several tribunals, enhancing judicial efficiency and symbolising Hong Kong’s independent and transparent legal framework.
Hong Kong’s anti-corruption watchdog has charged a 62-year-old woman after she allegedly offered a bribe to a Legal Aid Department clerk. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong’s ICAC charges woman over alleged HK$10,000 bribe in custody case

Wen Congmei, 62, accused of offering cash to Legal Aid Department clerk in bid to influence grandson’s custody case.

Hong Kong courts

Unemployed man gets suspended jail term for reposting call to boycott Legco poll

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s ICAC charges police superintendent over HK$1 million bribe, misconduct

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 5 over shoplifting syndicate targeting Muji stores

Group allegedly posted lookouts as other members swiftly stuffed clothing into handbags and reusable bags before leaving.

A source has said the stores being targeted were part of the Muji retail chain. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong courts

Leniency shown to Hong Kong immigration worker who repeatedly assaulted wife and son

Magistrate accepts one-year probation recommendation, citing risk of job and pension loss, after initially imposing community service sentence.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong mum charged with abuse after son, 12, calls police over cane beating

Child injured on chin, shoulder, arm and thigh, sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong medical officer suspended over indecent assault charge against colleague

Security Bureau has confirmed the suspension of senior officer Alex Wong, who is due in court on charges of indecent assault.

Chief Staff Officer of the Auxiliary Medical Service Alex Wong Ying‑keung has been suspended after being arrested and charged with indecent assault. Photo: SCMP
Hong Kong courts

Dad throttled wife, child in rage over trivial quarrels, Hong Kong court hears

49-year-old defendant, who works with Immigration Department, pleads guilty to six counts of common assault.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong 47: court dismisses appeals by 12 activists in national security trial

Appellate court also upholds acquittal of barrister Lawrence Lau in the subversion case.

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Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong bus driver alleged to have deliberately crashed on bridge granted bail

Lee Kai-po, 63, has been charged with dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm.

Seventeen coach passengers sustained minor injuries in the crash. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong taxi driver, 82, acquitted of using foul language at teenage customer

Deputy Magistrate Christine Leung rules that complainant was an unreliable witness, with logical fallacies in his testimony.

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A court has acquitted an elderly driver of using foul language on a passenger. Photo: Jelly Tse
Crime in Hong Kong

Woman, 26, arrested in Hong Kong over military-style drills

Woman taken into custody on suspicion of engaging in unlawful military-style drill after nine men earlier arrested for same offence.

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Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong may ban 2 ‘subversive’ groups based in Canada and Taiwan

City may use national security law to target Canada-based ‘Hong Kong Parliament’ and Taiwan-based ‘Hong Kong Democratic Independence Union’.

Hong Kong courts

Cleared Hong Kong bomb suspect remanded after arrest over inciting unrest

Ng Tsz-lok spent nearly 5½ years in custody over his alleged role in unrelated conspiracy to trigger explosions at public venues in 2020.

The defendant appeared at West Kowloon Court on Thursday. Photo: Jelly Tse
Crime in Hong Kong

3 held in Hong Kong as new smuggling tactic of dropping cocaine at sea uncovered

Police arrest 3 men, including a Brazilian national, in Tsing Yi and find diving equipment near the shore.

Three suspects were spotted loading bags into a suspicious car in Tsing Yi and packages were found inside. Photo: Handout
Your Perfect Week

What to do in Hong Kong, October 12-18

Get baking at Sleepyhead cafe, sip cocktails at The Pontiac, check out some Chinese opera or explore Repulse Bay history.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong coach cleared of molesting women’s football team player

Court rules complainant gave inconsistent accounts of how offences occurred.

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Crime in Hong Kong

2 arrested as Hong Kong customs seizes 20kg of cannabis buds at airport

Two men, aged 35 and 48, arrested during clearance procedures after arriving from Bangkok.

The drugs have an estimated market value of about HK$4 million. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong courts

Japanese pop idol Kenshin Kamimura molested interpreter, Hong Kong court hears

Ex-member of ONE N’ ONLY boy band returns to court to stand trial for count of indecent assault arising from alleged incident on March 2.

Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong teen remanded in custody over scrawling seditious words in toilet

Leung Kai-lok appears in West Kowloon Court to face four counts, including one of sedition under domestic national security law.

Crime in Hong Kong

Teacher, teen arrested at Hong Kong airport in ‘Ice’, ketamine drug cases

Customs finds 47kg of suspected ketamine in woman’s luggage while 18-year-old from Kuala Lumpur allegedly hid 2.2kg of ‘Ice’ in carry-on bag.

Customs has seized about 47kg of suspected ketamine with an estimated market value of about HK$21 million. Photo: Handout
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