Jasmine Siu
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Hong Kong
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South Korean man ‘could have attempted to strangle himself’ a week before death in Hong Kong prison, inquest hears
Inquest into death of Kim Min-ho hears testimony from his then fellow detainee Khaw Kim Sun, who says he noticed petechiae on Kim’s face and a mark that resembled an abscess on the left side of his neck. → Read More
Hong Kong protests: judge urges social media users to ‘reflect’ on online speech as he jails man for 7 months over anti-police Facebook comment
Judge says social media users should ‘reflect’ on their online speech, while noting platforms’ tendency to further polarise opposing groups. → Read More
Hong Kong protests: man accused of biting off part of district councillor’s ear, slashing couple during 2019 unrest stands trial
Joe Chen, 50, is accused of biting then councillor Andrew Chiu after attack on couple in Taikoo Shing altercation. → Read More
Top court upholds traditional right of male villagers to build on land in northern Hong Kong
Applicant Kwok Cheuk-kin, known as king of judicial reviews, had argued the policy was discriminatory on the basis of sex, birth or social origin. → Read More
Hong Kong’s Apple Daily Printing – one of three Next Digital subsidiaries with frozen assets – sued for overdue payments
The company allegedly owes more than HK$2 million for a centralised cooling system it had installed earlier this year. → Read More
Hong Kong protests: first person found guilty for possessing zip ties appeals decision
Zip ties were a common sight during the 2019 protests, and the current case is expected to affect more than 100 others involving the same charge. → Read More
High Court orders winding up of Hong Kong licensing company Neway Music over HK$63 million debt
The firm had failed to repay the debt to Hong Kong Karaoke Licensing Alliance. → Read More
Hong Kong protests: judiciary lifts rare ban imposed on judge barred from cases linked to 2019 unrest
Judge had drawn complaints after expressing sympathy for a man who attacked protesters with a knife in 2019, calling him ‘a bloodstained victim’. → Read More
Hong Kong teen who accused father of rape says she felt she had no choice but to lie at his trial
17-year-old girl gives evidence at High Court against relatives charged with perverting course of justice. She says she was convinced to change her evidence because father was the family breadwinner. → Read More
Hong Kong girl who accused father of rape says family members stopped her from ‘telling the truth’
Court hears that Hong Kong girl was given money, coached to play dumb and told to make a bad impression on the judge hearing the case. → Read More
Coronavirus: Hong Kong judge finds ex-lawmaker Tanya Chan, opposition colleague not guilty of social-distancing violations after bar gathering
Magistrate rules that gathering at Sham Shui Po bar attended by Chan and Gordon Lam, a former Civic Party associate, was exempt from four-person cap, as the meeting was called to address new Covid-19 regulations affecting industry → Read More
Did Hong Kong’s schools and system fail girl, 5, murdered by parents in horrific child abuse case?
Critics say steps taken by government since case to improve framework for flagging abuse, including reporting guidelines for schools and social workers, are not enough without a proper system mandated by law. → Read More
Five months of ‘hell’: Hong Kong child murder case began with a romance, ended in a nightmare
‘I’m close to killing her,’ stepmother texted her husband just two years after they combined families. ‘Do it,’ he replied. ‘She’s testing your limits.’ → Read More
Hong Kong police officer who watched as colleagues assaulted prisoner in hospital found guilty of misconduct
Judge rules 31-year-old Lam Yik-sang ‘completely abandoned’ his duty as an officer when he failed to intervene in the assault. → Read More
Ousted Hong Kong lawmaker ‘Long Hair’ Leung Kwok-hung loses bid to reclaim seat
Disqualified pro-democracy lawmaker “Long Hair” Leung Kwok-hung lost his bid to reclaim his seat, as Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal ruled against him on Friday.... → Read More
Zambian woman whose baby was found dead in Hong Kong alley denies manslaughter
A young Zambian woman accused of throwing her baby away in a back-alley rubbish bin minutes after giving birth in a Hong Kong hostel pleaded not guilty to manslaughter on Thursday.... → Read More
Hong Kong bus driver who ran over leg of tourist jailed for 11 months for dangerous driving
A Hong Kong bus driver who ran his double-decker over a young mainland Chinese tourist in a traffic accident that left her without a lower leg was jailed for 11 months on Wednesday.... → Read More
Hong Kong construction worker jailed for 10 years for raping Indonesian domestic helper slammed by judge for showing no remorse
A Hong Kong man who showed no remorse after he raped his Indonesian domestic helper five days into her job was jailed for 10 years by a court on Wednesday.... → Read More
Security guard admits molesting mentally disabled woman on Hong Kong building site
Defence lawyer says Shah Arshad ‘would have never touched her’ if he had known of the victim’s abnormality → Read More
Three Hong Kong police officers claimed they found drugs on man, but they never searched him
Trio handed 10 weeks in jail for perverting the course of justice after video shows they never searched man’s trouser pocket they said contained drugs → Read More