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Hong Kong society
Hong Kong baby Danny’s future remains unclear despite birth registration progress
Despite DNA confirmation, child remains under court-ordered care as officials review parents’ capability, history and living conditions.
6 Jun 2026 - 7:51PM
Crime in Hong Kong
Hong Kong tutor behind failed murder plot gets 3-year jail term reduction
5 Jun 2026 - 8:44PM
Hong Kong
Australian fined, given suspended jail term for dining and dashing in Hong Kong
5 Jun 2026 - 7:15PM
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Hong Kong
Editorial
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New international commercial court will boost Hong Kong as a legal hub
Such tribunals are rapidly growing around the world. Hong Kong cannot afford to be left behind.
5 Jun 2026 - 7:15AM
Law
Legal Tales
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12 Hangry Men – jury equity from the Old Bailey to Hong Kong
How a centuries-old court ruling gave jurors the right to acquit a defendant based on conscience alone and shaped the modern courtroom.
4 Jun 2026 - 9:30AM
Hong Kong society
Sweden outlines child care policy amid registration row over infant in Hong Kong
Government explains how decision to take child away from parents is reached, shedding light on Hong Kong couple’s custody battle for daughter.
3 Jun 2026 - 11:11PM
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Hong Kong society
How a couple lost 3 kids in as many countries and were arrested in Hong Kong
Authorities to take baby boy into protection after parents initially refuse DNA test for birth registration, with sisters also victims of a troubled history.
3 Jun 2026 - 10:19PM
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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
Adminstrator to ‘review’ tribunal decision on Wang Fuk Court owners’ meeting
Hop On Management Company says it will arrange extraordinary general meeting as displaced owners have requested, but does not indicate time frame.
3 Jun 2026 - 7:59PM
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
Hong Kong tribunal rejects request to postpone Wang Fuk Court owners’ meeting
Lands Tribunal says it lacks power to extend statutory deadlines, urges government-appointed administrator to convene meeting immediately.
2 Jun 2026 - 9:22PM
Hong Kong
Defunct Hong Kong bakery chain fined HK$251,800 over unpaid wages
Taipan Bread & Cakes, Taipan Restaurant and parent company Vast Luck failed to pay 47 employees following closure of all outlets on June 24 last year.
1 Jun 2026 - 9:37PM
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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
Hong Kong tribunal judge questions power to postpone Wang Fuk Court owners’ meeting
Judge acknowledges challenges faced by government-appointed administrator, but stresses limits of court’s powers to extend 45-day deadline.
1 Jun 2026 - 8:38PM
Hong Kong society
Hong Kong baby left without legal identity as parents refuse DNA test
Lawmakers urge action, saying baby Danny currently trapped in ‘identity vacuum’ as lack of birth registration denies access to public services.
1 Jun 2026 - 10:08PM
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Hong Kong
Ex-chief of Hong Kong journalist union behind bars after losing appeal
Ronson Chan had appealed against his conviction and five-day jail sentence for obstructing a police officer in 2022.
30 May 2026 - 12:12AM
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Hong Kong
2 footballers, bookie jailed up to 17 months in Hong Kong match-fixing scandal
Ex-Hong Kong Under-23 player Brian Fok, Luciano Silva da Silva and betting agent Waheed Mohammad undermined integrity of the sport, judge says.
29 May 2026 - 9:36PM
Hong Kong
Veteran lawyer seeks judicial review over alleged illegal structures on his home
Barrister Alan Hoo was last year ordered to rectify alleged illegal alterations to his house within 60 days.
28 May 2026 - 9:09PM
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Hong Kong
Court jails professor who took HK$40,000 bribe to admit unqualified student
Liu Hongbin accepted bribe to help mainland Chinese student secure conditional offer for place at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
28 May 2026 - 7:44PM
Crime
Beautician who doxxed, blackmailed ex-lover jailed for 4 years, 4 months
Li Yanlin, 46, uploaded four YouTube videos exposing married lover’s details and demanded HK$2.6 million.
28 May 2026 - 5:01PM
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Hong Kong to set up international commercial court to tackle cross-border disputes
Secretary for Justice Paul Lam says local judges and international legal experts will preside over cases.
29 May 2026 - 1:46AM
Hong Kong
Legal Tales
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The evolution of Hong Kong’s independent common law
A recent Court of Final Appeal ruling confirms that the city’s common law is its very own.
28 May 2026 - 9:32AM
Crime in Hong Kong
Hong Kong private tutor jailed for 4½ years over repeatedly molesting boy
Ng Tin-yu continued to commit obscene acts at boy’s residence until camera in child’s bedroom captured one of the incidents.
27 May 2026 - 11:50PM
Crime in Hong Kong
Man gets 9 years’ jail for attempted rape after following victim from wet market
Former dock worker Leung Kam-wah followed mother with baby in pram and held cutter to her back as she opened flat door.
28 May 2026 - 3:41PM
Crime in Hong Kong
Suspended policeman faces 7 years in jail over red paint vandalism, data access
Leung Lung-kwan, 41, appears in court on nine charges after allegedly accessing criminal intelligence and investigation records without authorisation.
27 May 2026 - 5:11PM
Mainland China
Mainland mother who offered bribe for son’s Hong Kong school place spared jail
Cai Yu, 39, told court she ‘underestimated’ consequences of offering HK$10,000 bribe to assistant principal of CMA Choi Cheung Kok Secondary School.
26 May 2026 - 8:51PM
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Hong Kong police
Police officer gets 2½ years’ jail for taking HK$1.1 million in cash, gifts
In his mitigation letter, Ho Siu-tung admits to becoming ‘private servant’ of businessman to keep up affluent lifestyle beyond his means.
26 May 2026 - 8:19PM
Crime in Hong Kong
Hong Kong producer Raymond Wong found guilty of insider trading
Court hears Wong advised sister to buy shares in company in which he held controlling stake, netting her more than HK$1 million in profit.
22 May 2026 - 9:55PM
Crime in Hong Kong
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.
22 May 2026 - 6:54PM
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Editorial
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Hong Kong welcomes class of new senior counsel
The appointment ceremony highlighted how, despite technological advances, the oral delivery of arguments lies at the heart of the system.
22 May 2026 - 6:45AM
Hong Kong's national security law
Labourer remanded after admitting he tossed seditious messages from flat
Raymond Wong to be sentenced next month over calling for liberation of Hong Kong and death of judges, police and mainland Chinese.
21 May 2026 - 6:17PM
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