A Hong Kong court has granted the Social Welfare Department guardianship of baby Danny for three years following his parents' arrest for alleged child neglect. The parents, who failed to register the birth, will undergo DNA testing and can visit Danny weekly.
A mother in Hong Kong has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and child cruelty after her five-year-old son died weighing only 9.7kg, suffering 129 injuries. The court described the abuse as "extremely serious" and at the "top end" of such crimes.
A 70-year-old Hong Kong gang member was sentenced to one year in prison for forcing two Thai women into prostitution after they were trafficked to the city on job scams in 2023. The women were rescued after alerting the Thai consulate.
A Hong Kong programmer, Cheung Lai-ming, has been convicted of four charges related to making explosives at his public rental flat. He admitted to possessing over 20kg of chemicals and intended to cause "maximum chaos" by targeting officials, police, and judges.
Hong Kong's top court rejected a challenge to a law banning public advocacy for election boycotts or invalid ballots, deeming the restriction a "modest" interference necessary for safeguarding electoral participation and confidence.
A Hong Kong court dismissed a HK$12 million claim against actress Cecilia Cheung by her former agent, finding she never signed the alleged contract or received advance payment. The court deemed the agent an "incredible" witness and questioned the authenticity of a key contract.
A Hong Kong court awarded HK$6.29 million (US$802,698) in damages to dancer Mo Li Kai-yin, paralyzed after a giant screen fell during a Mirror concert. His employer, Studiodanz, was ordered to pay compensation for catastrophic injuries and lifetime care.
A Hong Kong court issued an arrest warrant for Youcef Bennoui, a 35-year-old British tourist, who allegedly jumped bail after being charged with vandalizing airport self-check-in kiosks in February. Bennoui failed to appear in court on Monday, and prosecutors stated he had left the city.
A Hong Kong court reverses the acquittal of Alice Tong Ka-yan, finding her guilty of rioting based on circumstantial evidence from her presence and attire during the 2019 anti-government protests.
A Hong Kong court fined a defunct bakery chain HK$251,800 for unpaid wages and other entitlements exceeding HK$1.3 million. The liquidator stated the company has no assets to settle the fines.
A 63-year-old former HKUST professor, Liu Hongbin, sentenced to 20 weeks in jail for accepting a HK$40,000 bribe to aid an unqualified mainland Chinese student gain postgraduate admission, tarnishing Hong Kong's reputation.
Hong Kong's top court is reviewing a law that prohibits calls to boycott the city's "patriots-only" elections. The ban is challenged as a violation of residents' rights to express disapproval and make informed voting decisions. A previous appeal was dismissed.
Hong Kong court denied bail to 79-year-old internet personality 'Mr Ho' (Ho Huen) after he pleaded guilty to stabbing his wife, Ye Xiuding ('Mrs Ho'), with a folding knife. The incident occurred during a domestic dispute on May 30 last year.
A Hong Kong court acquitted ex-HSBC banker Kenneth Tung Hoi-yi of assaulting his wife, suggesting she may have tried to frame him for divorce proceedings. The court found Tung did not draw suspicion upon himself during the alleged incident.
A Hong Kong court has ordered the confiscation of over HK$674,000 (US$86,065) seized from three defendants in a terrorism trial. The funds were gathered by the "Dragon Slaying Brigade" to support a plot to kill police during the 2019 anti-government protests.
A 63-year-old former HKUST professor, Liu Hongbin, is remanded in custody for accepting a HK$40,000 bribe to secure a mainland Chinese student's admission to a postgraduate program despite the student's ineligible academic background.
A 10-year-old girl testified in a Hong Kong court that her domestic helper, Lady Jay Santos Flores, inappropriately touched her while waking her up. The helper denies four counts of indecent assault.
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reaffirmed its “firm support” for Hong Kong’s judicial authorities when asked whether Beijing would consider releasing jailed former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying ahead of US President Donald Trump’s three-day state visit starting Wednesday. “[Jimmy] Lai Chee-ying is the principal mastermind and perpetrator behind the riots that shook Hong Kong,” ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said at a press briefing, when asked whether Beijing would consider Lai’s...
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reaffirmed its “firm support” for Hong Kong’s judicial authorities when asked whether Beijing would consider releasing jailed former media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying ahead of US President Donald Trump’s three-day state visit starting Wednesday. “[Jimmy] Lai Chee-ying is the principal mastermind and perpetrator behind the riots that shook Hong Kong,” ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said at a press briefing, when asked whether Beijing would consider Lai’s...
A woman and a man have been sentenced to community service by a Hong Kong court for committing sexual acts in the open at an outlying island pier last year. Saleswoman Ma Lai-hing, 62, and sailor Ng Tau-ming, 63, pleaded guilty last month to outraging public decency at Cheung Chau Public Pier on October 29, 2025. Eastern Court on Tuesday accepted a probation officer’s recommendation to sentence the pair to 80 hours each of unpaid community work. Magistrate Kestrel Lam Tsz-hong noted the officer...
A Hong Kong court has convicted two footballers and a betting agent of bribing fellow players to rig game outcomes in the city’s largest match-fixing case in recent years. Former Hong Kong Under-23 player Brian Fok was convicted on Friday of five charges, including three counts of offering an advantage to an agent in violation of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance. The 32-year-old Nigerian-born defender, together with fellow player Luciano Silva da Silva, 38, and betting agent Waheed Mohammad,...
An Australian lawyer has been fined HK$3,000 (US$383) by a Hong Kong court after he admitted to fleeing a restaurant and a massage parlour without paying bills totalling about HK$1,200. Samuel Anthony Monkivitch, 50, pleaded guilty at Eastern Court on Thursday to three charges, including two counts of making off without payment. In the first case, he failed to pay for a HK$639 meal at a Times Square Chinese restaurant in Causeway Bay on March 23. Two days later, he failed to pay a HK$586 bill...
A Hong Kong court has convicted a 46-year-old beautician, Li Yanlin, of doxxing and blackmail. She uploaded videos of her former lover to YouTube and demanded HK$2.6 million after their extramarital affair ended.
A Hong Kong court has fined the owner of a luxury home at Redhill Peninsula nearly HK$1 million (US$173,938), the harshest penalty to date for illegal structures discovered during a government inspection at the seaside estate three years ago. Magistrate Tobias Cheng Yun-chung handed down a HK$980,000 fine on Tuesday on Future Ocean, which has owned House No 74 at Redhill Peninsula in Tai Tam since 2006. Deborah Yuen Wai-ming is listed as the company’s director, and she lives in the house with...
