... st,” High Court Justice Maggie Poon said. The man began raping his daughter, who was born in the mainland, in 2011, the court heard. The girl's mother, a mainlander who had no Hong Kong residence perm ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-05
A 68-year-old man who posed as a monk to beg for alms has pleaded guilty to vagrancy and fined HK$800 (US$103). A magistrate's court in Tsuen Wan said Wang Zhuyun could serve three days in prison in l ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-04
... Beijing’s court to prevent that from happening. The CY Leung administration’s refusal to start electoral reform consultations afresh is contrary to the Basic Law’s principle of gradual and orderly pro ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-03
A little bit of nonsense. That's how Jonathan Zeman, the 39-year-old son of business tycoon Allan Zeman, described a recent court ruling that the Ladies Night promotion offered by many operators of ba ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-29
Solicitor Junius Ho Kwan-yiu is being investigated for allegedly breaking the law, after he posted a selfie of himself in front of Court No. 28 at the High Court on his Facebook account, the Hong Kong ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-29
... District Court stemming from an incident in which he allegedly threw a glass of water at Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying during a question-and answer session in the Legislative Council. A key witness ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-28
... ared by a court in a 2011 lawsuit over sales of Louis Vuitton paper bags and Gucci paper shoes. The judge ruled that paper offerings are a Chinese cultural tradition. -- Contact us at [email protected] ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-28
... and lower courts have ruled on behalf of the Chinese company. The case illustrates the challenges of Chinese intellectual property law for some foreign companies in the world’s fastest-growing consume ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-27
A court in Papua New Guinea has ruled that a remote migrant detention center operated by Australia is illegal, adding to international criticism of the practice of confining asylum seekers on small Pa ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-27
... similar “courtesy deliveries (禮遇送達)” were made at the airport in the past year, it makes sense that Leung had no need to even request special latitude. What about his wife, Regina Leung Tong Ching-ye ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-26
... s Supreme Court unanimously found guilty, under the Espionage Act of 1917, an antiwar activist who dispatched leaflets urging resistance to induction (Schenck v. United States). Associate Justice Oliv ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-26
... sted. The court heard that he held the victim’s hand to touch his private parts for three seconds. The victim, referred to as Y, told the court how she was made to stand next to the defendant during a ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-26
... roach the court if they have any problems with an official order. Some villagers claimed that the boundary of the land in question was not clearly set, and that they are waiting for a court reply to t ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-26
... put under court receivership. Shipping companies worldwide have been hit by years of slumping demand, particularly from China, forcing some to sell vessels at a discount to survive. A handful of smal ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-26
... o await a court ruling. Secretary for Labor and Welfare Matthew Cheung Kin-chung was quoted as saying that a total of 149 industrial safety accidents have occurred during construction of the bridge. C ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-25
... District Court Judge Johnny Chan said the defendant had violated her personal integrity when she molested a minor who was in her care. The boy, now 13, had said in a video deposition that he did not ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-22
... District Court ruled on April 13 in favor of the EOC, which filed a case against Club Legend, a disco bar in Mong Kok, for violation of the Sex Discrimination Ordinance. The case stems from the estab ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-22
... imperial court who were able to travel to any place simply by presenting a token issued to them by the emperor”. The Leung tokens, which sell for 68.90 yuan (HK$82.50) each, are made of wood and feat ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-21
... istrate's court convicted the defendant after citing the woman as an honest witness. The judge said she never wavered during cross-examination. Shek is free on HK$5,000 (US$645) bail while he appeals ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-21
A mother of three was handed a 24-month probation order by a Hong Kong court after she was found guilty of using fake credentials to secure the top job at a local firm and reap monetary benefits. Judg ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-21
