Eastern Court
Coverage of Eastern Court in the Nexus archive.
- Hong Kong coach accused of slapping boy, 8, forcing him to stand in blazing sun
A Hong Kong coach, Zhao Yiqun, is accused of slapping an eight-year-old boy and forcing him to stand in the sun during a training camp. The incident occurred in August 2024 at the Jockey Club Ming Fai Camp in Cheung Chau, leading to two child abuse charges.
- Hong Kong woman guilty of throwing faeces onto air con, damaging security camera
A Hong Kong woman was found guilty of throwing faeces onto a neighbor's air conditioner and damaging their security camera. Suen Siu-fong, 59, was convicted of criminal damage charges at Eastern Court following a trial.
- Mirror star Keung To slapped with 3-month driving ban after spate of offences
Hong Kong Cantopop star Keung To was disqualified from driving for three months after accumulating 15 demerit points for traffic offences. The Eastern Court revoked his probationary driving licence, requiring him to surrender it within 14 days. His lawyer reported the licence loss to police, as Keung was absent from the hearing due to work commitments.
- HK$2,000 bind-over for helper who slapped employer’s 8-year-old child during meal
A Hong Kong domestic helper admitted to slapping her employer's 8-year-old daughter during dinner, leading to a three-year bind-over order with a HK$2,000 condition after an assault charge was dropped. The incident occurred in Wan Chai on March 20, with the mother present in a separate room.
- Australian fined, given suspended jail term for dining and dashing in Hong Kong
An Australian man, Samuel Anthony Monkivitch, was fined HK$2,000 and given a suspended sentence by a Hong Kong court for skipping restaurant bills four times between April 24 and May 5. He was ordered to pay HK$2,039 in compensation to two Shangri-La hotels and a Japanese restaurant.
- Suspended policeman faces 7 years in jail over red paint vandalism, data access
A suspended Hong Kong policeman, Leung Lung-kwan, faces up to seven years in prison for allegedly throwing red paint at a residential flat and accessing police internal systems without authorization. Prosecutors have transferred his case to the District Court, where he is charged with criminal damage and eight counts of unauthorized computer access.
- Hong Kong producer Raymond Wong found guilty of HK$1 million insider trading
Hong Kong film producer Raymond Wong Pak-ming was found guilty of insider trading after sharing confidential information with his sister Jenny Wong about shares in Transmit Entertainment, a company he chaired. The illegal trading resulted in over HK$1 million in profits for his sister. Magistrate Ko Wai-hung ruled that Wong's explanations for his communications were absurd and illogical.