Hong Kong District Court
Coverage of Hong Kong District Court in the Nexus archive.
- British woman jailed for 6 years in Hong Kong over £100,000 rape‑claim blackmail
A British woman was sentenced to six years in Hong Kong for blackmailing a compatriot with £100,000 over rape allegations. She was convicted of blackmail and perverting the course of public justice.
- 2 prisoners found guilty of helping correctional officer attack fellow inmate
A Hong Kong court convicted two prisoners, Bosco Lee and Brian Lam Shing-wai, of wounding a fellow inmate with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. The assault, which occurred at Pik Uk Prison on December 26, 2023, involved a correctional officer and another prisoner, leaving the victim severely injured. The attackers used a stick to repeatedly strike the victim's rectum.
- Ex-law student convicted after court reverses acquittal of 2019 riot charge
A Hong Kong court reversed the acquittal of Alice Tong Ka-yan, a former law student, in a 2019 riot charge case, convicting her based on circumstantial evidence of encouraging participants through her presence during protests in Wan Chai. The conviction occurred nearly seven years after her arrest on August 31, 2019.