Hong Kong Court
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Hong Kong court convicts two journalists in landmark sedition case in further blow to press freedom
World | Aug 29, 2024, 08:28 PM ISTStand News former editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen and ex-acting editor-in-chief Patrick Lam were convicted of publishing seditious materials after massive pro-democracy protests in 2019. The case highlighting the gradual shrinking of press freedom in China-controlled Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong court orders liquidatation of China Evergrande Group with $300 billion debts
Business | Jan 29, 2024, 11:21 AM ISTJustice Linda Chan's ruling is expected to have significant consequences for China's financial markets, which are currently dealing with the repercussions of Evergrande's debt crisis.
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Tourist among 4 charged for Hong Kong anti-government protest
World | Mar 03, 2020, 01:55 PM ISTA Dutch tourist was among four defendants charged in a Hong Kong court in connection with an anti-government protest which led to the arrest of 115 people, a media report said on Tuesday.
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HK court orders ban on online messages inciting violence
World | Nov 01, 2019, 12:25 PM ISTHigh Court Judge Russell Coleman granted the injunction applied for by the city's justice department to prevent citizens from "wilfully disseminating, circulating, publishing or republishing" any material that "promotes, encourages or incites the use or threat of violence", reports Efe news.
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Foreign maids not eligible for permanent residency, says Hong Kong court
World | Mar 25, 2013, 05:50 PM ISTHong Kong, Mar 25 : Hong Kong's top court ruled against two Filipino domestic helpers seeking permanent residency on Monday, the final decision in a case that affects tens of thousands of other foreign maids