39 h. ago Hong Kong man in court over seditious acts, media arson threats calls it ‘mischief’

A Hong Kong man accused of threatening to burn down the offices of five local media outlets if they did not publish seditious articles has described his actions as mischief, a court has heard. West Kowloon Court on Friday granted a request by Tse Chun-pan, 43, to adjourn the hearing for two months so that his lawyers could continue negotiations with prosecutors regarding his plea. Tse, who said he was a social security officer, faces one count of knowingly publishing seditious articles and six...

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4 d. ago Executive of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily ‘regrets’ not standing up to ex

The lawyer representing a former Apple Daily senior executive has said his client regretted not standing firmly by her journalistic principles against the editorial interference of her ex-boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying. Three High Court judges adjourned sentencing Lai and eight others until an unspecified date after defence lawyers wrapped up their mitigation arguments at West Kowloon Court on Tuesday. Appeals for leniency were made on behalf of six former senior executives of Apple Daily, who pleaded...

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4 d. ago Former Hong Kong Apple Daily executive ‘regrets’ not standing up to ex

A former senior executive of the now-defunct Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily regrets not standing firmly by her journalistic principles against the editorial interference of her ex-boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, her lawyer has told a court hearing. Three High Court judges adjourned the sentencing of Lai and eight others until an unspecified date after defence lawyers wrapped up their mitigation arguments at West Kowloon Court on Tuesday. Appeals for leniency were made on behalf of five former senior...

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5 d. ago Jimmy Lai trial: Hong Kong lawyers for publisher, activists seek reduced jail time

Lawyers for a former newspaper publisher and two activists have called for less than 10 years’ imprisonment for their roles in attempts to instigate sanctions against Hong Kong and mainland China, saying they deserve additional reductions in securing Jimmy Lai Chee-ying’s conviction in his national security trial. Arguments over appropriate sentences for the former media boss and eight other defendants began on Monday at West Kowloon Court. Aside from Lai, the rest pleaded guilty before his...

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6 d. ago Jimmy Lai trial: Hong Kong judges to hear mitigation arguments from defence

Former Hong Kong media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying is set to return to West Kowloon Court alongside eight co-defendants, as three judges hear mitigation arguments from defence lawyers in his high-profile national security case on Monday. The 78-year-old founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily is the most prominent figure yet to be convicted under the national security law imposed by Beijing in June 2020. Last month, he was found guilty of two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and a...

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6 d. ago Jimmy Lai trial: Hong Kong judges hear mitigation arguments from defence

Former Hong Kong media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has returned to West Kowloon Court alongside eight co-defendants, as three judges hear mitigation arguments from defence lawyers in his high-profile national security case on Monday. The 78-year-old founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily is the most prominent figure yet to be convicted under the national security law imposed by Beijing in June 2020. Last month, he was found guilty of two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and a...

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6 d. ago Jimmy Lai’s health stable, solitary confinement by his own will, Hong Kong court hears

Former Hong Kong media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has returned to West Kowloon Court alongside eight co-defendants, as three judges hear mitigation arguments from defence lawyers in his high-profile national security case on Monday. The 78-year-old founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily is the most prominent figure yet to be convicted under the national security law imposed by Beijing in June 2020. Last month, he was found guilty of two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and a...

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6 d. ago SpongeBob, Peppa Pig and panda cubs head to Hong Kong arts hub for balloon parade

Hong Kong’s first large-scale balloon float parade, featuring beloved icons such as SpongeBob SquarePants and the city’s baby panda cubs, attracted hundreds, including young children, to the West Kowloon Cultural District on Sunday. Families lined the paths of the West Kowloon Art Park as the parade of 16 giant helium balloons made a loop between the Hong Kong Palace Museum and contemporary art museum M+, accompanied by a youth marching band. The event brought together characters from popular...

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6 d. ago Panda cubs, SpongeBob and Peppa Pig head to Hong Kong arts hub for balloon parade

Hong Kong’s first large-scale balloon float parade, featuring beloved icons such as SpongeBob SquarePants and the city’s baby panda cubs, attracted hundreds, including young children, to the West Kowloon Cultural District on Sunday. Families lined the paths of the West Kowloon Art Park as the parade of 16 giant helium balloons made a loop between the Hong Kong Palace Museum and contemporary art museum M+, accompanied by a youth marching band. The event brought together characters from popular...

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9 d. ago Hongkonger, 61, remanded for allegedly posting seditious content on Facebook

A Hong Kong court has remanded a 61-year-old man in custody after he was charged with allegedly posting seditious content on social media. Retiree Chong Wai-man appeared at West Kowloon Court on Thursday afternoon over one count of intentionally publishing seditious material in breach of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance. Prosecutors alleged that he shared seditious statements and images on Facebook from March 26, 2024 to November 29, 2025. Those materials were allegedly intended to...

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1 week ago Man jailed for 4 weeks in Hong Kong for taking upskirt photos on Cathay flight

A Hong Kong court has sentenced a man to four weeks in jail for secretly taking upskirt photos of a woman on a Cathay Pacific flight from Osaka last year. Japanese IT manager Onishi Ryu, 46, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to unlawfully recording a woman’s intimate parts on the flight on November 24. He was en route to India on a business trip with a stopover in the city. The West Kowloon Court heard in mitigation that the defendant was merely an “opportunist” who had “accidentally” captured the...

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1 week ago Passengers made 30 million trips in 2025 with Hong Kong’s high

Passengers made more than 30 million trips using Hong Kong’s cross-border high-speed rail link last year, with the figure representing a 17 per cent increase from 2024 and setting a record. The MTR Corporation also revealed on Sunday that the West Kowloon rail terminus set a new single-day ridership record on December 27, when the number of passenger trips reached about 140,000. The company also described last year’s usage figure as a “record high”, while noting that cumulative patronage since...

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2 w. ago New Year’s Eve revellers hope for peace as crowds flock to Hong Kong lights show

Hundreds of Hongkongers and tourists have begun flocking to the streets of Central as excitement builds to usher in 2026, with many saying they hope the new year might bring world peace and avoid a repeat of the deadly Tai Po fire. The Post saw staff for the area’s countdown event and police officers moving barricades and other equipment at around 6pm on Wednesday. Authorities opted for a lights show instead of fireworks following the recent inferno. Some of the first to gather in Central were...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong’s New Year revellers pack Central, Tsim Sha Tsui, pray for world peace

Tens of thousands of Hongkongers and tourists flocked to the streets of Central and Tsim Sha Tsui to usher in 2026, with many praying for world peace and a disaster-free 2026. The Post observed that by 10pm, large sections of the Cater Road pedestrian area designated for the celebrations replacing the city’s traditional fireworks display were packed with revellers, with police seen directing people to different areas. Shortly thereafter, the Hong Kong Tourism Board issued a statement encouraging...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong rings in 2026 as tens of thousands pack Central, Tsim Sha Tsui

Tens of thousands of Hongkongers and tourists welcomed the new year, as cheers rang across the streets of Central and Tsim Sha Tsui, with many praying for world peace and a disaster-free 2026. People could be seen cheering, dancing and even popping a bottle of champagne on Chater Road, where the main event was held. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu also joined the celebrations there. “This year’s countdown event, themed ‘New Hope, New Beginning’, conveyed positive energy and blessings. I also...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong policeman jailed for pretending to be trainer, claiming sick leave in 2019

A Hong Kong court has sentenced a suspended policeman to six months in prison for fraudulently persuading a doctor to give him 54 days of additional sick leave during the 2019 social unrest, when he pretended to be a personal trainer who was unfit for work. Jeffrey Tam Shun-wai, 32, was convicted on Tuesday at West Kowloon Court on a count of fraud, despite denying that he had intentionally deceived surgeon Wilson Tsang Wen-chieng during medical appointments between September and October 2019 to...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong policeman jailed for posing as trainer to claim sick leave in 2019

A Hong Kong court has sentenced a suspended policeman to six months in prison for fraudulently persuading a doctor to give him 54 days of additional sick leave during the 2019 social unrest, when he pretended to be a personal trainer who was unfit for work. Jeffrey Tam Shun-wai, 32, was convicted on Tuesday at West Kowloon Court on a count of fraud, despite denying that he had intentionally deceived surgeon Wilson Tsang Wen-chieng during medical appointments between September and October 2019 to...

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3 w. ago Hongkongers, tourists celebrate Christmas at West Kowloon with picnics, selfies

Tourists and locals descended on Hong Kong’s premier arts hub in droves to celebrate Christmas Day, while others opted to enjoy an annual food fair selling gourmet seafood, snacks and other delicacies. The West Kowloon Cultural District’s Christmas market and pop-up forest, boasting more than 60 trees and a 12-metre-tall (39 feet) centrepiece, proved so popular on Thursday afternoon that crowd-control measures were put in place for the more than 100 queuing revellers. Many others chose to picnic...

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3 w. ago Revellers pack into Hong Kong’s Central for Christmas photos, nightcap

Thousands of revellers packed into Central in Hong Kong at night to celebrate Christmas on Thursday, after many visited the city’s premier arts hub for picnicking and photo-taking. Locals and tourists alike were out in full force along Chater Road, many donning whimsical Christmas outfits and transforming the thoroughfare into a sea of festive cheer. The road turned pedestrian zone hosted a series of seasonal installations. Most striking was a colossal, spaceship-inspired Christmas light...

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3 w. ago Pope Leo highlights plight of Palestinians in Gaza in first Christmas as pontiff

Pope Leo decried conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in his Christmas sermon on Thursday, in an unusually direct appeal during what is normally a solemn, spiritual service on the day Christians across the globe celebrate the birth of Jesus. Leo, the first US pope, said the story of Jesus being born in a stable showed that God had “pitched his fragile tent” among the people of the world. “How, then, can we not think of the tents in Gaza, exposed for weeks to rain, wind and cold?” he...

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